Amana® Brand History

A History of Quality and Innovation


While Amana Brand Heating and Air Conditioning are renowned as a superior line of commercial and residential HVAC products, the Amana Brand name itself has long been a revered symbol of American ingenuity when it comes to their venerable lines of commercial and residential appliances. It all began in 1934, when George Foerstner founded Amana Refrigerator Inc. in Amana, Iowa, and accepted a challenge from an Iowa City businessman to build a dependable beverage cooler. Amana Refrigerator Inc. successfully met that challenge and, two years later, the company introduced another innovative product that soon became indispensable for commercial establishments such as grocery stores and restaurants – the walk-in beverage cooler, also known as a cold storage locker.


Today the Amana Brand PTAC is the market leader and is found in thousands of hotels and institutions in the US and around the world. It's reliability and products features have made it the PTAC of choice across the land.