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2014.04.19

Hoshizaki launches ECO Standard fridges and freezers

Product details Apr 16, 2014 Hoshizaki’s ECO Standard upright cabinets are constructed from stainless steel and available as fridges or freezers, with both single and double door options. The single...

2014.04.19

Cold storage plants need to be inspected every year

Apr 17, 2014 Bakersfield, Calif. - Cold storage facilities keep your produce fresh with gradually lowered temperatures, darkness and the help of ammonia. To ensure the produce you eventually buy is up to par, Environmental Health workers must inspect them every year.   "We start by looking at the documentation and programs they have for the facility, and then we would do a physical inspection...

2014.04.19

Panasonic's Contribution to Japanese Battery Industry Recogn

Apr 17, 2014 Panasonic Corporation was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the largest organization of its kind in the world, as one of the companies that has c...

2014.04.19

Home Builder Confidence Steady in April

Apr 16, 2014 Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes in the United States was up a point to 47 in April 2014, from March’s downwardly revised level of 46, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). How index components stood in April 2014: ? The component tracking current sales conditions was unchanged at 51. ? The co...

2014.04.19

Little Swan Sees China Becoming a Front-Loader Washing Machi

Apr 16, 2014 The washing machine market in China was dealing with touch competition and diversified trends in development during 2013, according to speakers during a recent industry conference. Manufacturer Wuxi Little Swan, part of Chinese appliance giant Midea, said the sales volume of front-loading washers showed a large increase since January 2013. The company reported, in fact, that front-loa...

2014.04.18

Hisense Poised for Continued Growth in Africa

Apr 16, 2014 China-based Hisense recently celebrating its first year of manufacturing in Atlantis, South Africa. Hisense South Africa also achieved top line growth of 30% for the third year in a row. ...

2014.04.18

Sensor Hubs Seeing Big Gains

Apr 16, 2014 Sensor hubs are seeing gargantuan gains, according to analysis from IHS Technology. Sensor hubs are microcontroller-based components that take the burden of some task processing off of application processors, helping to extend battery life for smartphones and tablets. Sensor hubs’ gains are coming on the back of the global microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) market, where IHS expec...

2014.04.18

New Era Continues Pressure on EPA over R-22 Production

April 16, 2014 New Era Group Inc. announced that it has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia over a ruling issued in mid-2013 allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue to allow production and importation of HCFC-22 refrigerant. That ruling came as the result of a suit filed that year over the EPA allowing 64 million pounds of new R-2...

2014.04.18

Americans Used More Energy in 2013

April 16, 2014 Livermore, Calif. -- Americans used more energy in 2013 than the prior year, according to the latest energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Americans had used less energy in 2012 and 2011 than the previous year, but that trend has been reversed.   Each year, LLNL releases energy flow charts that illustrate the nation’s consumption and use ...

2014.04.11

ABB and Philips Join Forces in Commercial Building Automatio

April 16, 2014 Frankfurt, Germany -- ABB and Philips have announced a collaboration to simplify the integration of building automation and connected lighting systems for commercial buildings. The companies said that combining ABB’s knowledge of building automation with Philips’ expertise in lighting will benefit systems integrators, commercial building owners, facility managers, and the people who...