JARN News
SCI Compressor for Energy-efficient and Greener Refrigerated
The transport of merchandise, especially food and pharmaceuticals, needs to occur while the product is kept at the right temperature to ensure product quality. An energy-efficient and environmentally ...
EU Allows 500g of R290 in Commercial Refrigeration
After several years of discussions that started in 2014, European manufacturers will be able to sell self-contained equipment with a flammable refrigerant charge of up to about 500g of propane (R290) and up to 1.2 kg of mildly flammable (A2L) refrigerants. On August 2, 2023, the updated EN IEC 60335-2-89:2022 ‘House-hold and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-89: ...
Japan RAC Shipments Decrease, But Retail Sales Go Well in Ju
On August 23, 2023, the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) announced the domestic shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in July. The number of units shipped from...
Kaga to Strengthen and Expand Its EMS Production Base in Mex
On August 16, Kaga Electronics announced that it will strengthen and expand its production base as follows to meet the increasing demand for electronics manufacturing service (EMS) in Mexico. Taxan...
Corona Releases High-efficiency Heat Pump Hot Water Heating
In early September 2023, Corona released heat pump hot water floor heating systems called Corona Eco Dan System 12.0. Following revision of the Act on the Improvement of the Energy Consumption Perf...
JRAIA Symposium to Be Held in November 2023 in Kobe
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) will organize ‘International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology 2023’ on November 16 to 17...
Toshiba Provides its Flexair in Collaboration with Chiba Zoo
Toshiba Carrier has delivered its Flexair spot air conditioning system to the red panda outdoor exhibit area as a result of a three-year agreement with Chiba Zoological Park aimed at creating a comfor...
Sanden Launches On Reco, Cloud-based Temperature Monitoring
On August 7, 2023, Sanden Retail Systems began selling its cloudbased temperature monitoring service called On Reco taking into consideration the shift of smalland medium-scaled shops such as supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, etc. toward complying with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). In line with the sharply increasing number of refrigerated display cases (RDCs) ...
Nihon Itomic Lineup of New Automatic Faucets for Electric Wa
Nihon Itomic has added a new swan-shaped automatic faucet to its ESWM series, an integrated automatic faucet 3-liter wall-mounted electric water heater. The company started accepting orders for the ne...
Market Share of Screw Chillers Continues to Fall in the Firs
According to aircon.com, screw chillers including water-cooled screw chillers, air-cooled screw chillers, and water and ground-source heat pump (GSHP) chillers, saw a total market share of 5.5% in the first half of 2023, falling year on year. In addition to the impact of the pandemic, penetration of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems and centrifugal chillers also contributed to the shrinkage ...
