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October 30 - Midea Develops Bio Filter & Fresco Tech

Midea, the pioneer of the Chinese AC, is always devoted itself to achieving higher position. Several years' development has brought Midea Aircon not only to a complete R&D circle, ranging from the research of applicable technology, product development, lab testing, but also their R&D team of 670 engineers, post-doctorate scientific research workshops, cutting- edge CAD Center, CAID, CAD, PDM systems and the quick molding equipments, which has outdone the other AC manufacturers in China and can rival any AC manufacturers in the world. To rank the Top 3 AC manufacturers in the world within 3-5 years is Midea's current goal. To reach this goal, Midea has made every effort to improve its product quality, enlarge its product range and explore its global market; meanwhile it has undertaken the responsibility of creating a harmonious living condition for human beings.
Midea has recently developed Bio Filter and Fresco Tech: Bio Filter consists of a special kind of biological enzyme and Eco filter. Eco filter catches very small dust particles in the air and inactivates bacteria, fungi and microbe. Biological enzyme will combine with bacteria and gradually dissolve their cell wall, then cause the bacteria to die, effectively tackling the problem of re-pollution of traditional air conditioner.
Bio Filter has great power of sterilization. Over 95% bacteria are killed and 99% dust of less than 0.3m m is trapped by the Bio filter, which achieves a combined effect of sterilization and dust elimination.

October 29 - Hitachi Forms J.V. in China for Scroll Compressors

Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems Co., Taiwan Hitachi Co., and Guangzhou Wanbao Group Co. have established Guangzhou Hitachi Compressor Co., Ltd. by investing US$23.5 million in total. The new company produces/sells Hitachi brand scroll compressors and screw compressors for large chillers, planning to raise the production capacity to 300,000 units or more within three years, as reported by Xinhua News and China Compressor News Service.

October 28 - Clean Air Conditioners Hot in Korea

As a growing number of people want the air that they breathe to be both cool and clean, the sales of air-conditioners with air-purifyng functions are increasing this summer, according to industry observers. Samsung Electronics said the sales of its Hauzen air conditioner, which has air-purifying functions, now accounts for over 30 percent of its total air-conditioner sales. The high-flying business record came just a couple of months after the company released the product, which came with an independent air-filter system, under the slogan "Air conditioners for 365 days a year," officials of the company explained.
LG Electronics also said that its Whisen model fitted with an air filter is faring well, recording a 20 percent sales jump compared with a year earlier.
The company noted that four out of five of its air conditioners are equipped with air purifier. Officials of the company added that the fears over SARS that gripped the Asian region in the past months and the seasonal yellow dust that usually covers this nation every spring helped boost the sales of the products.

October 25 - Hitachi-Hisense Starts Commercial AC Production

Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd., a J.V. between Hitachi and Hisense, has started production of commercial ACs in earnest. Its opening ceremony was held August 21 splendidly at Hitachi Hisense Commercial Production Facility together with the news release on Phase-I production plan for 200 units of 10 hp commercial ACs. The ceremony was attended by the representatives of top management of Hitachi AC Systems, Hisense Group and their J.V. company.

October 24 - Ebara Develops New Modular Chillers Using R407C

Ebara Refrigeration Equipment & Systems Co., Ltd., which has been offering 45 and 90 kW compression capacity class screw modular chillers using HFC134a, now offers a new series using HFC407C which is more compact and higher in efficiency than the predecessor series.
Ebara to Expand Chiller Production in China
Ebara Corp. reinforces its AC business for large-scale office buildings in China and starts mass production of electrically-driven chillers which chill the circulating water for ACs at its j.v. factory this year. The company has decided to expand the product lines, expecting that shifts from conventional gas-fired absorption chillers will proceed along with the improvement of urban electric power supply situation.
The company intends to raise sales of products from j.v. factory from about 1.8 billion last year to 3 billion in 2004.

