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September 28 - Ebm-papst EC Technology Provides Good Climate

ebm-papst EC technology in compact ventilation systems made by DionX high quality of air serves to keep people healthy and provides a good climate in rooms. This is where ebm-papst and DionX see their commitment. And this is why the compact ventilation systems offered by DionX, an Ireland-based manufacturer of air-quality systems, rely on the ebm-papst backward curved high-performance centrifugal fans with newly developed EC external-rotor motor. Up to three fans in size/of type R3G280 and R3G400 are used in the two basic DionX units AQC400 and AQC600.
These DionX systems are mainly used to provide and maintain excellent air quality and are thus ideally suited for use in hotels and restaurants, airports and hospitals and also in classrooms.
In their upgraded version, these highly sophisticated ventilation systems not only guarantee an air exchange rate adapted to the actual demand, plus heat recovery and filtering function, but inside air is also warmed up or cooled down as requested.
Just looking at the various fields of application makes it obvious that the fans have to meet tough specifications as to controllability, low-noise performance and efficiency.
The ebm-papst EC fans are characterised by their simple open and closed loop controllability. The proven ebm-papst interface with its linear control input facilitates the precise control of the airflow that is actually demanded. Their integrated electronics make these fans very compact, thus making it possible to reduce the system dimensions to an absolute minimum. The fans can be directly connected to the mains supply (230V, 50/60 Hz).
As the fan speed can be controlled to actual demand and as the commutation approach is optimised as to acoustic performance, only an absolutely minimal noise is ever generated.
Other than conventional AC motors, EC motors have efficiencies of at least 80%, even when operated under partial load.

September 26 - AHR EXP 2006 On Record Setting Pace

Based on the number of companies that have already reserved space for AHR Expo 2006 in Chicago, January 23-25, as well as a number of planned new show enhancements, next year's event promises to be one of the biggest in the AHR Expo's 76-year history.
According to show management, more than 1,600 companies have already signed up to exhibit in the 2006 Expo and 350,000 square feet of exhibit space has been sold to date with many months remaining before the doors open at McCormick Place on January 23rd. Last year's February show in Orlando set the new record for number of exhibitors with 1,871 companies occupying 372,955 square feet of space. However, Chicago is historically the site of the largest AHR Expos and still holds the record for number of attendees (59,079 including 38,224 visitors) and square footage (400,416).
It's hard to predict at this point in time whether AHR 2006 will surpass our all-time records," said Clay Stevens, President of International Exposition Company, which manages and produces the AHR Expo. "However, we do know that our largest shows are always in Chicago and that we have some special features this year that will attract new attendees and exhibitors."

September 24 - Daikin Czech Plant Official Opening

The newly constructed Daikin plant in Pilsen in the Czech Republic officially opened its doors to the world in a grand ceremony that took place on 14 July 2005. Among the invited guests were Czech Republic Deputy Prime Minister Martin Jahn, Mayor Miroslav Kalous, District Governor Petr Zimmermann and top management from Daikin Europe NV and Daikin Industries Ltd., including CEO Mr. Noriyuki Inoue.
Guests were welcomed by children of plant employees with red, white and blue roses, the colours of the Czech Republic, Japan and Daikin. The celebration began with a presentation of the company and a tour of the new 32,200-m2 Pilsen plant.
This was followed by speeches, the planting of a traditional tree, and a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 650 plant employees also took part in the event and joined the guests for a festive lunch and party.
The festivities then moved to the nearby capital city of Prague for a celebration in the evening consisting of a concert and dinner at Prague Castle.
Highly skilled labour force and excellent location
The factory near Pilsen, the capital of West Bohemia and a major industrial city, has been up and running since September 2004. It produces residential units intended for the booming Southern European market and will significantly reduce lead times to these important destinations.
Trump cards for the choice of Pilsen include proximity to Germany and the major European road infrastructure, as well as a highly skilled labour force that is expected to grow to around 1,800 employees in the coming years.

September 22 - The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration

IIR & ICR The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), an intergovernmental organization, is a forum for exchange of scientific and industrial know-how, thus promoting in companies, laboratories, and organizations, progress and expansion of knowledge on refrigeration technology and its use, for the purpose of improving the health of humanity. The IIR is also devoted to developing and strengthening the international co-operation to provide people with global high-quality refrigeration services led by market and technology.
The IIR has 61 member countries representing approximately 80% of the global population. The International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) is held every 4 years.
ICR2007 This will be the 22nd in the series of quadrennial congresses held under the auspices of the IIR. This Congress is organized by the Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR).
Congress Theme Refrigeration Creates the Future Programme Content The plenary presentations, technical sessions and short courses will include topics on:

• Advanced refrigeration technologies, working fluids, and their role in mitigating global warming and climate change
• Indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency
• Cold chain and food safety and quality
• Low-temperature storage of tissues and its medical usages
• Use of low temperature to achieve more efficient energy transfer and conversion.
• Congress Structure The congress will consist of:
• Prestigious plenary and keynote speakers
• Technical sessions for both industry stakeholders and researchers
• Poster sessions, and more.

