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Category: Business
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Fujitsu General launches new Comfort range
Fujitsu General Australia has launched its new wall-mounted reverse cycle Comfort range, featuring six models from 2.5kW to 7.1kW cooling capacity. Kyle Rafter, Head of Product ANZ, Fujitsu General, says the Comfort range was designed to ensure maximum value and user satisfaction, combining energy efficient features and award-winning design. “It is important that Australians have […]
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APS Industrial to distribute Siemens products
APS Industrial has been confirmed as an Australian national distribution partner for Siemens building technology products. The latest agreement adds the Siemens building technology product portfolios to the partnership. These include building automation and associated HVAC field devices (valves and actuators, damper actuators, sensors, metering products and room thermostats), variable speed drives, and Siemens’ GAMMA […]
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Daikin launches new VRV R Series Heat Recovery System
Daikin Australia has launched the newest addition to its VRV range – the VRV R Series (REYQ-BYM). Daikin says the sixth-generation model enables simultaneous cooling and heating operation in a single VRV system, and boasts considerable improvement over previous generations. “Daikin VRV systems have continually set the standard for energy efficiency, reliability and comfort for […]
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Johnson Controls expands manifold product line
Johnson Controls has expanded its Tyco RM-2 Riser Manifold product offering with the launch of two RM-2 Base models designed to complement the fully integrated RM-2 Riser Manifold. The riser manifolds support fire safety by supplying, monitoring, and regulating water flow to a building’s fire suppression piping system. Johnson Controls says the new base models […]
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Siemens promotes benefits of data-driven buildings
Siemens is promoting data-driven building service programs to identify issues earlier and achieve greater efficiencies and cost savings when compared to traditional building services. “Data-driven digital services leverage data and analytics for greater intelligence into systems and operations, such as energy usage and emissions, failure-causing anomalies, code compliance, building systems interaction and occupant experience that […]
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New controls tech at Regulator Automation
Regulator Automation is now stocking Distech Controls’ Allure Unitouch touchscreen sensors, designed for a range of HVAC, lighting and sunblind applications. Distech Controls says its sensor features an “intuitive interface for a modernised occupant experience”. “Elegant and compact design provides a modern appearance when installed in any environment,” says the company. “[This] distinctive solution offers […]
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Vertiv launches new micro data centre
Critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv has launched its new SmartCabinet 2M, a self-contained micro data centre designed for edge computing applications. Vertiv says the product was born largely out of demand from warehousing, education, government and retail customers who were looking for smaller, more eco-friendly micro data centres. According to the company, the SmartCabinet 2M uses […]
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Danfoss and Beijer Ref renew partnership and focus
HVAC technology wholesaler Beijer Ref and manufacturer Danfoss have renewed their longstanding partnership agreement. Under the new three-year agreement, the partnership will include, for the first time, an ambitious circular economy project plan, piloting circularity of products in all stages of the value chain. With the renewal of the partnership contract and intensified focus on […]
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Carel shares solutions at Chillventa
Carel recently shared its products and solutions for energy-efficiency and improved refrigeration system performance at the Chillventa HVAC&R exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany in October. DC technology and complete unit management Among its presentations, Carel shared its proposal for centralised systems based on DC technology applied to both condensing units (Hecu solution) and units with […]
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Ziehl-Abegg appoints new CEO
The Ziehl-Abegg Supervisory Board has appointed Dr Marc Wucherer as the new CEO. The 52-year-old will take up his new position in December 2022. A Doctor of Engineering with a degree in Business Administration, Dr Wucherer started his career at Siemens. During a series of management roles, he was responsible for various business units both […]
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RectorSeal adds trifecta to product offering
HVAC&R and plumbing accessories manufacturer RectorSeal has added two new product lines and a company acquisition to its offering. The two new products include Cover Guard lineset covers and AC Guard HVAC condenser protection cages. Both product lines will be covered by RectorSeal’s three-year limited warranty with no registration required. Designed for residential and commercial […]
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Fujitsu General celebrates dealer loyalty
Fujitsu General Australia held its Fujitsu General dealer loyalty program (DLP) event on Hamilton Island recently, for the first time since 2019. For the almost 200 delegates, Fujitsu’s DLP event was the first chance to reconnect since pandemic restrictions began. Over six nights of activities, attendees enjoyed culinary experiences and entertainment, including musical performances by […]
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GJ Walker announces new industrial fan division
GJ Walker Air Handling Systems has announced its new industrial fan division, Walker Industrial Systems (WIS), as part of the company’s new focus on the industrial ventilation market. The GJ Walker Group says WIS will add a range of industrial fans and blowers to its portfolio of products, bringing a new market with different ventilation […]
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Honeywell releases smoke and IAQ detector
Honeywell has released a new smoke detector that incorporates indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring, in what the company says is a first-of-its-kind solution designed to create safer and healthier buildings. The VESDA Air combines a five-in-one IAQ sensor within a single box. According to the company, the technology actively samples air – rather than passively […]
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High-def signal extender for control rooms
Vertiv has released its Avocent HMX 3080/4080 series, an IP-based signal extender that allows users to remotely transmit digital visual interface (DVI) video, audio, USB and RS232 signals over a Gigabit network. The Vertiv Avocent HMX 3080/4080 series joins the company’s IP-based Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) portfolio. According to Vertiv, it improves from the Avocent HMX 1080/2080 […]
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Testo launches 316 series of leak detectors
Testo has launched the 316 series of leak detectors, which the firm says incorporates “an absolute world first”. Key to this claim is the two-in-one sensor in the Testo 316-EX-2, for combined gas and refrigerant detection. “Additional time savings are provided by the sensor’s self-test and automatic zeroing,” says Testo, “as well as the PPM […]
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Beijer Ref continues Australian expansion
Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 51 per cent of the shares in the Australian wholesaler AAD (Australian Airconditioning Distributors) and Australian HVAC&R solution and service provider HVAC Consolidated, with the option to acquire the remaining shares. According to Beijer Ref, during the 2021/22 financial year, AAD and HVAC Consolidated had a combined […]
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Reliable Controls updates MACH-ProView LCD controller
Reliable Controls has released an updated version of its popular MACH-ProView LCD controller. The MACH-ProView LCD is a freely programmable BACnet building controller and BACnet operator display. According to Reliable Controls, it provides attractive, customisable, high-resolution graphical interfaces that facility managers can use to access, monitor and control the comfort and energy performance of a […]
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Fujitsu fits out McDonald’s
Two Fujitsu General Airstage rooftop packaged units were recently installed on the roof of a 24-hour McDonald’s restaurant in Burwood, Victoria. Following Fujitsu General’s assessment of the engineering brief, the installation was managed by Metro Air (Victoria) and included two 66kW Airstage rooftop packaged units (with Economiser and De-Super Heater), anywAiR iO controls, and a […]
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Embraco expands condensing unit portfolio
Embraco has launched three lines of condensing units for the Australian and New Zealand markets in partnership with Beijer Ref Australia. The products were showcased at ARBS 2022, where contractors, refrigeration technicians and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) were able to inspect the Sunrise, Bioma and Sliding units. Sunrise: a line-up created for the Australian weather […]