October 22 - Blue Star to export Ductable Splits

Blue Star has received an export order for 10,000 Ductable Splits. Part of the supply will be made in the current year and a small part will spill over to next year. Deliveries will start in July 2003.
Two thousand units out of the total are meant for the European market, in capacities from 5 kW to 15kW. These units will be suitable for both cooling and heating and have been designed tested by Blue Star Engineers.

October 21 - Indian Railways modernizes AC of passenger coaches

The Indian rail network is the second longest in the world and the most widely used form of transportation in the country. In an effort to improve the design of the existing passenger coaches, the railway organization signed a special agreement with Alstom, Germany, for a technical collaboration to manufacture modern coaches, capable of running at a speed of 160 km/h., in the Railway Coach Factory in North India.

October 20 - Possibility of Domestic Production of GHP System Acs

GHP system ACs introduced two years ago into Korea are widely diffusing into schools, office buildings, large stores, etc. However, since all of their components are imported, it is pointed out that they should be domestically produced as urgently as possible.
GHP system ACs use gas instead of electricity, and about 1,500 units were installed last year. According to an estimate made by the industry, about 4,000 units will be installed, thus forming a market valued at 300 ~ 400 billion won.
Since demand for GHPs is increasing rapidly this year, makers handling them are increasing, including not only AC specialists such as Century, Sae-Won and Doo-Woo, but also Samsung, Rinnai and LG Cable. By using LNG or LGP to turn the engine and drive the compressor, GHPs circulate refrigerant to perform cooling in summer and heating in winter.
Being installed easily, they consume dramatically less electric power than ordinary ACs. Therefore, demand for GHPs is expected to increase noticeably for use at schools, office buildings, large stores, etc.
All core components and technologies are of Japanese, and it is currently difficult to produce GHP system ACs by Korean technologies. An industry spokesman explained, "It is difficult to make huge investment to realize domestic production, since GHP uses a special engine, i.e. low-speed high-torque engine, not intended for automobiles."
However, a consortium of Korean Gas Corporation, LG Cable, Century, etc. has been developing their own GHP system AC since several years ago, and it is expected that domestically produced units may be unveiled from LG Cable and Century.

October 19 - Kerosene Space Heater Business Sets off

Kerosene space heater business for 2003 has set off. Already in a big way new models are displayed at the store in the cold regions such as Hokkaido and Tohoku. In other districts, too, shop display will start in October. Especially, since room air conditioner (RAC) sales remained dull in this cool summer due to the long rainy season, there are many retailers willing enough to increase sales of kerosene space heaters.
In 2002, shipments of kerosene space heaters increased rapidly in early October due to the arrival of cold wave. However, since it was relatively warm in the beginning of December, sales of fan-driven, portable wick-fed and FF type heaters in 2002 dropped below those in 2001.
It is guessed that, thanks to the remarkable rise of halogen heaters, diffusion of heat pump ACs, dissemination.

October 18 - Petra Provides High-Quality Products and Services

Petra offers a wide range of products including air-cooled and watercooled chillers, rooftop package units, air handling units -with ARI 410 standard certified cooling, heating and DX coils-, fan coil units, ducted split systems and water source units amongst others. All of Petra's products are designed with the client's requirements as the focal point. Petra produces highly efficient (many products meet Title 24 of California's EPAct) and relatively quiet units. Additionally, Petra has the ability to produce custom and replacement units with sophisticate hardware and software options.
Petra has understood that unless it could provide a better product and competitive prices, it would not be able to succeed in the marketplace. Petra firmly believes that 100% continued customer satisfaction is needed to sustain growth in the marketplace, which has resulted in growing sales in over 40 countries, including the US, Europe, Middle East and the rest of the world through network of sales offices and distributors.
In order to meet customer requirements promptly, Petra has developed its own manufacturing to order techniques and a facility that includes highly advanced CNC machines and Petra Products Exhibited at IKK.
Petra's current facility is over 2,000,000 ft², with more than 1000 employees in the fields of design, manufacturing, assembly, training, technical support, sales, marketing, and after-sales services. Additionally, Petra is embarking on a major expansion project adding more than 100,000ft² of state of the art production facilities to increase and improve its manufacturing capacity.
Petra's R&D teams, committed to customer driven product developments, are dedicated to continuously improve product performance, efficiency and cost effectiveness. Living up to this commitment, the R&D facility is equipped with state of the art equipment designed to test for noise levels, airflow, and thermal ratings according to applicable ARI, AMCA and ASHRAE standards. Additionally Underwriters Laboratories has accredited Petra's labs for conducting A/C equipment testing according to applicable UL standards.
Petra's delivery times range from 2 to 8 weeks, enabling it to compete successfully with local manufacturers. Additionally, Petra's short delivery times are ensured by its large stock of raw materials and major components.

