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AIRCONDITIONING
issue 6
December 2013
■■ ESTIA SERIES 4 ■■ Editorial ■■ MY TOSHIBA AC: TOSHIBA APP activate now ■■ EXPERTS IN ITSELF ■■ TRAININGS MARATHON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ■■ OUR SMART SUMMER BABIES ■■ WEDDING TWO TIMES ■■ 10 YEARS AIR-COND ■■ TTOSHI-BEAR is thinking about… ■■ FULL PRODUCTION IN RUNNING: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION THAILAND ■■ DATES 2014
ESTIA SERIES 4: Now with the highest COP and a seasonal performance factor of about 4! Speaking today of renewable energy heat pumps cannot be longer avoided. Especially in terms of air-to-water heat pumps, which have become a real alternative in the heating industry due to its many advantages. Recently TOSHIBA has introduced the latest series of ESTIA, which provides an efficiency rate of fantastic 4,88. Simply the best!
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Perfect Engineering The outdoor units used from the series "Super Digital Inverter" reflect perfect engineering and are used inter alia in the commercial sector in Europe a thousand times for the cooling of mobile stations, where the units are in continuous operation over the whole year. The ESTIA air-to-water heat pump, now at series 4 in single or three-phase version, is available with power in the range of 8-16 kW.
ince the introduction of TOSHIBA’s air-to-water heat pump some years have passed, in which the "toddler" ESTIA has successfully grown into a young adult. With the series 4 TOSHIBA could integrate important key product enhancements, especially for our markets. The efficiencies of ESTIA series 4 could be further improved compared to the series 3. ESTIA now realizes a COP of 4.88, which means a top place in the industry's ranking. The new A-classified water pump makes the system a total of more economical and easier in many places the attainment of funding. Intelligent devices offer optimum protection against icing of outdoor units, the 2-zone temperature control is of course also in the models of series 4 standard.
Editorial Advent, Advent, a candle burns, first one, then two, then three, then four. Then the Christ child is coming. And together with the Christ Child hopefully there are coming a few days of rest, time for your family and for yourself. After all the hustle and bustle we can again look back on a very successful year, knowing that this success is only possible through the good and intensive cooperation with you. We would like to thank you very much in this way and hope that we can be active together with you on the air conditioning market in the next year again. In this sense, may I wish you a Merry Christmas on behalf of the company Air-Cond, stay healthy and start with fresh energy in the year 2014.
Sincerely Your Jürgen Unterrainer ESTIA: perfect for new buildings or refurbishment ESTIA catalogues with revised contents can now be downloaded on our website. For free printed catalogues, please request in marketing.
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LEO – daddy’s pride and joy
MY TOSHIBA AC: TOSHIBA APP activate now EXPERTS IN ITSELF
The manufacturer may use the lowest temperature at which the full heating power is supplied with the heat pump, to choose freely between - 10 ° C and +2 ° C. Therefore, different values are obtained at 100% heating load. Thus SCOP values are not fully comparable.“
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n October we invited at a special workshop in cooperation with TOSHIBA. Mr. Hideyuki Kumazawa, TOSHIBA Director EMEA Engineering team, informed about current developments in engineering and explained in detail the background of the Ecodesign Directive.
Valentina and Besnik: the smart couple celebrated a traditional wedding home in Kosovo!
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wice is better than once: maybe for this reason Valentina and her husband Besnik have equal married twice. Civil ceremony was on 22nd June in Köflach, the traditional celebration was then in August in a large, festive society in native Kosovo. We wish ALL THE BEST and that they can enjoy every day together!
The first TOSHIBA App: basing on the Toshibel it proviedes a quick overview about failure and function codes
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ince September the first TOSHIBA APP is online and available for use, free for all TOSHIBA partners.
