Japan
MHI Releases Nine Humidifier Models in ‘roomist’ Series
In stages from September, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Thermal Systems, part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, began releasing a total of nine new humidifier models i...
Panasonic Releases New Humidifying Air Purifiers
On September 1, Panasonic released three models in its F-VXJ series of humidifying air purifiers that realize the industry’s top dust-collecting speed (as of July 25, 2013) and can reduce the amount o...
Daikin Releases Humidifying ‘Streamer’ Air Purifiers
In September, Daikin released three models of humidifying ‘Streamer’ air purifiers. The models adopt both Streamer technology, which decomposes and removes mold, allergens, odors, and other harm...
Sharp Releases Six Plasmacluster Humidifying Air Purifiers
On September 20, Sharp released six models of Plasmacluster humidifying air purifiers incorporating the ‘speedy electricity-removing airstream’ function, which can collect about 1.5 times as many fine...
Mitsubishi Electric Enters Smart Home Market
On August 26, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it had decided to enter the smart home business field. This December the company will release ‘Mitsubishi HEMS,’ a home energy management system that c...
NEC Develops New System to Halve Datacenter Cooling Energy
NEC has developed ‘multistage high-efficiency cooling technology’ capable of efficiently removing heat discharged from information communication and technology (ICT) units installed on the rack in the...
Osaka Gas Tops 100,000 Residential Gas Cogeneration Systems
Osaka Gas announced that, as of August 6, its cumulative sales of residential gas cogeneration systems reached 100,000 units including orders received. Osaka Gas is the first company to attain sales o...
Panasonic Establishes New Brand Slogan
Panasonic announced on September 4 that it has established ‘A Better Life, A Better World’ as its new brand slogan to show the vision the Panasonic Group is aiming for towards the 100th anniversary of...
Sakura to Launch Innovative DC Inverter PTAC
Sakura will launch packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) DC inverter type in autumn 2013 to fulfill a rising market need and respond to a global interest on an energy saving type of such a simple c...
JSRAE to Host ICR 2015 in Yokohama, Japan
The 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR 2015) will take place at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama City, Japan, from August 16 to 22, 2015. ICR 2015 will be organized by Japan Socie...
