Continental Fan Manufacturing says its new IRIS Damper is a simple solution for fast and exact measurement, balance, and control of airflow. It is ideal for supply and exhaust tracking control, individual comfort control, and any space requiring accurate airflow regulation. Applications for the IRIS damper include office buildings, pharmaceuticals, clean room environments, and laboratories.
Semco LLC has launched the Unitary Wheel Cassette (UWC) Series, a sensible and latent energy recovery aluminum desiccant wheel. The company claims the UWC Series is designed and packaged as the HVAC industry's first drop-in replacement for polymer desiccant wheels in most unitary ERV brands.
Schaffner EMC has introduced its ECOSine® 60 Hz Passive Harmonic Filters. The company says the filters remove harmful harmonics of a pre-determined order to increase the reliability of supplied power, and thus extending the service life of downstream components. With plug-and-play convenience and compact dimensions, the product can be more easily installed and commissioned.
Kohler Power Systems added two new models to its line of diesel-powered mobile generators. According to the company, the new releases offer customizable options for most applications.
Ziehl-Abegg has introduced its new ZAvblue impeller, which the company claims is up to 20% more efficient than other standard products. The company also says the bionic design of the new impeller requires significantly less space in the customer device. Equipment designers can now generate the current airflow with impellers that are one size smaller.
Baldor Electric Company is offering a new addition to its gear reducer product line — the Baldor-Dodge® Vertical GearMotor. The company says the Vertical GearMotor offers a cost effective alternative to the common low-speed vertical pump drive technologies, which use large, high-pole count vertical motors or a combination of horizontal motor with a right angle gear reducer. The Vertical GearMotor is built on a standard low-pole count induction motor platform utilizing Dodge planetary gearing. This results in a smaller, lighter, highly-efficient drive package, according to Baldor.
Utilizing a total energy core, Greenheck’s new MiniCore energy recovery ventilator provides preconditioned fresh outdoor air for commercial applications ranging from 300 to 1,000 cfm. The total energy core is constructed of a specially processed hydroscopic resin material layered in a cross-flow corrugated structure that separates the supply and exhaust air, ensuring only fresh air is introduced into the indoor space.
Tate Airflow is introducing an upgrade to the existing line of SmartAire® automatic VAV dampers. The company says the new SmartAire® MZ offers four independent control zones, a simplified user interface on the unit and on screen, and greater integration with existing DCIM and BAS systems.
Johnson Controls has introduced the Quantech Air-Cooled Chillers. The company says the chillers offer up to 50% annual energy cost savings compared with the replaced chillers, have a low lifecycle cost, meet or exceed ASHRAE standards, and help earn LEED credit with a low refrigerant charge. Three models make up the Quantech chiller line. The QTC2 (15-50 tons) provides chilled water for all air conditioning applications using central station air handling or terminal units. The state-of-the-art installation uses tube and fin condensers, brazed plate evaporators, and scroll compressors.
Hydra-Zorb announced the availability of its Klo-Shure Insulation Couplings for metric-sized polypropylene pipe systems, including Aquatherm Blue Pipe® and Green Pipe®.