Japan
Panasonic Appliances Business Up 1% in Nine Months
Feb 6, 2013 Panasonic Corp. (Osaka, Japan) said sales in its Appliances segment in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2013 were down 1% to 383.1 billion yen (approx. US$4.1 billion). The Appliances ...
UK base for MHI's new dedicated acr business
25 January 2013 JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK to oversee its air conditioning and refrigeration interests in Europe. The new company wil...
Tokyo Skytree District Heating and Cooling Plant
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2010 it became the tallest structure in Japan and reached its full height of 634 meters in March 2011, thus makin...
Mitsubishi Electric Establishes Turkish Office
Mitsubishi Electric has established a direct presence in Turkey to act as a base to expand and support its business in Turkey and surrounding regions. Mitsubishi Electric Turkey will support cu...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders -- JR
Tetsuro Kishimoro, president of the Japan Refrigerat ion and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA, Japan) I wish you a happy and prosperous new year. Looking back at 2012, global econom...
Japan’s AC Market Edges Up Slightly
Japan’s air conditioner sales in 2012 look set to edge up slightly. Domestic shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in the period from January to November 2012 totaled 7.9 million units, up ...
Controlling ACs with Smartphones Gets into High Gear
Attempts at remotely controlling room air conditioners (RACs) with a smartphone are entering high gear. Manufacturers are hastening to expand the lineup of models that can be remotely controlled by a ...
Brisk RAC Sales in Heating Season
In summer 2012, room air conditioners (RACs) sold well in the domestic market, following favorable sales in summer 2011. According to statistics compiled by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditionin...
Japan’s Largest Environmental Expo Eco-Products 2012
Eco-Products 2012 took place at Tokyo Big Sight International Convention Center from December 13 to 15. The Eco-Products Exhibition is one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan and sponsor...
Panasonic Launches New Home Fuel Cells in Japan
Jan 17, 2013 Panasonic Corp. and Tokyo Gas Co. have jointly developed a new version of their Ene-Farm home fuel cell that cuts the cost by about $8,500. Panasonic manufactures the fuel cell and suppl...
Mitsubishi Train the Trainer Program Offered for Ductless Mi
Mitsubishi understands the best way to train thousands of technicians properly in a short period of time is to train the trainers. Jan. 10, 2013 The 2013 National HVACR Educators and Trainers Confere...
Panasonic expands VRF range
9 January 2013 Panasonic has expanded its range of low carbon VRF 3 way heating and cooling solutions, with claimed highest COP (Coefficient of Performance) of 4.77 at full load. Panasonic’s ne...
