RAC/PAC
MHI Launches 17 RAC Models in Three New Series
From the beginning of March, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is progressively launching three new series of room air conditioners (RACs), 17 models in all, on the Japanese market. The top-of-...
MHI to Split off AC&R Business to Wholly-owned Group Company
On February 4, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that it will split off its air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) business to a wholly-owned MHI group company, effective as of Octobe...
Toshiba Carrier Releases Energy-saving ACs for Shop and Offi
Starting April 2016, Toshiba Carrier is releasing outdoor units for shop and office air conditioners. Called the Super Power Eco Gold P224 and P280, the new outdoor units attain industry leading energ...
Daikin Announces European Designed Multi-splits
On February 18, Daikin held a meeting to unveil its new products by inviting the press to Tokyo. The company announced that it would release the UX series of indoor units of residential multi-split ai...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops High-precision Air Quality Sens
On February 8, 2016, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has developed a small, high-precision air quality sensor, the first in the world to detect all fine particles measuring no more than 2.5 micr...
Mitsubishi Electric Releases Kirigamine RACs with Interior D
At the end of March, Mitsubishi Electric released six models in the new Kirigamine Style FL series of room air conditioners (RACs). The new models realize higher energy savings and comfort while offer...
Hitachi Shirokuma RAC Released
From March 30, Johnson Controls- Hitachi Air Conditioning is adding five models of the W series of Shirokuma room air conditioners (RACs) to its lineup. The new models are only 24 cm tall and can be i...
Policy options proposed in wide-ranging review
By Sandra van Dijk | 24 March 2016 This special report provides an overview of the policy changes being considered by the Federal Government to improve the energy efficiency ratings of air conditioner...
Carrier Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
March 22, 2016 Indianapolis, Ind. Three dealers recognized for customer service, community support and brand loyalty Carrier recently announced the latest trio of dealers to be inducted into its prest...
Multi-splits See Continuous Decline in December
In December 2015, sales of multi-split air conditioners came to RMB 2.5 billion (US$ 382 million), indicating 5.4% year-on-year decline. Domestic sales of digital type VRF and non-inverter multi-split came to RMB 30 million (US$ 4.5 million) and RMB 15 million (US$ 2.3 million), respectively. For whole year of 2015, multi-split which grew solidly before was suffered from decline impacted by...
Haier Smart Air Conditioners Sold at Tmall.com
On January 19, Haier smart air conditioner flagship store was opened at Tmall.com, which sells full line of Haier smart air conditioners. This is the first on-line flagship store for smart air conditi...
Toshiba Carrier Shanghai Holds 2016 Annual Partner Summit
Toshiba Carrier Air-conditioning Sales (Shanghai) (TCAS) held its annual partner summit on January 29 in Shanghai. In 2015, Toshiba Carrier achieved air conditioner whole-unit sales revenue growth of ...
