Feature Articles - Appliance Design

	Understand Coating Thickness Measurement Test Methods Develop a working knowledge of the test methods related to coating thickness measurement and the instruments available for both common and complex applications. by Paul Lomax

	Simpler Solutions Two case studies highlight how industrial and commercial designers can apply old engineering concepts to new problems. by Hemant Kale Joy Siegel

	Refrigeration Motors and Motor Efficiencies The choice of a refrigeration motor is much bigger than a hum, a whir, or a whine. Electronically communicated motors are beginning to challenge shaded pole and PSC motors, but issues with reliability and motor surge currents, some real, some perceived, may be holding ECMs back. by Herschel Blackburn