Japan
Sanden to Beef Up Overseas Production of AC Components
Sanden intends to expand overseas product ion of compressors for automotive air conditioners. For this purpose, the company will build a new factory in Poland and increase local production in China, I...
Honeywell Japan Holds Technical Seminar on HFO Refrigerants
On November 13, Honeywell Japan held a technical seminar at a Tokyo hotel on HFO-1234ze as a low-GWP refrigerant and aerosol. About 80 R&D engineers and professionals from the refrigeration and ai...
Mitsubishi Electric HEMS Efficiently Controls Electric Power
Side by side with hardware energy savings, Mitsubishi Electric intends to pursue ‘soft’ energy savings by efficiently controlling electric power with a home energy management system (HEMS). While pres...
VRF Market Expanding worldwide
--Japanese Manufacturers’ New Products for 2012 Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) technology was developed in Japan about 30 years ago and has transformed the building air conditioning industry w...
Munters Releases Superefficient Data Center Cooling Solution
On December 7, global air treatment leader Munters held a launch event for the Oacis Optimum Dcie, the company’s latest innovative cooling technology for data centers, at the embassy of Sweden in Toky...
Ziehl-Abegg Proposes Optimum AC Systems for Data Centers
Ziehl-Abegg is proposing optimum air conditioning systems most suitable for data centers utilizing a high-efficiency DC brushless motor that is capable of AC input by means of a highperformance invert...
Updated Information Exchanged at Kobe Symposium
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) held the 10th International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology, also called the Kobe Symposium, on Nov...
Toshiba’s claims new three-pipe heat recovery VRF ‘world-cla
20 December 2012 Toshiba claims the latest generation of super heat recovery VRF air conditioners, the SHRM-i series, is the most efficient product on the market at part-load conditions. The ne...
Panasonic Licensing Embedded Powerline Communication Technol
Dec 18, 2012 In January, Panasonic System Networks Corp. will begin licensing its new broadband high-speed powerline communication (HD-PLC) technology for incorporation in home appliances. HD-PLC Ins...
Daikin AC University Introduces Personalized Learning for Co
10 December 2012 CARROLLTON, Texas -- Daikin AC (Americas) Inc. has announced the launch of a new, high-tech learning management system for Daikin AC University that the company says personalizes the ...
Panasonic launches new VRF software with AutoCAD
10 December 2012 Panasonic has launched its Advanced VRF Designer software, which provides air conditioning system designers, installers and dealers with a program to design and size projects for Pana...
Sharp Develops Solar Cell With World's Highest Conversion Ef
Dec 7, 2012 Sharp Corp. achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency - 37.7% - using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together....
