RAC/PAC
AC Domestic Sales Down 40% and Export Up 4%
Usually, March marks beginning of peak season in domestic sales in China. In this March, however, domestic sales of room air conditioners (RACs) came to 5.4 million units, indicating 40% year-on-year decline. Product shipments to domestic market continued to drop. Despite arrival of peak season for home decoration, overall inventory remained large and took some time for digestion. In China domesti...
KRAIA to Promote AHRI Certification in Korea
The Korea Refrigeration and Airconditioning Industry Association (KRAIA) signed an agreement with the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to serve as an agent beginning in No...
Saijo Denki Launches IoT ACs with GPS Function
Saijo Denki has developed innovative technology in order to integrate the Internet of Things (IoT) into an air conditioning system. With more than 30 years of in-house R&D and continuous technolog...
Mitsubishi Electric Railcar AC Systems for High Capacity Tra
Mitsubishi Electric was awarded its first contract with Siemens for railcar air conditioning systems, which will be used in Desiro High Capacity railcars on the Rhine-Ruhr express (RRX) train network ...
Italian AC Market Reviewed
Following the setback in the construction sector in 2008 the air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) industry in Italy has benefited from government tax incentives and other initiatives and in 2015 sales of ventilation and air conditioning equipment reached record highs. The estimate for 2014 was around ?1 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) of which split systems accounted for around half the value and tw...
DencoHappel Installs New AHUs at McDonalds’ Largest Restaura
Paris boasts the largest McDonald’s restaurant in the world in terms of sales. Located on the prestigious Champs-Elysees, the flagship restaurant has been extensively renovated. Closed during the work...
Panasonic R32 AC for French Market
Panasonic has announced its intention to become the leader in the French market for heat pumps operating on R32, and has launched two ranges of air-to-air (ATA) single-split systems operating on R32 i...
Hitachi Appoints New Director of its Sales Division in Franc
Pierre Berry has been appointed director of the Sales Division of Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe France Branch. With 27 years’ experience in the air conditioning sector, Pierre Berry has extensive kn...
Heatcraft Helps Ceratti Industrial Park to Expand
Heatcraft do Brasil and Advanced Thermal Systems in Brazil (ATS Brazil) designed, supplied, and installed air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) equipment for the expansion project of Ceratti’s food processing factory located in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo. Ceratti is a Brazilian company offering food such as sandwiches and pizzas. The project benefited from an investment of 4.3 million real (US$ 1....
Carrier Launches New RACs in Brazil
Carrier launched the Space Eco Saver series of room air conditioners (RACs) with R410A refrigerant that consists of ceiling-suspended and floor-standing types. With capacities of 36,000, 48,000, and 5...
