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In Australia we have relatively clean air, compared to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report which estimates that 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air. A quick visit to breathelife20131.org for a particular March day gave the pollution levels in Sydney at 20% below the WHO guideline levels, Brisbane was 30% below, Perth was 20% below, and Adelaide was 30% below.

This is great news for most Australians and means that the introduction of outdoor air into your working, eating, sleeping and play indoor areas is an easy way to improve your indoor air quality that naturally gets compromised by odour, moisture and high carbon dioxide levels.

The maximum ambient temperature on this same relatively warm March day in Sydney was 31C, Brisbane was 30C, Perth was 35C and Adelaide was 25C. It is obvious that the only drawback to introducing this fresh outdoor air is the considerable energy consumption to condition the amount that we want to introduce.

If we handle this appropriately with energy recovery and based on an average desirable indoor temperature of 21C, the industry and commercial sector could benefit immensely, improving IAQ whilst minimising energy costs and resources. Check the Armcor range of ERV equipment today.

30 Jul 2019

Armcor Updates, Uncategorized

What is MDN? Motor Neurone Disease. This is the name given to a group of diseases which cause the neurones to fail to work normally. These nerve cells contract the muscles that enable to to move, speak, breathe and swallow.
After a record breaking May our office and production staff celebrated with a morning tea to help raise awareness and funds for FIGHTMND to fight Motor Neurone Disease.
Armcor purchase FIGHTMND beanies for all our staff to help keep them warm through the cold Melbourne winter.
We want to extend our support to Fight MND and encourage you to donate to cure MND here https://fightmnd.org.au/

17 Jun 2019

Armcor Updates

Suffering from anxiety or stress?
A study by the Chinese Hong Kong University shows a direct correlation between happiness and air quality. As consumers begin to focus on health in everyday decisions, the growing concern around air quality is creating a new awareness of products and services that could provide solutions.
So what happens on a smoggy day? A report suggests that on days with high levels of pollution, people are more likely to engage in impulsive and risky behaviour that they may later regret, possibly because of short-term depression and anxiety.
So we just stay indoors. But then the indoor air quality starts to become drained of oxygen, The CO2 levels rise, humidity levels rise, and this may make us more anxious and grumpier than ever.

So the answer? Create an indoor air quality that is healthy, safe and feels good.

How can we do that? Could we create a forest indoors, so mother nature assists us or can we rearrange our climate control system to facilitate a quality environment.
Focusing on mechanical options, put simply, we need to introduce the right proportion of fresh air to manage the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, it needs to be filtered, it needs to be efficiently heated and cooled, it may need to be dehumidified……and in the process our lifestyle moods may be positively affected.

Applicable equipment to pre-treat fresh air and recover energy is becoming more readily available such as a range of equipment offered by Armcor Air Solutions.
View our products range including Package Airconditioning Units, Ceiling Mounted Units, Dehumidification and Indirect Evaporative Cooling.

28 May 2019

Armcor Updates

Data centre cooling is a major consideration to protect sensitive heat generating equipment. With the development of ultra-powerful processors, the energy consumed, and the heat produced are proportionally increasing.

Cooling system design is changing dramatically. Providing a maximum cooling approach is being superseded by utilizing sophisticated economy systems that incorporate humidity and temperature control technology. Today’s cooling systems not only focus accurate capacity matching, but they must also incorporate energy efficiency, predictable operational costs, light load efficiency, reduced footprint, be highly reliable, and capable of future expansion.

Recent improvements in data centre cooling technology have developed different perspectives in comparing the use of chilled water, refrigerant, indirect evaporative, or energy recovery cooling. Depending on the entity requirements, the budget, and the ambient conditions, current cooling approaches may involve a combination of traditional and innovative equipment.
The days of keeping a data centre below 15°C may be over. Old standards are being challenged and, in many cases, operating a warmer data centre, even up to 24°C / 50%RH may be more efficient and more reliable.

Armcor Air Solutions has been involved in the design of multiple data centres for some of the largest Australian DC operations, significantly contributing to the fresh air treatment that is essential for the indoor air quality and the control of CO2 levels for safe people access.

14 May 2019

Armcor Updates, Industry

Take a look at this Rotary Heat Wheel.
Three of these – almost 3 metres diameter, are the core of the Energy Recovery units being manufactured for the ‘Hedburg’ project in Tasmania.

18 Apr 2019

Armcor Updates

AFL Football is back and Armcor has another great offer for you.

