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Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security are
committed to offering customers innovative,
high-performing products. Otis’ NCE escalator
is equipped with an energy-saving regenerative
drive, power-standby features, LED lighting
and high-efficiency lubrication. Recognized
for its world-class customer service, Otis
soon will launch eService mobile, an app that
enables customers to monitor the status of their
elevators and log service calls from a mobile
device while on the go.
During the year, several Carrier products achieved
breakthrough energy efficiency and industry-leading
performance, including the Evergreen 23XRV chiller with
Foxfire compression technology and the Infinity 98 gas
furnace. These products demonstrate UTC Climate,
Controls & Security’s commitment to innovation.
| 09 2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Otis’ tradition of
innovation continues
with the NCE escalator.
Our aerospace businesses continue to raise the performance bar.
Sikorsky’s S-92 helicopter, certified to the most stringent safety
standards of the Federal Aviation Administration and the European
Aviation Safety Agency, enables operators to conduct critical offshore
petroleum operations and search-and-rescue missions even in severe
weather. In 2012, the FAA certified the aircraft’s newest flotation system
for its capability to perform in Sea State 6 conditions, when waves can
reach as high as 20 feet and winds as strong as 47 knots. The aircraft’s
reputation for safety and robustness helped produce an order backlog
totaling $1.5 billion by year-end.
Pratt & Whitney’s new PurePower GTF engine also promises to be a game changer when it enters
service. The ultra-efficient engine is expected to reduce fuel burn by up to 16 percent, nitrogen
oxide emissions by half and airport ground noise by 75 percent. Another big advantage — it is
expected to generate an annual cost savings of up to $1.5 million per aircraft over today’s best
engines in its class. The PurePower engine has been chosen to power next-generation aircraft
from Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Irkut and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.
Top performance depends on people. In 2012, more than 40,000 UTC Aerospace Systems
employees demonstrated a remarkable ability to embrace change and accelerate performance.
Ten months after the announcement of the largest acquisition in aerospace history, the
employees of Goodrich and Hamilton Sundstrand came together as one integrated company.
Intensive planning, coordination and teamwork resulted in seamless customer support and
the achievement of all financial commitments.
Sikorsky’s S-92 helicopter is
used to transport workers to
and from offshore petroleum
operations, as well as for
executive transportation and
search-and-rescue missions.