Carrier Highlights Societal and Environmental Benefits of the Sustainable Cold Chain at United Nations Meeting of the Montréal Protocol

Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems President David Appel discussed the sustainable cold chain and how it can cut food loss and waste, during a roundtable session in front of nearly 200 member nations at the 31st Meeting of the Parties of the Montréal Protocol on Nov. 7. Carrier Refrigeration is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.

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Clima-Med 2020: Call for Abstracts

REHVA would like to inform you that the 10th HVAC Mediterranean Congress, Climamed 2020, will be held in Lisbon, from the 17th to the 19th of May 2020, following the General Assembly of REHVA that will also take place in Lisbon. The topic of the congress will be "Towards Climate Neutral Mediterranean buildings and cities" and will be hosted by Ordem dos Engenheiros.

Cost-Saving Hybrid Panelboards Now Approved for International Hazardous Regions

Emerson announced today that it has gained International Electrotechnical Commission Explosive (IECEx) and Atmosphere Explosible (ATEX) certifications for use of its Appleton™ PlexPower™ Fiber Panel in hazardous locations in Europe and multiple international regions including the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

GEA: GoingConti in the Virtual World

Based on positive user feedback and their ongoing mission to expedite the implementation of continuous pharmaceutical processing, GEA will offer its virtual conti experience at both Pharmtech Moscow and P-MEC India.

The 2nd EPBD19a feasibility study stakeholder meeting, 28th November 2019

The 2nd EPBD19a feasibility study stakeholder meeting will be taking place in Brussels on 28 November 2019. The meeting will consist of two parts, addressing two study issues:

STULZ is exhibiting at MJ Biz Con

According to this study, over the next five years the Bromine Disinfectant Tablet market will register a 5.2% CAGR in terms of revenue, the global market size will reach US$ 270.3 million by 2024, from US$ 220.8 million in 2019. In particular, this report presents the global market share (sales and revenue) of key companies in Bromine Disinfectant Tablet business, shared in Chapter 3.

Arkema: The Big 5

It’s one of the biggest events in the UAE and draws in a lot of companies from across the globe. It’s main focus is building construction but is able to attract companies operating in industries as varied as Arkema.

NASRC Expo to Debut in California, Jan. 15-16

New event will showcase the latest commercial refrigeration technologies and solutions that offer both low-GWP and energy efficiency benefits in new and existing facilities. Exhibiting companies must apply by November 15.

LAUDA: industrial temperature control at the highest level

Global Compressors Market Report 2020 - Major Players are Atlas, Ingersoll Rand, Siemens, Ebara and ELGI Equipment

Southern cities strive to address indoor heating concerns as temperatures fall

Replacing your heat pump in an environmentally friendly way

World Energy Outlook 2019 highlights deep disparities in the global energy system

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Rechi Adds a 2-million-unit Rotary Compressor Production Line in Taiwan

Rechi, a leading compressor manufacturer in Taiwan, held a ceremony for its 30th anniversary and the launching of its new compressor production line at Guanyin Industrial Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on September 18–19. JARN was invited to attend this milestone event. The company has also disclosed a future plan to further expand its annual compressor production capacity to a total production of 36 million units.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Opens Global Development Center in India

In recent years, Japanese air conditioning manufacturers have achieved high profits. Utilizing their profits, they are further raising investments in research and development (R&D) facilities to gain additional market advantages. Manufacturers are building R&D bases in major global markets such as Europe, China, and Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries in addition to their domestic bases in Japan. At these bases, they are securing the world’s top-class talents to accelerate the development of products suited to the climate of each region and the latest technologies, among others.

【AD】GCHV launched new generation CHV Pro VRF

CHV Pro VRF is the new generation full DC inverter EVI VRF system of GCHV in 2019, single unit capacity from 8HP~32HP, Max. combination capacity up to 128HP, up to 100 indoor units can be connected in

Chinese AC Manufacturers Accelerate Factory Construction in Southeast Asia

Recently, two well-known Chinese air conditioner manufacturers announced that they have built new production bases in Southeast Asia to speed up their development in overseas markets. TCL, a large air conditioner brand located in southern China, recently built a production base with its partner in Indonesia. The new factory will have an annual production capacity of 1.5 million air conditioners in Phase 1 and officially begin mass production at the end of September 2019. In addition, TCL plans to build production bases in other foreign countries in the near future. See page 18.

