For RACs, 2017 was a bountiful year. The global RAC market was driven by rising demand in China and India. JARN estimates that the global RAC market in 2017 reached 129 million units, indicating ...

Global demand for scroll compressors showed 6.2% growth in 2017. As the world’s largest market, the United States indicated 4.5% growth, and China, as the world’s second largest market, presented...

Screw compressors were commercialized in 1950s and have a shorter history compared with reciprocating compressors. Screw compressors combine features of positive displacement as in the reciprocat...

Reciprocating compressors have a long history and a wide range of applications from refrigeration equipment to air conditioning systems and heat pumps. This long-established and mature technology...

Chillers adopting centrifugal compressors are energy efficient, making them a good choice for installations that require year-round chiller operation. They are often used in large public faciliti...

Reported by Rakesh Kumar, managing editor, ISHRAE Journa Compressor Market Performance For the Indian compressor market, 2017 was...

Reported by Professor Zhou Zicheng, HVAC&R advisor   Driven by strong market demand, China’s air conditioning compressor market...

On January 18, 2018, Bristol Compressors International and DHX Electric Machines announced an exclusive global strategic partnership to develop next generation compressor technology for heating, ...

While the AK2 borrows its name from Tecumseh’s popular AK series compressor, there is really nothing about the AK2 that is the same. From the acoustically shaped housing to ...

JARN interviewed Motohiko Ishikawa, general manager of the Global Compressor Marketing Department, Living Environment & Digital Media Equipment Group, Mitsubishi Electric, to he...

During 2018 AHR Expo, JARN interviewed Mark Dunson, group president of Global Electronics and Solutions for Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions. Mr. Dunson gave an insight ...