Samsung Electronics Begins Domestic Production of EHS Heat Pump Boilers in Gwangju, 100,000 Units a Year
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Samsung Electronics established a production line for the EHS heat pump boiler at the second campus of its Gwangju plant and announced the move on the 24th.
The production line covers 2,132 square meters and began trial production on the 19th, with an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 units.
Samsung Electronics plans to shift to mass production at the end of September and supply all output to the domestic market, saying this is the first case among heat pump manufacturers participating in the government’s electrification of heating project to move production from overseas to domestic production.
Samsung Electronics has established a domestic production base for its home-use "EHS heat pump boiler" at its Gwangju plant. The company set up the EHS heat pump boiler production line at the second campus of the Gwangju plant and announced the move on the 24th.
The production line covers 2,132 square meters, and trial production began on the 19th. The Gwangju plant line has an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 units.
After trial production, Samsung Electronics plans to check process stability, equipment stability, finished-product performance, and quality before shifting to mass production at the end of September. The full-scale mass production launch is slated for the end of September, and the new Gwangju production line also has an annual capacity of more than 100,000 units. All products produced in Gwangju are planned to be supplied to the domestic market.
Samsung Electronics said this transition is the first case among heat pump manufacturers participating in the government’s electrification of heating project to shift production from overseas to domestic production.
The company plans to increase the share of domestic inputs not only for finished products but also for key components and manufacturing processes. The Gwangju plant already has production infrastructure for refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners, and Samsung Electronics will expand the plant’s home appliance production base into the heat pump sector.
Electrification of heating is a method of converting heating systems that use fossil fuels such as gas and oil to electricity-based systems. Heat pumps move heat from outside to indoors, reducing the use of fossil fuels in home heating.
The EHS heat pump boiler is a heating and hot water supply product that uses heat from the air and electricity. The product recorded an SCOP of 4.9 under a 35-degree water outlet condition. SCOP is an indicator of the ratio of heat energy produced to electricity consumed over a given period, and a higher SCOP means better energy efficiency.
Samsung Electronics is participating in this year’s Jeju Province heating electrification deployment project and is supplying products for the project. The company also plans to take part in the second deployment project for 1,418 households in the second half of the year, and it plans to expand the supply volume through that project.
Samsung Electronics is conducting product verification tailored to domestic residential environments. The verification areas are Yangpyeong, Chungju, and Namhae, and the verification targets are actual homes. The evaluation items are heating performance, hot water performance, and energy efficiency. In addition, verification of the "EHS All-in-One" was also carried out at Jeju Province and the Samsung C&T Residential Research Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province; the product integrates cooling, heating, and hot water functions.
Based on these verifications, Samsung Electronics is also pursuing expansion of the range of applications. The company aims to broaden the scope from detached houses to multi-family housing such as apartments.
At the same time, Samsung Electronics is expanding its HVAC production base at the Gwangju plant. On the 19th, it announced an investment of about KRW 240 billion, which will be used to build a data center HVAC product production line for FläktGroup at the third campus. The line is scheduled to begin operations in early 2028. Lim Seong-taek, vice president of Samsung Electronics' DA Division, said the company plans to actively respond to the shift toward electrification of heating and accelerate the expansion of its heat pump business through the establishment of a domestic heat pump production system.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byung-joo
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