JARN News
AFEC Holds Annual Assembly

On May 31, AFEC, the Spanish Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers Association, held its annual assembly, which was attended by a total of 125 people, including assembly members and their companion...
Belimo New Ball Valves Assemblies Offering Advanced Technolo

Belimo Americas has released new ball valve assemblies with failsafe and non-failsafe actuators in PKR and PR series. These technologically advanced assemblies offer energy efficiency, easy installati...
Bitzer Benelux Moves to New Location

Bitzer Benelux is relocating its activities from the Belgian city of Hasselt to Breda in the Netherlands. The company continues to be represented in Hasselt, Belgium, by two experienced employees. ...
Toshiba Carrier Starts VRF Production in India

On May 7, Toshiba Carrier Air-Conditioning India (TCAI) held an opening ceremony at its manufacturing facility in Gurgaon, Haryana, celebrating the start of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) production....
5G to Impact Cold Chain Logistics Industry
Recently, the Chinese government officially issued commercial licenses for fifth-generation (5G), and global 5G communication technology has been implemented in China. For China’s cold chain logistics industry, it is expected that 5G technology will have the following impacts. Support operators can offer more services without large capital investments. By capitalizing on fixed wireless br...
Sharp Forays into Air Purification Systems in India

Sharp Business Systems India, a 100% subsidiary of Sharp in Japan, was established in the year 2000. It entered the air purifier business in India in 2014. Sharp, a renowned name in air and water puri...
Blue Star to Double Its Capacity to 1 Million
Air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) manufacturer Blue Star announced on April 11 that its capacity will double to one million units per annum by the end of 2022 after the commissioning of its plant in Andhra Pradesh, South India. The company is building the plant with investment of US$ 25.7 million at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. The Mumbai-based company currently has an annual capacit...
Hitachi’s Sigma Series Doing Well

Hitachi’s Sigma series global VRF system, introduced in mid-2018 in the Indian market, has been well accepted by customers. Hitachi now has the largest single module up to 24 hp and combination ...
AHRI Members’ Concern about Tariffs Continues

JARN interviewed Stephen Yurek, president and chief executive officer (CEO), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), to mainly hear about the impacts of the U.S.-China trade...
European Associations Launch HVACR Week

Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association (AREA), Associazione Tecnici del Freddo – the Italian Refrigeration Association, European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE...