Products In Focus
Redesigned Model ECV Energy Core Ventilator Line – Greenheck
Greenheck recently redesigned its Energy Core Ventilator (ECV) line, ensuring exceptional performance in a small footprint available for space-sensitive indoor or outdoor installations. Model ECV features direct drive plenum fans with variable frequency drives (VFDs) replacing the forward curved fans typically found in energy core ventilators. The high-efficiency direct drive plenum fans significantly reduce motor horsepower requirements and corresponding electrical wire and circuit breaker sizes. The VFDs facilitate ease of balancing at start-up and no belts simplify maintenance. Reduced sound power levels are backed by radiated sound data tested in accordance with AMCA 320-07.
Greenheck
www.greenheck.com
Cat 100% Hydrogen Generator Sets – Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. will begin offering Cat® generator sets capable of operating on 100% hydrogen, including fully renewable green hydrogen, on a designed-to-order basis in the fourth quarter of 2021. Additionally, later this year, Caterpillar will launch commercially available power generation solutions from 400 kW to 4.5 MW that can be configured to operate on natural gas blended with up to 25% hydrogen.
These market-focused innovations leverage power generation projects currently operating on natural gas blended with up to 80% hydrogen to help address customers’ carbon-reduction goals with high-performing, cost-effective technologies that demonstrate the near-term viability of hydrogen as a fuel source. Building on 35 years of experience across multiple end markets, Caterpillar continues to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled power technologies with minimal impacts on maintenance costs and schedules, availability and operations.
Caterpillar Inc.
www.cat.com/sustainablepower
Medium Foundation Rooftop Units – Trane
With the addition of four new mid-size tonnages to its 3- to 25-ton Foundation rooftop product line, Trane offers a range of light commercial rooftop solutions. The new medium Foundation features a footprint specifically designed for immediate like-for-like replacement. Retrofit models require less time on the roof and less upfront expense as the additional cost of a curb adapter is not required. No matter the size or capacity requirement, the small, new medium, or large Foundation units offer the price-conscious business owner, contractor, or facility manager easy plug-and-play installations and reliability for a variety of small building applications.
Self-Regulating Variable-Speed Fire Pump with Fire Manager – Armstrong Fluid Technology
Armstrong Fluid Technology has unveiled its Design Envelope Fire pump unit along with Fire Pump Manager, a new, connected service for tracking pump performance. In addition to providing important new safety benefits, Armstrong’s new Design Envelope Fire Pump holds the distinction of being the first self-regulating variable-speed fire pump to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-20 (2019 Edition), Section 4.8 standards.
Through Active Performance Management and Armstrong 360 Service and Support solutions, Armstrong believes engineers, contractors, and owners will get the best possible performance and value from fire safety systems at every phase in the life cycle of a building.
Armstrong Fluid Technology
www.armstrongfluidtechnology.com
Acadia Series Washable Energy Recovery Plates – Airxchange
The Acadia Series washable energy recovery plates from Airxchange are now available to deliver total performance and HVAC system efficiency. Acadia’s polymer plate design aligns with Airxchange’s proprietary polymer energy recovery wheel design to offer engineers, building owners, and original equipment manufacturers a comprehensive choice of washable residential, commercial, and industrial air-to-air energy recovery components.
The Acadia Series is available in a range of sizes, from 50-4,000 cfm, has a high-structured plate strength with up to 5 inches of pressure differential, includes an antibacterial coating, and is easy to clean.
Airxchange
www.airxchange.com
Infinium acclAIM Fiber Solution – Legrand
Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, unveiled its latest fiber breakthrough, the Infinium acclAIM Fiber Solution. As part of Legrand’s fiber offerings, the accIAIM™ Fiber Solution redefines fiber connectivity by replacing pre-terminated cassette-based solutions with direct connections — to deliver a low insertion loss.
Hyper-scale, cloud, and 5G network managers now require higher density and improved scalability that comes with the implementation of next-generation two fiber connectors. However, when upgrading fiber systems, they are also experiencing challenges such as polarity, optical loss, delivery, design/deployment headaches, and high costs associated with cassette use. The acclAIM Fiber Solution dramatically decreases or eliminates many of these challenges by leveraging unique innovations.
TriArmor® Corrosion Protection System – Baltimore Aircoil Co.
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) highlights the TriArmor® Corrosion Protection System, which provides corrosion and leak protection for cold water basins. For more than 20 years, thousands of cooling towers, fluid coolers, and condensers with the TriArmor® System have withstood the harshest environments, proving its durability and reliability. This patented system is designed specifically for evaporative cooling equipment for HVAC, industrial, and refrigeration applications.
The TriArmor System offers three layers of protection, starting with G-235 galvanized steel, a heavy, commercially available galvanized steel. Universally recognized for its strength and durability, it offers excellent service life under normal operating conditions with proper maintenance and water treatment. The second layer is a thermosetting hybrid polymer baked onto the galvanized steel to create a durable barrier. This polymerized coating has been tested to withstand 6,000 hours in a 5% salt spray without blistering, chipping, or losing adhesion. The third layer, a polyurethane barrier, is a factory-applied, corrosion-resistant, impermeable coating that ensures a seamless basin. To help ensure leak-free longevity, microscopic chains of rubber-like resin molecules permanently bond tightly with one another and the thermosetting hybrid polymer. These three layers of protection form a bond for the ultimate in corrosion resistance and leak protection.
Baltimore Aircoil Co.
www.baltimoreaircoil.com/triarmor
DewMaster Hygrometer – Edgetech Instruments Inc.
The rackmount DewMaster precision hygrometer with stainless steel X3F sensor from Edgetech Instruments Inc. features a 19-inch rackmount configuration with its corrosion-resistant, primary method, chilled mirror sensor remotely mounted on a connecting cable that is typically 10 feet long.
The DewMaster is a laboratory-grade, high-precision instrument with multiple available sensor configurations and wide applicability to fit all budgets. Available sensors can be air, fan, or liquid cooled to fit the required dew/frost point range. Applications range from use as a calibration standard to monitoring moisture content in continuous industrial processes.
All Edgetech Instruments hygrometers are manufactured and supported in the USA in a modern, ISO 9001:2015- registered facility with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited calibration laboratory. All calibrations and certifications are NIST traceable.
Edgetech Instruments Inc.
www.edgetechinstruments.com