When the time comes to replace or install energy recovery wheels in commercial HVAC units, engineers may have to deal with several installation challenges including limited access areas, bulky components, and complex assemblies.
Emerson Industrial Automation has announced that its Browning line of raw-edge, notched V-belts now have an expanded temperature rating of -60° to 250°F.
Goodway Technologies has launched its newest rotary tube cleaner, the RAM-PRO-XL®. The product combines rotary tube cleaning with new TubeGuard® technology, a cleaning delivery system that eliminates biofilm and protects tubes against corrosion.
Distech Controls has introduced its Integrated Room Control (IRC) solution for the control of HVAC room terminal equipment (BACnet® or LONWORKS®), lighting, and shades. The company says this modular solution achieves the highest level of comfort for occupants while increasing operating cost savings for local or room applications, such as offices, patient rooms, dorms, and more.
The ClearFire®–LC from Cleaver-Brooks integrates the company’s heat exchanger, burner, and control technology into a large capacity condensing boiler product. The CFLC's integrated premix burner and linkageless control, work together to provide full modulation, ultra-low emissions, and optimum turndown, according to company officials.
Johnson Controls launched a new line of Coleman® rooftop units that eliminate the need to install curb adaptors, reducing installation time and costs. Curb adaptors are typically required when a new unit does not identically match the existing unit’s footprint. The exact-fit-replacement Coleman® Peak™ rooftop units feature a footprint that fits directly on footprints of other manufacturers’ units, eliminating the need for a curb adapter.
Bitzer says its new Ecoline reciprocating compressor series is now more versatile and available for use with R134a, R404A, R407A, R407C, R407F, and R507A. With the new series, the company claims it is transferring all the advantages of the Ecoline series for R134a refrigerant to an even broader range of applications.
Onset has released a series of high-performance, split-core current transformers for measuring AC current and amperage in commercial building energy audits, building commissioning studies, and other applications.
Honeywell has expanded its Spyder™ controller portfolio with the launch of Spyder with Relays, Sylk™ I/O and Zio® Lite Sylk-enabled wall modules, all of which aim to provide added flexibility and reduce installation.