Japan
Announcement of Appointment of New President of Sharp
On August 13, 2016, Sharp’s board of directors approved the appointment of Tai Jeng Wu, corporate executive vice president, Foxconn, as Sharp’s president and chief executive officer (CEO). Mr. ...
Daikin Records All-time High in Both Sales and Profit
Daikin recorded all-time highs in both sales and profit in its consolidated settlement of accounts for the first quarter (April-June 2016) of fiscal year 2017 to end in March 2017, thanks to the favorable situation of the company’s air conditioner business in Asia and Europe, along with expansion of sales of products with a higher added value and decreases in total costs. As a result, the company ...
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Super- mini Full SiC DIPIPM
Mitsubishi Electric has announced the launch of a new transfer-mold power semiconductor model in its lineup of Super-mini Dual-In-line Package Intelligent Power Modules (DIPIPM), embedded with Silicon...
MHI Launches New roomist Humidifier Lineup
On September 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air- Conditioning & Thermal Systems has launched eight models in its 2016 lineup of ‘roomist’ humidifiers for the Japanese market. The lineup is to incl...
Mitsubishi Electric Unveils New Products During Press Confer
On August 23, Mitsubishi Electric held a press conference during which the company unveiled new Kirigamine series of room air conditioners (RACs), and also held a General Exhibition of Living and Equi...
Fujitsu General Increases Sales in April -June in 2016
Fujitsu General has been expanding its lineup of products and reinforcing its sales system in major areas across the world. As a result, despite the impact of the soaring rate of the yen, the company ...
NEDO to Launch Development of Low-GWP Refrigerant ACs
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) announced that it will launch the development of a high efficiency and low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant and also small-and medium-size air conditioners using the new refrigerant. While carrying out safety/performance assessment of the new refrigerant and ensuring that it complies with international standards, NE...
JRAIA Holds Side Event at OEWG 38 in Vienna
The resumed 37th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 37) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was held on 15-16 July 2016, followed by the OEWG ...
Corona to Release New Neo Cute Models
In October 2016, Corona will release new Neo Cute heat pump water heaters that will be available in two models. The Neo Cute heat pump water heaters were developed for small families comprising three ...
Panasonic Unveils Air Purifier Incorporating nanoe X
On September 15, 2016, Panasonic began selling the F-VXM90 air purifier with humidifying function and two more models, which incorporate nanoe X that creates 10 times as many hydroxyl radicals (OH) as...
Oak’s Innovation Presented at Purdue Conferences
July 10 through 14, 2016, Burr Oak Tool participated in the 23rd Inter-national Compressor Engineering Conference, the 16th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, and the fourth International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue University’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories. Burr Oak Tool’s white paper, ‘An evaluation of pressure expansion method for the manufact...