Any purchase order over $15,000 (exc GST) received during the month of April will receive a FREE AFL Sherrin Football.
Have a kick with the kids in the park, play some football yourself at the office with your team mates or give it the prize position on your desk.

Don’t miss out, place your order today.

* Order must be over $15,000, excluding GST, per order. One ball per Purchase Order. Only valid for orders place during April 2019.

26 Mar 2019

Armcor Updates, Promotions

Mechanical Engineering Consultants love our free professional learning opportunities.

The Armcor lunch and learn sessions are an easy way to increase your mechanical consultancy expertise. We come to you – almost anywhere in Australia.

A session tailored to your requirement, usually takes around 30 minutes, where you will be guided through the basics of energy recovery, indirect evaporative cooling and humidity/temperature control.

You will become aware of new technology advancements, equipment availability, project applications, and bespoke opportunities. This is followed by the opportunity to ask our experts about any specific current projects.

We can arrange a session for whatever part of the day suits your office schedule. The ‘free lunch’ spots fill fast so give us a call today to book your preference.

You will not be disappointed – we are here to help you deliver a HASSLE-FREE project.

Click Here to Book Now

27 Feb 2019

Armcor Updates

Meet our new Service Tech.
After Sales Service is very important at Armcor. Meet Tas Warren.
Tas has been with Armcor since November 2018 and has added specific training to his extensive experience in refrigeration and air-conditioning and control systems.

Tas is contactable at service@armcor.com.au or 04338 387 376.

His valuable backup has already taken him to projects in Qld, NSW, SA and VIC to support clients with maintenance, breakdown and warranty scenarios.
Armcor continues to build talent available to help our customers deliver a HASSLE-FREE project.

07 Feb 2019

Armcor Updates

Armcor Air Solutions are the experts in manufacturing Data Centre Airconditioning. Many data centres offer their customers 100% Uptime Guarantees, Disaster Recovery, Large Capacity Storage and Connectivity at your Fingertips.

That means that effective and efficient cooling is a critical component to keeping the infrastructure to be able to maintain the temperatures within the strict operational parameters.

IT equipment consumes electricity and leaves behind heat as a by-product. This heat, if not treated successfully, will build up to the point where sensitive equipment is damaged or destroyed. This creates the need is to somehow remove the heat.

Moving heat requires energy, that costs money in both capital and operational expenses. As companies seek to control the power consumption of data centres, cooling is a major target. By incorporating energy recovery which requires less energy and infrastructure than more-traditional cooling methods. Air distribution patterns are important and the ‘raised floor’ or ‘hot aisles and cold aisle’ designs are the most common ways to effectively ensure an effective and efficient ventilation pattern.

But most important is the selection of effective and efficient equipment. The utilization of fresh air not only provides the necessary ventilation requirement for human occupancy while essential servicing is undertaken, but it can also become its own economy cycle’

Often outdoor air will need to be treated and filters can easily remove the dust and pollen. Humidity often needs very specific attention and this is where specialised design and dehumidification processes have developed over the past years to the point where they are commercially viable and the ROI is an attractive proposition for energy saving management.

Armcor Air Solutions manufactures a complete range of Data Centre Airconditioning using Energy Recovery and Dehumidification equipment specifically designed for data centres.

Click Here to View Dehmidification Equipment

05 Feb 2019

Armcor Updates

Ten Armcor Packaged Airconditioning Heat Recovery units were manufactured for the $40m Lindfield Learning Village project. Working with Climatech Special Projects Armcor manufactured and delivered these units within the tight timeframe of 8 weeks.

The latest school concept has no classrooms, school bells, year levels or exams. Students will instead gather in “waterholes”, “campfires” and “caves” – where they progress according to their ability rather than their age.

Lindfield opens its doors to students from kindergarten to Year 10 for the first-time this week offering a learning experience and an energy efficient climate control system, that few other schools can boast.

Read More

30 Jan 2019

Armcor Updates, Industry

We hope you too enjoyed a restorative break over the holiday period.
Armcor’s office and production reopens today.

Refreshed and re-energised, we are ready to get stuck into more projects and bring some new and improved products to our customers.

We look forward to working with you in 2019.

07 Jan 2019

Armcor Updates

The team at Armcor would like to thank each and every one of our customers and suppliers for the support throughout 2018.
We wish and your family a safe and happy holiday break.
We will see you again in 2019.

12 Dec 2018

Armcor Updates

The team at Armcor would like to thank you for the support throughout 2018 and wish and your family a safe and happy holiday break.
We will be closed from Friday 21st December and will reopen on Monday 7th January 2019.

