HVAC News, August 2019

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, though its brand Climaveneta, has supplied the cooling system for Smurfit Kappa Piteå production facilities in Sweden. Smurfit Kappa manufactures kraftliner, which is a type of paper used to produce high-grade corrugated cardboard. Kraftliner means that the paper is entirely or mostly made of wood raw material, which produces a paper of excellent strength, moisture resistance and printability, and it is chemically and biologically cl...

Enjoying more fresh fruit and vegetables is a great way to stay fit and healthy, but eating fresher can take a bit more effort to prevent food from spoiling when stored. With Bauknecht’s new Total No Frost fridge freezer, there’s no need to buy less and shop more often, as its remarkable “Fresh Zone+” compartment with humidity control slider lets you keep fruit and vegetables perfectly fresh for up to 15 days. Part of an all-new range of 60cm bottom mount fridge freezers...

Videalert, a supplier of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions, has announced the immediate availability of a new generation of air quality monitoring sensors. The devices feature integrated gas and particulate matter sensors and utilize Videalert’s existing infrastructure to transmit readings in real-time, providing councils with instant measurements showing the level of pollution in key locations. Air Quality Monitoring Solution It is extremely cost effective and can...

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems presents FR-W-Z, the RC branded, new R134a water-cooled chiller for IT Cooling applications. FR-W-Z is designed to efficiently cool the indoor units and work at high temperatures to ensure constant cooling of the most complex structures while limiting the pPue values of the data center. Double Power Supply Carefully designed and with specifically selected components to ensure the maximum reliability, FR-W-Z units are available from 124kW...

Bacharach, a provider of HVAC-R gas instrumentation, announces the opening of a new office in Dublin, Ireland to provide continued expansion and growth across Europe. The new facility will expand customer support and product supply and service capabilities to European customers and channel partners and will include a new on-site training center. The new office is located in close proximity to the Dublin Airport for supply efficiency and offers easy access for customers and partners; in addition...

Pullman Fleet Services, a long-standing Carrier Transicold network service partner, replaced its 35-strong van fleet and added 10 new technicians, to help continue to operate to the highest standards of aftersales supporting Carrier Transicold customers. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Increasing Equipment Capacity Growing our team is vital to...

Carrier Transicold’s gift of a Supra 960 truck refrigeration unit to Three Square Food Bank in Southern Nevada is helping the hunger relief organization in its mission to provide wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community. The Supra 960 unit is Carrier Transicold’s highest-capacity single-temperature diesel-powered truck refrigeration unit and helps to ensure that perishable food stays fresher, longer. The grant is funded in part by Carrier...

Whirlpool presents its range of W Collection Dual No Frost fridge freezers which is part of Whirlpool’s premium W Collection. The “Good Intentions” campaign shows how food preservation is key for a healthier lifestyle. It focuses on the idea that “the best ally for your healthy lifestyle” can be a fridge freezer. The campaign shows how the new model’s remarkable 15-day preservation of fruit and vegetables1 makes it easier to enjoy fresher, healthier foods even...

Ratti, founded in 1945, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of printed, plain, yarn-dyed and jacquard fabrics for international luxury and pret-à-porter brands. Its yearly production exceeds four million meters of fabric. Exports account for approximately 70% of total sales. Ratti has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1989 and has been a part of the Marzotto Group since 2010. environmental protection Ratti’s headquarters and Italian production facilities...

Set in Villa Ponti in Varese, Italy, Whirlpool Corporation hosted its Annual Global Supplier Conference on May 16, 2019. This conference brought together their top suppliers from across the globe and Whirlpool’s Global leadership, including Marc Bitzer, CEO & Chairman, Whirlpool Corporation; Gilles Morel, President, EMEA Region and Executive VP; and Liz Door, Sr. Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing, among many others. Annual Global Supplier Conference 2019 Whirlpool took this...

Beginning this summer, Carrier is launching a national program with Clayton Home Building Group, one of the nation’s largest off-site and on-site home builders, to provide SmartComfort by Carrier furnaces for all off-site constructed by Clayton Built homes nationwide. The SmartComfort by Carrier brand products will be exclusive to Clayton in the off-site built housing industry and run on the same technology that is featured across Carrier’s portfolio of products. Carrier, a pioneer...

On 25th June 2019, the world's first hydrogen powered domestic boiler will be put into operation in a real life situation in Rozenburg, the Netherlands. The boiler had been developed by BDR Thermea Group, a globally renowned manufacturer of smart thermal comfort solutions, whose mission is developing and producing heating and hot water solutions with virtually no Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. This ground-breaking boiler burns pure hydrogen that has been produced by wind or solar energy withou...

Carrier recently invited its channel partners and Controls Expert contractors to participate in the Carrier Controls Expert Expo in Orlando, Florida. Carrier Controls Expert contractors are certified professionals who install, service and deliver Carrier’s i-Vu building automation system. The Expo is part of the Carrier Controls Expert continuing education training program that launched in 2013 and currently has more than 600 certified contractors in over 20 countries. Carrier, a pioneer...

Two high performance Carrier air-cooled chillers with a combined cooling capacity of 1.17MW have been installed at The Royal Exchange in the City of London as part of a major refurbishment of premium office space in the iconic building. Installed by contractor JSA Service, the pair of AquaForce 30XAV-600 chillers equipped with Greenspeed Intelligence inverter drives replaced the previous chillers made by another manufacturer which had proven to be unreliable. Carrier, a pioneer in high-technolo...

