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Refrigeration

Back in the Day
Retelling of an early service call to solve a grocery store’s meat freezing issue that required deductive reasoning, a look at the manuals and a sense of touch.

Refrigerant Management Canada increases levy on HCFCs and HFCs
Effective January 1, 2021, the environmental levy on the sales of new and reclaimed HCFCs or HCFC blends and HFCs and HFC blends sold into the Canadian HVAC/R and stationary sectors will increase by 50-cents per Kg.

2021 Refrigerant Update
HPAC contributor Dave Demma and Jeffrey Zimmerman, district sales manager…

2021 Refrigerant Update webinar now available for viewing
The second instalment of HPAC Magazine’s free 30 Mechanical Minutes webinar series was held live Wednesday, Dec. 3, featuring HPAC contributor Dave Demma along with Jeffrey Zimmerman of Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions and Chair of the HRAI Refrigerant Landscape Task Team.

The Power of the Horse
Reminiscing and understanding the dynamic relationship of horsepower in refrigeration.

Free Webinar: 2021 Refrigerant Update
Join us for the next instalment of HPAC Magazine’s free 30 Mechanical Minutes webinar series on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 3 pm (eastern time) featuring HPAC refrigeration specialist Dave Demma.

Modern Motor Efficiency
Understanding the added benefits that EM motors bring to the refrigeration industry.

NAVAC’s NRDD & NRDC4M Brushless DC Recovery Unit
NAVAC, the world’s largest supplier of HVAC vacuum and…

RLS ends relationship with Parker Hannifin
Rapid Locking System fittings are now being sold under RLS’s own branding going forward.

International Institute of Refrigeration calling industry “essential” in time of COVID-19
The European-based organization is calling on national governments world-wide to consider the various services of refrigeration and air conditioning as “essential services” in the context of the spread of COVID-19 in countries around the world.

Quebec updating Halocarbon regulations
The regulation, updated as of April 16, fosters the use of new environmentally friendly technologies and limits and/or bans the use of selected hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Guide to refrigerant regulation and policy
The HVAC/R industry is working to make sure the transition to low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant goes as smoothly as possible.
AHR Expo announces 2020 Innovation Award winners
AHR Expo show management has announced the winners of…

Johnson Controls acquires Synchrony from Siemens
Johnson Controls plans to use Synchrony’s technology to improve the performance and efficiency of its centrifugal chiller products.

NAVAC’s NRDD – Brushless DC Refrigerant Recovery Unit
Lightweight, Fast and Compact. The NRDD recovery unit features…

How to select heat transfer surfaces
There are many textbook definitions for the term refrigeration,…
SPX announces purchase of SGS Refrigeration Inc.
SPX Corporation has completed the acquisition of SGS Refrigeration…

World’s largest convenience retailer adopts lower GWP refrigerant alternative
Honeywell and 7-Eleven Inc. have announced the adoption of…
ASHRAE updates online hub for refrigeration technology
ASHRAE has launched a webpage dedicated to refrigeration technology…

Is your client’s compressor ready for the summer heat?
Other than the cost there are no serious arguments…

Making the case for modular chillers
Modular, in terms of manufacturing, is not a new…

Tips for walk-in box maintenance
Walk-in boxes are an essential component of commercial applications…

A-Gas is heading north
Refrigerant company A-Gas Americas has announced its expansion in…

Refrigeration institute to host 25th congress in Montreal, QC
Refrigeration industry professionals are set to converge at the…

United Technologies to spin off Carrier in company split
United Technologies Corp. on November 26 announced the completion…

What to do about that pesky R-22 chiller: Part II
In Part I, which appeared in HPAC October 2018,…

Danfoss acquires industrial automation control products supplier
Danfoss has acquired Pennsylvania-based AAIM Controls Inc., a supplier…
U.S. manufacturer approves low GWP for Honeywell refrigerant
Michigan-based Tecumseh Products Company has approved Honeywell’s Solstice N40…

What to do about that pesky R-22 chiller: Part I
While there have not been any widespread shortages of…
Technical Safety BC releases Investigation Report into 2017 fatal incident at Fernie Memorial Arena
Technical Safety BC has released its investigation report into…