HVAC&R JAPAN 2024 held at Tokyo Big Sight
印刷No.697 2024年5月
We are pleased to report on HVAC&R JAPAN 2024, which was held at Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall 1 & 2 for four days from January 30 (Tue.) to February 2 (Fri.), 2024. Click here for the report of the previous show in 2022.Click here for the official HVAC&R JAPAN 2024 website
The next exhibition is scheduled to be held from January 27 (Tue.) to January 30 (Fri.) , 2026.
Photo１：Tokyo Big Sight
There were 149 companies/organizations (including co-exhibitors and 24 overseas companies), which was 766 booths in this year. The number of visitors reached a record high of 33,513.
Table 1: Number of visitors to HVAC&R JAPAN
The opening ceremony was held on the first day, January 30 (Tue.) from 9:50 a.m. in front of the entrance of East Hall 2 at Tokyo Big Sight.
Photo2：Opening Ceremony
(From left: Sawai, Vice Chairman,
Yasuda, the director of Industrial Machinery Division, METI,
Tazunoki, Chairman , and Watanabe, Chairman of Policy Council of JRAIA)
After the opening ceremony, the guests of honor and executives from exhibiting companies toured the exhibition hall.
Photo 3: Site visit
Photo 4: Daikin Industries
Photo 5: Panasonic
Photo 6: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Photo 7: Hitachi Global Life Solutions
Photo 8: Japan Carrier (Former Toshiba Carrier)
The next day, January 31 (Wed.) , was an international event, with lectures by representatives from Malaysia, China, and Korea.
In conjunction with the event, an MOU signing ceremony with MACRA was held at the beginning of the seminar.
Photo 9: MOU signing ceremony
(Left: Okada, President of JRAIA ;
Right: Peter Tan Cjom War, President of MACRA)
Photo 10: Presentation by Gan Chok Ser, MACRA
Current status of HFC refrigerant phase-down in Malaysia and issues for Kigali revision
Photo 11: Presentation by Li si, CRAA
Current status and low-carbon measures in China's refrigeration and air-conditioning industry
Photo 12: Presentation by Christine Kim, KRAIA
About the Air Conditioner Market in Korea
On February 1 (Thu.), Governor Koike of Tokyo delivered a special lecture titled "Tokyo's Vision for a Sustainable Society.
Photo 13: Presentation by Koike, Governer of Tokyo
The HVAC&R 2024 Awards ceremony was held on the afternoon of February 1 (Thu.).
The HVAC & R 2024 Awards, now in its third year, received applications from 10 companies in the product category, 9 companies in the solution/service category, and 9 companies in the parts/devices/processing method category.
After a review period of 6 judges (Jan. 9 - Jan.19), the judging committee meeting was held on the web on January 25, and as a result, 6 products were selected as winners.
The following is a list of the award-winning companies.
■Award-winning companies
【Product Division】 2 companies
Ebara Refrigeration Systems Corporation, Daikin Industries, Ltd.
【Solution Service】 2 companies
Ichinen TASCO Corporation,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems Ltd.
【Parts, Devices, Manufacturing Methods, Others】 2 companies
Saginomiya Manufacturing Co., Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Photo 14: The 3rd HVAC Award Ceremony
In addition, 24 seminars including special and keynote lectures were held at the adjacent Ariake Central Tower Hall on the 3rd floor.
The event was a great success, with a total of 2,137 attendees. This year, a free lounge (with wifi, beverages, and snacks) was available for attendees to take a break or work between seminars and visiting exhibition. We hope you will make use of it again at your next visit.
Photo 15: Ariake Central Tower Hall (seminar venue)
This facility tour was divided into two visits to the Tokyo Gas Toyosu Smart Energy Center, where we were able to see facilities that we would not normally be able to enter. The main users are the Toyosu market and other nearby facilities, and they distribute electricity and gas.
Photo 16: Toyosu Smart Energy Center, Tokyo Gas
In the information dissemination corner of the joint exhibition, Japan Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contrators (JARAC), Japan Refrigerant and Environment Conservation Organization (JRECO), Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE), and our association exhibited their products, and various events were held on the stage.
And we are pleased to inform you that the design of the certification for the performance verification system will be renewed, will be gradually switched over from October 2024.
Photo 17: Information dissemination corner
Photo 18: Air Conditioners - Yurukyara Top three
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Beaver-kun, Daikin Pichon-kun,
Hitachi White bear-kun)
Photo 19: Exhibition booth (Ebara Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd.)
It had been a long time since we had held a face-to-face event, and there was some concern, howeber, it was even more exciting with the start of the ENEX exhibition in the exhibition hall across the street on the second day of the exhibition period.
Click here to learn more about the Energy Conservation Grand Prize winners.
The next exhibition is scheduled for January 27 (Tue.) to January 30 (Fri.), 2026.
