Japan
ISHPC2017 Concludes with Great Success

International Sorption Heat Pump Conference 2017 (ISHPC2017) was held from August 7 to 10 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. It was hosted by the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning E...
JSRAE to Increase International Conferences

Noboru Kagawa, professor at the National Defense Academy, has assumed office as President of Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE). JARN interviewed Prof. Kagawa, to le...
Refrigerant Trends for Refrigeration Equipment

Like air conditioners, refrigeration equipment uses refrigerant, and refrigerant trends are thus a hot topic in the industry. The sharp increase in hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions that is expected d...
Honeywell Starts Full-scale Sales of Solstice N40 on Global

JARN interviewed Katsuyuki Takise, General Manager, Advanced Materials Japan, Honeywell, to hear about the company’s new low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant Solstice N40 (R448A). JARN (J):...
MHI Relocates AC&R Operations to Kobe

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems (MHI Thermal Systems) has relocated its air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) systems operations, which cover products like centrifugal chillers and...
RAC Trends Shifting to More Multi-Functions

-- From Room Temperature Control to IAQ Control In the Northern Hemisphere, summer has ended, and the leading Japanese room air conditioner (RAC) manufacturers have announced new products for the comi...
JTB, Panasonic and Yamato Holdings Announce Commercial Launc

21 Sep 2017 Tokyo/Osaka - JTB Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced they have started offering "LUGGAGE-FREE TRAVEL" (trademark registered) on August 8 outsi...
Mayekawa Evolves Its Reciprocating Compressors to M II Serie

Mayekawa has released the M II series reciprocating compressors, featuring excellent performance, durability, and high-pressure resistance. The new series is designed as the next-generation energy sav...
Saginomiya Automatic Controls for Refrigeration

Saginomiya, a manufacturer of automatic controls, continues to expand its lineup for various types of refrigerants, including next-generation refrigerants such as low global warming potential (GWP) an...
MHI Develops HCCV1001 Commercial Refrigeration Condensing Un

On December 5, 2016, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, a company within the MHI Group, announced that the company has developed a fluorocarbon-free commercial refrigeration condensing unit ...