Japan

2022.07.21

Nidec Develops AC Servo Motor Equipped with Zignear® , the L

June 09, 2022   Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that it and Nidec Sankyo Corporation have jointly developed an AC...

2022.07.20

3.2 JAPAN

Residential Market Trends Eco Cute Among residential ATW HPWHs, Eco Cute units play a central role in Japan. Eco Cute is a high-efficiency water heater that adopts CO2 and uses heat pump technolog...

2022.07.20

More than a Logo: Thinking about the Panasonic Brand

Jul 19, 2022 In this interview, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, a former national volleyball player of Japan and a member of team Panasonic Panthers, spoke to Yoshihiro Morii, Executive Officer in charge of Brand ...

2022.07.20

Nidec Establishes a Semiconductor Solutions Center

On May 16, 2022, Nidec established a semiconductor solutions center called Nidec Semiconductor Solutions Center. The global semiconductor shortage, which is a consequence of the current unstable state of the world, the pandemic, and natural disasters, is expected to improve somewhat in 2022. Nonetheless, in the wake of the global increase in demand and the COVID-incurred effects on production a...

2022.07.20

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Launches airHome,

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning globally launched the Hitachi smart residential air conditioner series named airHome, equipped with a variety of smart and intuitive functions that will help ...

2022.07.20

Nitori Starts Selling 2022 RAC Models

On April 11, 2022, Nitori began selling three room air conditioner (RAC) models for 2022. A model for floor areas of about 23 m2 has been added this year to the lineup available until last year compri...

2022.07.20

Fujitsu General Develops SIAFOLS for Emergency Broadcast Sys

Fujitsu General has developed a new technology called Sound Improvement Algorithm for Outdoor Loudspeaker Stations (SIAFOLS) in collaboration with Kobe University. SIAFOLS is designed to transmit the broadcast content of a government emergency broadcast system in a more reliable manner. With a view to making social contributions, which is one of the company’s priority themes in proceeding...

2022.07.20

Daikin Enters European Oil Hydraulic Business to Contribute

Daikin has concluded a share purchase agreement with Duplomatic, an Italian hydraulic equipment manufacturer. The acquisition price is €220 million (about US$ 234.6 million). The acquisition is scheduled for completion in June 2022 when Daikin is expected to obtain all shares from Alcedo, an Italian private equity firm, and the management of Duplomatic, after concluding all necessary procedur...

2022.07.20

Panasonic Opens Air Hub Tokyo, Experimental Facility for AC

On June 1, 2022, Heating & Ventilation A/C Company of Panasonic opened its first experimental facility for air quality and air conditioning solutions: Air Hub Tokyo, in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, which sp...