October 17 - Embraco Presents New Commercial Compressors during IKK

Embraco was present at the IKK 2003 to exhibit its greater capacity products in refrigeration, which is the result of its partnership with Bristol Compressors, Inc.
Embracol had a 96m² stand and will exhibit its compressors and condenser units that have a 3Hp capacity level for applying in low and medium temperatures and up to 5HP for applying to medium-high temperatures, in the commercial refrigeration (for example, under counters, glance door merchandisers for supermarkets, ice and ice-cream machines) These products are now distributed throughout Europe, by Embraco, with the Embraco-Aspera brand name.
Still along the commercial line, compressors was on exposition that are to be applied to Hydrocarbon, refrigeration fluids that meet the most rigid environmental requirements, as well as the high efficiency NEK compressor families and the NJ compressors, the quietest in its category.
High efficiency Along the domestic line, the company also presented high efficiency products, which includes the third generation of VCC compressors. The compressors can equip residential equipment, with performance far superior to that which is available in the market today. Embraco was exhibiting the VCC3 model, which is made of acrylic, at the stand set up at the IKK, and its functions will be simulated and one will be able to follow it on a monitor.

October 15 - Daikin Launches 2nd Generation VRV in Singapore

Daikin Airconditioning Singapore launched its second generation Variable Refrigerant Volume air conditioners (VRV II) on 2 September 2003 at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore. More than 600 guests comprising the top management of Daikin Industries, Ltd. Japan and affiliated group companies together with architects, owners, developers, consultants, main contractors, contractors, dealers and relevant business associates in the air-conditioning industry were present at this prestigious milestone.

October 14 - Aermec Provides Quiet, Quality Fan Coil Units

Aermec has been in the air conditioning business for over 40 years. In Italy Aermec is the market leader with a portfolio of more than 300 products including splits, chillers and terminal units. Aermec's leadership is also well recognizable by the quality of its service. The company provides its customers with the right solution at the right time. Its qualified after-sales service is ready to act everywhere.
Fan Coil units In this area of climate control, Aermec is a real leader: a major company in Italy and one of the top manufacturers in Europe. The company has gained a leading position through its long-standing experience that has gathered ground year after year.
Special attention to detail, quality materials and state-of-the-art technology ensure optimal performance with virtually imperceptible noise levels, especially at low speed; attention paid to dimensions and overall size, comparable to those of standard radiators, to enable installation in all residential and commercial environments; exclusive design, anticipating trends and in harmony with interior design requirements.
Aermec fancoils boast all these features and more. This year sees the incorporation of a new electronic control panel to enable automatic operation and achieve the most user-friendly climate makers to date.
Aermec considers research an essential element for the development of its products and therefore works in close collaboration with university professors from major Italian universities specialized in climate control technology.
Design concepts are then developed in-house, in line with university research. Along the same lines the research into partnerships with other international companies is seen as another vital feature of innovation and development.