04 Dec 2018

Armcor Updates

Whenever you partner with Armcor – rest assured.
Having made the right decision to place an order with us, we don’t stop there.
The step by step life-cycle process gives you complete assurance at every touchpoint.
Every project is individual and important, and communication is key as we coordinate together ensuring ‘delivery-in-full-on-time’.
We know what you want – a hassle free project.

19 Nov 2018

Armcor Updates

The single desire of every Consultant, Project Manager and Contractor is to ‘help me deliver a HASSLE FREE project’

So this has become our customer centric focus at Armcor Air Solutions.
It is all about providing simple, integrated solutions for time-pressed clients.
Yes, you are number one, central to our existence.

Every building needs fresh air and for whatever your application is, whether it be for building code compliance, for indoor air quality, for humidity control, or for energy efficiency, Armcor are here to ‘help you deliver a HASSLE FREE project’

19 Oct 2018

Armcor Updates

During the month of October we are rewarding all our loyal clients with a special Christmas shopping bonus. For every order over $18,000.00 (excluding GST) you will receive a special shopping gift card to the value of $250.00

Shopping cards are available for any of the following stores: Bunnings, Dan Murphy’s, Westfield, Coles/Myer, Flight Centre, Rebel Sports, David Jones or Woolworths.
So if you’re looking to stock up your cellars for Christmas, get that special something for your next DIY installation, purchase some new sporting equipment for the kids or contribute to your next family holiday, make sure you get in fast.

Remember you are not limited to just one gift card. Should you make multiple purchases over $18,000 during October, you will be rewarded for each and every one of these. Once we get your purchasing order, you will receive an email from us asking which shopping card you would prefer. Once you let us know, your card will be with you in a matter days.

The offer is open to Armcor contractor clients across Australia and is valid until 5pm Wednesday, 31 October 2018.

So if you were thinking of delaying your orders after this date, don’t. Get in early and reward yourself!

01 Oct 2018

Armcor Updates, Promotions

Ford has transformed its iconic head office in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows into a new product development centre as part of a $50 million dollar investment to enhance vehicle engineering capability and drive innovation in Australia.

The new Asia Pacific Product Development Centre, which features state-of-the-art virtual design and engineering capability, will be the centrepiece of Australia’s most advanced automotive development campus.

The centre positions Ford as the automaker with the most comprehensive capability to design and engineer vehicles in Australia.

Armcor was selected by PJM Engineering Services to provide packaged airconditioning equipment with ERV for the project.

The solution – which comprises seven energy recovery ventilator (ERV) units, ranging from 1200 l/sec to 1700 l/sec with a cooling capacity up to 32 kW – will supply conditioned fresh air into the buildings for optimum performance and occupant comfort.

The design includes a full economy system so that even greater efficiency can be obtained when the ambient temperatures are favourable.

Armcor is thrilled to have contributed to the creation of this ultimate in hi-tech vehicle design centre.

Ford and Armcor share similar values: a commitment to develop the next generation of top quality engineered products.

Find out more about how our air conditioning solutions can benefit your project.

11 Sep 2018

Armcor Updates

Northern Airconditioning one of our great Distributors for Northern Queensland together with Armcor are committed to supporting local communities.

If you are in North Queensland and need any Heat Recovery, Air Handling Units, Dehumidication Units or Pool Package units, be sure to call Northern Air.

11 Sep 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

Recently one of our customers reqeusted an ERV unit in Night Sky Colourbond colour. We can make your unit in any colour you like. What colour would you like?

05 Sep 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

An economy damper system coupled with your energy recovery equipment provides the ultimate in efficiency. The ambient conditions dictate which dampers open and close to optimise the capacity to bring ‘fresh air indoors’.
 

22 Aug 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

The Client

Churches of Christ in Queensland is building a master planned campus on vacant Parklands Boulevard land. The $28 million first stage of the ‘Churches of Christ Campus Meridan’ will create a variety of activity spaces and services and will include multi-purpose community centre, café, seniors care accommodation and home care and support services.
The state-of-the-art residential aged care service will accommodate seniors in a series of themed cottage-style one and two storey buildings. The community hub will be available for local community groups and Meridan Campus residents to enjoy as part of the integrated community lifestyle. The hub includes a cafe, hairdressing salon and auditorium.
“The aged care service will provide the best in care to enable local seniors to age in place with no need to move from their community if their care needs change.”
One of the largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations in Queensland, Churches of Christ in Queensland already has a significant presence throughout the state. This includes early childhood, child protection, retirement living, housing services, churches and missional services, home and community care and residential aged care services supporting communities including the Sunshine Coast.

