Mark Vender

July 23, 2021

Locked-down industry gets free access to online learning

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In response to the COVID-19 restrictions that have halted construction work in New South Wales, Standards Australia is offering temporary free access to a compulsory e-learning module. “The recent COVID restrictions have forced New South Wales into lockdown again, and for the first time, have put the brakes on the construction industry, impacting almost 250,000 […]

July 21, 2021

Sixth Element Australia offers ARC Earthrings

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The ARC Earthring is a shaft earthing ring designed to protect electric motor bearings from bearing fluting generated by modern-day variable speed drive systems. “Damaging voltages are induced on the shafts of AC and DC motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD),” says Sixth Element Australia. “The extremely high on/off switching speeds of the pulse […]

July 21, 2021

HVAC&R in Europe’s new climate pledge

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The European Commission has unveiled a package of proposals aimed at making Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality. The initiative has been named “Fit for 55”, in reference to the goal: to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030, […]

July 20, 2021

Avem Quirks offers Class A refrigerated display unit

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Leading Australian supplier of refrigerated cabinets Avem Quirks is offering a new model that it says represents a first for energy efficiency. “Pastorfrigor’s Genova Overview model is the first commercial refrigerated wall display unit in the world to achieve Energy Class A, with Class A being the most efficient rating according to the rigorous Energy […]

July 19, 2021

New beginning for AMCA Australia

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AMCA has officially switched from its previous state-based structure to operate as a single national industry association under the name AMCA Australia. The move comes following a comprehensive, three-year review of all association activities, upon which the organisation decided the time was right for AMCA state-based entities to formally join forces. “Over recent years, members […]

July 19, 2021

Mitsubishi Electric celebrates top dealers

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Mitsubishi Electric Australia has celebrated its Diamond Dealer Network at its annual Diamond Dealer Awards Weekend. This year’s event was held in Hobart, and marked nearly 15 years since the event was last hosted in Tasmania. It was also a return to a face-to-face format, after the 2020 Awards were held virtually due to COVID-19 […]

July 19, 2021

Samsung launches management system for air purifiers

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Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the local launch of its Building Internet of Things Cloud (b.IoT Cloud), which enables air purifiers to be remotely managed on a large scale from one device. Up to 255 air purifiers can be remotely controlled through the b.IoT Cloud. This makes the system suitable for settings where it is […]

July 16, 2021

Bitzer appoints Christian Wehrle as new CEO

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Bitzer has appointed Christian Wehrle as CEO, with immediate effect. Wehrle will also chair the executive board. The position has remained vacant since former Bitzer CEO and leader Peter Schaufler died in 2015. His wife and chair of the supervisory board, Christiane Schaufler-Münch, has now realigned the board structure to ensure stability in the planned […]

July 16, 2021

The biggest challenge for smart buildings?

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While smart building technology develops offers greater access to information, it also poses a growing challenge: how to organise the data. Buildings contain a vast range of hardware and software, much of it proprietary. Ideally, smart building technology allows data from all of these systems to be captured and analysed to afford better management. Sometimes […]

July 15, 2021

ABB launches more energy efficient integrated motor drive

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ABB has launched the new Baldor-Reliance EC Titanium integrated motor drive, which it says delivers up to 16 per cent efficiency gains compared to alternative motor designs. The product caters to the growing demand for greater efficiencies as regulations continue to tighten on the total system for fans, pumps and compressors. It is designed to […]