Interview

JATL Contributes to AC&R Energy Savings with Its Cutting-edge Testing Ability

On September 27 during Bangkok RHVAC 2019, Tomoyoshi Takeuchi, executive director of the Japan Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Testing Laboratory (JATL), made a presentation and introduced JATL and its servicing business. On this occasion, JARN interviewed Mr. Takeuchi to hear about JATL’s activities.

BROAD Is Committed to Environmental Protection

BROAD Group is a private enterprise in China dedicated to original innovation. Its subsidiary company BROAD Air conditioning is a pioneer in the field of absorption heat pumps manufactured for the global market. JARN interviewed Wu Zheng, general manager of BROAD international, to find out BROAD Group’s operation in overseas markets. JARN (J): Could you please briefly introduce BROAD Group’s current business structure?

globalFACT Promotes Advanced Climate Technologies that Protect the Global Environment

During the 25th International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2019) held in Montreal, Canada, in August, Jordan Smith, executive director of he Global Forum for Advanced Climate Technologies (globalFACT), hosted a seminar. On this occasion, JARN interviewed him to hear about the organization’s profile and mission.

Market

RIDGID Provides Strut Cutting Solution

The RIDGID® StrutSlayr™ is a new mobile cutting that makes burr-free cuts in seconds. It addresses three key jobsite factors: time, quality and mobility.

Daikin: Veterans Day 2019

This Veterans Day, we honor all who have served in the United States Armed Forces and offer our sincere gratitude for the ways in which veterans and their families have given to our country. This occasion gives us the opportunity to recognize the significant contributions of the veterans who are now working here at Daikin Applied Americas. We sat down with three military veterans to hear about the experiences and impact they’ve had from their time in uniform to their time at Daikin.

AHRI Releases September 2019 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2019 increased .7 percent, to 330,910 units, up from 328,712 units shipped in September 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 3.3 percent in September 2019 to 323,984 units, up from 313,632 units shipped in September 2018.

Product

GEA shows complete process integration for plant-based beverages at BrauBeviale 2019

Beneath its focus on brewing at BrauBeviale, GEA will also be addressing other beverage industry trends at the trade show in Nuremberg. These include GEA’s 360-degree solutions to produce plant-based beverages. Bean- and cereal-based convenience products such as drinks have gained popularity all over the globe, riding high on health- and environment-conscious dietary trends.

GEA: A taste close to the original

After successful commissioning and targeted optimization runs of the GEA AromaPlus dealcoholization unit in August and September this year, the privately-owned brewery Kaiserdom in Bamberg/Germany is looking forward to the sales launch of the new Kaiserdom Hefeweißbier 0.0% in November 2019. The innovative reverse osmosis unit of the GEA technology group convinces with the high quality and characteristic taste of the completely dealcoholized wheat beer.

Emerson’s New Easy-to-Deploy Vibration Sensor Simplifies Asset Monitoring

Emerson has introduced the AMS Wireless Vibration Monitor, a low-cost, easy-to-deploy vibration sensor that performs prescriptive analytics on vibration data using native software to automatically identify failure modes and prevent potential problems involving rotating assets. The new compact device makes it economically feasible to fully monitor motors, pumps, fans and other critical plant equipment to reduce downtime and achieve more reliable operations.

Photo Report

ICR2019 – Photo Report

Frascold—is the third-largest manufacturer of semi-hermetic compressors in the world. Established in Italy in 1936, the company now has branches in China, India, and the United States. Frascold displayed one of its reciprocating compressors, all of which operate with VFD and can be used with natural refrigerants such as HCs, ammonia, and CO2, for a wide range of applications.

Bangkok RHVAC 2019 Focuses on Four Themes--Photo Report

Kulthorn — acquired the U.S.- based Bristol in 2018 and featured Bristol compressors at this year’s Bangkok RHVAC. The exhibited compressors included the AZA, CQ, CB, CKV series for refrigerators and AZS series of reciprocating compressors.

Fooma Japan 2019 Showcases Japan’s Technology for Japanese Visitors and Visitors from Abroad

From July 9 to 12, 2019 the International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition (Fooma Japan 2019) was held at the Tokyo Big Sight. In all, 688 companies exhibited, and the four-day event attracted 100,680 visitors. Fooma Japan is Asia’s largest class comprehensive food trade show covering all food manufacturing processes centering on food machinery, ranging from raw material processing to manufacture and distribution.