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Panasonic Demonstrates with Payment-type Refrigerated Smart
On November 6, 2023, Panasonic Commercial Equipment Systems started a demonstration experiment on an unmanned sales service for souvenirs and snacks using payment-type refrigerated smart showcases (te...
Mitsubishi Electric Aluminum VFT Improves Heat Exchanger Per
On November 1, 2023, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has developed an aluminum vertical flat tube (VFT) design that improves heat exchanger performance by up to an unprecedented about 40% in hea...
Hoshizaki Enters Japanese Pharmaceutical Refrigerator Market
Hoshizaki has entered the domestic market for pharmaceutical refrigerators for the first time. In November, the company began selling two large-sized pharmaceutical refrigerator models through its sal...
Denso Launches Everycool Commercial Vehicle Cooling System f
Denso has developed Everycool, an advanced cooling system that provides comfort and energy efficiency when a commercial vehicle’s engine is turned off. It is now available for purchase through D...
Mitsubishi Electric and Nexperia to Jointly Develop SiC Powe
On November 13, 2023, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it will enter into a strategic partnership with Nexperia to jointly develop silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for the power electronics market. Mitsubishi Electric will leverage its wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies to develop and supply SiC MOSFET chips that Nexperia will use to develop SiC discrete devices. The electric v...
Air Conditioning and Health Issues
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) In modern society, the population is aging and health consciousness is increasing. Keeping pace with th...
Mitsubishi Electric Adopts Multi Strategies for Its Overseas
Mitsubishi Electric deploys a wide range of products in its air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) business throughout the world. JARN interviewed Masahiko Konishi, senior general manager, Over...
YORK’s New Screw Chiller with R1234ze & Expanded Training Pr
On November 2, Johnson Controls announced the launch of the YORK YVAA Style B air-cooled screw chiller with R1234ze refrigerant. This is the first air-cooled variable-speed drive screw chiller markete...
Daikin Holds an Opening Ceremony for Its Third Indian AC Fac
At the end of November 2023, Daikin Airconditioning India held an opening ceremony for its new production base for room air conditioners (RACs) and compressors in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, southern In...
Daikin Applied Introduces Magnitude WMT
Daikin Applied introduced its Magnitude WMT, a next-generation magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller, designed for the ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant R1233zd(E). Magnitude WMT als...