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Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters were two Swedish engineering students with a crazy idea. They were convinced that the best way to create a cooling effect was to use heat. Being so positive of it, they regularly cut class to work on their ideas. After much work, they were able to design a cooling cabinet with no compressor – and no ice. By applying heat to a boiler a cooling agent circulates the system, absorbing heat in order to create a cooling effect. Their cabinet turns out to be the world’s first refrigerator.

In 1923, the cabinet was granted a patent, with even Albert Einstein noticing – calling it a stroke of genius. The manufacturing rights ended up acquired by Electrolux, a growing appliance company, and by the end of WWII, refrigerators had found their way into almost every middle class home. By the 1950’s, in the post war boom, Electrolux was a booming appliance company, and making acquisitions of companies and inventions that just made business sense. Electrolux gave its leisure appliances division a name: Dometic. 

In 2001, Electrolux divested its interests in the leisure market to EQT, a private equity firm. Dometic had to stand on its own feet, which it did by staying true to its roots and relentlessly developing smart, often award-winning solutions in the climate, hygiene, sanitation, food and beverage industries. In 2015, Dometic becomes a public company, its shares trading on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, and in 2016 it consolidated all of it’s brands into one single Dometic line. Dometic Marine Air Conditioning Systems & Parts. Dometic Marine Air Conditioners. Cruisair, Marine Air Parts. Dometic Marine Air Conditioning Systems|Parts

Cruisair® was founded in 1959. Acquired by Dometic from Taylor Made Corporation in 2003, Cruisair® is an important part of the Dometic brand portfolio. 

Cruisair® History

Jere Crews started Cruisair® in 1959 and pioneered marine air conditioning in the USA. 

Fifty years ago one of the toughest challenges was to develop the technology that would survive the harsh marine environment, as well as compliment other system installations. 

Marine Air Systems® began building air conditioning systems for boats in 1977. 

Acquired by Dometic from Taylor Made Corporation in 2003, Marine Air is an important part of the Dometic brand portfolio. Dometic Marine Air Conditioning Systems|Parts

Marine Air Systems® History.

Marine Air originated in the garage of Mason Heydt.

Marine Air Systems® became an affiliate of N.A. Taylor in 1977.

This partnership gave Marine Air Systems® access to enormous resources for product research and development. 

As a result of this partnership, in the early 80's the company revolutionized the industry with a self-contained ductable unit which became the cornerstone for the company.

MAS also acquired Grunert Refrigeration at this time, expanding MAS into the refrigeration market.