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Atmospheric air will enter a refrigeration system any time it is opened for service or any time a new system is being assembled. Atmospheric air contains nitrogen, oxygen, and water [...]

To gain more value from products, meat, poultry, and prepared food processors not only need to effectively chill and freeze products to achieve maximum attributes, they must also reduce operating […]

Demand to Rise About 5% Annually. Demand for commercial refrigeration equipment in the United States is expected to rise almost 5% per year through 2004, reaching $9 billion, according to [...]

As 13 SEER came down the pike in 2006, contractors and distributors, operating on scattered timetables, took multiple approaches to preparing for the new industry requirements. The only commonality was [...]

According to the results of a recent questionnaire that I received via e-mail, my expected life span will take me to the summer of the year 2023. And here are [...]

Mechanical contractors should be aware that heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is becoming more complicated and will require contractor and customer education, Lennox International Inc. Chairman John Norris Jr. says. Norris also believes that the Internet will connect contractors closely to residential customers' heating and air conditioning systems. Equipment and supplies such as water heater-furnaces and new refrigerants are discussed., It's a given that hvacr technology is developing rapidly, and will continue to do so. The next generation of contractors will need to know not only how to install and [...]

Most heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating contractors forecast improved business in 1996, according to a survey by Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News. Sixty-six percent of the 300 respondents believe their business will improve over 1995's results. The respondents indicated that sales increased from 1994 to 1995 for 68% of them. The survey also found that 63% of respondents believe their customers are aware that higher efficiencies are valuable. Goals that will help contractors achieve improved businesses are also elaborated., Last year was profitable for most contractors, but a good year also brings a related worry: 'How can I repeat that success, or even top it?' Apparently, a majority think [...]

Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating equipment (hvacr) manufacturers will not be able to maintain their record-breaking 1994 shipment levels in 1995. Most of the reason for this slowdown in shipment activity is attributed to higher-than-normal distributor inventories. For example, 1st qtr 1995 unitary equipment inventory levels are 20% higher than the levels in 1st qtr 1994. Weather could also impact shipping levels. However, the market for hvacr manufacturers should remain strong as a result of continued strength in the construction industry's recovery., As the industry prepares for the upcoming International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition in Chicago later this month, the picture for industry performance in 1995 is confused, at best. The year [...]

The commercial refrigeration industry is currently enjoying a period of market expansion that has not been seen since the late 1980s. A variety of forces continue to impact the market; [...]

Emerson Climate Technologies has announced what it calls an 'expanded presence' in China with the acquisition of Shanghai WellTech Refrigeration Systems Co. 'Many analysts agree that the Chinese industrial refrigeration [...]

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers may want to support the use of demand-side management (DSM) by electric utilities, according to Joe Van den Berg, who spoke at a meeting of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. DSM would not only provide utilities with a way to balance electricity generating loads, it would also help stimulate the energy retrofit market. Other issues surrounding the use of DSM are discussed., CRYSTAL CITY, Va. --'Demand-side management is like dancing with an 800-lb gorilla. You either follow or it'll step on your feet.' This was the message of Joe Van den Berg, [...]

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (HVACR) industry observers say that the HVACR industry is expected to have a strong 1995, according to a survey conducted by Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News. More than 50% of survey respondents believe that sales will increase in 1995, while 18% expect substantial increases. The survey also indicates that most HVACR customers put price above quality, and advertising does not account for most of the sales increases. Additional survey information is presented., If good news makes you nervous, turn the page. Despite a blockbuster 1994 that left the industry almost numb with success, most industry participants surveyed by The News prediet an [...]

1993 sales forecasts for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industries are presented. For example, shipments of air conditioning units should increase 5% because of factors such as improved consumer confidence and an increase in home starts. Commercial refrigeration units shipments should reach 116,200 in 1993. Other sales forecasts for furnaces, chillers, room air conditioners and heat pumps are included., FORECASTS Air conditioning: Another increase in home starts, replacements, and add-ons, helped by growing consumer confidence, low interest rates, and an even break in the weather, should increase unitary shipments [...]

More heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is expected to be shipped in 1992 than was shipped in 1991, even though the industry's growth rate has diminished to a near standstill. Unitary shipments of room air conditioners should increase by 10% in 1992. Shipments of heat pumps and commercial refrigerator units are expected to increase by 3%. Air conditioning unit shipments should increase by 5%, and shipments of furnaces and boilers are expected to decline by 5%. Chiller shipments are expected to remain even., Air conditioning: A solid turnaround in single-family home starts, a modest upturn in consumer confidence to help replacement and add-on sales, and reasonable interest rates should push 1992 unitary shipments [...]