Belimo Americas releases new ball valve assemblies with fail-safe and non-fail-safe actuators (PKR and PR series) second quarter 2019. These technologically advanced assemblies offer energy efficiency, easy installation, application flexibility, longevity, and reliability for aggressive applications. The modulating, Multi-Function Technology (MFT) actuator models can be field customized to match the needs of the application. When the application requires a particular control, feedback signal, o...

The meeting represents a useful exchange of experiences about safety and sustainability between important national and international companies operating in Italy. The conference is also an opportunity for sharing and debating on important issues such as application methodologies and above all studies about safety-related and sustainability experiences within large organizations. These will be the key points of the meeting that will take place on Friday 21st June at Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics...

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, though its brand RC, has supplied the IT cooling system for Oslo Internet Exchange, OS-IX data center. OS-IX is owned 50/50 by Bulk Infrastructure and Akershus Energi. They co-operate to facilitate hydro power generated data centers for both national and international clients. The OS-IX complex has a total area of 25,000 m², which makes it the largest data center in Oslo, equipped with new technical infrastructure and driven by green...

Further extending its commitment to environmental sustainability, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) is enhancing its fleet with 220 containers chilled by the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system, the NaturaLINE unit from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizable quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on U.S. domestic trade routes. NaturaLINE units use carbon dioxide (CO2), a refrigerant with the lowest global warming potential (GWP) among all ref...

Carrier has introduced an important upgrade to its AquaSnap 30RBMP-30RQMP chiller range with the addition of built-in connectivity for fixed refrigerant leak monitoring and the addition of Carrier’s flagship Touch Pilot control system. The upgrade adds significant new capabilities that make the chiller even easier for end users and maintenance contractors to operate and helps to reduce the cost of ongoing maintenance by automating checks required under F-Gas regulations. Carrier, a pionee...

With the diverse needs of today’s homebuyers, building industry professionals are counting on the Whirlpool Corporation brand portfolio to offer solutions that fit consumers’ ever-changing preferences. The manufacturer of major home appliances will showcase a diverse selection of innovative kitchen and laundry appliances from its strategically differentiated brand portfolio at the 2019 Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) in San Francisco, May 30-31. Product Innovation Pipeline...

A new multi-million pound Welcome Center at the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) flagship garden at Wisley, Surrey, will be heated by high-efficiency Carrier AquaSnap air-to-water heat pumps. Carrier, a pioneer in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. The development is part of a majo...

Carrier’s full line-up of gas furnaces, gas/electric small package products (SPP) and SPP Hybrid Heat® systems have been redesigned to meet the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fan Energy Rating (FER) going into effect on July 3, 2019. Carrier’s products with new fan technology use less energy and achieve the goals of the new FER regulations, targeting a 46% watt reduction over a standard furnace with a permanent split capacitor (PSC) blower motor. By reducing energy consumpti...

Carrier confirms its refrigerant strategy in Europe by choosing HFO refrigerants with low Global Warming Potential (GWP) for most of its commercial heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) product applications. Carrier, a world leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Carrier is committed to delivering solutions t...

Carrier Transicold will showcase its next-generation temperature-controlled trailer system – the Vector® HE 19 (High Efficiency) – in Munich at Transport Logistic 2019. Its new, ultra-modern design delivers a reduction in fuel consumption of up to 30%, creates a 10% savings in weight, reduces noise by 3 dB(A) and offers up to 15% savings on maintenance costs. Carrier Transicold, which operates in Germany as Carrier Transicold Deutschland GmbH, is a part of Carrier, a global prov...

Belimo Holding AG is enhancing their appeal for start-ups and innovative ideas in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industries (HVAC) with Belimo InnoVision AG. Belimo InnoVision AG The newly founded Belimo InnoVision AG will get operational in June 2019 with a majority shareholding investment in a first startup company. Belimo InnoVision AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belimo Holding AG, was founded at the end of January 2019. Belimo InnoVision AG is located in Switzerland and,...

In the heart of Milan, a prestigious building has been given a new lease on life. It was designed by one of the masters of Italian architecture and design: Vico Magistretti. The building is in Via Leopardi 15, a few steps from Via Monti, Piazza Castello, and Cadorna Station, and is well-served by the urban transport network and houses luxury apartments made with prestigious finishing touches and equipped with the most innovative technologies. Reduced energy consumption The criteria for the des...

Manchester-based Courier Express Refrigerated Transport has updated its fleet with two high-performance Carrier Transicold Supra® 850 MT (multi-temperature) units mounted to new 18-tonners, to support the company’s temperature-critical pharmaceutical and foodservice deliveries. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Supra units provide...

Carrier continues to invest in training programs to provide resources for dealers and to attract new technicians to the industry. To further its goal of providing cutting-edge training materials for dealers and distributors, Carrier will be working with Interplay Learning to create custom virtual reality (VR) training modules. Carrier users will also gain access to Interplay’s growing catalog featuring more than 100 hours of training The modules will feature product-specific content excl...

Demonstrating its commitment to innovative and sustainable solutions, Carrier Transicold Europe is collaborating with The Chemours Company, globally renowned fluorochemicals and refrigerant technology company, to replace R-452A in transport refrigeration equipment starting in 2021. Low GWP refrigerant The new refrigerant – soon to be selected – will have a Global Warming Potential (GWP) under 300 The new refrigerant – soon to be selected – will have a Global Warming Po...

Lancashire-based GBA Services, specialists in time-critical logistics, has taken delivery of six new 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, specified with lightweight and powerful Carrier Transicold Xarios 350 refrigeration units. The vans will be used for long-distance temperature-sensitive deliveries across the UK and Europe, each covering up to 100,000 miles per year. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), re...