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Bitzer Opens Master Green Point in Singapore
The Bitzer Group established a new Asia-Pacific Master Green Point in Singapore. Through its after-sales service, the specialist for refrigeration compressors Bitzer offers customers all around the wo...
Screw Compressors & Chillers
- History of Development - (Continued from February issue) In January and February 2014 issue of JARN we published a brief history of developments of screw compressors and chillers under the sa...
ACR Show 2014 Draws to a Successful Close despite Extreme We
CoolTherm--exhibited its latest innovation in chiller sound attenuation technology Dynamic Noise Control (DNC), a new range of air handling units following an agreement with Austrian company Climatech...
ACR Show 2014 Draws to a Successful Close despite Extreme We
The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Show (ACR Show) 2014 was held on February 11-13 in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. The event is the only national exhibition for the UK’s AC&R industry, and ...
Ziehl-Abegg Achieves Record Revenue in Challenging Environme
Kunzelsau-based Ziehl-Abegg achieved outstanding results in 2013 despite the difficult economic climate around the world. Revenue increased by 5% and totaled a record ?388 million. Business in Asia wa...
2013 Sales of 5-50 kW Heat Pumps in France
According to French heat pump association AFPAC and HVAC association Uniclima, the French heat pump market showed a number of contrasts in 2013. Sales of geothermal models (ground-source, brine, water-to-water) represented 4,924 units, a year-on-year decrease of 24%. With overall sales of 58,823 units, the air-source heat pump market dropped 0.7%. Within this category, marked differences emerged: ...
Guide to CO2 Published by AFF
French refrigeration association, Association Francaise du Froid (AFF), has just published a guide to good practice on CO2, in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems. The guide covers fields of physical characteristics, use as refrigerant/ secondary refrigerant in cascade/ transcritical systems, safety, European directives governing the use of CO2, responsibilities, charging, skills...
Hitachi to Expand in France
According to the Cooling Post, Hitachi is set to expand its air conditioning distribution in France with plans of having 20 dealers and 50 outlets by the end of 2015. Hitachi has a network of local exclusive distributors in France. It currently has 0 counter outlets throughout France, nine of which belong to long established partners of Harmony Air Conditioning Group. It is looking to appoi...
Alfa Laval to Exhibit at Energies Froid Exhibitions
Energies Froid, refrigeration and energy exhibition, is taking place in various French regions and addresses the needs of practitioners in the AC&R and renewable energy sectors. Alfa Laval ...
New Regulations on Cooling Towers Enter into Force
A new French decree (No. 2013- 1205) and ministerial decrees dated December 14, 2013 were published in the Journal Officiel on December 24, 2013. The decree concerns evaporative cooling towers with air flow generated by mechanical or natural ventilation. There is now no distinction between closed and open primary circuits. All cooling towers with a heat rejection capacity of 3 MW or more must be r...