September 20 - Interactive CD Provides Greater Access to ASHRAE Handbook

An enhanced CD-ROM provides greater access to the technical guidance in the ASHRAE Handbook.
The ASHRAE HandbookCD+ 2002-2005 is the Society's first four-volume HandbookCD with electronic enhancements.
"The CD provides users with the most complete and useful HVAC&R reference available," Mark Owen, ASHRAE Handbook editor, said. "The CD+ contains all Handbook chapters with the latest updates in a searchable electronic format, featuring interactive and supplemental tools."
These tools include:

• Spreadsheets demonstrating the radiant time series (RTS) method of load calculation;
• Greatly expanded climatic design data tables from the 2005 Handbook, Fundamentals;
• NAIMA 3E Plus software for calculating insulation thickness;
• A desiccant wheel performance estimator;
• Video clips of kitchen hood airflows;
• Equipment animations;
• Interactive charts and spreadsheets;
• Supplemental examples and text;
• More links to organizations and data;
• Color graphics for improved understanding, surpassing the presentation possible in the black-and-white print volumes;
• Links to commercial resources that allow users to source products and services related to the topic of each chapter.

September 18 - Parker Expands Refrigeration Technology with Herl Acquisition

August 8 Parker Hannifin announced it has acquired the Herl Company (M.G. Herl Armaturenfabrik GmbH + Co. KG), a privately held manufacturer of industrial refrigeration valves and controls. Herl will become part of Parker's Climate & Industrial Controls Group, which provides refrigeration and air conditioning components, controls and systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With one location in Cologne, Germany, Herl has annual revenues of approximately $15 million. The company was established in 1932 and today sells its products to customers in nearly 60 countries. In addition to its strong product portfolio, Herl brings Parker new technology in the emerging area of environmentally optimal or "green" refrigerants.
"This is a complementary acquisition and helps Parker globalize its industrial refrigeration business, with Herl adding its solid position in Europe to Parker's leading position in North America," said Lynn Cortright, President of Parker's Climate & Industrial Controls Group. "We're pleased to welcome Herl to the Parker family and we look forward to better serving our industrial refrigeration customers worldwide."
Madeleine Herl, Owner and Managing Director of Herl commented "Parker and Herl are an excellent match. I'm confident the combination will greatly benefit both companies' employees and customers."
With annual sales of more than $8 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets.

September 16 - Carrier Reinvents Air Cond in Energy Efficiency

Carrier Corporation, USA, unveiled its newly designed central air conditioning system for the U.S. market, to be manufactured at its expanded facility in Collierville, TN. The new system will be optimized for the 13 SEER U.S. Department of Energy efficiency standard that takes effect in January 2006.
Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony held on August 26, 2005, celebrating the expansion of the Collierville facility Carrier President Geraud Darnis said the corporation anticipates more than 30 new patents for this redesigned cooling system. Carrier's innovations make the product more energy efficient while reducing the size by 20%, weight by 30% and refrigerant charge by 40% compared to today's 13 SEER unit. Recalling the invention of modern air conditioning in 1902 by Dr. Willis Carrier, Darnis said, "We like to think that innovation is in our genes, and today we're reinventing air conditioning."
Carrier is investing $250 million in this product line for advanced technologies and features, and the expansion and retooling of their Collierville facility.
SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating - estimates the energy used by a unit over the course of one cooling season. 13 SEER is the new federally mandated minimum efficiency standard, 30% higher than today's standard of 10 SEER. Darnis emphasized that the 13 SEER standard is the right environmental choice providing significant energy savings for the country while reducing energy bills for homeowners. "The new standard represents an environmental leap for energy efficiency that will benefit the nation and consumers," he said.

