At the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, the Unitary Products Group of York International (Norman, OK) announced it is joining forces with Texas Instruments Sensors & Controls Group (Attleboro, MA) and Notifact Corp. (Fairfield, NJ) to give contractors what it believes to be a cost-effective and easy-to-use equipment monitoring and communications system.
The installation of the evaporator coil is vital to the proper operation of the entire refrigeration system when you’re installing a walk-in cooler or freezer.
The diversity of technologies that make up the refrigeration sector was apparent at the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). Here is a sampling.
Systematic troubleshooting using a system check sheet is still the best method for the conscientious service technician to pinpoint hard-to-find system problems.
If your refrigeration processes use temperature transducers such as thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), or thermistors, then it is important to be able to quickly see if they’re good or bad.
Ice-making technology had a far more limited presence at the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) than at trade shows sponsored by FMI, NRA, and IKK. But there was a certain European flair in Atlantic City at the booth of at least a couple of exhibitors in the sector.
Familiarity can bring comfort rather than breed contempt. Walking the floor of the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) and seeing well-known names still promoting well-understood recovery technology brings a sense of stability to a once unstable sector of the industry.
The 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition saw a resurgence of attendance by, and announcements from, mid-range and larger unitary manufacturers, perhaps taking advantage of the void left by the huge conglomerates.