Armstrong Fluid Technologyhas introduced a new size range of Design Envelope Permanent Magnet pumps that are engineered to deliver 20% lower operating costs than variable speed pumps with standard induction motors.
Armstrong Fluid Technologyhas announced a new tiered suite of service plans to assist customers in North America. The new Silver, Gold and Platinum service plans provide customers with cost-effective options to implement Active Performance Management practices, as they seek to optimize building performance and business results. All three levels of the program provide analytics, phone support and structured reports on asset performance. The more comprehensive plans include replacement parts and annual site visits.
Armstrong Fluid Technologyannounced a bold initiative in 2018, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among its global customer base by 2 million tons, targeting completion by the year 2022.
At AHR Expo 2022 in January, Armstrong proudly announced that they had reached and surpassed that lofty goal. In the process they have helped customers save 2.5 billion kWh of electricity usage, resulting in more than $300 million in cost savings. Achieving this goal is the equivalent of taking 600,000 cars off the road for a year, or off-setting the average annual CO2 emissions generated by 100,000 people.
Calsonic Kansei North America (CKNA) is a global Tier 1 automotive parts supplier with 70 locations in 13 countries. Armstrong was asked to help with a project at the facility in Lewisberg, Tennessee which employs over 1000 workers in the manufacturing area. Multiple injection molding machines in the plant generate significant levels of heat. During the summer months, temperatures on the manufacturing floor were elevated, which contributed to increased maintenance and decreased employee productivity and retention.
“Many light-commercial and residential buildings use single phase power and some mechanical rooms ‘step down’ three phase power to make single phase power available,” said David Lee, Program Manager, Product Development, Armstrong Fluid Technology. “These new pumps provide a practical and economical solution for those installations.”
As facility managers, contractors and service professionals gain experience working with remote performance tracking capabilities for intelligent pumps, the HVAC industry is learning how valuable this type of subscription service can be. It seems that many customers originally agreed to the purchase of a performance tracking subscription service on the assumption that it would serve only as a security blanket, but would be mostly unnecessary. Based on the testimonial stories provided by customers describing service, maintenance and performance management scenarios, the subscription service has proven its value many times over. Examples detailing how remote performance tracking prevented a serious negative outcome, organized into categories, are presented below.
Armstrong Fluid Technologyhas announced that Mike Fischer has been promoted to commercial director, Global Building Business, reporting directly to the CEO, Todd Rief.
With the increasing scale of data centres and related cooling demand, innovative solutions are required to enhance infrastructure
With the growth of digital connectivity, including IoT and cloud-based systems, companies around the world have transformed the way they operate. It is estimated that by the end of 2021, half of all company workloads will run outside the enterprise itself, using cloud-computing and/or data centre infrastructure.
Deep lake water cooling (DLWC) is used to cool over 100 buildings in the city. It saves enough electricity to power a town of 25,000 - and it’s so popular the city is pursuing an expansion.
With just minutes left in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA finals, the Toronto Raptors drained a 16-foot jumper to pull ahead by six points. Hardly a soul was sitting down or silent as fans cheered the team toward Canada’s first basketball championship.
But the sellout crowd also posed a challenge. The National Basketball Association requires arenas to be chilled to between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. And, left unchecked, the arena’s 20,144 attendees were likely to produce a sweltering mess that would set off alarms at league headquarters.