Refrigeration - Articles - Page 146

Refrigerant Scale with Weight Alarm

Unit is designed to be accurate, portable, and easy to use

April 4, 2016

Fieldpiece Instruments has introduced the SRS1 refrigerant scale with weight alarm. The scale delivers accurate measurements for residential or light commercial facilities, measuring refrigerant cylinders up to 110 lbs., and the weight alarm is designed to be easy to use.

Embraco Appoints New Global President

Luis Felipe Dau promoted from vice president of business and marketing

April 4, 2016

Embraco announced that Luis Felipe Dau has been named the company’s new global president. Dau had been serving as vice president of business and marketing. Dau began his role as president on March 1.

Another Take on the HFC Anti-Dumping Determination

Product from China was selling low, but did low price necessarily equal low quality?

Ron Rajecki

April 4, 2016

My Point of View column in last month’s FROSTlines newsletter (Refrigerant Anti-Dumping Order: Think of It as the Price of Quality) generated some spirited feedback.

EPA’s SNAP Program to Allow Use of Propane in Certain Refrigeration Equipment

Also proposes to exempt propane from venting prohibition

March 31, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program has proposed to list as acceptable, subject to restrictions, the use of propane in certain commercial refrigeration applications.

Using the latest technology in modern refrigeration systems, application engineers provide instruction and training for personnel and service technicians from all over the world at Bitzer’s new Schaufler Academy in Germany.

HVAC Refrigerants Continue to Evolve

Regulatory requirements are prompting manufacturers to utilize low-GWP alternatives

Kimberly Schwartz

March 28, 2016

As manufacturers research the viability of low-GWP and other natural refrigerants, they face the concurrent challenges of ensuring compressors are efficient, safe, and reliable.

Rajan Rajendran, vice president, systems innovation center and sustainability, Emerson Climate Technologies

E360 Roundtable Focuses on Tech Shortage

Forum concentrates on refrigerants, regulations, and the lack of qualified workers

Kyle Gargaro

March 21, 2016

Through its E360 Forums, Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. offers all links of the HVAC supply chain an opportunity to discuss the future of the commercial refrigeration industry. The latest forum was held Feb. 18 in Atlanta.

IIR Backs Two European Refrigeration Research Projects

Cryohub project focused on energy storage, Supersmart project to reduce energy consumption in supermarkets

March 17, 2016

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) announced that it is going to take part in two European refrigeration research projects which have been validated by the European Commission.

U.S. Army Awards Research Contract for Next-Generation CO2 Refrigeration System

S-RAM Dynamics to produce system using new CO2 energy recovery compressor

March 16, 2016

The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) has awarded S-RAM Dynamics a Small Business Independent Research (SBIR) Phase 2 contract for $1 million to build and test a mobile refrigeration system demonstration prototype using the new S-RAM energy recovery compressor that utilizes CO2 refrigerant.

Emanate Wireless Introduces New Health Care Refrigeration Monitoring Device

Monitors ac power in addition to temperature parameters

March 14, 2016

Emanate Wireless has announced the launch of the company’s newest solution, PowerPath Temp, a health care refrigeration monitoring device capable of identifying and providing advance notice of potential equipment failure.

HotSchedules and Cooper-Atkins to Bring Refrigeration IoT to Restaurants

New integration ensures food safety by transmitting real-time temperature alerts

March 11, 2016

HotSchedules® is partnering with Cooper-Atkins Corp. to ensure food safety and eliminate waste by transmitting real-time temperature alerts from the Cooper-Atkins Blue2 Bluetooth thermocouple instrument to HotSchedules Logbook via the HotSchedules IoT Platform.