The Challenge

Community projects have a requirement for fresh air which in Queensland requires introducing air at temperatures above the comfort level. Energy recovery is the obvious choice to maintain efficient operating costs.

The Armcor Solution

Armcor had the correct size equipment that was suited to the specification The XEP4000 unit was used and optional economy dampers were added to achieve the economy cycle operation to further increase efficiencies and make the most of the reduced ambient early morning and late evening.
A CO2 sensor is used to modulate the dampers to maintain the correct indoor air quality.

Being a full packaged airconditioning unit it is able to fulfil the total requirement for energy recovery and also provide temperature control to ensure the occupants are comfortable 24/7.

20 Aug 2018

Armcor Updates

We are pleased to welcome Terry Rowan to the Armcor Air Solutions team!

Terry has come to Armcor with experience in manufacturing engineering, 3D drafting and production scheduling from automotive and materials spaces. He also brings experience dealing with major international automotive companies.

As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer many of you will be communicating with Terry in the coming days, so please join us in welcoming him to the team.

16 Aug 2018

Armcor Updates

THE CLIENT – North Gungahlin Primary School
Construction has begun on the new North Gungahlin primary school in Taylor with the first students to start school there at the beginning of the 2019 school year.
The new school is projected to cost $32.069 million, with funding allocated from the 2015-16 and 2017-18 ACT Budgets.
It will cater to students from preschool to Year 6 from Taylor, Moncrieff and Jacka – the first suburbs being developed as part of the North Gungahlin development.

“This new modern school facility will cater for 88 preschool and 600 primary school students when it opens for Term 1 2019, providing capacity for quality public education in this high-growth region,” Ms Berry said.
“The planning will also allow for the accommodation of an additional 44 preschool students and 150 primary school students through expansion if required to cater for future growth.”

“The new school will also include a resource centre, canteen, out-of-hours school care facilities, and great outdoor learning and play areas.
“Importantly, the school will also have specific facilities for music, and curriculum enrichment programs such as Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics to ensure we are equipping our students for the best possible future.”

THE CHALLENGE
Education facilities and classrooms require airconditioning and fresh air.
Using Temperzone split airconditioning units, the standard fan coils do not have provision for any heat recovery from the exhaust air. To enable efficient operational costs the addition of ERV is essential.

THE ARMCOR SOLUTION
Armcor was able to provide an ERV slim line fan coil that could be installed in a ceiling space that would provide heat recovery whilst still being compatible with the Temperzone condensing unit. Five units, with the required right and left handing were supplied to satisfy the requirements.
The positive results come from eliminating the need to install 2 separate pieces of equipment – both the heat recovery and the DX cooling coil are housed in one unit along with the supply fan.
This saves valuable and expensive installation labour time.

06 Aug 2018

Armcor Updates

We are looking forward to connecting with you at the AIRAH Melbourne Trade Night on Thursday, August 2nd from 4-7pm at Caulfield Racecourse.
If you want to learn more about fresh air, Heat Recovery, Package Airconditioning and Indirect Evaporative Cooling come and speak to Mark Burgess and Matthew North at the Armcor Air Solutions Table.

Discover how you can fresh air indoors that deliver more efficiency and energy savings.
Date Thursday 2nd August 2018
Time 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Venue Caulfield Racecourse, Concourse Ground Level, Caulfield East

Register Now

24 Jul 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

Once a working class suburb, North Melbourne is now a snappy, stylish strip with pretty terrace houses, award-winning cafes and a happening arts scene.

Its urban coolness has been further enhanced with addition of Arden Gardens, a new residential building which combines the best of local retail with residential luxury.

A collection of contemporary 1-4 bedroom apartments in two residential towers with stunning, uninterrupted city views, the building has embraced the new norm for premium, mixed-use development by combining a vibrant retail precinct at street level.

With Woolworths as the anchor tenant, this on-site retail precinct includes a variety of specialty retail stories conveniently on offer for both residents and the general public.

When mechanical consultant for the Arden Gardens Woolworths project, JBA Consulting Engineer, went in search of an air handling solution, Armcor was the logical selection.

The companies had worked together on multiple Woolworths’ stores.

JBA was also confident Armcor could meet the exacting requirements of the project: an air handling solution designed and built to Woolworths’ specifications that would enable an enjoyable shopping experience for supermarket customers.

