▁the ▁company ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁commercial ▁re fr iger ation ▁equipment . ▁It ▁entered ▁the ▁relatively ▁new ▁field ▁of ▁air ▁condition ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁window ▁air ▁condition ing ▁units . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁several ▁innov ations , ▁including ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁first ▁re fr iger ated ▁display ▁case ▁for ▁food ▁ret ail ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁the ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Express way ▁on ▁San ▁Antonio ' s ▁Near ▁East ▁Side , ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁Fort ▁Sam ▁Houston . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁its ▁production ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁again ▁to ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁U pt own ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁to ▁the ▁immediate ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁air port . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Cor inth ian ▁Capital ▁in ▁December , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Friedrich ▁is ▁now ▁focused ▁on ▁manufact uring ▁room ▁air ▁condition ers . ▁ ▁Their ▁products ▁include ▁window , ▁th ru - the - wall , ▁port able ▁and ▁du ct less ▁air ▁condition ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁de hum id ifiers . ▁ ▁Friedrich ▁CP ▁series ▁window ▁air ▁condition er ▁units ▁were ▁previously ▁produced ▁by ▁Pan ason ic . ▁These ▁units ▁were ▁histor ically ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁extremely ▁quiet ▁operation ▁and ▁that ▁tradition ▁car ries ▁on ▁with