Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP) News & Trends

Bosch Thermotechnology, a global source of high-quality heating, cooling, and hot water systems announced the lineup of products that will be featured at its 2022 AHR Expo booth #N9717. Debuting at the Bosch booth are two new versions within the IDS Family, IDS Premium Connected and IDS Light, and the third generation of the Climate 5000 ductless system mini-split heat pump. All three products are set to become available to the market in the first half of 2022. Inverter Ducted Split Light comp...

EDF Renewables UK is launching its 2022 apprenticeship scheme, which will offer applicants from all over the country the opportunity to become Onshore & Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians. As part of the scheme, new recruits will spend a year and a half at Tyne Coast College at the Wallsend Campus, before learning the practical elements of the job at a number of EDF Renewables sites. These include operational wind farms such as Dorenell and Fallago Rig Wind Farm in Scotland, and service cent...

Kensa Heat Pumps, the UK’s renowned manufacturer of low carbon ground source heat pumps, has broken production records recently by doubling its output in the past 18 months and is working towards a further twofold increase in capacity by 2023. ground source heat pump Heat pumps have been recognized as vitally important in helping the UK achieve its net carbon zero target, with the government aiming for 600,000 of them to be installed a year by 2028, a significant increase in current mark...

RectorSeal LLC, a globally renowned manufacturer of quality HVAC/R and plumbing tools and accessories, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc., introduces Calci-Flush standard tank water heater flush. Calcium and scale build-up is a leading cause of premature tanked water heater failure. Unless the tank is adequately flushed regularly, its heating ability will be hindered by the formation of calcium deposits that are released through normal operation or when chemicals enter an un...

DRI-STEEM Corporation, the manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced that they are hosting a live webinar focusing on Humidification for Electronics Manufacturing facilities. The 45-minute webinar is scheduled to take place on February 16, 2022, from 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT and will be presented by Ryan Reimer, Product Manager at DriSteem. Humidity levels Humidity levels are a critical consideration in environments of high competition and supp...

DRI-STEEM Corporation, the manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced that they are offering a free ON-DEMAND webinar that addresses the important role of humidity control in reducing airborne virus transmissions in K-12 schools. The webinar is presented by David Baird, DriSteem Senior Applications Manager. Maintaining relative humidity levels  The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way people do almost everything. It is not the first virus...

Weil-McLain, the renowned North American brand of hydronic comfort heating systems, announced that the company has invited contractors, installers, engineers and others in the industry, to a series of product-focused educational webinars, which will cover the latest heating innovations. Product-focused webinars Each webinar session will cover the latest product introductions, including the new Weil-McLain ProTools app that allows contractors and other heating professionals to conveniently acce...

Ministers should launch a national campaign to recruit an army of plumbers and heat installers as ‘Climate Heroes’ cutting Britain’s dependence on imported gas, a renowned global think-tank, Social Market Foundation (SMF) has reported. The Social Market Foundation said that the United Kingdom (UK) needs to recruit and train many more plumbers to install heat pumps, in order to replace millions of gas boilers, if the target of a Net Zero economy by 2050 is to be met. Cutting t...

Viessmann supports the "Zeit zu starten" ("Time to start") training initiative of the Zentralverband Sanitär Heizung Klima (ZVSHK) ("Central Association for Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning"). As part of its V+ partner program, Viessmann has also launched a trainee campaign to support its partners in their search for trainees with a communication offensive, among other things. climate protection This is because there are currently almost 30,000 open apprenticeship positi...

SO Energy has a responsibility as an employer to give all of their SO Energists a place to work that is safe, and that promotes health and well-being of everyone. The company knows that having happy and healthy employees is the only way they can all succeed, and so they work very hard to create an environment that encourages that. It’s for this reason - and the fact that they’re proudly a London-based company that hires locally - that SO Energy is thrilled to have met the criteria f...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company in smart, healthy, and sustainable building solutions, will address the worldwide HVAC industry’s top challenges, with an array of new products and solutions, at the AHR Expo 2022, at Booth C1336, from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. AI and digital technologies The Johnson Controls exhibit will focus on the importance of connectivity and innovation, in order to solve modern built-...