It runs on all IOS and Android systems (mobile phone & ipad), also off-line. Due to the extensive information it is only available for TOSHIBA air conditioning companies. The activation with a code is necessary, you can generate this on the partner portal on our website around the clock. Error code request Troubleshooting Refrigerant schemes Function codes Monitoring functions
B Mr. Kumazawa and Mr. Brkanovic in a deep discussion
Bianca Jeller in her new role as a mother
TRAININGS MARATHON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
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lready from the 16 th century come the wise words of the English statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon, which are even more valid: Knowledge is Power.
Of course there are also those who think that "not knowing does not do anything", but for sure this does not apply to the many participants in our technical and Sales Product Trainings. With much enthusiasm and curiosity 154 people participated in the five technical trainings. This workshop was planned as 3-day event and offered after some time again in the languages Croatian, Czech and Hungarian. The feedback from the participants was extremely positive. Markus Pichler, our "Professor", felt very well in his role as a lecturer and head of the workshop. He knows best
Very amusing: the bowling after the technical trainings
With the specially designed working documents for each participant, we tried to find an optimal balance of information and "to be drawn up even issues" so that
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The first Sales Product Training had its premiere in November, which was compiled primarily for sales persons and was initially offered only to Austrian partners. With over 50 applications the event had to be relocated from energy-saving house 2 to the heat pump castle Rabenstein, where 1 ½ days were spent to discuss intensively on product features and the entire sales generic knowledge about TOSHIBA air conditioners.
ianca Jeller gave birth to a healthy and adorable baby girl. Anna Rosa ist the name of the little Princess, born on 19th September with a weight of 3750 g and a length of 52 cm. As you can see on the picture, Bianca is completely fascinated from her daugther, enjoying a lot the first weeks and months as a young mummy. Best wishes and happiness fort he young family!
wo female employees and one male employee celebrate a company anniversary in 2013. Although one would not think of them, Ms. Cornelia Hahn, Ms. Petra Koch and Mr. Christian Fitz work already for 10 years at Air-Cond. Over the years they got over one or other strenuous Christmas party, one or the other wild company trip but particularly of course intense working.
where the problems in the every-day-business lie and which knowledge has priority. With crisp case studies the attention of the participants was sure, because we all know even from our school days that they prefer most often the dreamers and "mentally absent" on the board.
Big interest also among the Hungarian technicians; the whole training was interpreted.
Tells sober, these are exemplary employees, without significant sick leave, always with dedication and a brain in the matter. We value our colleagues but even more because of their kindness, warmth and collegiality: THANK CONNY, PETRA AND CHRISTIAN.
the issues could be as good as possible imprinted. We hope that it is used also as a reference book.
… once the English philosopher Francis Bacon said, although at the age of the Enlightenment in another context, but these words are more valid than ever before. And that's why we try to pass with training offensives knowledge about TOSHIBA devices. For technicians, sales people or even for experts of distributors from different countries, for all of them we offered trainings in the Energiesparhaus 2 or on the heat pump castle to make the sale and installation of TOSHIBA air conditioners and heat pumps even more successful. How fantastic that you, our partner, as well as our dedicated employees recognize that the business with a technical product needs a great knowledge behind. And You are willing to acquire this knowledge and invest time and money in this important resource. Every day we are confronted with changes around, also our industry has changed radically in recent years. Thus, the use of air conditioners from luxury has evolved towards a year-round feel-good solution, TOSHIBA air conditioning units provide energy-saving, comfortable room conditions, an indispensable standard in our offices and homes today. Years before the image of the air conditioner has changed to highly energy-efficient units, the heat pump is rather in vogue as an alternative heating system that uses renewable energy instead of CO2 -producing and increasingly expensive fuels. They do not only help to control the temperature well but also to save on operating costs. Extreme weather conditions such as heat waves can be managed with the same TOSHIBA system. The upward trend brings also more and more competitors in the market, manufacturers have increased as well as installing companies in recent years. Even more reason to stand out with total solution and to have sales arguments for TOSHIBA devices like the unique combination of self-developed inverter control and the twin-rotary compressor. We have always offered trainings in which we make visible these advantages for the user, because knowledge is power and makes you a successful supplier for the best systems. This we will continue also in the future.
