Dr. Joaquin Carrasco, Professor of Control Systems at the University’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has taught various Control Systems courses to Master’s students in the Master of Science in Advanced Control and Systems Engineering program for the past six years. He has received overwhelmingly positive student feedback from using Maple T.A., the powerful online testing and assessment system from Maplesoft, in his Control Systems classes. He has also recently incorporated Maplesoft’s MapleSim and the MapleSim CAD Toolbox into his Robotics courses. With the MapleSim CAD Toolbox, students can see how their mechanical CAD models behave as part of a larger, multidomain system.

How virtual prototyping and dynamic load analysis can help reduce machine design costs and get to market faster.

Maplesoft and the University of Waterloo have partnered to collaborate on educational STEM content. Through this partnership, Maplesoft’s Möbius will blend with Waterloo-developed coursework and content for an online learning hub for college-level students and professors.

Maplesoft today announced that the 2017 Maplesoft Excellence Scholarship Awards are being presented to two graduate students from the University of Birmingham. The scholarships provide monetary assistance for three years to each student for their graduate studies. They were selected from a group of students that were instrumental in encouraging and contributing to the use of technology in various undergraduate courses at the university.

Some defense technologists believe that the U.S. Air Force’s manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth generation fighter, in order to survive a service-ordered review, will have to be smaller […]

Boeing’s [BA] machinists’ union members on Monday voted to end their 53-day strike that shut down production at the company’s commercial aircraft plants in the Pacific Northwest but the company […]

NanKyu JALT (NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching). January 25 (Sat), 9:00-18:00 in Kumamoto. Edward Rubesch.

Kobe JALT (Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching). December 8 (Sun), 14:00-15:30 in Kobe, Hyogo. Stephen McNamara (Kwansei Gakuin University).

ER Foundation (Extensive Reading Foundation). September 5 (Fri) - 9 (Tue) 2025, at Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan.

NanKyu JALT (NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching). January 25 (Sat) 2025, at SILC Building, Sojo University, Kumamoto.

The new Desert Aire website provides consulting/specifying engineers, mechanical contracting professionals, and building owner/operators with a dynamic resource for selecting dehumidification solutions and dedicated outdoor air systems for indoor environments.

Diversified Heat Transfer (DHT) announced the launch of its new corporate brand strategy and website, www.dhtnet.com, that elevates the company’s corporate identity and supports the ongoing evolution of the brand.

 

Regal Beloit Corp. announced it has launched a new, responsive website platform with significant upgrades, additional product features, and a focus on industry solutions. The company’s approach to convert each of its brand-specific domains to the new company-wide platform will occur in phases, starting with the Marathon^® Motors North American site.

Regal Beloit Corp. announced it has launched a new Marathon^® Motors website for the North American region. The new website contains significant upgrades and additional product features as part of the company’s phased approach to convert all brand-specific domains to the new company-wide platform.

DiversiTech® Corp is introducing a newly enhanced website that helps wholesalers and contractors more easily find the wide array of products and services DiversiTech offers. 

The IRA provides incentives to homeowners looking to replace old equipment that burns fossil fuels with new high-efficiency systems that is powered by renewable energy, and HVAC contractors are needed to install it.

Just like the online retail giant solved its verification problems with snapshots of delivered packages, the HVAC industry must prove its product — comfort — is being delivered to the customer.

A new generation is discovering that a four-year degree isn’t necessary to be successful.

California HVAC contractor JBS Heating and Air Conditioning has been named a recipient of the Bryant Medal of Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. The honor is awarded by Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems to local heating and air conditioning contractors that meet their high standards for customer satisfaction.

California Polytechnic State University has been honored with state awards for efforts to conserve energy and water. The university received two sustainability best practice plaques at the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in San Francisco.

The city of Las Vegas and NV Energy have announced a new partnership that, upon approval of a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and ratification by the Las Vegas City Council, will dedicate to city operations a portion of energy produced by a local solar facility currently in development.