October 13 - Hitachi Life-Support System with Appliances Networking

Hitachi Home & Life Solutions Co. has newly developed a life-support system utilizing the home appliances networking technology with "convenience, comfort, health, safety" as keywords.
Hitachi will partially start life-support services utilizing this system from the end of this year.

October 11 - Matsushita Home Appliances Networking System

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI), best known worldwide for its Panasonic brand of consumer electronics and digital communications products, announced recently that it will begin marketing of "Kurashi (Japanese for 'home life') Net", a networked home appliances/ housekeeping system to enhance the users' daily living. The system, to be marketed from September 1, will enable the user to control networked home appliances, such as air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens, through wireless control from the central terminal, named "Kurashi Station," or from a mobile phone. The system also monitors security and other household conditions, alerting the users by sounding an alarm linked to the "Watchdog Safety Sensor" in cases of emergency.

October 10 - Bangkok RHVAC 2003 Held Successfully

The Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning 2003 (Bangkok RHVAC 2003) ended with great success having 467 exhibitor booths spread over 9,300 square meters at Bangkok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from September 17-21, 2003. The exhibition was organized by DEP ( Department of Export Promotion ) and Air conditioning and Refrigeration Industries Club.
The exhibition was commenced with the opening address and ribbon cutting by Mr. Piyabutr Cholvijarn, Vice Minister of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand. A total of 155 companies participated in the exhibition: they include those from 7 foreign countries and regions such as Australia , China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Taiwan and USA, and their booths increased by more than 40 % in number as compared with the last one held in 2001. The first three days of the fair were reserved for trade visitors and the remaining two days were open to the general public.
Mingled with the leading Thai system makers, Mitsubishi Electric Company ( Melco ) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) had sizable booths face to face in the middle of the plenary hall, having made the grand display of their representative R & HVAC products, while Daikin, Fujitsu General and Sharp appealed their solid presence by exhibiting a range of sophisticated products.
International player like Trane, McQuay, LG were also present and attracted a lot of visitors. From China, several manufacturers, staring with Midea, Chigo took part in the exhibition having shown their aggressiveness in sales promotion to Southeast Asia.
Coping with the product offensives from China, leading Thai system makers bearing such famous brands as Airtemp. Aeromaster, Eminet, Uniare, Sesons, Emerald, Saijo, Set Point, Tasaki etc. seemed to make an elaborate display and tactful negotiation with trade visitors by appealing flexibility, versatility, tidiness, serviceability, availability in small lot and pursuing niche products which do not require economy of scale.

October 9 - Copeland Digital Scroll Makes Rapid Progress In China

The central air-conditioning* market in China is growing rapidly, both in the residential and commercial segments. The year-to-year growth has been over 50%, according to Copeland's estimate. This growth has also been fueled by the availability of a superior central air-conditioning compressor technology - Copeland Digital ScrollO. Top Chinese OEMs like Midea, Gree and Shinco have launched multi evaporator systems that are powered by the Copeland Digital ScrollO, to lead the market in the introduction of a new generation of superior performing and reliable central air-conditioning systems. Foreign brands like Samsung's DVM and Teco Taiwan's VRM, powered by the Copeland Digital Scroll, are also gaining market share very rapidly.

Copeland Launches "Certified Installer" Training Program
Copeland Corporation has recently launched a "Certified Installer" training program in China. This training program covers all the important aspects of a good multi evaporator system installation - basics of central air-conditioning system, refrigerant pipe sizing and layout, electrical wiring and address setting, duct design, evacuation, charging and commissioning procedure, trouble shooting etc. All these are imparted through both classroom and practical training.

October 8 - LAE Provides A Wide Range of Control Devices

LAE Electronic, an Italian company specializing in the development and manufacture of electronic instruments for temperature control.
Starting as a small enterprise, LAE electronic has, over the years, been evolving and growing and is today recognized within the global market as an important and dynamic company. The experience and professionalism of its employees make LAE able to accept and overcome the challenges of the new millennium with more and more competitive products offering better and better performance.

