World News
Trane’s R1233zd(E) chiller is enviro award winner
JAPAN: Trane’s CenTraVac chiller using the new low GWP HFO refrigerant 1233zd(E) has won a major Japanese government environmental award….
Daikin confirms employee fraud arrest
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed the arrest of a former employee in connection with a €1.5m fraud first discovered last year….
ATP approval for R452A trailers
BELGIUM: Refrigerated trailer manufacturer Thermo King has achieved ATP certification for its entire range of trailers using the new lower GWP refrigerant…
Poster campaign wins more awards
UK: Stephen Gill’s Refrigeration Awareness Poster Campaign has won Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards in the 12th Annual International Business Awards….
Cofely Axima to merge with Nexilis
FRANCE: Engie, the parent company of contractor Cofely Axima, is to acquire Nexilis, a major player in hvac technology in southeastern France….
UTC restructures Carrier BIS business
USA: United Technologies Corp has separated the Otis Elevator and Climate, Controls & Security (CCS) businesses it combined just two years ago….
Daikin gives free access to R32 patents
JAPAN: In a move to encourage the adoption of R32 refrigerant, Daikin is to offer rival manufacturers worldwide free access to its…
Installers aren’t ill-trained technophobes
BELGIUM: AREA has hit out at European Commission suggestions that air conditioning and refrigeration contractors are ill-trained and dislike new technologies….
Freiherr heads product management
GERMANY: Michael Freiherr is the new head of the product management department at heat exchanger manufacturer Güntner….
Are 3D printed heat exchangers viable?
USA: A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working with new materials in an effort to produce a viable energy efficient…