Mitsubishi Electric to Further Strengthen Its Position in Thailand

In 2022, Mitsubishi Electric Kang Yong Watana, the Thai distributor of Mitsubishi Electric, will launch new innovative products in five categories, aiming to retaining its leading position in the Thai air conditioner market. Its new products are: the latest M series of Mr. Slim packaged air conditioners (PAC); AW series split type room air conditioners (RAC) featuring 3D Move-eye Kiwami with a 32-point sensor which can precisely detect peoples’ body temperature and movement; the FS45 and FC38 models of two-door refrigerators; modern-designed electric fans; and air purifiers imported from Japan to fight the pandemic.

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Mitsubishi Electric PACs Realize Rated Cooling Capacity of 2.5 kW

In early October 2022, Mitsubishi Electric will begin selling eight models of Slim ZR series P28 type packaged air conditioners (PACs) that have realized a rated cooling capacity of 2.5 kW, as new versions of PACs used for shops and offices.

BFFF technical conference 2022 proves to be a great success!

The BFFF Technical team were delighted to finally be able to meet members and non-members in person at their annual Technical Conference, held on 12th May at The British Motor Museum in Warwickshire. Whilst we’ve all become accustomed to a different way of working over the last few years, I think we were all in agreement that nothing quite replaces being able to listen to live speakers and network with such a diverse range of industry representatives. Running alongside the BFFF Health and Safety Conference also meant that, with double the number of people, it provided the ideal opportunity for networking.

Interview with Coen van de Sande, AREA's new President

On 13 May, AREA hosted its Spring General Assembly in Athens, Greece. After two years of online meetings, returning to the ‘’traditional’’ format was gladly welcomed by all members and provided the opportunity to have lively discussions surrounding key issues for the association as well as much needed time to re-connect.

Resideo supports next generation of professionals

Jamie Quanrud's headshot.Graduation day was a key part of my education journey; it was a symbol of change, a celebration of reflection, and the start of new adventures. I was recently on campus during the Minneapolis College’s Graduation Fest and the graduates’ excitement about their future was palpable. It brought me back to my graduation day and it helped re-ground me in my purpose to help educate the next generation of professionals about the power and potential of a career in the smart home industry.

Samsung Thailand Launches WindFree 1-way Cassette

Samsung Thailand launched the WindFree 1-way cassette indoor unit. With a design that is only 135 mm thick, it can be installed flush to the ceiling. The electrostatic filter can filter out particulate matter with diameters of up to 1 micrometer (PM 1.0) that are smaller than PM 2.5 with innovative advanced filters.

BESA updates air quality guidance to mirror who targets

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has updated technical guidance designed to help building managers improve the health, well-being, and productivity of occupants. Its revised ‘Guide to Good Practice: Indoor Air Quality for Health & Well-being’ (H&W002) now reflects tougher targets set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) which revised its own air quality advice last year. It also follows BESA’s call for the UK to “be more ambitious” with proposed national air quality standards due to come into law this year.

Fujitsu General Introduces Split Terminal Heat Pump

Fujitsu General America has introduced its new split-type thermal heat pump (STHP), an inverter-driven heat pump alternative to conventional packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) units.

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Rinnai Adds Heat Pumps to Expand H3 Product List

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Indian AC Market Shows Vigorous Recovery

In India, the sales volume of air conditioners decreased significantly in 2020 due to the impact of lockdowns associated with the pandemic. However, in 2021, it showed a steady recovery along with improvement in the gross domestic product (GDP) and the inflation rate. According to JARN’s database, the sales volume of air conditioners in India is estimated to have increased by 31.6% in 2021, compared with 2020.

In 2021, sales of room air conditioners (RACs) also recovered significantly. The wall-mounted split type is the most popular in the Indian RAC market. Within this category, the inverter penetration rate reached about 50% and the R32 share surpassed 70%.

Panasonic Creates Values for Society & Customers by Providing Excellent Air

On January 31, 2022, Panasonic announced the Heating & Ventilation A/C Company’s new brand slogan, ‘Vitalize the future with air’. The new brand slogan expresses Panasonic’s wish to combine the strengths inherent in its air quality and air conditioning businesses, each of which has a long history of its own, and to take a step forward to provide three values to society and customers: Promoting wellbeing with air; Energizing lifestyles with air; and Sustaining the planet with air. With the realization of these three values, the Heating & Ventilation A/C Company targets ¥1 trillion sales in fiscal year (FY) 2025 ending March 2026.

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Cubigel Compressors offers a complete range of Variable Speed Compressors covering cooling capacities from 120W to 880W at ASHRAE32 conditions with up to 30% energy saving. These compressors are suita

U.S. HVAC&R Industry Focusing on IT Services — Report on 2022 AHR Expo

The 2022 AHR Expo was held from January 31 to February 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, and was co-sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). As an energetic face-to-face event after forced cancellation in 2021, the exhibition was much more successful than expected, even if some people from abroad could not attend due to travel restrictions within the framework of the pandemic. Indeed, the exhibition attracted 30,678 visitors and 1,573 exhibitors, with 281 from abroad. The exhibitors showcased their new innovations in an exhibition area covering almost 443,770-ft2 (almost 41,230 m2) in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Interview

TICA’s Transformation — Focusing on Environment and Energy

TICA is a professional company integrating research and development (R&D), manufacturing, sales, and service in the environment and thermal energy utilization. JARN interviewed Jiang Li, chairman of TICA, to learn about the company’s latest developments and other strategies on the global stage.

