Refrigeration

Organic Heat Exchangers has launched EnergiVault, a cold thermal energy storage battery and charger system which provides dynamic cooling power for industrial refrigeration.

Honeywell has announced a plan to spin off its Advanced Materials business into an independent, US publicly traded company which will be fully operational by late 2025 or early 2026.

Indonesia has announced its National Cooling Action Plan (I-NCAP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32-43 per cent by 2030.

Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration from Carrier Global Corporation for $US775 million.

The Kirby Apprentice Fund had its fourth intake of apprentices this week at its training academy in western Sydney.

Güntner hosted its first-ever Impact Summit in Budapest last month bringing together over 270 total attendees – including 186 customers - from 36 countries.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the final rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act to phase down HFCs.

Copeland is investing $US60 million to expand its manufacturing facility in India and begin construction on a new global R&D centre in Pune, Maharashtra.

Embraco will showcase its new expanded product range at Chillventa which is being held from 8 to 10 October, 2024.

At SMM 2024 in Hamburg this month, GEA presented the Grasso M, a screw compressor for industrial and marine applications that delivers significant savings in total cost of ownership.

The 108th District Court in Potter County, Texas granted a temporary injunction to Messer Helium Cliffside LLC (MHC) last week.

Rack enclosures

Advansor has launched a new range of CO2 climate solution enclosures for supermarkets, cold storage and industrial applications that help provide faster on-site installation and flexible outdoor placement options.

Fusion welding

Griffin Marine Services, which is based in Western Australia, has become the 100th company to achieve certification to AS/NZS ISO 3834 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.

The Chemours Company has announced the development of a low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant retrofit approach for the automotive aftermarket.

The refrigeration sector is responsible for 10 per cent of global total carbon emissions, with cooling technologies alone consuming 17 per cent of total electricity usage worldwide.

Multi-gas detector

Inficon will be presenting its new multi-gas sniffer leak detector at Chillventa next month.