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Bitzer updates refrigerant app

bitzer_appGERMANY: Bitzer has updated its free refrigerant app with a new user-friendly and straightforward interface.

Originally developed by Bitzer US in 2010, the new soon-to-be-released app features new functions and a fresh design.

Intuitive operation is said to make it simple to read the saturation temperatures and pressures of various refrigerants. Additional new features include the display of dew point and boiling point temperatures for refrigerants with temperature glide and convenient filter functions, for instance according to natural refrigerants and refrigerants with low GWP.

The 2016 Bitzer refrigerant app will be available shortly for download from all stores.

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