Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP) News & Trends

Heat Pipe Technology, Inc. (HPT) is proud to add another product to their split passive HRM-V product line. This new product is intended to optimize the performance of systems, where supply and exhaust air streams are separated by a certain distance and on the same level. HRM-V DSO The remarkable design of the new HRM-V DSO helps improve energy recovery performance, by up to 20% to 35%, over older side-by-side (no offset) designs, and attain equal amounts of recovery, for both heating and cool...

Independence Day may mark the celebration of America’s birthday, but it’s also a time to celebrate and support businesses who are helping the domestic economy thrive by investing in U.S. based operations, manufacturing, and increasing job opportunities. Rinnai America Corporation, a subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation based in Japan, is among those businesses, becoming the first major tankless water heater brand to have a U.S. manufacturing facility with advanced automation and precisi...

Following last week’s Met Office amber extreme heat warning, a polymer specialist has warned current sustainable design must mitigate overheating in buildings as heat waves become more prevalent. Recent research of 520 M&E contractors and architects, 130 of which worked specifically on apartment buildings, in REHAU’s report ‘Designing Healthy Apartments,’ also raised similar concern. Efficient cooling methods The majority of these respondents felt that sustainabili...

Kanomax USA has partnered with P.T. Teknik to bring their high-end Thermal Manikin System to the US. P.T. Teknik research manikins are widely used in analyzing human thermal comfort of buildings, ventilation and air conditioning systems, cars, and clothing. The manikins are used by universities as well as industrial R&D departments. Examples of use include: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: PT Teknik Male manikin used for general research in building design and thermal comfort...

The Acadia Series washable energy recovery plates from Airxchange are now available to deliver unmatched total performance and improved building HVAC system efficiency. Acadia’s polymer plate design aligns with Airxchange’s proprietary polymer energy recovery wheel design to offer engineers, building owners, and original equipment manufacturers a comprehensive choice of washable residential, commercial, and industrial air-to-air energy recovery components. Improving indoor air qual...

Plans to decarbonize Britain’s homes will fail without a rise in heat pump installers, with warnings from the Environmental Audit Committee confirming that the supply chain needs to be strengthened. To see 600,000 heat pumps installed by 2028 in line with the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan, one need to see a rapid rise in the number of installers qualified to install the technology. There are over 22 training centers across the HPA membership alone, providing the ability to train o...

Teknotherm Marine España S.L. (Teknotherm) has landed its first new building contract. Teknotherm Marine España S.L. will deliver the complete HVAC maintenance and service, including installation work, on a suction dredger, to be built by Nodosa Shipyard. HVAC service for Omvac Catorce Nodosa Shipyard will build and design the 63.3 meters dredger, called Omvac Catorce, for Canlemar. Canlemar is dedicated to carrying out all kinds of maritime works, such as deepening and maintenan...

E.ON announces a £4 million investment into the Citigen project in London, one of the UK’s largest low-carbon heating and cooling solutions. The new £4 million low-carbon heating and cooling system will further improve upon the energy network already serving the City of London district – from the Guildhall to the Barbican. Clean, cost-effective energy E.ON has already been providing clean, cost-effective energy to thousands of Londoners Via Citigen, an underground p...

The images and news from the flooded areas in southwest Germany are disturbing. More than 150 dead, countless injured, and thousands of people have completely lost their homes and possessions. That is the negative balance of last week's flood disaster. Visible damage But currently that the immense extent of the damage is becoming more and more visible, there are also positive aspects. A huge willingness to show solidarity with the victims of the flood is palpable, and the unprecedented will t...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable building solutions, has significantly upgraded the testing lab facilities at its residential HVAC manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kan. upgrading HVAC testing facility The nearly US$ 15 million investment includes the addition of seven test chambers, automated testing and model shop equipment, and a new building, which adds 2,000 more square footage space, bringing the plant’s total testing facilities to 1...