Expert.ai Offers Benefits of AI for HVAC&R Industry

Interviewed by Jacques Gandini, managing director of Studio Gandini (Italy)
The heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) market has accelerated enormously in recent years, and 5 to 20% average growth is expected annually over the next few years. This is driven in part by the incentives for green technologies in support of low energy or nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) and the greater overall focus on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Achieving this growth will require companies to make two key shifts. First, they will need to adopt increasingly innovative and high-performance technology solutions. Second, they will need to be able to extract the value of the huge amount of natural language data they manage such as phone calls, e-mail messages, etc. This information can support key business strategy areas and improve critical processes such as customer service activities by reducing operating times and costs.

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CHV Pro VRF is suitable for high-rise buildings, total refrigerant pipe up to 1,000 meters, and the height difference between IDUs up to 110 meters.
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Belimo Energy Valve Acts as an Efficient Tool for Building Optimization

JARN interviewed Andy Brooks, business development manager at Belimo, who explained in detail the benefits of the Belimo Energy Valve, a multifunctional energy valve suitable for building management systems (BMS), from many perspectives.

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Panasonic Unveils Eco Cute Enabling Self-consumption of PV Power

On April 20, 2022, the Heating & Ventilation A/C Company of Panasonic began selling two Ohisama Eco Cute water heater models to customers who utilize photovoltaic (PV) power generation within the jurisdiction of TEPCO Energy Partner.

Japanese White Goods Market for FY 2021 Shrinks by 4.2%

On March 17, 2022, the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) announced estimated shipments of electrical appliances for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 (ending March 2022) and the outlook for shipments of the same for FY 2022 (ending March 2023).
Domestic shipments of white goods for FY 2021 are estimated at ¥2,506.2 billion (about US$ 20.65 billion), a drop of 4.2% year on year. They are forecast to be slightly down from the previous year but to remain at high levels.

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Haier Super Aqua air to water heat pump provides space cooling, heating and domestic hot water. It uses free renewable energy from the outside air as main energy source energy. This energy efficient a

Hisense Japan to Release Ventilation Function-equipped RAC

Hisense Japan will release five models of G series room air conditioners (RACs) with a ventilation function in late May 2022. In addition, four S series models equipped with a W Clean system, and HPAC-22E, the spot air conditioner were released in early April 2022.

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Hoshizaki Releases New Visi Cooler in India

Western Refrigeration, Hoshizaki’s subsidiary in India, has launched four new models of visi cooler, its bottle cooler display case. The product has become more user-friendly and environmentally friendly by reducing its electricity consumption by up to 17.8%, compared with the former models.

MHI: Large-capacity Brine Refrigeration System for Cryo-temps with N2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Corporation (MHI-AC&R) has newly developed a large-capacity brine refrigeration system adopting nitrogen (N2) refrigerant having both zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and zero global warming potential (GWP). The new system can accommodate even cryo-temperature needs, placing it at the pinnacle of industry offerings. The company has just delivered a unit of the new system to The Honjo Chemical, a manufacturer of organic chemicals and other products, and further sales in the domestic market will be pursued going forward.

JSRAE Holds Online Seminar on Refrigerant Issues

On March 4, the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) held a seminar in Tokyo on the theme of addressing issues with new refrigerants and their future prospects. The number of in-person attendees was limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead the seminar was also made available for streaming online for a fee from March 11 to 25. Regarding refrigerants for refrigeration and air conditioning, the challenge the industry is confronted with now is getting low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants developed and adopted.

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Climate World Expo Inaugurates a New Format

The 17th Climate World Expo took place in Moscow, Russia, from March 1 to 4, 2022, after a break in 2021, with organizers of Euroexpo and APIC, the Russian association of professional companies in the industry of climate.

The event brought together manufacturers and suppliers of air conditioning, ventilation, heating, industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment, as well as their consumers – engineering and management companies as well as design and installation organizations.

CR 2022 Expects Lively Interaction between HVAC&R Players

China Refrigeration 2022 (CR 2022), the 33rd International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage, will be held from April 11 to 13, as a face-to-face event at Chongqing International Expo Center.
The exhibition will be organized by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Beijing Sub-council (CCPIT Beijing), China Association of Refrigeration (CAR), and China Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA).

U.S. HVAC&R Industry Focusing on IT Services — Report on 2022 AHR Expo - Photo Report

Carrier—set up a huge booth to showcase products for digitization of healthy, sustainable, and intelligent buildings and cold chain solutions from its six brands. Featured solutions included the Abound IoT platform, Infinity 24 heat pump with Greenspeed Intelligence, which received a 2022 AHR Expo Innovation Award in the Heating Category, the AquaEdge 19MV oil-free water-cooled centrifugal chiller, and the BluEdge digital service platform with cloud-based connectivity.