September 14 - Embraco to Participate in AgroProdMash 2005 in Russia

The company expects to increase its participation of 30% in Russian Market
Embraco S.A., worldwide leader in market and technology of hermetic compressors for refrigeration, participates on the Agroprodmash 2005, 10th International Exhibition of Machinery and Equipment for Agroindustrial Complex that will be held, between October 3rd and 6th, in ZAO Expocenter, in Moscow, Russia.
During the event, Embraco expects to reinforce its presence in the commercial cooling segment, where it has 30% of the Russian market. In addition to exhibit customized solutions, such as sealed and condensing units, the company will present the Embraco VCC compressor for commercial application, recently launched in the international market.
The system uses the intelligent concept previously used in the VCC for household application and allows low energy consume, beyond being very silent. The VCC, which was used in the sailboat of the Brazilian navigator Amyr Klink in his expedition to Antarctic, is ideal to commercial market offering secure operation in adverse conditions, cost reduction to the companies and adaptability to each segment of the economy. "The reduction in energy consume with the VCC Commercial can reach up to 40% of a conventional compressor consume" says Erivan Piazera, Global Market Manager of Embraco.

September 12 - Shanghai: Residential Quarters Starts Using "Ice Thermal Storage"

Under the current situation of tense electricity consumption during the peak time in Shanghai, an ice thermal storage central AC system, which makes full use of off-peak electricity during the night, can achieve a balanced power supply through peak clipping and valley filling. Recently, the launching ceremony for the campaign of "building a resource-saving city and implementing energy-saving activities for a million families" was held in the residential quarter of Luyikaixuangong in Changning District, the first residential quarter in the Shanghai area to start using the ice thermal storage central AC system. However, due to the high cost, there is still no other residential quarter using such a system at present.
The ice thermal storage central AC system makes use of off-peak electricity (valley load time) during the night to store ice and melt the ice stored for cooling during the day, this not only realizes the energy conservation, but also embodies healthy requirements for environmental protection. This project can transfer 429,000 kWh of electricity consumption from peak time each summer, which accounts for 31.9% of total electricity consumption. This campaign of "energy-savings for a million families" is sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Civilization Office in collaboration with such units as Shanghai Municipal Water Affairs Bureau, Shanghai Municipal Women's Federation, and Wenhui Daily.
The residential quarterq o f Luyikaixuangong was built in 2003. Its phase II project has a total floor space of 71,000 m2, including 5 tall buildings with 506 households in total.
They are all cooled by the ice thermal storage system in this residential quarter in summer, where the temperature remains at about 26oC. It is estimated that if the ice thermal storage system is not employed, the daily electricity cost of this residential quarter in summer will reach more than 5,000 RMB yuan, whereas by using this system, the daily electricity cost will only be just over 3,000 RMB yuan.
Source: Wen Hui Daily

September 10 - Embraco to Participate in AgroProdMash 2005 in Russia

The company expects to increase its participation of 30% in Russian Market
Embraco S.A., worldwide leader in market and technology of hermetic compressors for refrigeration, participates on the Agroprodmash 2005, 10th International Exhibition of Machinery and Equipment for Agroindustrial Complex that will be held, between October 3rd and 6th, in ZAO Expocenter, in Moscow, Russia.
During the event, Embraco expects to reinforce its presence in the commercial cooling segment, where it has 30% of the Russian market. In addition to exhibit customized solutions, such as sealed and condensing units, the company will present the Embraco VCC compressor for commercial application, recently launched in the international market.
The system uses the intelligent concept previously used in the VCC for household application and allows low energy consume, beyond being very silent. The VCC, which was used in the sailboat of the Brazilian navigator Amyr Klink in his expedition to Antarctic, is ideal to commercial market offering secure operation in adverse conditions, cost reduction to the companies and adaptability to each segment of the economy. "The reduction in energy consume with the VCC Commercial can reach up to 40% of a conventional compressor consume" says Erivan Piazera, Global Market Manager of Embraco.
?The VCC is equipped with an engine of permanent magnets and a frequency reverser that identifies when the refrigerator needs higher cooling capacity and than increases its rotation, or in the opposite case, reduces it when the ideal internal temperature was reached.

September 8 - AC Demand Expected Negative Growth in China

In July, the continuous high temperature eventually let AC makers take a breath. However, the Market Economy Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) predicted that the demand for ACs in the domestic market in 2007 will show negative growth for the first time. In this refrigeration year, the growth of the total market demand will keep on sliding down to 6% from the growth level of 8% in 2004.
Confronted with this possible oncoming crisis, domestic AC makers have already began to try their utmost to seek new markets such as oversea markets, domestic markets in small cities and towns, government procurement, etc.
The rise in price influences sales volume. Total sales volume of ACs in 65 cities over the country from January to May, 2005 was increased by 5.6%, however, the sales income was increased by above 10.5%, which is mainly due to the price growth of ACs.
The AC market in big cities gradually tends to saturation. Recently, enterprises such as Gree, Midea, etc. have launched market development in towns in succession, and sped up their steps toward the international market. In addition, as the government has strengthened its macroscopic control over real estate, the AC market in some big cities in the country will also suffer its negative effect. According to the statistics of Shanghai Commercial and Industrial Association of Household AC Appliances, from January to June this year, the sales volume of ACs in Shanghai area was 580,000 units, a 7% reduction against the same period of last year.