Compact multifunction defrost controller LCD32
Compact, flexible, complete. no additional components - contactors or transformer - and an innovative foolproof quick-connect system make LCD 32 ideal for mass productions of upright fridges and freezers, glass door cabinets, refrigerating tables, walk-in cold rooms and counters, where cost optimization is a priority.
Its new set of functions, however, offer something more than usual: with just one easy operation the control parameters can be adapted to the stored product (meat, fish, vegetables etc.) to the operating range (Low Temperature or High Temperature) or to the cooling capacity (maximum or energy saving) requested.
That’s not all: LCD32 stores those storage temperatures that are indispensable for complying with the HACCP directives. These superb advantages plus all the other highly interesting features, such as diagnostics and alarm functions, °C or °F selection and a particularly refined design, rightfully put it at the top of defrost controllers.

October 7 - Matsushita to Establish "Panasonic R&D Centre Malaysia"

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. known for its Panasonic brand name, will establish "Panasonic R&D Centre Malaysia" on October 1st in Cyberjaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. The Centre will be a digital networking multi-media software development base for developing mainly communication software.
The Panasonic R&D Centre Malaysia will consist of two centres; the Communications Development Centre and the Multimedia Technology Promotion Centre. The Communications Development Centre will develop software related to wired communications and the Internet, which are within the business scope of Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. It will strengthen development and design capabilities for multimedia-related products in Malaysia, and contribute to the designing global models of telecommunication products.
The Multimedia Technology Promotion Centre will serve as the window for the Multimedia University, with which Matsushita Electric Industrial has been promoting as a collaborative project since 2001. This Centre will be involved in the coordination of seminars, operation of "Matsushita Laboratory", and management of other collaborative projects. Through these activities, the company aim to achieve the following objectives:

1. Establishment of a product development system that closely matches the market.
2. Freedom from dependence on the Japan-based development system.
3. Enhancement of development and design capabilities in cooperation with emerging multimedia and venture companies in the Multimedia Super Corridor.
4. Improvement in development efficiency through collaboration projects with the Multimedia University.

October 6 - Emerging Market for Home Network Systems

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc. (Hitachi H&L) recently have announced their home appliances networking systems successively.
Toshiba already released last year the networked home appliances using Bluetooth? wireless communication technology (as reported in March 2002 issue of JARN). Toshiba Carrier has launched air conditioners (ACs) capable of responding to the wireless network system.
Adopting the wireless communication technology complying with ECHONET* and equipping refrigerators, RACs, lighting fixtures and other home electric appliances with wireless communication function, Matsushita's and Hitachi's systems can be operated from a remote place by means of the user's mobile phone or exclusive terminals.
Also, by using the internet-enabled microwave oven which can take in information about the cooking method, the user can easily cook. The system can also warn a trouble of any home appliance, emailing it to the maker's service center.
It is also expected that, tying up with a gas utility or security company, it will become possible to detect gas leakage or invaders.
*Energy Conservation and Homecare Network

October 5 - Climaveneta's Innovative ERAN -P Sanitary Hot Water

ERAN -P Sanitary Hot Water is De'Longhi Climaveneta's latest innovation.
It not only provides highly efficient heating and cooling but is also the only such system that can produce sanitary hot water.
The ERAN -P SHW provides a complete comfort solution. It optimises the refrigerant circuit to achieve ideal room conditions whilst also providing a substantial energy saving in producing domestic water.
A microprocessor controls a double thermostatic valve that continually monitors and shifts the unit power to cool or heat efficiently.
The power will start a maximum and gradually decrease as the desired temperature is reached. The added, free bonus is that any excess heat is removed from the refrigerant circuit and used in the production of sanitary hot water.
The systems are very easy to install as they are compact and every hydraulic component is separated and underlined on the rear of the unit for both heating and sanitary water parts. ERAN -P SHW is a complete system manufactured to achieve advanced and innovative performance providing complete satisfaction for user and installer.
Climaveneta De'Longhi Group specialise in large refrigeration systems, hydronic terminals for residential and civil refrigeration and units for industrial refrigeration, offering a complete range of products with cooling capacities from 1kW to 2300kW.