The result is a custom-built solution capable of providing the main trading area with 14,500 l/sec supply air and 4,200 l/sec fresh air and which incorporates economy cycle dampers, direct expansion cooling coils, a heating coil, deep bed air filters and EC plug fans.

Armcor is thrilled to have contributed to yet another successful shopping complex development.

Find out more about how our air handling units can benefit your project.

19 Jul 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

Plaza Premium Lounge is the world’s first independent airport lounge provider. Its facilities are open to all travellers, regardless of the airline or travel class they are using and has changed the perception that airport lounges should be reserved for premium travellers only.

The lounges are also focussed on giving travellers a haven away from the hustle and bustle of the airport by providing top-notch services and facilities for those arriving, departing and transiting an airport.

This includes comfortable seating, an enticing food and beverage selection, shower with amenities, private resting suites, VIP rooms, recharging stations, complimentary Wi-Fi, computer workstations, and so on. The goal is to make the airport experience seamless and effortless.

A global brand, the airport lounge network has facilities in Brisbane, Sydney and more recently in Melbourne.

As the first airport lounge network to achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification, Plaza Premium Lounge is committed to providing consistently high services and continual improvement for valued customers.

So when contractor, Infinite Group, went in search of an air-conditioning unit for the new lounge at Melbourne Airport, its requirements were very exacting: it needed a high quality slimline air handling unit that incorporated bag filters, carbon filters, electric heating elements, a DX coil and energy efficient fans.

This was not something that could be ordered off the shelf.

Armcor was best placed to provide these requirements.
Combined with a Temperzone outdoor condenser, the air handling solution which is now fully installed provides the high levels of comfort expected of the new airport lounge.

Find out more about how our air handling units can benefit your project.

16 Jul 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

We are pleased to welcome Matthew North to the Armcor Air Solutions team!

Matthew has come to Armcor with over 28 years of experience in the Airconditioning Industry from service to sales and design. He brings a wealth of knowledge and professionalism in providing advice, support and backed by the Armcor Air Solutions extensive equipment range to assist Consultants and Contractors alike in providing the right solution.

As a Sales Engineer many of you will be communicating with Matthew in the coming days, so please join us in welcoming him to the team.

04 Jul 2018

Uncategorized

Don’t miss out on our fantastic offer. Armcor is giving away an official 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer ball for HVAC orders over $10,000 (excluding GST).

The give-away coincides with the 21st FIFA World Cup which is currently underway in Russia and wraps up on 15 July 2018.

We are delighted to say the soccer ball give-away is the real-deal and not a copy. It is an authentic Telstar 18.

Designed to be a modern interpretation of the iconic 1970 ball, this 2018 version has six textured panels and is grey, black and white rather the original black and white ball.
It is also embedded with a near-field communication chip which allows users to access content and information unique to that ball via their smart phones.

This offers runs out on … so get your orders in fast.

25 Jun 2018

Armcor Updates, Promotions

Armcor has packaged Energy Recovery and Airconditioning into one unit.

When your requirements is to condition a significant volume of fresh air, the solution is to pre-treat it through a heat exchanger and then let the refrigeration cycle bring the air to the design temperature.

The Armcor XEP range of packaged equipment suits external rooftop or plant room applications and is available from 500 L/sec to 8000 L/sec with cooling capacity up to 160kw.

View PAC Range Here

19 Jun 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry

Housed in a 1960’s building containing four large grain silos, the Peppers Silo Hotel is a new state-of-the-art hotel complex overlooking the idyllic Tamar River Basin and Cataract Gorge in Launceston, Tasmania.

The 35-meter high silos have long been an iconic landmark on the edge of the town.

This post-war heritage building has now been reimagined into a sophisticated 9-storey hotel compete with function and entertainment facilities, offering sweeping views over the meandering Tamar river.

Designed within the original silos, the hotel complex includes the addition of a brand-new North tower, providing a contemporary contrast and adding character to the hotel.

Armcor supplied three packaged air-conditioning energy recovery ventilator (ERV) units to service the iconic hotel’s function centre.

Designed to provide the necessary fresh air while also recovering energy from exhaust air, the great advantage of the units is that heating and cooling is packaged together in one unit, making installation and servicing simple and efficient.

These economy cycle units will provide the bulk of cooling capacity for the function centre, dramatically reducing running costs.

Armcor worked in conjunction with its distributor, HVAC Supplies, to design and deliver these state-of-the-art heat recovery units to this outstanding Tasmanian icon while leading Tasmanian contracting company, Degree C, managed all installation work.

04 Jun 2018

Armcor Updates, Industry