Author: Haitham Razagui

Automotive speaker line-up confirmed for future:gas 2023

From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley

Eight of the HVAC industry’s top experts – three of whom are VASA directors – will deliver this year’s future:gas refrigerant seminar series, which for the automotive sector kicks off in late July aimed at businesses and technicians in the automotive air-conditioning business. The impressive speaker line-up comprises Refrigerant Reclaim Australia general manager Kylie Farrelley, … Continue reading Automotive speaker line-up confirmed for future:gas 2023

Refrigerant specialist A-Gas will soon launch an end-of-life refrigerant destruction facility serving Australia and New Zealand, based on the latest version of its proprietary PyroPlas technology that uses an argon plasma arc to destroy fluorocarbons and other waste products with a claimed minimum efficiency of 99.9999 per cent. The new-generation PyroPlas units that will be … Continue reading A-Gas to enter refrigerant destruction business in Australia and New Zealand

CharIN (Charging Interface Initiative e. V.) has teamed up with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), to create a new task force that will deal with the technological difficulties related to the compatibility of charging systems for zero-emission mining trucks, and help expedite their roll-out. The electrification of mining vehicles is seen as … Continue reading New mining task force launched to push electrification

The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association is claiming that next month’s Autocare convention in Brisbane will assemble the “largest collection of leading experts ever assembled in Australia” to provide training and education on topics that matter to automotive repairers.   A number of sessions will cover the hot subject of electrified vehicles, including one entitled ‘HEV/BEV Safety, … Continue reading Training on EV Service and Repair Fundamentals at Autocare Brisbane

The Brisbane Truck Show 2023 (BTS23) is almost upon us, from May 18-21 we can expect some exciting reveals that should interest VASA members. Among the exhibits will be Carrier’s new carbonless cooling system, HDrive’s autonomous yard truck and the Australian debut of the eActros, the first all-electric truck from Mercedes-Benz. The next VASA SightGlass … Continue reading Brisbane Truck Show 2023 reveals well worth checking out

Scientists have developed a window coating to regulate heating and cooling, which could one day improve energy efficiency in vehicle HVAC systems. A global team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore claim that the coating is self adaptive, and that this would reduce energy use by cooling in the summer and heating in … Continue reading Thermal glass could improve HVAC energy efficiency

Up next: Heated seatbelts

Tier 1 automotive components supplier ZF has developed a heated seatbelt for electric vehicles designed to reduce the energy used to heat the vehicle and improve safety by dissuading occupants from wearing bulky warm clothing that can hamper the effectiveness of restraint systems. Especially effective in combination with seat heaters, the warm embrace of ZF’s … Continue reading Up next: Heated seatbelts

With an estimated skills shortage of 30,000 automotive technicians in Australia, this year’s Autocare training and networking event will reveal new techniques to recruit and retain skilled employees. A dedicated Autocare workshop session titled ‘The Race to Find and Keep Top Talent in Your Workshop’ promises to use real world, workable solutions, combined with the … Continue reading Autocare Brisbane to present new ideas for finding and keeping technicians

Incorporated in Australia in 2003, Sprintex Ltd is primarily a clean air compressor engineering, research, product development and manufacturing company.  Its products are used to supercharge combustion engines, clean industrial air, treat wastewater, and most recently to supply hydrogen fuel cells with a constant flow of oxygen-rich air. Sprintex has received its first production order … Continue reading Aussie supercharger-maker Sprintex gets into HVAC compressors, fuel cell tech