Air Balance (www.airbalance.com) highlighted its new FR fire/smoke dampers and SR smoke dampers, which maximize free area to minimize pressure drop. Spokesperson Mike Binkholder stated that the damper benefits include the highest free area of any fire/smoke or smoke damper on the market, as well as the lowest pressure drop in the industry.
AirConcepts (www.airconceptsinc.com) introduced its new aluminum punkah louver, which is an architectural grille with a spherical core that can be adjusted to provide a jet or diffused air pattern. The company also displayed its new aluminum vortex diffuser, which has a diverter plate in the center of the unit to provide for a horizontal or vertical airflow pattern.