Cambridge Engineering, a leading manufacturer of high temperature heating and ventilation (HTHV) direct-fired gas products for commercial spaces, announced that Steve Shaffer has returned to the company to lead its sales and marketing efforts in California, Nevada, and Arizona.

These simple guidelines will help HVAC contractors shift their business from “practitioner” to “specialist.”

SHARP is an on-site, OSHA consultation program that offers confidential occupational safety and health services to small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S., free of charge.

The global pandemic caused many people to reevaluate how they had been living their lives, and when it came to life at home, indoor air quality (IAQ) became a top priority.

The foundation of success for HVAC pros lies in establishing client relationships, recognizing that being the initial point of contact during times of need is paramount.

Early on in CHP’s $9-million project, the team decided to make a pretty big change: an overhaul of the HVAC design.

The Sinamics G120XE was designed specifically for the demands of industrial pump, fan and compressor applications in a wide variety of markets.

The survey, which included responses from over 200 CEOs, CFOs, and CSOs across various industries in July 2024, also highlighted the impact of government incentives on sustainability plans.

With rising energy prices and new legislation escalating demand for more efficient buildings, modern hydronics presents a viable solution to reduce HVAC systems’ negative impact on the environment.

Future Fuels Symposium 2023 on Fossil Fuel Alternatives will discuss the benefits of hydrogen blends and bio-fuels and related solutions, including a new low nitrogen oxides (NOx) technology and UL-approved burners capable of firing hydrogen blends designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

When considering radiant heating options, installers and homeowners are learning that using both hydronic and electric sources may be the best of both worlds.

New cooling technologies that promise to revolutionize the way climate control is approached are emerging in the HVACR industry.

A living wall biofilter is an active filter system that removes contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from indoor air.

Gov. John Kasich and the legislature targeted funding in the state capital budget to assist Ohio’s public universities, community colleges, and career technical centers in providing the most up-to-date education possible, part of an effort to provide a skilled workforce for in-demand jobs.

Ross B. Shuster, CEO, Copeland, discusses Blackstone’s investment into the company, how the transaction will impact the company’s HVAC offerings, and more.

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Here's how to ensure that your customers and employees stay healthy and safe during your service calls, in the midst of a pandemic.

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Passion for the HVAC trades are still alive and well, the challenge is encouraging the next generation to come forward.

The AHRI’s 2024 Policy Symposium brought more than 200 members, along with AHRI staffers and others in HVAC, to Washington for the lobbying effort, plus panel discussions, keynote speeches, and networking.

Those in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for residential building decarbonization say the numbers show they’re working, but critics fear the program is flawed.

A change in the balance of power in Washington, D.C., and a desire to extend Trump-era tax cuts, could derail parts of the Inflation Reduction Act.

For HVAC pros interested in motors and drives, Tuesday afternoon at this year’s AHR Expo in Atlanta featured a good chance to give the feet a rest and focus on the mind for a while. Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) presented a three-phase session called VFDs: Method of Laboratory Test and a Case Study.

Location isn’t everything, but it helps. Just ask homeowners selling their property, or restaurant owners. In the HVAC world, it also rings true for some motors and drives and the professionals who work with them. That includes contractors, even if maybe not in the way that one would expect. Some current and next-gen drives will make location matter in a new way: Contractors can spend more time further away from the equipment itself.

This low-voltage, slim-type inverter series was designed for energy savings and optimal control of fan and pump applications.

The enclosed drive configurations allows standardization on the PowerXL platform regardless of horsepower and harmonic mitigation requirements.

Now available up to 40 hp, this product has a smartphone interface and comes in stand-alone, disconnect, and bypass versions.

This product is optimized for pump, fan, and compressor applications in industries such as water/wastewater, HVACR, and more.

With the recent surge of interest in IAQ options, consumers might easily forget that those components must still work within a system.