JADEC: The Tour – Part 2 | YORK Engineering the Future — Inside The Compressor Lab

In Part 2 of our behind-the-scenes documentary, we step into one of the most intense and data-driven areas of the Johnson Controls Advanced Development and Engineering Center — the compressor test blocks, also known as the gas blocks.

This is where YORK compressors are pushed, mapped, and reimagined.

With compressors running at up to 3,000 horsepower, these test stations simulate real-world refrigerant flow, pressure, and speed to generate massive amounts of performance data. These insights feed directly into how YORK designs, improves, and future-proofs their centrifugal and screw compressors for commercial HVAC systems.

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💡 In this episode, you'll see:

How YORK engineers run multi-month performance mapping
Testing with refrigerants like R-134a, R-513A, R-1233zd, and more
What it takes to prep compressors for new low-GWP refrigerants
How gas blocks simulate a full HVAC load without a full chiller
The precision and control behind every performance curve

JADEC at a Glance:

$150 million, 250,000 sq. ft. R&D facility in York County, PA
25 miles of piping, 22+ test labs, and world-class testing infrastructure
Home to YORK’s cutting-edge advancements in chillers, heat pumps, and integrated HVAC systems

This is the kind of behind-the-scenes access you rarely get. If you’ve ever wondered how YORK designs and validates compressors to last decades in the field—this is it.