Due to strong interest, a continuation of Sales Product Training is intended, and we keep you informed of new appointments. The opening of the technical trainings was done by "the Austrians".
"Some" years ago: Conny and Petra
The whole menu is based on product groups. Even refrigeration schemes can be shown without any problems.
TOSHI-BEAR is thinking about … KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
WE PROUDLY PRESENT: ANNA ROSA
It turned out that the calculations and parameters are far more extensive than initially thought. "Values can only be understood and argued really when the knowledge of it is complete," is Christian Fitz from Team Air-Cond in sure. Results of the workshop have already been incorporated into the first trainings. Those who still want detailed information on the topic will be advised with pleasure by our team.
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n the middle of the high season the first son of Christian Rumpl was born on the 23rd August. Since that magic moment little Leo has been delighting his parents, even if “little” is not correct as the boy weighed at birth already impressive 4140 g with a length of 54 cm! It seems that Leo is a real lion! We would like to congratulate and share all the happiness with the family!
I wish you a quiet Christmas season , a Merry Christmas and a few relaxing days with your loved ones!
Your Toshi Bear Christian
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FULL PRODUCTION IN RUNNING: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION THAILAND
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ho would have thought? Only about 4 months after the uncontrollable masses of water from October 2011, the TOSHIBA plant could start production again in the Thai province of Pathumthani. Thanks unusually fast decisions from the top management of the TOSHIBA Carrier Thailand Cooperation, a joint venture between the Japanese technology giant TOSHIBA and its American counterpart, Carrier, not just the flooded part was renovated modern, but the production area doubled. Since May highly efficient room air conditioners are produced on approximately 31,000 m2. Around 1,200 people find work in this complex. While the focus of the production since the construction of the plant in 1989 was in the residential area, which are TOSHIBA room air conditioners with smaller power segment produces the branch in Thailand since May 2013 now also Light Commercial and VRF products. Currently the factory supplies 121 countries worldwide, approximately 34 % of the goods produced are shipped to Europe. One of the reasons for the enlargement of the factory is doubtless the production site itself. Jürgen Unterrainer is also confident that the restructuring brings remarkable market advantages. "We can continue to deliver Japanese quality, on the other hand lower production costs and the elimination of import duties for
goods from Thailand make prices more attractive. At the same time the overall development and research remains in the competence centre in Fuji, where the know-how of TOSHIBA is at home," he explained in a recent press interview.
Things may change but the quality remains Even if a part of the production was moved from Japan to Thailand, in terms of quality TOSHIBA permits no change of the high standards. Thus, each of the units is checked at least three times in the course of production for leaks. Particularly proud they are of the new heliumbased leak testing. Also, a refrigeration and electrical testing of each individual TOSHIBA unit is standard before it leaves the factory. The quality is not only an essential component of TOSHIBA’S corporate philosophy, testifying to various quality ISO certificates guarantee that behind the big words are even larger actions: Quality assurance according to ISO 9001, environmental management according to ISO 14001 and safety management by TIS 18001.
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DATES 2014 ➜➜ CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 23rd December 2013 – 6th January 2014 ➜➜ AUSTRIAN INCENTIVE Night Race Schladming / Untertauern 26th – 29th January 2014 ➜➜ AQUATHERM Vienna (Air-Cond is not exhibiting) 28th – 31st January 2014 ➜➜ INVENTORY AT OUR STOCKS 29th – 31st January 2014 ➜➜ TOSHIBA CONVENTION Bratislava 12th – 14th February 2014 ➜➜ SEASON OPENING 2014 New Price list 1st March 2014 ➜➜ KICK OFF AUSTRIA Loisium (Ehrenhausen) and Castle Rabenstein (Frohnleiten) 6th- 7th March 2014 ➜➜ MOSTRA CONVEGNO Milano (Air-Cond is not exhibiting) 18th – 21st March 2014
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