— Chillventa 2018 Report Chillventa was held successfully from October 16 to 18 in Nuremberg, Germany. This biennial international exhibition of refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, ...
Toshiba Carrier UK (TCUK) is opening a new branch in Stockport, near Manchester, to further enhance support for its growing customer base for Toshiba, Carrier, and CIAT products in the North of Englan...
AMP Air Conditioning celebrated its first anniversary following the company’s acquisition by the Panasonic in September 2017. Since the acquisition, AMP has more than doubled sales of Panasonic&...
Centro Studi Galileo (CSG) has announced the publication of an International Special Issue 2018–2019 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), and CSG. The special issue deals with challenges and possible solutions for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) sector presented by renowned associations ...
Daikin Europe recently held a grand event in Ostend, Belgium, to celebrate 45 years of successful operations in Europe. Responsible for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Daikin Europe is a l...
Organizations at this event included: A3E, Association of Energy Efficiency Companies; AEDICI, Spanish Association of Engineers and Consultancy Engineers; AFEC; the American Society of Heating, Refrig...
The Symposium of the Spanish HVAC&R Industry was held in Seville on September 27, organized by AEFYT, the Spanish association for refrigeration technology, and AFEC. This symposium was a bilingual...
Heat pump sales in the European Union (EU) have increased for four years in a row. The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) reports that heat pump sales in the EU rose 11.2% in 2017. And several markets in Europe are experiencing further growth in 2018, according to European Heat Pump Market and Statistics Report 2018 recently published by EHPA. If this trend continues, the European heat pump mar...
During AHR Expo-Mexico 2018, Johnson Controls showcased its expanded heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) portfolio....
Belimo’s complete demonstration rig and the most efficient operation. of pressure independent valve technologies illustrated the diverse product line and the functionality of the true flow, dyna...
For more than 30 years, Mitsubishi Electric’s ongoing innovation has enabled commercial and residential buildings of all shapes, sizes, and uses to experience optimal comfort and efficiency....
Once again, ebm-papst exhibited at AHR Expo-Mexico and displayed a range of air moving products designed for the ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets....
At AHR Expo-Mexico 2018, CAREL presented the DC Cella Split featuring ‘out of the box’ innovation, simplicity, and performance for cold rooms. Created by combining the features of technolo...
The Rheem family of brands, i.e. Rheem, Raypak, and HTPG, jointly displayed their new energy efficient products such as water heating systems and boilers at AHR Expo-Mexico 2018, presenting one of the...
As the initiator of the windless air conditioner concept, Midea has designed and manufactured the world’s first windless air conditioner product and introduced it at AHR ExpoMexico....
To demonstrate that Daikin is leading in technology and innovation in every product range, the booth design took the visitor from the depths of Daikin’s history to the technology of the future....
Gree displayed the G-IEMS local en-ergy Internet system at AHR Expo-Mexico 2018. The G-IEMS is up-graded core Gree technology based on the development of photovoltaic (PV) series air conditioners....
At AHR Expo-Mexico 2018, Embraco displayed its latest product innovations which are among the most energy-efficient solutions in the refrigeration market....
At AHR Expo-Mexico 2018, Danfoss Mexico presented various refrigeration solutions and its portfolio of products for the cooling, drives, and heating segments – all present under the ‘One...
The 2018 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition-Mexico (AHR Expo-Mexico) was held from October 2 to 4 in Mexico City. The event hosted more than 350 exhibitors and attracted...
On October 16, 2018, YORK brand of Johnson Controls (JCI), announced the YORK YVFA free-cooling chiller line expansion capacity range, now up to 500 tons....
Fujitsu General’s new Smarter Building Controller – introduced by Fujitsu General and technology partner, Ventacity Systems – offers an easy to use, plug-and-play building management...
Panasonic has launched residential air-to-water (ATW) heat pump production at Panasonic AVC Networks Czech (PAVCCZ) in Pilsen, Czech Republic. This move is part of the company’s strategy to expand its air-conditioning business in the promising European market. In the past, Panasonic exported ATW heat pumps to Europe from its Malaysian factory. With the new production facility in Europe, Pana...
On october 24, 2018, Tecumseh Products Company (Tecumseh), Tecumseh Products India, a subsidiary of Tecumseh, announced their plans to establish a state of art Global Technology Centre near Delhi....
The International ISK-Sodex Exhibition, bringing together the HVAC&R, pump, valve, fittings, fire prevention, water treatment and insulation sectors, will be held at the TÜYAP Exhibition and ...
At Chillventa 2018, Euroklimat highlighted its ZEUS K-P 310-kW compact chiller adopting hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) refrigerant R1234ze that has an extremely low global warming potential (GWP) of less tha...
The Sinclair’s first-generation module SCMI-01 for R410A inverter outdoor units rapidly became successful on the market, as it offers an economic solution in various applications. At Chillventa ...
At Chillventa 2018, Dorin showcased its wide product range, including the CD range of reciprocating compressors, the Doronica compressor management module (CMM), SLCR stepless capacity regulation, CDS...
SWEP presented the latest brazed plate heat exchanger (BPHE) innovations including new products and software designed to optimize cooling and heating solutions and to adopt new refrigerants such as R3...
In line with the motto ‘Your Green World’, Bitzer showcased its most important refrigeration and air conditioning innovations at Chillventa 2018, focusing on the topics of alternative refr...
