The Amana Corporation was founded by George Foerstner as Amana Refrigeration in 1934 in Amana, Iowa to manufacture commercial walk-in coolers. The business was owned by the Amana Society. In 1947 it manufactured the first upright freezer for the home, and in 1949 added a side-by-side refrigerator/freezer. In 1950 the company was sold to a group of investors including its founder, and became Amana Refrigeration, Inc. In 1954 they began making air conditioners. Amana was acquired in 1965 by Raytheon, which had invented the microwave oven in 1947 and introduced the commercial Radarange model 1611 in 1954. In 1967 Amana introduced a consumer model of the Radarange, the first popular microwave designed for home use. Amana has since expanded into manufacturing a variety of other appliances including furnaces, ovens, countertop ranges, dishwashers, and clothes washers and dryers. Amana became a part of the Maytag Corporation in 2001. George Foerstner was the founder of Amana Refrigeration. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Amana is a location in Iowa County, Iowa. ... The Amana Colonies is a settlement of German Pietists in Iowa comprised of seven different villages. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... Raytheon Company NYSE: RTN is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ... Microwave oven A microwave oven, (or microwave), is a kitchen appliance employing microwave radiation primarily to cook or heat food. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Headquarters of the Maytag Corporation, Newton, Iowa Maytag Corporation (NYSE: MYG), is a $4. ...
Amana asserts that DOE specifically provided for exception relief under these circumstances in the final rulemaking preamble, recognizing the onerous financial burden of a double “retooling” in the event HFC-245fa were not available as a “drop in” replacement in time to meet the phaseout of HCFC-141b.
Amana states that is has identified an alternative insulation foam blowing agent, cyclopentane, as a viable alternative to HCFC-141b, but states that there is a 10% energy loss as a result of the lower thermal efficiency of cyclopentane(4), even taking into account any increases gained from higher efficiency compressors, and evaporator and condenser motors.
Amana may also renew its claim for exception relief on the basis of other evolving circumstances that may cause the firm to suffer a serious hardship, gross inequity or unfair distribution of burdens as a result of its compliance with the Refrigerator Efficiency Standards.
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