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BITZER, known for making compressors, engineered refrigeration systems, pressure vessels and air-conditioning solutions is holding free technical seminars in Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney during the first week of July about how technology is responding to new refrigerants that are sweeping the entire global HVAC&R industry. In addition to regular presentations on new product developments, the … Continue reading Bitzer tech roadshow to tackle emerging refrigerant landscape

A SPECTACULAR new high-rise in Singapore stores exotic and luxury cars for their well-heeld owners, while also providing a larger than life showcase of in-stock vehicles for the dealership that developed the building and its sophisticated network of lifts and moving platforms. Standing 15 stories high, the Automotive Inventory Management System (AIMS) helps make the … Continue reading Car ‘vending machines’ taking off

By Greg Picker, executive director of Refrigerants Australia Last year, in VASA’s SightGlass News and at future:gas seminars the automotive industry was told about all of the moves to pass laws to phase down HFCs. There are developments. In October last year, the international community agreed the Kigali Amendments to the Montreal Protocol. As a … Continue reading Phasing down R134a – an update

THE world’s biggest production site for R1234yf has begun operating in the United States, where Honeywell has officially opened its upgraded Geismar plant in Louisiana. Honeywell says that in expanding the Geismar facility for R1234yf production, it has created one of its most advanced sites and one that showcases process and automation technologies it has … Continue reading R1234yf production ramps up as US Honeywell facility comes online

VASA’S North American counterpart MACS has produced a bumper Service Report this April. Addressing the fact turbocharged engines are the new normal and introduce extra plumbing and heat exchangers into the engine compartment, the latest MACS bulletin discusses how easy it is to damage these components when attempting to access parts of the HVAC system. … Continue reading Latest MACS Service Report jam-packed with great information

THE Australian federal government introduced legislation to Parliament on March 30 that will bring about the nation’s HFC phase-down, in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, which was amended at a historic meeting in Kigali, Rwanda last year to include high global warming potential (GWP) HFCs such as R134a. Under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse … Continue reading Aussie HFC phase-down now before Parliament

THE 2017 Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo and co-located Collision Repair Expo welcomed almost 11,000 visitors through the doors earlier this month, representing almost a third of the nation’s 25,000 repair workshops and a slight growth in attendance over the successful 2015 expo. Officially opening the show, Australian federal minister for industry, innovation and science, Senator … Continue reading Aftermarket Expo attracts 11,000 visitors to Melbourne

ADELAIDE based Redarc Electronics picked up two prestigious accolades this month, earning a top 20 spot in Westpac’s Businesses of Tomorrow program and picking up its second consecutive gold award for manufacturing excellence for businesses with more than $10 million annual turnover, at the Australian Auto Aftermarket Excellence Awards Banquet. The only South Australian business … Continue reading VASA member Redarc just keeps on picking up the accolades

THE Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) launched a consumer information kit for independent automotive workshops to help educate customers about their legal rights when it comes to servicing cars during their new vehicle warranty period. Included is a take-home brochure for customers that the AAAA says is “designed to directly challenge the myths and misinformation … Continue reading Dealer service vs indy workshop: No effect on new car warranties