As of June 2021, Plymovent joined the European Welding Association. The European Welding Association (EWA) is an industrial association of manufacturers of welding equipment and consumables as well as National associations from the welding industry from across Europe. Objectives of the EWA are amongst others to represent the interest of its industry in dealings with the governments of the EU countries, the Commission of the EU, other foreign countries and with trade organizations, and...

Nortek Global HVAC (NGH), a manufacturer of HVAC equipment, has named Winston Water Cooler, Lubbock, Texas, and Winsupply of Rio Grande Valley, Mission, Texas, as HVAC wholesale distributors of its residential unitary equipment brands. Winston Water Cooler now carries approximately 40 models of Maytag® unitary equipment and will also have several of NGH’s Gibson® models available for multi-housing projects. Winsupply will feature approximately 30 Maytag and Frigidaire® split a...

The family-owned company Viessmann has purchased 1,700 hectares of land in the north of Finland. Three quarters of the area is covered with trees, the remaining 28 percent consists largely of moorland. The seller is a fund. This was announced by the company. Commenting on the investment, Prof. Dr. Markus Pfuhl, Chief Representative of the company, said, "We are thus expanding our sustainability strategy by not only planting a tree for every kilometre walked worldwide as part of our ViMove physi...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has launched the Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program. As part of the program, Johnson Controls will give US$ 15 million, over the next five years, to support academic scholarships at non-profit community colleges. Community college Program Starting in the 2021‒2022 academic year, Johnson Controls’ program will endow a total of US$ 1 million to ten community colleges a...

Aggreko, the provider of mobile modular power, temperature control, and energy services, has partnered with R&A to deliver a renewable power solution at the 149th Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. The hybrid system will reduce carbon emissions by up to 40% compared to the previously used fossil-fuelled systems and is a major step in Aggreko’s Net Zero journey, aiming to help clients deliver more sustainable events worldwide. renewable microgrids...

With the integration of the Viessmann hybrid electricity storage system Vitocharge VX3 in the Wibutler system, power generation, storage, and consumption are combined perfectly. The combined solution gives users more independence from expensive power supply companies, providing them with the comfortable use of energy-efficient, self-generated power for various applications. During the last two decades, the price of electricity for private households has more than doubled. Nowhere in Europe do...

Tank heating systems are often critical to most industrial applications, particularly with temperature control maintenance. For example, caustic tanks provide critical feedstock to refineries, chemical plants, and processes. Biodiesel feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats, palm oils or even jatropha will solidify at relatively normal ambient temperatures, requiring process temperature maintenance to ensure product quality. Keeping this product warm is vital to keep processes running ef...

Rinnai America Corporation (Rinnai) is launching a complete line of high- and low-intensity infrared heaters, in order to deliver efficient, quiet comfort with innovative gas infrared technology to customers. The latest additions from Rinnai complement the existing commercial and residential product offerings, while still holding true to delivering the best total solutions. New high- and low-intensity infrared heaters Available beginning in May 2021, the Rinnai SE and SE+ Infrared Patio Heate...

They make day-to-day work easier, ensure maximum safety, save money, and round off Viessmann’s Integrated Solution Offering, these are Viessmann’s many services for trade partners and homeowners. The value-added services are designed to respond to the individual wishes of customers and partners and to provide additional services to meet their needs. One significant advantage for specialist partners is the financial benefit offered by services as additional sources of income, for exa...

Johnson Controls recently partnered with Air One Heating & Cooling, Star Air Conditioning & Heating, and YORK Factory Direct to install YORK® heating and cooling systems in two Building Homes for Heroes mortgage-free homes for wounded veterans in Daytona, Florida., and Orlando, Florida. Air One Heating & Cooling installed equipment donated by YORK Factory Direct in the home of Sergeant Carlos Cruz in Daytona, Florida, Cruz, who joined the military out of San Antonio, Texas in 19...

