TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CENTER

OPEN INNOVATION

Amid a rapidly changing business environment,
we have cast aside the boundaries of “proprietary
technology development” and eagerly embrace
“collaborative innovation” as a means to hone core
technologies and expediate the development of
products and technologies.

To meet changing customer needs and generate new value for social contribution, it will be increasingly more important for Daikin to further develop its core technologies of inverter, heat pump, and fluorochemical technologies. In addition to building technological capabilities, it is important to integrate them with the diverse state-of-the-art technologies (information and communications technology, sensor technology, advanced materials and processing technology, thermal and energy technology, IAQ/AE control technology, etc.) of the world to build the world’s No. 1 technological capacities.

Moreover, the core technologies that we provide have become an essential part of human lives, and the industry is expected to see a continuation in market expansion in the future, generating a significant impact on the global environment. To resolve this issue, it will be necessary for us to not only improve our technological capabilities but also to reform our business and policies.

We will gather the collective capabilities of Daikin Group engineers, including those at overseas R&D centers (Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, etc.), and utilize open innovation with other companies, universities, and other research institutions to refine our core technologies while acquiring new core technologies to help solve global environmental problems and contribute to business.

Co-creation with companies

Transfer of skilled skills
ーDevelopment of brazing training support systemー

Practical application of new silent technology for air-conditioning units

Equipped with deep UV LEDs to inhibit viruses and bacteria

Incorporation of safety-enhancing wireless communication functions in air-conditioning equipment

Collaboration with the thermal solutions business
ーCooling of inverters with heat pipesー

Strengthening collaborative activities, including moisture permeable membrane total heat exchangers

Co-creation with start-ups

Promotion of air conditioning value chain DX based on remote work support

Transformation of the air conditioning design process through innovative structural design technology

Joint development of AI for fault monitoring and operation abnormality prediction detection using IoT data from air-conditioning equipment

Co-creation with Universities

・Vision for valorisation of air
・Creation of future technologies
(Circular Economy, Materials Informatics, etc.)

・Daikin Information Technology University" for the development of AI human resources
・Digital twin cities, etc.

・Cohort data utilisation
・Cold chain technology
・Exploration of materials technology, etc.

・CO2 recovery, decomposition and reuse technology
・Energy loss minimisation in air conditioner element technology

・Air-conditioning solutions for dry areas
・Healthcare research through collaboration between medicine, engineering and agriculture

Results of Collaborative Innovation

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