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The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and its members that
manufacture portable electric heaters have launched a campaign this heating
season to educate consumers on safely operating portable electric heaters. Manufacturers developed this effort to reduce
the nearly 3000 portable heater fires that occur each year, according to the
National Fire Protection Association, often due to improper use.Read more..
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has formed a new
International Advisory Committee, comprised of industry leaders, to provide
counsel surrounding ongoing CEA initiatives related to international
matters.
“The consumer technology industry continues to expand on a global level, with
worldwide consumer electronics sales currently topping $618 billion,” said
Elizabeth Hyman, vice president, international, CEA. “By organizing the
International Advisory Committee, CEA is in a better position to address
international issues confronting the U.S. consumer electronics industry ..."Read more...
Bundy Refrigeration Inc. is acquiring Thermo Kälte, GmhH, a manufacturer of plate-on-tube and wire-on-tube condensers
for the household refrigeration industry with operations located in
Bleicherode, Germany.
The
acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks, following final
regulatory approval. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Read more...
Although most major home appliances exhibit strong reliability, a considerable
percentage of consumers still purchase extended warranties—which, in many cases,
may not be utilized, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Major Home
Appliance Study. Read more...
Henkel
Corp. has extended its relationship with materials distributor, Ellsworth Adhesives, and will now offer its full line of
electronics materials through the Ellsworth distribution network. Ellsworth has
promoted and sold Henkel’s Loctite brand of materials for more than 20 years and under the new
agreement, Hysol and Multicore brand products will also be available from
Ellsworth. Read more ...
With the weather cooling down in
most parts of the country, the Frigidaire company of Martinez, Ga., is
launching a program that encourages consumers to gather in the kitchen
for "delicious fall
and winter stove-cooked meals." The company sponsored a King of the
Kitchen contest and other promotions that coincide with the launch of
cooking appliances that have a range of new features, including:
PureAir™ Filter (available by
special order)
XtraZone™ Burner
SpaceWise™ Design Shelves
Precision Set™ Surface Controls
Favorite & Keep Warm Settings
EasyCare™ Genuine Stainless Steel
This fall, the company also conducted the "King of the Kitchen"
contest. Cookbook author and celebrity host, Dave Lieberman teamed with
Frigidaire and Lowe's to award one home cook a grand prize that includes a complete Frigidaire kitchen appliance suite
valued at $5,000 -- refrigerator, microwave, oven range and dishwasher, along
with a $100 Lowe’s Gift Card.Read more ...
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LED technology is improving by leaps and bounds, or, more appropriately, watts
and lumens. Riding a wave of better fabrication technologies, today’s LEDs are
cheaper, brighter and offer more color choices. And, they still feature inherent
longevity, durability and the ability to operate at a wide — and growing wider —
temperature range.Want to learn more?
In recent years there has been growing interest in using lighter weight
materials across a broad range of applications. This is particularly true of the
aerospace and automotive industries, where there is increasing environmental
pressure being brought to bear on manufacturers to reduce emissions. But, in
fact, many other applications, including portable devices, can benefit from a
switch to lighter materials given the appropriate surface characteristics.Find out more.
Programs like Energy Star and the American Water Works Association’s Water Wiser
initiative have become increasingly pervasive in recent years demonstrating
consumers’ increasing support for the environment. These and other conservation
initiatives continue to grow in scope and in their influence over consumers’
purchasing decisions.Find out more.
Gas modulation systems have evolved in the last 20 years, spreading in use from
the large-scale boilers of a couple decades ago to applications today such as
residential furnaces, commercial food service equipment, water heaters and other
gas appliances.Find out how.
The company offers a new line of digital active matrix TFT
LCD’s in a 7 in. diagonal, 16:9 wide screen format with 800 x 480 resolution. A
total of 14 new models are available. The digital displays can be used for a
variety of applications to display both full-motion video content and simple
graphics. Such applications include medical products, industrial controls,
security monitoring equipment, after-market automotive devices, and table-top
instrumentation. Wide screen LCD’s are recommended even if full-motion video is
not displayed. This is based on the industry’s trend that most devices with
color displays may need to upgrade to display video, and eventually all video
will be shown in wide screen in a near future. Want to learn more?
The SCM1100M series, part of the company’s Inverter Power
Module products, has a 100 to 240 VAC input voltage, and a 5 to 15 A output
current. The ICs can withstand voltages of up to 600 V (IGBT breakdown
voltage), providing an IPM for controlling three-phase motor inverters that are
used to drive motors for residential and commercial appliances. The series
employs a small-footprint DIP package with exposed thermal pad for enhanced
power dissipation capacity. The IC consists of six IGBTs, three pre-drive ICs,
and six flyback diodes as well as a bootstrap circuit (three bootstrap diodes
and three boot resistors) as a highside drive power supply. Find out more.
The CL1200 Series of momentary lighted SPST
pushbutton LED switches include a right angle version. Offering three frame
options – no frame and cap, square frame or round frame and cap -- the CL1200
lighted pushbutton switch is available with numerous combinations of frame
colors and cop colors in lighted or non-lighted configurations. Optional LED
colors include standard or super bright red, green, yellow and blue as well as
bi-colored LED versions.Want to learn more?
More than 300 new models of energy efficient hermetic
refrigeration compressors are now available for applications including
reach-ins, ice machines, soft-serve machines, frozen carbonated beverage
machines and air dryers. The reciprocating compressors are engineered to be
more energy efficient, providing total cost of ownership solutions to systems
requiring a wide range of refrigeration applications.Find out more.
The company has created a new family of
injection moldable ultra-stiff compounds that can replace metal alloys as well
as many composites. The compounds feature high modulus carbon fiber that can be
molded with conventional machines, do not require curing processes, can be
recycled and are not harmful to workers’ health or the environment.Want to learn more?
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