RAC/PAC
Sharp’s Inverter RACs Increasing in Egypt
Japan-based Sharp and Egypt-based EL Araby Group have been collaborating to manufacture and sell air conditioner products in Egypt since 2004. According to the GfK report, Sharp is recognized a...
Daikin Strategy around the World
Daikin formulated its Strategic Management Plan Fusion 20, targeting fiscal year 2020 (ending March 2021), at the beginning of June. On this occasion, JARN visited Daikin’s head office and interviewed...
AC Market Special--India
Reported by Rakesh Kumar, Technical Editor, ISHRAE Journal Economic Situation The Indian economy continues to do reasonably well as compared to other major world economies this year. Gross domestic pr...
Inverter AC Market Expanding Rapidly in Southeast Asia
Since Southeast Asia is warm all year round, it is difficult to give full play to the strong points of inverter air conditioners. Now, in Southeast Asia, however, there is an increasing move toward reinforcing the energy efficiency regulation by changing the efficiency standard from that based on the Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) to that based on the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER). In ord...
Hot European Summer Spurs RAC Demand
Review of the Global AC Market in the First Half of 2016 Several regions around the world are being visited by heat waves this year. Europe is expected to have a hotter-than-usual summer...
8 Facts About Flying You (Probably) Never Knew
Aug 18, 2016 Aerospace & Defense Buildings The first in a series of articles exploring Honeywell technology in facts, figures and data points, this feature looks at aviation, and some of the min...
Ayla Networks Establishes Strategic Relationship with Midea
08/17/2016 SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Midea Group, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer appliances and HVAC systems, announced it has selected the Ayla Networks Internet of Things (IoT) platform as its prefe...
Shade switching glass could reduce ac use
August 16, 2016 USA: A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new window that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy by reducing the need for air-conditioning. Whi...
US AC shipments improve in June
August 15, 2016 USA: US Shipments of both central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps showed significant increases in June, according to figures released by the AHRI. Combined shipments ...
Emerson Network Power Provides Cooling for 'Edge' IT Spaces
・ Small ’Edge’ IT spaces increasingly contribute to driving revenue in companies. ・ Spending on IT equipment in these spaces has increased over the last two years Aug. 15, 2016 Emerson Network Powe...
Central A/C and Heat Pump Shipments Up Sharply in June
August 15, 2016 ARLINGTON, Va. - U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 1,022,363 units in June 2016, up 16.4 percent from 878,513 units shipped in June 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 19.1 percent to 729,018 units, up from 611,...
Gree on standby for Olympics
August 14, 2016 BRAZIL: Air conditioning manufacturer Gree has a service team on standby at the Rio Olympic Games after equipping a number of Olympic venues with its products. Awarded special suppli...
