RAC/PAC
Fujitsu General Launches Unitary Systems in the U.S. Residen
From June, Fujitsu General began releasing unitary systems for residential air conditioning in the United States. Adding ducted air conditioners to its lineup of ductless-type individual air condition...
RAC Exports in April Show First Drop in 2017
According to statistics from China Customs, in April, total exports of room air conditioners (RACs) surpassed 7 million units, indicating a small decrease of 0.6%. The export value reached US$ 1.23 bi...
JCI Unveils ‘Smart’ Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Shanghai
On June 22, 2017 Johnson Controls (JCI) announced the completion and launch of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China. The headquarters sets a new standard for green and smart buildings, bei...
Testing and Air Balancing Constant- and Variable-Volume HVAC
July 21, 2017 As of January 2016, all new equipment above 65,000 Btus must include two-speed fans. Without a consistent balancing protocol, the difference in resulting balance reports would be impossi...
Carrier China Opens Second Retail Store in Changzhou
In June 2017, Carrier China unveiled its second retail store, in Changzhou at Easyhome, a shopping center providing home furnishing and building supplies in China. Located in Changzhou’s downtown, thi...
TICA Establishes a Lab Creating a - 40°C Temperature Environ
Recently, TICA completed and launched use of an ultralow temperature lab at Tianjin factory. The lab is specially designed for testing heating products which are increasingly in demand thanks to Coal-...
MTH’s 1,111th Experience Shop Opens
On June 16, the 1,111th Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems (MTH) experience shop opened in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. It was the 14th MTH experience shop opened since June and a mere 56 day...
Daikin’s New Factory Constructed in Huizhou
On June 6, a completion ceremony for Daikin’s new factory in Huizhou was held, marking the launching of production at the new factory. Once production starts, the new factory will reach an annual outp...
Midea Holds Global Technology Strategy Forum
From May 25 to 26, Midea held the 2017 global technology strategy forum. This year’s forum was held for the second consecutive year. Many specialists and practitioners working in the fields of robots,...
Havells Acquires AC and Consumer Durables Business of Lloyd
Havells India, a leading manufacturer of branded electrical products, has made a foray into the fast growing consumer durables market by acquiring the air conditioners and consumer durables business of Lloyd Electric and Engineering for INR 16 billion (US$ 248 million). The agreement, signed by Havells with Lloyd Electrical and Engineering and Fedders Lloyd, covers the Lloyd brand and the consumer...
Heat Wave Boosts AC Sales
With the onset of monsoon season, the summer of 2017 has drawn to an end in most parts of the Indian sub-continent. It was a severe summer, with temperatures well above nor-mal, especially in the nort...
Mitsubishi Electric Releases Commercial Mr. SLIM R32 Models
Mitsubishi Electric has begun releasing Mr. SLIM series R32 commercial air conditioner models in Europe. In stages from July 2017, the company intends to launch them within the EU starting with the Un...
