Daikin Industries, Ltd. News
Around 1,900 exhibitors display the latest HVACR products and services at the AHR Expo 2020, Feb. 3-5, in Orlando. Show organizers are expecting a great turnout, judging by pre-registration activities. The 500,000-square-foot exhibition, billed as “The World’s Largest HVACR Marketplace,” includes well-known HVACR brands such as Emerson, Samsung, Johnson Controls, Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric. “The show is unique in that it is the gathering place for professionals from...
Coastview Estates were looking for a climate control solution with a unique ‘exposed services’ look. This was achieved by designing bespoke air conditioning enclosures - the ductwork being smooth rolled sheets with concealed fixings to give the appearance of ductwork floating below the ceiling. In partnership with GPAD architects and MWL consulting engineers, Adcock designed and installed Daikin Heat Recovery VRV equipment to serve the whole building. Minimizing energy consum...
Smart homes are a key focus at CES 2020, the world’s largest technology event, January 7-10 in Las Vegas. The giant show features more than 170,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors and 1,100 industry thought-leaders featured on the CES stage. A range of technologies will be on display, from artificial intelligence (AI) to 5G, vehicle technology to AR/VR (augmented and virtual reality), robotics to home automation. smart home environment The role of intelligent HVAC systems in the smart home w...
Daikin Industries, Ltd. has recently set aside 100 million US dollars for use in investments targeting startup companies worldwide over a five-year period until 2024. In addition, Daikin will establish the Technology and Innovation Center CVC Office to promote collaboration with startup companies as a means to accelerate open innovation integrating technologies and knowledge from both inside and outside the company. Leveraging the business foundation of its global operations, Daikin is working...
ARBS 2020, Australia’s only HVAC+R and building services exhibition, is surpassing all previous size records in Melbourne and is on track to equal exhibitor attendance for Sydney in 2018. Due to the massive response from exhibitors the allocated exhibition floor area, has been extended with a new acquisition of 1500m2 of extra space, seeing the exhibition floor space tally a whopping 18,000m2, a new record for Melbourne. This unprecedented demand for space has come from many long-term exh...
Daikin companies in North America (Goodman Global Group, Inc.; Daikin North America LLC; Daikin Applied Americas Inc.; Daikin America, Inc.; and Daikin U.S. Corporation) announced they are developing ducted and ductless residential, light-commercial, and applied products utilizing R-32 refrigerant. In evaluating alternative, low global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants for North America, Daikin–a global technology pioneer in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industr...
Adcock was asked to provide a climate control solution for Holkham Studios, two buildings in a small complex on the Holkham Estate. They faced the challenge of designing a system that suited the layout of these Grade 2 listed buildings located in the 3,000 acre walled grounds of Holkham near Wells-next-the-Sea. Wall mounted indoor units They installed two Daikin VRV systems incorporating wall mounted indoor units. Holkham Estate specified that no equipment and pipework should be seen on the e...
Adcock was asked to provide a temperature control solution for the bus as an alternative to an expensive diesel heater which wasn’t providing enough heat. Multi split condenser Their engineers installed 2 ducted fan coils linking them to a multi split condenser which was all mounted in a modified internal storage area. This enables the bus to be moved to its new home later this year without further alterations being made to the system. Adcock values the important contribution made by th...
Daikin Industries, Ltd. announces its Pledge describing the grant of free access to its pledged patents in relation to applicable HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) equipment using non-blended, single-component refrigerant HFC-32 (R-32). Providing this free access to these pledged patents without requiring a written contract with Daikin will further international adoption of HFC-32, which has a lower global warming impact than many refrigerants commonly used toda...
Pertwee Estates are converting one of the Ipswich’s most interesting and historic buildings into office accommodation. This iconic building, to be known as The Maltings, is close to Ipswich station, town center and business district. Pertwee Estates wanted flexible office space that could have the potential to be let to one or multiple companies. Owing to limited floor to ceiling height at each level, Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning designed a Daikin VRV System using Floor Mount...
C-bus controllers by Schneider Electric are now compatible with CoolMasterNet and CoolPlug. Smart Home platform This allows all VRF and Split systems by Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, and Panasonic brands to connect to C-bus through CoolAutomation gateways. Push Controls by Schneider Electric Smart Home platform is also updated with a ‘feed’ feature. This feature allows the external temperature sensor to deliver data to the HVAC system and present an accurate room temperature.
Working for Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd as an engineer is a hands-on, rewarding, technical role requiring a high level of responsibility and customer care. For a snapshot of engineer life, the company has written an ‘Engineer Career’ series based on insight, tips and feedback from their own engineers. In part one, the company explored the route to becoming an engineer. In part two, discover a day in the life of an Adcock engineer. Adcock publishes this article with...
The ctalk contact center system provides a wide range of call management services across the UK. Their support services include contact centers, outbound dialing, call recording and 24/7 automated call handling. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning recently won the contract for the new ctalk premises in Stafford, having maintained and serviced the air conditioning at the original site just across the road. ctalk had outgrown their former location and needed to move to the much larger build...
Addressing growing concerns over homeowners who might consider attempting to repair air conditioners and heat pumps themselves, Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. has partnered with the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) for a public service campaign called ‘When DIY is Not Cool’. Residential central cooling systems The campaign urges homeowners to rely on the expertise of qualified HVAC technicians, because ‘When it comes to your home’s central cooling sys...
Consolidating the competitiveness of its Oil Free Centrifugal chiller portfolio, Daikin has launched a new highly advanced Centrifugal Oil Free water-cooled inverter chiller series with R-134a and R-1234ze(E) refrigerants. Offering increased capacities and expanded applications possibilities, the new chillers are the latest in an array of innovative products developed by Daikin to help specifiers and end-users stay one step ahead of EU legislation and rising energy costs. DZ chiller series fea...
Adcock is pleased to confirm the completion of a supply and install project working with Chiltern Construction & Design Limited for multiple car dealerships. Adcock were contracted to install new Daikin air conditioning and ventilation equipment to new Peugeot, Lexus, and Hyundai showrooms, and heaters to serve the workshop areas. The new car dealerships based in Crawley form part of the Motorline group. Maintained air conditioning Adcock have installed and maintained air conditioning and...
One must have heard of Difluoromethane, better known as refrigerant R32. It’s been hailed the next generation of refrigerant for its outstanding properties and compliance with the European phase down of HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons) / man made F-gases (fluorinated greenhouse gases) used in commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems. The EU Regulation is a response to environmental concerns, as F-Gases’ global warming effect is huge: 23,000 times greater than CO2. H...
Adcock have completed the replacement of an air conditioning system, working with Boom Collective, for Mascalls Academy, a Leigh Academies Trust school. Leigh Academies Trust is a non-profit making charitable company based in Strood, Medway. The trust was set up to support and assist schools build their existing strengths and to help them achieve quick educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools and includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen...
It is no secret that the North American market is perceived by many entrepreneurs as both lucrative and desirable. After all, many sophisticated early adaptors located in the midst of the current technological boom are based in the region. The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) industry is no different, especially in light of the fact, that the industry was born in New York early last century. The continent facing extreme ranges of temperature is in constantly growing need of a co...
