TULSA, Okla., Sept. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAON), a leading manufacturer of heating and cooling products, announced that its V3 Series Energy Recovery Wheel Air Handling Unit, Touchscreen Controller, and WH Series Water-Source Heat Pump have each been named 2017 Product of the Year by the readers of Consulting-Specifying Engineer.

AAON V3 Series Energy Recovery Wheel Vertical Indoor Air Handling Unit, Gold award winner in the Air Movement, Dehumidification, Humidification category, is engineered to maximize the efficiency of an air handling unit system. Available from 450 to 10,000 cfm, V3 Series units include energy saving double wall rigid polyurethane foam injected panel construction, high efficiency direct drive backward curved plenum supply and exhaust fans, corrosion resistant stainless drain pans, and hinged service access doors. Factory installed energy recovery wheel recovers energy from the exhaust air steam to pre-heat or pre-cool the outside ventilation air stream. This product provides a solution to help buildings exceed the highest energy efficiency standards.

AAON Touchscreen Controller, Bronze award winner in the BAS, Controls, Energy Management category, is an economical HVAC unit control solution for energy savings applications. It controls complex energy saving operations without requiring the expense of a large building automation system. The AAON Touchscreen Controller includes a user friendly touchscreen interface and can function as a stand-alone unit controller or as part of a networked system.

AAON WH Series Horizontal Small Packaged Water-Source Heat Pump, Bronze award winner in the Pumps, Pump Controls category, leads the industry with innovative design, performance, and serviceability. The WH Series features replacement ready sizes that match conventional water-source heat pumps. Quality is designed into the WH Series with standard state-of-art designs including all aluminum cabinet with closed cell neoprene foam rubber insulation, induction brazed copper piping, and stainless steel condensate drain pan. Tool-less service panels provide access to the controls, compressor, and fan. Bottom service access panel provides access to the expansion valve, reversing valve, filter drier, fan, and air filters.

These awards add to the company's previous Product of the Year successes including the LZ Series outdoor mechanical room - 2016 Gold award winner, RN Series horizontal configuration rooftop unit - 2016 Gold award winner, M2 Series modular geothermal/water-source heat pump - 2015 Gold award winner, AAON Low Leakage Dampers - 2015 Gold award winner, SB Series indoor self-contained unit - 2013 Bronze award winner, RN Series packaged rooftop unit (55-140 tons) - 2012 Bronze award winner, RQ Series geothermal rooftop unit - 2011 Silver award winner, RN Series packaged rooftop unit (6-70 tons) - 2010 Silver award winner, LC Series chiller - 2010 Bronze award winner, and the Digital Precise Air Control system (D-PAC) - 2008 Gold award winner and Most Valuable Product.

"We are delighted that the readers of this leading trade journal have recognized our equipment by honoring us with these awards," says Norm Asbjornson, CEO of AAON. "We greatly appreciate this vote of confidence. It speaks to the great work of our employees and sales representatives who are committed to providing innovative HVAC products of the highest quality and performance."

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About AAON
AAON is engaged in the engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of air conditioning and heating equipment consisting of standard, semi-custom, and custom rooftop units, chillers, packaged outdoor mechanical rooms, air handling units, condensing units, makeup air units, energy recovery units, geothermal/water-source heat pumps, and coils. Since the founding of AAON in 1988, AAON has maintained a commitment to design, develop, manufacture and deliver heating and cooling products to perform beyond all expectations and demonstrate the value of AAON to our customers. For more information, please visit www.aaon.com.

Contact: Eric Taylor
Phone: 918-583-2266
Email: marketing@aaon.com