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Whirlpool Receives ENERGY STAR Award
Whirlpool Corp. has been recognized with its third consecutive ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence award. Provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the award honors Whirlpool Corp.'s contribution to providing innovative efficient products that help consumers reduce utility bills and greenhouse gas emissions.Whirlpool will accept the award at ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2008. This is the company's ninth ENERGY STAR award win.
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LG and GE Announce Licensing Agreement
LG Electronics has entered into a cross licensing agreement with GE Consumer & Industrial. This new agreement will allow LG and GE to use one another's patents for refrigerators and cooking appliances without paying licensing fees.
"We believe that this licensing arrangement with GE will enhance our ability to deliver winning products and move us further toward our goal of becoming one of the top global brands in consumer electronics and home appliances," said Young Ha Lee, President and CEO of LG Electronics Digital Appliance Company.
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AMETEK Acquires Motion Control Group
AMETEK Inc., of Paoli, Pa., has acquired the Motion Control Group (MCG), a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of customized motors and motion control solutions for the medical, life sciences, industrial automation, semiconductor and aviation markets. MCG has annual sales of approximately $26 million.
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Atmel Acquires Quantum Research Group
Atmel Corp. of San Jose, Calif., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quantum Research Group Ltd., a United Kingdom-based developer of capacitive sensing IP and solutions for user interfaces.
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Midea to Buy Stake in Little Swan
China's Guangdong Midea Electric
Appliances Co. has agreed to buy a 24 percent stake
in Chinese clothes washing machine maker Wuxi Little Swan for an
estimated 1.68 billion yuan ($235 million), according to news reports.
Little Swan is the second largest washing machine maker in China,
behind Haier.
According to some media reports, Midea and state-owned Wuxi Guolian Development (Group) Co
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Bitzer to Open Compressor Plant in Syracuse
Bitzer, the Germany-based manufacturer of scroll compressors, plans to open a manufacturing facility in suburban Syracuse to make compressors for industrial air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, according to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. The plant will will be housed in a former General Motors factory in the town of Salina and will employ nearly 300 people.
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MARCH 2008 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS For a comprehensive look at the
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COVER STORY
Power: A New Appliance Arrives
A rare event is occurring in the home appliance cosmos - the birth of a new star. The thing is not just an improved product that is smaller, faster, more powerful or more efficient. Nor is it just an upgraded product featuring more bells and whistles. Instead, this emergent star represents an entire new category of home appliance - the micro CHP unit. CHP stands for combined heat and power, and the term micro is used to distinguish it from larger scale commercial implementations. While individual home generators and home heating equipment have been on the market for a long time, innovative packages that produce both heat and electricity may very well
become the next, must-have, great thing for the home. Read more ...
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Insulation: Optimizing Objectives
When evaluating polyurethane (PU) systems for household appliance applications, short demold times have typically forced PU processors to choose between strong insulation performance and higher productivity levels.
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Metals: Flashy Finish
Using an eye-catching finish has become an increasingly used method to differentiate products from the competition and excite the consumer's interest. For OEMs using prefinished metals for either cabinets or trim pieces, the options for achieving a new look have also grown. While the idea of using prefinished metals isn't new, there are new opportunities to exploit them. Those opportunities arise from the introduction of new materials and changing consumer tastes. Today's consumers are more amenable to colorful designs, but they also have practical concerns, such as fingerprint resistance and finish durability.
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Switches & Relays: Semiconductor Solution
The electric skillet, as we know it, was first designed more than 54 years ago using a bi-metal thermostat and heating coil or element embedded in the pan. The low input power heater, combined with the thermal mass of the pan and contents, was an excellent design that provided good temperature control and simmering. Read more.
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American Zettler
 The SLA6800MP and SMA6800MP series of inverter power modules have 85
to 253 VAC input voltage, and a 1.5 to 3 A output current. The ICs can withstand voltages of up to 500 V (MOSFET breakdown voltage) and 600 V (IGBT breakdown voltage), providing a robust IPM for optimally controlling three-phase motor inverters used to drive motors of residential and commercial appliances.
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Eastman Chemical Co.
The Eastman Tritan™ copolyester is a a new-generation copolyester that the company says combines the clarity, toughness and chemical resistance advantages of traditional copolyesters with higher heat resistance, improved design flexibility and ease of processing. Its balance of properties makes the copolyester durable for a harsh dishwasher environment, which can expose products to high heat and moisture levels as well as a broad array of foodstuffs, residential and commercial detergents, and sanitizers.
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Lumex Inc.
The SML-LXR851SIUPGUBC is a new right-angle surface mount LED that provides full-color RGB output. It requires a footprint of 3.2mm x 1.00 mm, yet it delivers ultra-bright full-color operation, the company says. It has been created for applications in digital data and voice, small hand-held devices, or PC board and panel multiple status indicators. Want to lear
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NEC Electronics
 A new line of 16-bit All Flash™ microcontrollers (MCUs) for inverter control applica
tions have been built around the company's 78K0R CPU core. The family of 19 MCUs are designed to enable a new generation of intelligent and eco-friendly appliances and motor drives. All devices in the lineup feature integrated inverter control circuits and deliver best-of-class power performance. Read more.
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Microchip Technology Inc.
The PIC32 family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) adds performance and more memory while maintaining pin, peripheral and software compatibility with the company's 16-bit MCU/DSC families. The PIC32 family is fully supported by Microchip's free MPLAB® Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB IDE offers unprecedented compatibility by supporting the company's complete portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit devices.
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Thomas Products Division, a Gardner Denver Co.
Featuring a small footprint (8.3"x4.0"x6.4") and low sound levels (50dBA @ 20PSIG) the lightweight(9.5 lbs) 2450 Series WOB-L® Compressor can be used for medical
applications, or anypressure application requiring a small, quiet, lightweight pump. The 2450 also features a patentedmonolithic head that reduces leak paths, optional intake locations on the side and bottom for increased ease of plumbing, a patented boltless construction to reduce vibration and noise and center-line of gravity mounting options for ease of installation. Maximum flow for compressors (115V/60Hz) is 3.0CFM. Maximum pressure is 30 PSIG. 50Hz is available as 230/50 AUU.
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