Japan
JSRAE Holds 2017 Annual Conference
From September 26 to 29, 2017, the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) for fiscal year 2017 (end March 2018) was held at Tamagawa University in Machida City, Tokyo. At the lecture meeting, a session open to the public, 14 organized sessions, four workshops, two seminars, and an international session were held, and a total of 210 lectures were ...
Panasonic Acquires Arimo, Deep Learning Innovator
On October 23, Panasonic announced that it has acquired Arimo Inc., a Mountain View, California-based leader in deep learning and behavioral artificial intelligence (AI). Ranked among the 10 most inno...
MHI to Integrate AC&R and Automotive AC Businesses
On October 23, 2017 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is integrating two of its group companies, MHI Thermal Systems and MHI Automotive Thermal Systems (MCCJ), effective January 1, 2018. Through conso...
CEATEC Japan 2017 Held
--CPS/IoT Exhibition-- Under the sponsorship of CEATEC Japan Executive Board, CEATEC Japan 2017 was held from October 3 to 6 at Makuhari Messe. At the 2016 edition, CEATEC Japan declared the po...
Tim Schamel Named President of Nidec’s New HVACR Business Un
Nidec Motor has promoted Tim Schamel into the role of president of its newly created Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration (HVACR) business unit for Commercial Industrial Solutions (CI...
Control and Instrumentation Part II
--Continued from October Issue Central monitoring and control of various types of building equipment and systems To achieve central monitoring and control of a whole building, integral manageme...
Fujitsu General: Collaboration on joint development of comme
November 21, 2017 Basic agreement for comprehensive tie-up of products for overseas markets including Europe Fujitsu General Limited (hereinafter “Fujitsu General”) and G.I. Holding S.p.A. (her...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Fast Force-feedback Control Alg
TOKYO, November 21, 2017 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a fast force-feedback control algorithm for industrial robots using its Maisart* propriet...
AGC Acquires ASHRAE Certification for New Low-GWP R1224yd
AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, and high- tech materials, announced that it has obtained certification for HCFO -1224yd(Z), AMO-LEA yd as the trade name, which...
Bitzer reveals new training programme
21 November 2017 Bitzer has introduced a training course for contractors in order to assist them in converting refrigeration systems running on R404A and R507A to operate with low-GWP refrigerants. P...
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Concepts for Advanced Rail Tra
Barrier-free fare collection, personalized onboard services, and more TOKYO, November 20, 2017 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) today announced a variety of conceptual solutions for m...
2.3 JAPAN
In the first half of 2016, adversely affected by the soaring yen rate and deceleration of overseas economies, Japan’s export business turned downward and capital investment remained weak. In the secon...