October 4 - 2004 Purdue Conferences First Announcement and Call for Papers

17th INTERNATIONAL COMPRESSOR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE AT PURDUE
10th INTERNATIONAL REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CONFERENCE AT PURDUE

Short Courses July 10-11, 2004
Begin on Saturday at 1 pm
End on Sunday at 5 pm
Conferences July 12-15, 2004
Begin on Monday at 10 am
End on Thursday at 3 pm

SPONSORED BY
The Ray W. Herrick Laboratories
School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana


Deadlines
December 15, 2003 Abstract submission deadline
January 23, 2004 Instructions to authors for manuscript preparation of accepted abstracts
April 9, 2004 Manuscripts due to Conference organizers

October 3 - Asia Pasific Conference on Built Environment

November 18-19, 2003; Hong Kong, China
ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter invites you to the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Building Environment, which is jointly organized with CIBSE Hong Kong Branch, HKIE BS Div., EMSD Energy Efficiency Office and HKPU BSE Dept.
Worldwide there is increasing focus on making buildings more sustainable, in social, economic and environmental terms. With populations migrating to cities, growth in the next three decades in SE Asia and elsewhere will be towards the creation of mega-cities. Buildings will need to be responsive to human needs, yet reduce their environmental loadings.
This regional conference is the 7th in the series of events organized in Asia Pacific. It is intended to bring together international speakers to meet and discuss innovation and integrated approaches to improve the overall quality of buildings, whilst reducing environmental impacts. The expected level of attendants will be 300 including all professional persons involved in the design, commissioning, management and operation of buildings of all types, who are concerned about health, comfort and productivity in facilities, and the energy and other resources required to maintain buildings.
Source: ASHRAE Website

October 2 - Power Consumption in Shanghai Records All-Time High

Due to a long spell of heat waves, power consumption in Shanghai is increasing rapidly, and daily power consumption reached an all-time high on July 4 with 12.7 million kW, up 320,000 kW over the previous record.
In Shanghai, more than 1,300 companies implemented power saving measures during peak hours, thus "making way" for power consumption by citizens. These measures led to 280,000 kW reduction of power load, thereby alleviating the impact of power shortages.
According to a spokesman of electric power companies in Shanghai, a long spell of hot summer days accelerated AC uses in Shanghai, so that the electric power load jumped 4 million kW over that in usual years. All power generating units in Shanghai were put to full-scale operation with the highest capacity (9.45 million kW).
However, it is becoming difficult to satisfy power requirements in Shanghai by the city's own power supplying capacity alone. Thus, the entire electric power network in the eastern part of China supported Shanghai with 3.5 million kW of power supply.
In view of the rapid increases in power consumption, Shanghai City's electric power department has prepared 3,000-staff system to respond to the troubles related to power consumption.
Source: China News Service

October 1 - Joint Experiments for Hybrid Power Generation

A group of 9 companies including Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Motor and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that they will embark on joint experiments on stable power supply by combining the photovoltaic power generation, fuel cells, etc. Commercialization of a hybrid system controlling plural new energy technologies is said to be the first attempt in the world. It will be introduced into the premises of 2005 World Expo. to be held in Aichi Pref.
In addition to the three companies mentioned above, Kyocera, NGK Insulators, NTT Facilities, Japan Environment Systems Co. (Tokyo), Aichi Prefecture Government, and Japan Association for 2005 World Expo.
On July 9 New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) adopted these experiments as a joint entrusted research project, and decided to subsidize part of project cost.
With this project, 1,500 kW of power which can cover 500 homes, will be supplied to the expo. pavilions, etc. Methane gas and other energy. discharged from restaurants in the expo. premises will be used as raw material for fuel cells.

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