
Nidec launches propane heat pump compressor
Japanese multinational Nidec Global Appliance Compressors (formerly Secop) won an innovation award at China Refrigeration for its newly launched heat pump compressor.
Japanese multinational Nidec Global Appliance Compressors (formerly Secop) won an innovation award at China Refrigeration for its newly launched heat pump compressor.
Nidec is required to get antitrust approval by April 24.
According to Embraco, hydrocarbons are ‘the near future for refrigeration in Japan’. The company said recently that it would increase its focus on the Japanese commercial food retail market in 2019.
Embraco’s John Prall reflects on how variable-speed compressors and rising charges will impact the market for self-contained commercial display cases.
Hydrocarbon use will grow in segments such as open-door commercial refrigeration cabinets and icemakers if the charge limit increases, says Embraco CEO.
The new compressors use R290 and R600a.
The Nidec Corporation has entered into an agreement to buy compressor manufacturer Embraco from the Whirlpool Corporation for $1.08 billion (€890 million).
Bitzer, Nidec, York (Wuxi), Jinan Dasen Refrigeration Equipment Co. and CAREL are among the winners of Innovation Product Awards at the event.
Compressor manufacturer Nidec has won an ‘Innovation Product’ award at China Refrigeration for its NLV12.6CN propane model.
The company, formerly Secop, has extended its energy-optimised propane (R290) compressors with new 50/60 Hz models.