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20-30% energy savings with hydrocarbon ice machines
07 May 2013 To improve energy efficiency of its products and to support customers’ sustainability efforts, Wisconsin-based commercial ice machine specialist Manitowoc Ice, Inc. turned to Danfoss, a le...
Honeywell Ranks 78 on FORTUNE 500 List
May 7, 2013 FORTUNE magazine recently announced that Honeywell has been ranked 78 on the 2013 FORTUNE 500 list, which ranks all U.S. companies by revenue. In 2012, Honeywell’s total revenue was...
Proposed Systems Manual Guideline Open for Public Review
May 7, 2013 Atlanta -- A proposed guideline that will establish a uniform procedure for transmitting design, construction, testing and operational information to building owners and operators is...
Haier French Door Fridge is Overall Good Housekeeping Test W
May 7, 2013 The Good Housekeeping Research Institute named the Haier HB21FC45NS French Door refrigerator its top scorer in French Door refrigerator testing. The May issue of Good Housekeeping magazine...
AHAM Names New Volunteer Leaders
May 8, 2013 The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) announced its new association leaders at its annual member meeting in Washington, DC on April 30, 2013. AHAM’s board filled officer vacancy terms expiring in 2014, approving: * First Vice Chair D. Jeffrey Noel, Corporate Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Whirlpool Corporation * Second Vice Chair ...
IKEA Completes Maryland’s Largest Solar Rooftop Array
07.05.2013 Perryville, Md. -- IKEA officially plugged-in the solar power system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Md., which is the state’s largest solar rooftop array. The 768,972-square-foot photovoltaic (PV) array is a 2,674.9-kW system, built with 18,576 panels. The IKEA distribution center will produce approximately 3,397,178 kWh of clean electricity annually. This in...
HVAC Contractor Economic Index Reaches All Time High
07.05.2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that its Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for April jumped to 71, the highest the CCI has ever been in the three years ACCA has been tracking HVAC contractors’ opinions on short-term economic growth. The March score was 65. The CCI also shows that contractors are feeling more confident than they were 12 ...
New Electronic Pressure Switch for applications in off-road
06 May 2013 Be sure you build quality and safety into your equipment. Danfoss, the global engineering company has launched an electronic pressure switch, type MEP, specially designed for hydrau...
Home cool home
April 26, 2013 Here’s a quick guide to how you can get the most from your AC shopping this summer. When the ceiling fan does nothing to cool you down, you know it’s time to bring out the big guns. Wi...
Russia to ban disposables in bid to stop illegal imports
May 6, 2013 Russia: Following meetings earlier in the year the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has recommended that Russia bans the use of disposable refrigerant cylinders in line with the EU, USA, Canada and other developed countries. In a meeting with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources it was recommended to initiate a ban on the use of disposable packagin...
