In challenging times, ASERCOM has rejuvenated at the top: Marco Masini became the new president of ASERCOM, the European Association of Refrigeration Component Manufacturers, on 1 July 2022. He succeeds Wolfgang Zaremski, who stepped down on 30 June 2022.Read More »Generation change at the top of ASERCOM
HVACR technicians from across Australia have achieved accredited CO2 training via the newly opened, Sydney Beijer Ref Academy.
In a human lifetime, the mid-thirties can be a time of reflection: to think about what we have achieved and look ahead to what more we can accomplish. It is no different for the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer, the most successful environmental treaty to date.Read More »World Ozone Day 2022: global cooperation protecting life on earth
The cooling sector delivers a tremendous number of benefits ranging from public health to food security to productive and comfortable workplaces and homes. It is a truly vital, dynamic, and rapidly growing field that represents a significant source of high-quality employment worldwide. However, this sector has the potential to contribute even more by increasing the number of women in its ranks at all levels and types of jobs, which include diverse professions ranging from CEOs to professors, from engineers to servicing technicians, just to name a few.Read More »Key international associations and UN team up with WRD
This webinar will be on carbon dioxide hazard assessment and safety system requirements and take place on 7 April 2022. It will be presented by paper author, Dermot Cotter – managing director of Star Technical Solutions.
Read More »IOR to host tech talk webinar on CO2
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have retrofitted a commercial refrigeration container designed to ensure Covid-19 vaccines remain at ultra-low temperatures during long transport and while locally stored.Read More »Cooling COVID-19 vaccines
These steps will further enhance global operations and customer service. The global leader of commercial refrigeration solutions announced recently that Jay Pittas has been appointed CEO and two proven industry leaders have taken new commercial management roles. The newly appointed management team includes Doug Murdock, president of the Americas, and Ricardo Maciel, president of EMEA/Asia. Ernani Nunes continues to serve as the SVP of global sales & engineering.Read More »Tecumseh appoints new CEO
The IIAR Critical Task Guidance for Ammonia Refrigeration System Emergency Planning, 1st Edition was published to assist employers, government regulators, and public safety emergency responders in preparing emergency procedures to avoid and address ammonia incidents.Read More »IIAR releases Critical Task Guidance for Ammonia Refrigeration System Emergency Planning
AEFYT, Association of Cold Companies and their Technologies, presents its ‘Guide to risk analysis in refrigeration systems that use flammable refrigerants’. This aims to offer companies and professionals in the refrigeration sector a practical guide on the measures to be taken during the assembly, commissioning, maintenance, repair and dismantling of refrigeration systems and equipment that use flammable fluids as refrigerants. Read More »AEFYT releases guide to risk analysis in refrigeration systems
Improves quality, increases safety, and cuts energy use. Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better-quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of California-Berkeley scientists.Read More »New food freezing concept