eJARN News

2014.03.04

Voltas Wins Three Large Project Orders from Middle East

Reasserting its long-established standing as a trusted engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for electro-mechanical projects, Voltas has won three substantial orders from the Middle East, totaling Rs 10 billion (US$ 160 million) in value.   The three projects are: - Integrated Health Centre and Worker’s Hospital in Qatar: With a timeline of 24 months, the scope of project ...

2014.03.13

Survey of Current Cold Storage Capacity & Technology Used

The cold chain sector is critical to many industries. During the last decade, cold storage capacity in India has been grown by 10 million tons. This rapid growth created a need for a base line survey in this sector. The National Horticultural Board (NHB) conducted the survey with the help of a private company and some important aspects of the findings are given as below:   ? 89% of cold stora...

2014.03.03

Thermax India Absorption Chillers in U.S. and Europe

Over the last decade, Thermax, the largest manufacturer of absorption chillers in India, has supplied and installed more than 450 vapour absorption chillers in the United States and Europe, which have...

2014.03.03

Edgetech Unveils New Factory at Rohad, Haryana

There are 16 large and mediumsized manufacturers of air handling units in India with a majority located in the north and the west with the few in the south, in addition to about 16 more small-size pro...

2014.03.02

DRI to Launch Ecobeam Chilled Beams

Desiccant Rotors International (DRI), a global provider of components and systems for energy recovery, indoor air quality, fresh air treatment, evaporative cooling, desiccant dehumidification, and green buildings, has launched a new product for the first time in India. Developed in and designed for Asia, the range will form the next generation of chilled beams for high humid areas around the world...

2014.03.01

Blue Star HVAC System at New Iconic Terminal II in Mumbai

The first international flight to land at the brand new Terminal II at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on February 14, 2014 was Air India from Singapore. Spread over 4.4 millio...

2014.03.26

ACREX India 2014

ACREX India 2014 was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from February 27 to March 1, organized by the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) and managed by N...

2014.03.24

Changing U.S. AC Industry with Passion

-- Interview with David Swift, CEO of Goodman Manufacturing   Goodman was acquired by Daikin in November, 2012. One year after that, JARN reporter visited Goodman’s Houston factory and interviewe...

2014.03.17

U.S. Central ACs and Heat Pumps Top 6 Million Units in 2013

Central Air Conditioners and Air-source Heat Pumps According to AHRI, U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 306,141 units in December 2013, up 8.2% from 282,840 ...

2014.03.12

Sharp to Introduce Inverter VRF to Europe

Sharp will introduce its inverter-type VRF air conditioner system into European market for the first time with the series name of VEX. VEX stands for three advantages of its products that are Versatil...