September 6 - The Weather Favors RAC Sales - June Shipments Up 10.3%

According to data announced by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), domestic shipments of residential room air conditioners (RACs) in June numbered some 1,468,600 units, up a high 10.3% over the same month last year.
At first, RAC shipments were predicted to remain at usual levels.
After June, however, the nationwide average temperatures topped those in usual years causing demand to expand. Overall demand may reach a level comparable to that of last year when it exceeded 7 million units, some trade people say.
RAC shipments predicted by the industry at the beginning of April this year were around 6.8 million units. In June, however, it rained less across Japan and temperatures were high.
As a result, shipments in the April - June period showed a high 11% increase over the same period last year. The Meteorological Agency forecasts that Japan will be hit by intense heat waves from August to October.
Replacement demand levels have increased to levels which have not been seen for about 10 years from 1994 - 96 when RAC demand reached a peak. All RAC manufacturers have launched models whose energy saving performance is exceedingly higher than that of models released 10 years ago by putting their production lines to full operation. The industry assumes that RAC demand is bolstered by growing consumer awareness about the need for more electric power savings after the enactment of the Kyoto Protocol.

September 4 - Daikin's VRV-II System installed at Majdi Mall in Jordan

Daikin's distributor in Jordan, Arab Technical Group (ATG), announced in July that a high quality VRV-II airconditioning system was installed in the new 3,100 m2 extension of the Majdi Mall in the capital Amman.
"We have had a magnificent experience with Daikin's air-conditioning systems, especially the economical VRV system, over the past couple of years. This experience has proved the system's durability and simplicity, along with the excellent technical support we had received from Arab Technical Group, Daikin's distributor in Jordan, which was one of the major factors considered in the selection of the system for the mall's new extension," said Mr. Saad Abdulhadi, Majdi Mall's General Manager. He also added "VRV-II system has decreased electricity consumption by more than 30%." Mr. Rahi Al-Asad, vice president & general manager, responsible for engineering at ATG stressed that the product utilizes R-410A, an environmentally friendly gas, and it's the simplicity in installation and usage, that makes the Daikin VRV-II system a unique product.
He promotes sales by showcasing main public and private organizations in Jordan that use Daikin systems.

September 2 - WiniaMando Receives the First Rating

WiniaMando Inc. (WMI) in Korea received in July the No. 1 rating in the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for air conditioners as well as the kimchi refrigerator category for 2005.
The NCSI is a nationally polled satisfaction gauge for the quality of products and services for a select range of products sold in Korea.
End-users who have actually purchased and experienced the service provided for by that product are directly polled to get an accurate and unbiased reading for this index which is conducted by the Korea Productivity Center & the University of Michigan, and sponsored by the Chosun Ilbo, the most influential and largest circulated (2.3 million) daily newspaper in Korea.
WiniaMando expects this result will have a very positive impact in terms of re-confirming its position as a leader in the respective product markets.
Attractive RAC Products Winia RAC series are segmented into two classes - "Prestige" and "Deluxe." While "Deluxe"class targets the mid to high market, "Prestige"class attracts the ultra high-end customers."Prestige"class has a more elegant appearance with a unique color layout as well as various functions.
"Prestige" class basically adopts the total PCS (Perfect Clean System) and the low ambient heating unit that operates on a heating mode under -15 degrees Celsius.
Furthermore, the low ambient cooling unit can be attached optionally.
Outstanding Design The characteristic of the new Winia series is the adoption of a tempered glass face grille. WiniaMando has achieved an undisputed reputation as the design leader in the Korean market as well as overseas.
Filtering System The new PCS (Perfect Clean System), originally launched for the Korean market, is worthy to pay attention to. Further to conventional filtering systems (Anti-Bacteria filter + Electrostatic filter + Deodorizing filter), the All-In-One filter and UV-C lamp system introduced in Korea in 2003, is incorporated in "Prestige" class models for worldwide customers. The All-In- One filter, composed of a photo catalyst filter, nano-silver and activated carbon filter called the "low & atmospheric temperature catalyst," generates highly purified indoor air with its advanced filtering technology.

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