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LAARS Heating Systems, the foremost boiler and water heater manufacturer for both residential and commercial heating applications, has announced the release of the LAARS MagnaTherm® FT, a new commercial firetube boiler that deploys solution-based design innovation and advanced control technology to perform optimally under variable conditions and offers exceptional efficiency and reliability. Exceeds Expectations & Demands “The LAARS MagnaTherm® FT meets or exceeds all the exp...
Schneider Electric, a globally renowned company in energy management and automation, has donated Easy9 products to Weston College in Weston-Super-Mare, to support the training of the next generation of electricians. With over 150 electrical students ranging from full-time level one to level three apprenticeships, the college runs multiple electrical courses allowing students to gain the hands-on skills and knowledge needed to open up career opportunities. Easy9 pallets The donation by S...
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). It is on the front pages of all the newspapers and the media talks about nothing else. What exactly is it? Coronaviruses are a family of common viruses whose name comes from the crown-like projections that form on their surfaces. They can cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe respiratory syndromes such as MERS (Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome) and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)....
What would it be like to always have a technical advisor at one’s side when servicing pumps? Someone who is there to answer every question and solve every problem? Not possible? It is possible! This is made possible by the Wilo-Live Assistant, the mobile solution for all questions concerning pumps and pump system solutions of the Dortmund technology specialist. "In addition to efficient, reliable pumps, our customers and partners are increasingly attaching great importance to premium serv...
ASHRAE, a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment, has developed proactive guidance to help address coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns with respect to the operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems. The ASHRAE COVID-19 Preparedness Resources webpage provides easily accessible resources from ASHRAE to building industry professionals. ASHRAE’s COVID-19 Preparedness Available on the webp...
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced the launch of Design Envelope EVERCOOL, a new solution for rapid deployment in mission critical cooling applications. Design Envelope EVERCOOL is an automation platform for mission critical cooling systems. The EVERCOOL platform offers pre-engineered, feature-rich options that can be configured on-site. The platform meets the stringent requirements of the Uptime Institute for Tier III data centers, while avoiding the traditional requirements of extensive...
Reliable Controls is pleased to announce the official release of the SETUP-Tool. The easy-to-use, handheld SETUP-Tool allows you to quickly calibrate airflow measurements on a MACH-ProAir™ or MACH-Air™ controller through the host controller’s SMART-Net port. Performing airflow calibration SETUP-Tool applications: The default configuration is a Flow tool that allows you to perform airflow calibration on MACH-ProAir and MACH-Air controllers. One can also configure the SETUP...
Richard Luna is the new General Manager of ACI Mechanical and HVAC Sales Oregon. He succeeds Keith Hawkins who has retired after 24 years at ACI. "This is an exciting time for ACI Oregon. Richard's experience in commercial HVAC and air distribution experience is unparalleled," said Keith Glasch, President and Principal at ACI. solving problems for engineers Richard has 35 years of commercial HVAC experience, including his most recent role as sales engineer at ACI "Using my field experience, M...
ACI Mechanical and HVAC Sales announces an exclusive partnership with GREE VRF and the Kinghome line of mini split HVAC systems. The agreement covers all ACI locations in Seattle and Spokane Washington, Portland Oregon and Northern Idaho. Heat Pump Engineering Expertise "We are thrilled to have a partner with heat pump engineering expertise and a long history in commercial HVAC," said Dr. Wenqing Susan Bouche-Pillon, VP of Marketing for Y & N - Gree Commercial USA. "Their ability to stock...
Here’s a fun fact about Texas that probably noone knows. The state ranks as one of the highest for water hardness in the country. Hard water means that there are high levels of certain minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. Hard water isn’t bad for health but it can damage plumbing fixtures, and home appliances over time. For that reason, many of Pratt Plumbing's customers choose to install a water softener system in their homes. A water softener system offers many benefits, rangi...
A group of installers from the UK and Ireland recently visited Panasonic’s factory in Pilsen, Czech Republic, to see the company’s latest heat pump production facility. The factory started production of Panasonic’s Aquarea Air Source Heat Pumps in October 2018 in order to help meet the growing demand within Europe for renewable heating technologies and to ensure shorter lead times, as it works towards a greener and more sustainable future. “The visit to the factory was v...
Blue Star, India’s renowned air conditioning brand, which is known for its premium products and has earned the trust of millions of customers with its range of innovative and elegant residential air conditioners, announced the launch of its new range of residential air conditioners. Residential air conditioners This new range caters to the expectations of those customers who desire premium, high-quality ACs but at attractive prices. With this strategic foray into the ‘Premium-Yet-A...
Thermo King has launched a new service agreement program. Performance Advantage™ provides customers with a set of maintenance programs designed to extend the efficient operational life of their transport refrigeration equipment, increase uptime, and reduce costs. “Proactive maintenance from trained and qualified refrigeration experts can minimize downtime and save money,” said Travis Lumpkin, services product manager for Thermo King North America. “A Thermo King Service...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, unveiled the completion of its $125 million investment at its refrigeration plant in Decatur, Alabama. The investment boosted production capacity by 25% and ensures early compliance with 2022 refrigerant changes, making the plant a super site for GE Appliances top-freezer refrigeration production. The expansion created 255 new jobs, bringing total employment to 1,300 at the plant. The investment allowed GE Appliances to increase production to meet growing d...
A dealer-driven enhancement developed by Goodman Manufacturing Company has earned a 2018 Dealer Design Award for making outdoor condensing unit installation and service more convenient and faster. After hearing feedback from its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) dealers, Goodman redesigned the liquid line service valves on outdoor condensers to angle outward – a simple but ingenious improvement on traditional service port design. By angling the service port outward and prov...