Viessmann has sold 10,000 units globally of its Vitovalor fuel cell technology, which simultaneously generates electricity and heat in buildings. The milestone model was presented to Essenpreis Heizung & Sanitär GmbH in Östringen, a longstanding installation partner of Viessmann in Germany. It will be installed in a home in Karlsruhe. The highly efficient Vitovalor micro-CHP system makes households less dependent on the electricity grid, protecting against increasing fuel prices....

Infinitum Electric, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, has announced at the AHR Expo 2022, a new product line specifically built to support Canadian HVAC fan, pump and general purpose applications. The new product line is an extension of Infinitum Electric’s IEs Series motors and will be available in the 575V, 5-15 horsepower range in the second half of 2022. Ultra-high efficiency electric motors With the addition of the Canadian products, Infinitum Electric is delivering t...

Every effective HVAC Company starts with an effective business plan! They’ve provided an outline and it contains everything from the introductory summary, business summary, service offering, market analysis, business responsibilities and operations, and financial planning. A business plan is crucial for the growth and success of any HVAC company. Business owners should identify where they are now, the direction they want their business to go, their plan to get there, and research on the c...

A pioneering decarbonization project by a multi-academy school trust is using high-performance CIAT heat pumps, in order to help reduce carbon emissions by more than 9,000 tons, over the lifetime of the scheme, saving £84,000 a year in energy costs. CIAT is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the renowned global provider of innovative healthy, safe, sustainable, intelligent building and cold-chain solutions. Yorkshire-based Abbey Multi-Academy Trust (Abbey MAT) is installing 38 AquaCIAT T...

BrainBox AI, a pioneer in predictive and self-adaptive commercial building technology, is pleased to announce its global distribution agreement with ABB. ABB will offer BrainBox AI’s technology services with a co-branded customer User Interface (UI). This step confirms the next phase of the key relationship, following the October 28, 2021, Series A funding announcement, wherein ABB participated as a lead investor. ABB – BrainBox AI partnership This agreement demonstrates ABB&rsquo...

Even though users cannot see it, the home’s air is a part of the comfort and health. Maximizing the air quality in the home can lead to a healthier and more comfortable daily life. Air cleaners or purifiers can help boost the home’s air. Filters as part of the furnace is one way that users can improve the air quality. They can grab and hold bits of dust, dirt and other tiny floating things. UV-Light air purifiers take this air scrubbing to another level. Let’s look at how the...

Industrial Combustion has announced that it will have three burner series on display at the AHR Expo 2022 event. The company’s booth will feature its SBR-30, V/LNV and Q Series burners with experienced representatives available for consultation, at the AHR Expo 2022 exhibition.   SBR-30 Series burner The SBR-30 Series burner can achieve less than 30 PPM NOx emissions without FGR and offers a natural gas fuel option from 16.8 to 54.6 MMBTU per hour. This low-NOx burner is also...

Cleaver-Brooks Inc. offers a complete line of pre-engineered, skid-mounted boiler solutions for both hydronic and steam systems that deliver the lowest total cost of installation and ownership. All of the systems are pre-piped for ease of installation and start-up. Sean Lobdell, the Vice President of Sales for Packaged Boiler at Cleaver-Brooks Inc., said “Pre-engineered skid systems save installation time, because all the components are delivered at one time, pre-wired and factory tested....

Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced a new size range of Design Envelope Permanent Magnet pumps that are engineered to deliver 20% lower operating costs than variable speed pumps with standard induction motors. The new pumps are available with motors ranging from15 hp to 50 hp and operate at NEMA Ultra-Premium Efficiency levels that exceed the efficiency targets of both the US Department of Energy and the European Union. New Design Envelope Permanent Magnet pumps These new pumps also fea...

