SNDC, the company
Research and Innovation
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Keeping abreast of changes in standards, technologies and in the market, SNDC is constantly involved in technology intelligence and innovation in the mobile air conditioning field.
Innovation
The ANVAR institute (French National Agency for the Promotion of Research Work) has recognised the innovative nature of the SNDC products, processes and techniques. SNDC was awarded the title of “Innovative Business”. SNDC is thus eligible under the “Fonds Communs de Placement dans l'Innovation” (FCPI - Innovation Mutual Funds).
Supported by the ANVAR institute, the Rooftop Air Conditioner is a patented design, the culmination of three years of research and development. SNDC customers can thus benefit from an innovation that is particularly well suited to agricultural machinery; this has been warmly welcomed by manufacturers of vine-cultivation machinery.
The Rooftop Air Conditioner is a monobloc unit containing all the air-conditioning and air treatment functions plus other operator-related functions:
- heating, air-conditioning, filtration, pressurisation, ventilation, air distribution
- Radio, loudspeakers, ceiling light, headlights, windscreen wipers, etc
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The Rooftop Air Conditioner has been designed to satisfy the comfort expectations of the end customer and the economical and technical requirements of the manufacturer.
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Research and development has ensured progress in the following fields:
- Thermal and Acoustic Comfort for the operator
- Operator protection against sprayed toxic products
- Integration
Work on thermal comfort has optimised the distribution and regularity of air diffusion. Tests on the rooftop air conditioner under the most severe conditions have confirmed the rapidity of temperature ramp up in the cabin, as well as and defrosting and demisting efficiency.
Particular attention has also been paid to Acoustic Comfort.
Significant work has been carried out on pressurisation and the creation of filters to protect the operator comprehensively from a toxic environment, like the spraying of pesticides, whilst maintaining a high air renewal level in the cabin.
The most recent work on integration has focused on reducing the thickness of the Rooftop Air Conditioner, creating a unit less than 12 cm high.
The Rooftop Air Conditioner concept meets the new comfort and safety standards:
- ISO 14269: Test methods and criteria to assess the operator enclosure environment in tractors and self-propelled machines for agriculture and forestry
- NFU 03-24: Efficiency of cabin filtration regarding dust and pesticides
