AHR Expo will held in Orlando, Florida, January 25-27.
Category of the Show: AC, Heating & Refrigeration Systems, Equipment & Components, Building Automation, Controls & Facility Management Products, Specialized Climate Control Systems, Radiant Heating & Hydronic Systems, Plumbing Products, Ventilation, Air Movement & IAQ Products, Labor-saving Tools, Software, Business Support Services. Exhibitors is more 2 000 companies. Expo 2016 focused on highlighting advancements that address the dynamic requirements of today’s HVACR industry, the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition. Over 80 percent of the Show Exhibitors plan to introduce new or upgraded products, systems and technologies that will be unveiled and showcased on the 2016 AHR Expo floor. Spanning categories from indoor air quality to software, and addressing the interests of contractors, engineers, wholesalers/distributors, facility managers and owners/operators, these innovations are expected to touch every corner of interest from across the HVACR industry.
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
The air-conditioning and refrigeration market has seen great shifts in recent years, as trends in energy efficiency, coupled with new demands from burgeoning construction verticals like data centers, healthcare and education, have created new and greater cooling requirements. With these shifts have come several innovations to be displayed at the 2016 AHR Expo, such as:
- Wireless Bluetooth transducer app for monitoring refrigerant pressure, with remote, real-time data management capabilities from any WiFi-enabled device
- Brazed plate heat exchangers with maximum performance at both full and partial loads, and capabilities as either an evaporator or a condenser
- High-temp cushioned clamping system featuring proprietary thermoplastic rubber that resists high heat and facilitates elongated pipe life by minimizing vibration fatigue
- Quick-install mounting brackets for VRF/VRV systems
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
As energy efficiency and the incorporation of advanced/renewable energy sources remain strong inspiration for HVACR industry innovation, the 2016 AHR Expo show floor will reflect this across numerous exhibits. These include:
- Active desiccant hybrid air handling system that has been optimized to deliver low dew point air while minimizing regeneration energy input
- Cooling tower filtration system designed to overcome inefficiencies in water usage and power consumption associated with older technologies used on cooling tower basins
- Low Pressure Drop (LPD) Y-strainer that eliminates a bridge wall to facilitate direct and lower-velocity fluid flow while lessening turbulence, minimizing pressure drop and reducing overall energy costs
Instruments & Controls
Key to the day-to-day in-field functions of many AHR Expo attendees, instruments and controls remain an area of keen annual interest, particularly as these innovations can streamline troubleshooting and reduce unnecessary visits to the jobsite. A sampling of new instruments and controls to be exhibited in 2016 include:
- Factory calibrated infrared sensors for the precise detection of refrigerants in enclosed spaces
- Field-programmable controller offering four gas channel inputs from digital and/or analog transmitters to monitor toxic, combustible and refrigerant gases in commercial, institutional and light industrial applications
- Smart phone application-driven portable clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter for monitoring the flow of liquid through metal or plastic pipe in a range of applications
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