Japan
Panasonic Releases Ziaino that Removes Bacteria and Odor
On September 15, 2017, Panasonic started selling two Ziaino models that remove bacteria and odor in the air using hypochlorous acid. Thanks to the hypochlorous acid Panasonic created with its original...
Mitsubishi Electric Unveils New Kirigamine RACs during a Ded
On August 22, Mitsubishi Electric held a show during which it unveiled new Kirigamine models of room air conditioners (RACs) for 2018. To be released from the beginning of November, the new lineup con...
Daikin Chemical Southeast Asia Established
Daikin has established Daikin Chemical Southeast Asia Co., Ltd., with operations beginning from January 1, 2018. In addition to providing a stable supply of refrigerant gas for air conditioners and bo...
Expanded Use of Heat Pumps to Reduce Energy Consumption and
The Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan (HPTCJ) has been promoting the use of heat pumps and thermal storage systems which are technologies that utilize renewable energy sources...
JRAIA Seminar Brings Latest Information
On August 31, the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) held a seminar titled ‘The latest trends and challenges to issues in the field of refrigeration and air conditio...
New Refrigerator Models Roll off the Production Line
Panasonic From September 15, Panasonic began releasing the NR-F603HPX and three other models of refrigerators with Prime Fresh freezing. The new products offer user-friendliness and even higher...
ISHPC2017 Concludes with Great Success
International Sorption Heat Pump Conference 2017 (ISHPC2017) was held from August 7 to 10 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. It was hosted by the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning E...
JSRAE to Increase International Conferences
Noboru Kagawa, professor at the National Defense Academy, has assumed office as President of Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE). JARN interviewed Prof. Kagawa, to le...
Refrigerant Trends for Refrigeration Equipment
Like air conditioners, refrigeration equipment uses refrigerant, and refrigerant trends are thus a hot topic in the industry. The sharp increase in hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions that is expected d...
Honeywell Starts Full-scale Sales of Solstice N40 on Global
JARN interviewed Katsuyuki Takise, General Manager, Advanced Materials Japan, Honeywell, to hear about the company’s new low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant Solstice N40 (R448A). JARN (J):...
MHI Relocates AC&R Operations to Kobe
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems (MHI Thermal Systems) has relocated its air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) systems operations, which cover products like centrifugal chillers and...