Japan
R404A replacement launched in Asia Pacific
28 APR 2017 JAPAN: Honeywell has launched its lower GWP R404A replacement refrigerant R448A in the Asia Pacific region. Marketed as Solstice N40, Honeywell promotes R448A as a near drop-in replacement for R22 and R404A. R448A is a blend of R32, R125, R134a, R1234yf and R1234ze(E). Its GWP is around 1300 and is classified A1 by ASHRAE - non-toxic and non-flammable. Honeywell reports t...
Panasonic ICT-based Spectator Solutions and Security Solutio
Apr 27, 2017 Tokyo, Japan - Panasonic Corporation conducted demonstration experiments of its spectator and security solutions at the Panasonic Open Golf Championships 2017 and Panasonic Open Ladies 20...
Hitachi Expands Relationship with SAP to offer SAP HANA(R)
Enterprise Cloud service and Accelerate Customers’ Journey to SAP HANA Tokyo, 26 April, 2017 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that it has concluded an agreement with SAP to be a supplier f...
Nidec to acquire Secop for 185m Euro
25 APR 2017 JAPAN/GERMANY: Japanese electric motor company Nidec is set to acquire hermetic compressor manufacturer Secop for 185m Euro. Formerly Danfoss Compressors GmbH, the company was renamed Sec...
Report on the successful demonstration of innovative basic t
Elastic access-metro integrated network that flexibly changes the transmission speed and optical frequency bandwidth towards future multiple services accommodation beyond 2030 April 25, 2017 Nippon Te...
Power Production & Storage Systems in the Spotlight
-- Smart Energy Week 2017 The general energy exposition Smart Energy Week 2017 was held for three days from March 1 to 3 at Tokyo Big Sight convention center. This year’s exhibition attracted 1,570 ex...
JRAIA Announces Japanese Domestic Shipment of AC&R Equipment
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) announced the domestic demand forecast (shipment quantities) of 15 main models in 2016-2018 period based on the voluntary stat...
Panasonic’s Cumulative Production of Ene-Farm Tops 100,000 U
Panasonic’s cumulative production of Ene-Farm home-use fuel cells, the production of which began in July 2008, topped 100,000 units in March 2017. Panasonic is the first company to have attained 100,0...
Panasonic Launches Scubo+Cs Service Utilizing IoT and AI
On April 1, 2017, Panasonic Commercial Equipment Systems started offering a service called S-cubo+Cs, which operates refrigerated equipment for food retailing in support of food retail companies such ...
Fujitsu General Releases Mini-VRF for North America
Fujitsu General has released mini variable refrigerant flow (mini-VRF) systems for building air conditioning. The models in the AIRSTAGE J-IIS series are capable of connecting one outdoor unit to a ma...
Ohnishi Netsugaku Celebrates 70th Anniversary
On March 11, Ohnishi Netsugaku held a party in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its foundation at a hotel in Tokyo with a total of 400 invited guests from the related companies and associati...
