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Daikin Releases Air Purifiers with More Powerful Streamer Te
On November 17, 2017, Daikin released its humidifying streamer air purifier MCK70U that, by strengthening the company’s own innovative streamer technology, has improved the speed of decomposition of h...
Panasonic Acquires Arimo, Deep Learning Innovator
On October 23, Panasonic announced that it has acquired Arimo Inc., a Mountain View, California-based leader in deep learning and behavioral artificial intelligence (AI). Ranked among the 10 most inno...
MHI to Integrate AC&R and Automotive AC Businesses
On October 23, 2017 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is integrating two of its group companies, MHI Thermal Systems and MHI Automotive Thermal Systems (MCCJ), effective January 1, 2018. Through conso...
Clean Energy Power Generation Surpasses 27% Share in First H
During the first half of 2017, total clean energy power generation in China increased by 5.2% year-on-year, accounting for 27.2% of the total power generation, of which, wind power increased by 25.7%, solar power increased by 80.3%, and nuclear power increased by 20.8%. The total clean energy power generation during the first half of the year was equivalent to a reduction of coal-generated electri...
Energy Consumption Structure Changing in China
In recent years, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in China has increasingly improved. From 2013 to 2016, the proportion of coal consumption decreased by 5.4% and energy consumption per gross domestic product (GDP) also decreased by 14.6%. Meanwhile, the proportion of natural gas and non-fossil energy consumption increased by 4.2%. The proportion of installed power generation capacit...
Bingshan Group Launches Intelligent Vending Machine Business
Rapid development of cold chain logistics in China is promoting continuous growth in the refrigeration equipment industry. In 2016, the national cold chain logistics market scale reached RMB 220 billi...
GEA Super Slider Pump: one pump for all pits
23 Nov 2017 The extend and retract feature of the Super Slider Pump makes it suitable to handle pits of different depths. GEA has launched a new 8-inch, adjustable-length, highly-versatile man...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 60 million offshore order
22 November 2017 Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil platform in the North Sea. The ord...
Trane Acquires Calmac, a Leading Energy Storage Company
On November 7, Trane announced that it has acquired Calmac Corporation, a privately held company specializing in cool energy technologies including IceBank storage tanks. Calmac ice storage tan...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Fast Force-feedback Control Alg
TOKYO, November 21, 2017 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a fast force-feedback control algorithm for industrial robots using its Maisart* propriet...
Fowler Welch partners with JHP Transport
November 21, 2017 by Dean Stiles Spalding, UK: Fowler Welch and JHP Transport (Lanark) have entered a long-term partnership. JHP has been a subcontractor to Fowler Welch for ten years but the n...
Stef expands northern European base
November 21, 2017 by Dean Stiles Paris, France: Stef has opened an 8,000m2 extension at its to its Bodegraven site in the Netherlands. Bodegraven is between Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the middle of the country’s major food consumption area. The Euro8m extension doubles capacity at the site which is Stef’s main hub for transport and logistics in the Netherlands. Stef has ramp...