In November 2018, Daikin began selling air-cooled heat pump modular chillers called Hexagon Force 32, which adopt R32 refrigerant with a low global warming potential (GWP) for the first time in the ce...
Fujitsu General will acquire 51% of the issued shares in F.G. Europe Italia for a value of €10 million (US$11.4 million) F.G. Europe Italia will become a subsidiary of Fujitsu General in January 2019. The air conditioner market in Italy exceeds 1 million units. This makes it the second biggest market in Europe after Russia. Fujitsu General will further strengthen the company’s ...
Fujitsu General has signed an agreement with ABS Aircon Engineers (ABS) to invest in ABS, amount of investment: INR 510 million (US$ 7.0 million)/ investment ratio: 52%. ABS is a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractor which conducts design, construction and service maintenance of commercial air conditioners in India. The procedures required to turn ABS into a Fujitsu General ...
Food System Solution 2018 (F-SYS 2018) was held at Tokyo Big Sight from September 26 to 28. Five more exhibitions dealing with food, including Food Factory 2018, were held concurrently....
Daikin exhibited at the CEATEC Japan for the first time, held a press conference on the first day of exhibition, and also staged an event giving an insight into the theme of Daikin booth’s along...
Fujitsu General exhibited a prototype of a wearable cooling device that provides a feeling of coolness when worn, and introduced an initiative in the field of generation of safe water at CEATEC Japan ...
On December 1, Toshiba Carrier will launch a new series of shop and office air conditioners called Super Power Eco Gold. The new series is available in 231 models, with nine types of outdoor units by ...
On October 15, Panasonic and AGC announced that both companies have agreed to partner in order to develop vacuum-insulated glass with the industry’s highest class of insulation performance, and ...
On October 25, Sharp began selling the Plasmacluster X series of room air conditioners (RACs) with built-in wireless LAN, which can control energy-saving operation in accordance with a user’s wa...
On October 4, Daikin held a press conference at its Tokyo branch office on the new Urusara7 R series that is capable of automatically realizing any desired warm or cool environment despite weather or ...
Midea CAC and Siemens have formed a strategic alliance, and a signing ceremony was held at Midea’s headquarters on October 16. The alliance will lead to comprehensive cooperation in intelligent building solutions. During the ceremony, both partners spoke highly of the strategic cooperation. Mr. Eric Tian, president of Midea CAC, said, “It is win-win cooperation. Midea and Siem...
China’s exports of room air conditioners (RACs) indicated 10.6% growth in refrigeration year 2017 (RY ending August 2017), and have maintained a continuous increase in RY 2018 with nearly 10% growth. RAC exports from China have seen growth in volume, value, and the average price of units. In calendar year 2018, fluctuation of the Chinese yuan has brought more challenges to exporters...
Five years ago, Danfoss Heat Exchangers in Haiyan, China, developed a bold plan to create ‘The perfect BPHE factory’. Three years later, a world- class production line using robots and automation is reducing complexity and improving lead-time. Demand for brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHE) is booming in China. BPHEs are very compact, de-liver efficient, stable, and reliable pe...
The Indian government has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate from 28 to 18% on refrigerators, freezers, and other refrigerating and freezing equipment such as water coolers, milk coolers, refrigerating equipment for the leather industry, and ice cream freezers. ...
Ice Make Refrigeration, a leading manufacturer and supplier of cooling solutions and refrigeration equipment, has forayed into ammonia refrigeration equipment manufacturing and turnkey project management, project engineering, and execution. The company has been manufacturing cooling products with hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. ...
India’s total cooling requirement is expected to increase eight-fold in the next 20 years, with room air conditioners (RACs) consuming more than half of the energy required for space cooling in the country by 2037–2038. On the occasion of World Ozone Day on September 16, the government released a draft cooling action plan that will guide stakeholders such as the government, and resi...
JARN interviewed Masafumi Ando, the new senior general manager of Overseas, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems Division, Mitsubishi Electric, who was appointed on April 1, 2018. He talked about the division’s air conditioning business focusing on priority markets, alternative refrigerants, production bases, and sales cooperation with Ingersoll Rand.
For four days from October 16 to 19, the Cyber Physical System (CPS)/Internet of Things (IoT) exhibition, Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) Japan 2018 was, held at Makuhari Messe. In the wake of the previous exhibition, that in 2018 was positioned as the ‘exhibition of Society 5.0 that dispatches Japan’s growth strategy and future towards the world.
At this year’s AHR Expo-Mexico, in a new technology pavilion in which all participants had the opportunity to introduce their own innovations, Chemours presented its latest technology in refrigeration and air conditioning, the Opteon hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) range.
Although instrumentation may be an unfamiliar term, it generally refers to the equipping of a large system at a plant or factory with sensors, measuring instruments, control units, etc. in order to operate the system efficiently.
Montreal-based Smardt Chiller Group, world leader in oil-free centrifugal cooling, completed its formation of a global joint venture (JV) with TICA Group, China market leader in high-efficiency ventilation solutions, on October 11.
Daikin—showcased a broad range of products with R32 refrigerant including Stylish wall-mounted RACs, the Daikin Altherma 3 heat pump, and the SkyAir Alpha series. Additionally, R410A systems such as Daikin VRV systems, ZEAS air conditioners, and Conveni Pack refrigeration systems were also displayed.