KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has introduced a range of people flow solutions to help make buildings and cities safer and healthier places to live, work and commute. The solutions are built on KONE's deep expertise and knowledge of people flow, which is vital when addressing the challenges of adapting to a new way of life in the face of the current pandemic. As facilities gradually begin to open, people's health and well-being is a major concern, considering physical distancing measures as well as the need for people to be able to move around in shared spaces.
HMS Networks announces a new compact Intesis Modbus RTU to KNX gateway that enables easy and fast integration of Modbus RTU slaves to KNX. Fully configurable using the standard ETS tool, it targets small-scale room control applications with up to 100 data points.
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has been developing drive electronics for more than 30 years and is one of the pioneers of innovative inverter technology. With the family of NORDAC frequency inverters, the drive technology specialist covers a wide range of services. This includes new control cabinet inverters as well as decentralised frequency inverters, which have proven themselves particularly in intralogistics.
Qingdao Haier Carrier Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., won the bid for the transcritical carbon dioxide (CO2) ice making system for the National Speed Skating Oval, the “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing, China. Haier Carrier is a joint venture established in 2001 by Haier Group and Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.
The signal lamps from the new Tilted Diamond+ series developed by RAFI together with renowned product designer Luigi Colani are characterized by special brightness, impact resistance, low maintenance properties, and an exceptional lens design. The name Tilted Diamond refers to the diamond-shaped lenses in the bezel which create a unique scattered light effect.
CO2 is now solidly in the mainstream, having evolved beyond its previous status as a cutting-edge refrigerant. You only have to the look to the food retail sector for proof—where as many as 10,000 supermarkets are switching to transcritical CO2 systems every year. But CO2 isn't only the domain of large-format stores; new and innovative advances in technology are making it increasingly accessible to convenience stores, discount outlets, and the like all over the world.
Carrier is proud to add two new multi-purpose controllers (MPCs) to their TruVu family of flexible, scalable building controls for the i-Vu® building automation system.