Major global companies want to reduce their carbon footprint, in order to meet regulations or a company target. In the boiler room, they can achieve this by increasing the use of renewable fuels, by increasing energy efficiency, or by reducing NOx and CO emissions. Cleaver-Brooks Inc. designs boiler room equipment with the environment in mind and now its solutions that meet stringent sustainable criteria are readily identifiable by the Cleaver-Brooks sustainability seal. Cleaver-Brooks Sustain...

High-quality fats and oils are an important component of modern animal feed. An animal feed manufacturer uses palm stearin to produce high-energy dairy feed. The hard fat has a melting point of 58 °C and hardens as soon as its temperature drops below this point. Heated tanker trucks deliver the palm stearin. A Börger rotary lobe pump conveys the fat from the tanker truck into the production plant. pump Equipped with a steam heater cover During the pumping process, the temperature of...

Is it known that the steel oil drum has been almost unchanged since its invention in 1901? Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, also known as Nellie Bly, made the first usable and practical oil drum to carry crude oil. The universal 55-gallon drum is the storage container choice of industries worldwide for almost every liquid except crude oil. They are easy to fill, stack, store, and ship. But, sometimes, they aren’t so easy to empty. Barrels containing high viscosity liquids need a little hea...

A renowned Missouri company has introduced the first major innovation in HVAC in nearly a 100 years, The Cocoon system. The Cocoon system, developed by Cocoon Revolution by Thermasi, relies on thermal mass heat, powered by economical electricity, in order to produce cost-effective warmth, without the safety risks and environmental concerns of natural or propane gas. The Cocoon system Named after nature’s ultimate warm and safe place, the Cocoon system is made in the USA Named after nat...

A brand new 4-star hotel in central Glasgow, Scotland, is benefitting from a comprehensive Lochinvar heating and hot water package of heat pump, boilers, storage vessel, and water heaters. The Maldron Hotel The Maldron Hotel in Renfrew Street is just a short walk from both of Glasgow’s major rail stations – Central and Queen Street and a 15-minute drive from Glasgow International Airport. It is just minutes away from the city’s famous Sauchiehall Street shopping area and next...

Viessmann, the renowned family-led business firm, is committed to creating excellent employee conditions and providing employees with the best possible support in their everyday endeavors.  After a three-month certification process, the Top Employers Institute has certified Viessmann as a Top Employer 2022 in Germany and therefore, as a highly attractive employer. Recognition criteria The Top Employers Institute examined the participating employers in six overarching HR dimensions and 20...

The Brick Consortium, Inc. (The Brick Consortium), the non-profit membership-led organization that sponsors and encourages the research and development (R&D) of the open source - Brick schema specifications for the built environment, has announced that five companies have joined on as inaugural members: Carrier Corporation (Carrier), Clockworks Analytics, Johnson Controls, Mapped, and Schneider Electric. These commercial members join academic members, who hail from Carnegie Mellon Universit...

The internationally active Viessmann Group has taken a majority stake in Pacifica Home Services Ltd. (PHS), simultaneously backing the reinvestment of the management team. The deal includes the acquisition of Oakes Energy Services Ltd (Oakes Energy), which will be integral to the development of the new business. Pacifica Home Services Ltd. (PHS) is based in Durham, United Kingdom and well known to end-customers within the UK, under the brand - 0800 Repair. The Management team from PHS will stay...

SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., a full-line, full-service industry front-runner in the design and manufacture of specialized heat exchangers, introduces the SGS brand IEC evaporative condenser, a blow-through condensing unit for industrial refrigeration applications, specifically designed and built to simplify installation for contractors and provide robust componentry and extended life for operators. Speed installation Among the IEC Evaporative Condenser features that speed installation for c...

SPX Cooling Technologies Inc. has released details of its expanded MH Fluid Cooler line, designed to meet an even more diverse range of applications. The MH Fluid Cooler is now available with three coil materials, each delivering its own advantages. MH Element™ Fluid Cooler The most recent innovation, the MH Element™ Fluid Cooler, is equipped with copper coils. Copper offers superior corrosion resistance and improved heat transfer. Compared with traditional hot-dip...