For a limited time get a free first annual calibration with the purchase of a new instrument from Kanomax USA! This promotion is active from April 23, 2021, to June 30, 2021. This promotion only applies to new instrument purchase orders placed with Kanomax USA during the promotion time period. It does not apply to orders placed with distributors or other third-party resellers. Only Kanomax USA end-users are eligible. Distributors and resellers are not eligible. First annual calibration T...

The processing of pig legs in Cuneo, Asti and a part of the Turin province has begun at least during the XVII century, where one can find the first written sources concerning the Norcia butchers’ work in Piemonte. The selection of the best legs, the salting and seasoning process in the cellars and barns ensured a valuable product that during the years has been able to establish itself as the typical culinary excellence of the Piemonte territory. DOP Cuneo’s raw ham...

Adirondack Beverages is headquartered in the small town of Scotia, New York, which is in the southernmost foothills of its namesake, Adirondack Mountains. Here, they produce several varieties of beverages, under their own trade name, with another half of their business contracted to manufacturers of third-party beverages that bear private labels. These labels are applied to beverage containers, using a shrink sleeve applicator machine (also called labeler). Adirondack Beverages' manufacturing...

Microbusinesses have a vital role in the United Kingdom (UK) economy and the energy retail market, accounting for 96% of all UK businesses (5.7 million), 33% of UK employment and a significant proportion of energy expenditure (£3.4 billion in 2020). They are usually enterprises employing up to 10 people. When buying energy, most microbusinesses rely entirely on electricity as a source of power and 62% think of energy as a significant cost to their business. Almost all use a broker to get...

Uponor’s Board of Directors has appointed Michael Rauterkus as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uponor Group and the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He will join the company and assume the CEO responsibility effective from August 21, 2021. Michael Rauterkus has long experience, wide knowledge and good networks from the industry, as his most recent operative role was being the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grohe AG, a German sanitary technology manufacturer. Vast...

As of August 1st, 2021, Maria Fernanda Souto will join Danfoss to head the new Group Strategy Function. Together with a new, incoming strategy team, she will assist the leadership team in developing and tracking the strategy of Danfoss. Maria comes from a position as Group Vice President Head of Strategy in Kongsberg Gruppen in Norway and 11 years as associate partner in McKinsey & Company. Increased global focus on energy efficiency and electrification as part of the green transition...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has launched through its YORK brand a 10-year residential HVAC leasing program: Ultimate Home Comfort. This industry-first solution provides homeowners with a new, fully installed YORK high-efficiency HVAC system with no money down, as well as factory-backed 10-year parts and labor coverage, and 10 years of service repairs and annual maintenance – all for one, low monthly payment. Ultim...

What do they do if users have to replace an old oil boiler with a sustainable, environmentally compatible alternative, but a heat pump or a gas connection is not suitable? More than a quarter of all heat generators in Germany are oil heaters. However, almost 4.8 million boilers in the country are outdated and inefficient. It has been confirmed that new oil boilers will have to be installed in combination with renewable energies from 2026. Proven condensing boiler The new ‘Future Fuels R...

Ahead of the summer heat across the United Kingdom, REHUA, the globally renowned polymer specialist, has upgraded their smart heating control, in order to be able to seamlessly transfer between heating and cooling. NEA Smart 2.0 Allowing developers and contractors to provide efficient heating and cooling from a single solution, the NEA Smart 2.0 uses a series of algorithms to regulate temperature. These algorithms allow the device to learn occupant habits and data from multiple sensors in floo...

RectorSeal®, Houston, a manufacturer of quality HVAC/R and plumbing tools and accessories and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc., introduces two new products to the RSH® Series of Surge Protection Devices (SPD) and Voltage Range Monitoring (VRM) kits.  RectorSeal RSH Series devices protect HVAC equipment from electrical surges, brownouts, and other voltage disturbances resulting from transient over-voltage and natural-cause surges. The RSH series is a preferred choi...