Berner announced that manufacturer representatives SRS Enterprises, Middletown, N.J., and R. Williamson & Associates LLC, Skokie, Ill., received the company’s “Rep of the Year-2019” honors in the buy/resell and commission sales categories, respectively. The awards were presented at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2020) February 3 in Orlando. Berner also honored four other manufacturer’s representative firms for outst...
Reliable Controls is pleased to extend the list of products they manufacture that comply with the Recast RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU. RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances and restricts the use of certain hazardous materials in electrical and electronics products. Reliable Controls products In 2017 they announced RoHS 2 compliance for 10 core controller models. Effective today, this compliance extends to 14 Reliable Controls products: MACH-Pro1™ MACH-Pro2™ MACH-P...
Trane®, a foremost global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, collaborated with ASHRAE® (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) and the Coulee Subsection of IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) to encourage La Crosse, Wis., students to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Nearly 250 eighth-grade students from 11 local middle schools visited Trane’s La Crosse facil...
The German heating industry is optimistic about the new year. The President of the Federal Association of the German Heating Industry (BDH), Uwe Glock, considers growth rates of up to 10 percent to be possible for systems that combine efficiency with renewable energies. The reason for this is the new funding incentives that have been in force since the beginning of the year, with which the federal government wants to bring the energy transition into the boiler room. "We expect a significant plu...
As part of its long-term succession planning, the Board of Directors has decided to nominate Stefan Ranstrand as a new Member. Stefan Ranstrand holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Management Engineering, which he received from the University of Technology Darmstadt (Germany), and the University Linköping (Sweden). He is President and CEO of Tomra Systems ASA, Asker (Norway), which is specialized in recycling solutions. Prior to that, Stefan Ranstrand has been working in vari...
Over the next five years, Danfoss will have 50 percent more females in leadership positions. Today, women count for well over a third of all the company’s employees, but only 20 percent of its leaders are women. Therefore, Danfoss has launched new ambitious plans to ensure that 25% of its leaders are women in 2022 and 30% in 2025. Danfoss is now embarking on an ambitious plan to ensure that the number of female leaders increases significantly over the next five years. With a number of new...
Already backing its products with some of the industry’s strongest limited warranties, Amana brand Heating & Air Conditioning has announced new limited warranty enhancements for many of its air conditioning, heat pump, gas furnace and residential packaged products. Beginning February 1, 2020, a 2-Year Unit Replacement Limited Warranty will cover numerous Amana brand indoor comfort models should the heat exchanger or compressor fail on the original homeowner – provided that system...
Energy savings are usually a year-round concern for homeowners. The user wants to keep costs down, but still maximize the comfort. That’s where efficiency comes into play. Whether the HVAC system is heating or cooling the home, it always helps to keep on top of the maintenance plans. When the user runs the numbers with a truly efficient system, it’s easy to see how the user can keep those energy costs low. In the state of Indiana, the average residential electricity rate is around 1...
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced the launch of Design Envelope EVERCOOL, a new solution for rapid deployment in mission critical cooling applications. Design Envelope EVERCOOL is an automation platform for mission critical cooling systems. The EVERCOOL platform offers pre-engineered, feature-rich options that can be configured on-site. The platform meets the stringent requirements of the Uptime Institute for Tier III data centers, while avoiding the traditional requirements of extensive...
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced the launch of OPTI-POINT, a self-learning optimization technology that enables Active Performance Management by creating a digital twin of a mechanical system and learning its operating characteristics in real time. OPTI-POINT optimizes system efficiency and reduces energy consumption by as much as 50% compared to traditional system designs. It also safeguards system optimization by addressing mechanical drift and performance degradation. Employing predi...
With sustainability, energy efficiency and flexibility forming the basis of modern HVACR solutions, Eurovent Middle East announces the next three events under its ‘HVACR Leadership Workshop’ banner, namely Building Retrofits, Reducing the Energy Bill: Cold Storage and Data Centre Cooling, taking place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the coming months. Building Retrofit Building Retrofit will happen on 4 March 2020, 18:00 to 21:00h at the Falcon Ballroom, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Confe...
Professionals from across HVACR descended upon the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, February 3-5 for the 2020 AHR Expo. Attendees and exhibitors engaged in three full days of innovation and learning and took an exciting look into the future of HVACR. Spread across 506,090 sq. ft., exhibitors on the Show floor delivered new and never-before seen products and tech, live demonstrations, networking opportunities and a revitalized energy for the future of the industry. In every e...
During the Annual Meeting, members of the association for the region’s HVACR manufacturers elected Mr Brian Suggitt, Managing Director, Systemair UAE, as President supported by Mr Tariq Al Ghussein, CEO of local company Taqeef as Vice-President. Thanks to continuous growth in previous years, the member gathering saw the approval of lower membership fee structures for its members, which ensures the longevity of the Association for the years ahead. The new Board further consists of Mr Asim...
EUCOLD is a system made up of evaporative coolers and represents the best solution for cooling industrial buildings, warehouses, and production laboratories in a healthy and natural way. simple ventilating device EUCOLD evaporative cooler refreshes the air in a natural way. EUCOLD uses a natural principle of “adiabatic transformation” that allows refreshing the air through a natural process: at the base of the operation of this system, in fact, t...
The Bundesliga football team, Borussia Dortmund and the technology specialist, Wilo have extended their partnership, which has existed since 2011, by a further four years with effect from the upcoming season. “As partners who have been working together for a while now and have some joint plans for the future, we are united by our love for Dortmund. And as ambitious companies, we’re united by our passion and our resolve to always become a little bit better in every area,” state...
