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The
boards of Enodis and Manitowoc has delayed the
posting of the "Scheme Document relating to the
Offer" that Manitowoc made to purchase Enodis. The
delay was approved by the panel overseeing the
proposed buyout. The two companies said that a
further announcement will be made in due
course.
In late May, the board of directors
for Enodis Plc, Tampa, Fla., agreed to support a
buyout bid from The Manitowoc Co. of Manitowoc,
Wis. The deal is expected to be worth about $2.4
billion. Read
more...
Whirlpool Corporation was recently named one of
the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere
Institute and one of the Top 25 Most Respected U.S.
Companies by the Reputation Institute.
"We are
proud to be recognized by Ethisphere Institute as one of
the world's most ethical companies and by the Reputation
Institute as one of the most respected U.S. companies,"
said Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool Corporation's chairman
and CEO. Read
more...
The Association of Home
Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has released new data
based on 2007 shipments of major appliances,
highlighting dramatic decreases in home appliance energy
consumption since 2000. Refrigerators, dishwashers and
clothes washers account for a 43% combined decrease in
energy consumption since 2000. From a global
climate change perspective, the energy savings realized
in 2007 shipments of refrigerators, dishwashers and
clothes washers would offset the CO2 emissions of more
than 698 million gallons of gasoline consumed or the
annual CO2 emissions from 1.3 coal fired power
plants.Read
more...
General Electric Co.'s CEO
Jeff Immelt has named five non-U.S. appliance
manufacturers as potential bidders for the company's
appliance businesses, according to a Reuters report. The
companies are China's Haier, South Korea's LG
Electronics, Sweden's Electrolux, Mexico's Controladora
Mabe and Turkey's Arcelik. According to the report,
Immelt says that it was "obvious" who would be
interested in the unit, which last year sold $7.2
billion worth of refrigerators, washing machines and
other household appliances.Read
more...
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The
'Invisible' U.S. Energy Efficiency
Boom It's the U.S.
energy boom that no one knows about. Energy
efficiency may be the farthest-reaching,
least-polluting, and fastest-growing energy
success story of the last 50 years. But it also is
the most invisible, the least understood, and in
serious danger of missing out on needed future
investments.
In the first attempt to
quantify the overall impact of the hidden U.S.
energy efficiency boom, a major new report from
the American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE) shows that U.S. energy consumption
(as measured per dollar of economic output) will
have been slashed by the end of 2008 to half of
what it was in 1970, from 18,000 Btus to about
8,900 Btus. Read
more...
New chapters related
to ultraviolet lamp systems and combustion turbine
inlet cooling are featured in ASHRAE's new 2008
Handbook volume.
HVAC Systems and Equipment
discusses systems and the equipment that comprise
them, including features and differences. It is
designed to help system designers and building
operators select and use equipment. It contains 48
chapters.Read
more ...
JUNE 2008 ISSUE
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Today's designers must
conquer many conflicting challenges. The products that
they develop
must differentiate themselves from the competition while
simultaneously achieving similar objectives, such as
energy efficiency and ease of use.
The winning
entries in the 21st annual Excellence in Design
competition are products that meet such demands. The
designers behind the winning products have found a way
to produce sophisticated technology that is intuitive to
use, and presents itself with an eye-catching
appearance. Balancing the need for
increased functionality without creating a level of
complexity that confounds the user is a tough trick to
pull off. Sometimes tradeoffs need to be made, and good
designs are evidence of good decisions.
Most
importantly, many of the winning products in this year's
competition tackle the time constraints faced by both
consumers and professionals, who need to work smarter,
better, and faster. Many of the winning entries employ a
combination of high technology and well-thought-out
usability features to meet those demands. Read
more ...
Appliance technology
has evolved significantly over the years, and two
trends are merging to fuel the next round of
appliance evolution - digital motor control and
digital sensor processing. Digital Signal
Controllers (DSCs) are at the confluence of these
trends, and enable digital sensor processing,
digital motor control and power factor correction
to be implemented on a single chip.Learn
more.
Mother Nature doesn't
have any diplomas hanging on the wall, but h
as often proved to be a pretty good design
engineer nonetheless. As more researchers come to
realize that, many are finding ways to successfully
adapt nature's solutions to real-world design problems,
and the efforts are having a significant impact on
products as diverse as medicines, floor coverings, and
refrigerators.
Some of those adaptations have now
been employed in the realm of air moving applications.
As researchers observe the ebbs and flows of fluids
found in nature, they have absorbed lessons that have
led them to crete innovative fan designs. Find
out more.
Fans
& Blowers: Optimizing Flow Appliances have
issues. Flow and thermal issues to be exact. The
movement of air, water, and other
fluids at proper temperatures is vital to every
appliance. Adding the ever-increasing demand for
efficiency and environmental controls yields
complex interactions that can determine the
success or failure of a new or updated
product.
Efforts to optimize thermal and
flow characteristics for appliances can be aided
by utilizing CFD early in the product development
cycle. Using automated software to visualize flow
and heat issues early in the design process
enables greater design experimentation, reduces
costs incurred with physical testing, and speeds
the development cycle. Full
story.
From small handheld
appliances to large home and workplace
installations, the more than 900 exhibitors at the
annual Kitchen/Bath Industry Show exhibited new
and unique for the kitchen and bathrooms products
- and more - to an estimated 40,000 national
and
international attendees. Read
more.
The JH Series is a momentary input switch offered
with no LED, one LED or two LEDs. Cap color options
include white, black, red, yellow, green, orange, blue,
light gray and transparent. Along with red, yellow, and
green LED options, the color combinations offer designer
many options to fit the particular need. Read
more...
The Series 08 Precision
Snap Disc Thermostats are available as hermetically
sealed stainless steel probes (Series 08-8X) or as
surface mounting (Series 08-0X) with calibrated
temperature settings from 35 to 550 DegF. These rugged
devices feature a precise and repeatable snap-acting
bimetallic disc as the actuating element and have silver
contacts to assure long life. Find
out more.
The LA35 is a
robust actuator with more than 1,300 lbs. force in push,
high ingress protection IP66 (dynamic)/IP69K (static)
and corrosion resistant materials. It is suited for
"off-highway" and outdoor environments where an actuator
that can withstand the elements and rough conditions is
necessary. The LA35 integrates electronics in the
actuator, which simplifies the control design and
reduces installation time. Want
to learn more?
SEVCON A new, brushless AC motor with a built-in
controller is a compact, integrated system for high duty
cycle applications. The HypAC™ is a brushless permanent
magnet AC motor (PMAC) that features an integrated
controller, accepts 24 to 80 VDC inputs, and provides
output from 1 to 5 kW. Designed for products
requiring a reliable alternative to DC systems, this
integrated PMAC is IP54 sealed, provides
soft-starting, and is smaller than equivalent DC motors,
the company says. Read
more.
The Thermofilm(R)
H212U is a heat reactive transfer adhesive for
general purpose bonding and electronic product
assembly, and provides structural bond strength on
a range of substrates including plastics, metals,
ceramics, wood, paper and woven materials. It
activates and cures on exposure to heat and
pressure, and is formulated for splicing
fiberglass cloth and other woven fabrics, gasket
bonding, laminating to PVC and other plasticized
materials, and silicon chip bonding on electronic
assemblies. Want
to learn more?
The HCL pressure
sensors measure low gage or differential pressures
from 5 to 75 mbar (2 to 30 in. H2O). These devices
are precision calibrated and temperature
compensated and offer ratiometric mV output
signals. They use a special compensation
technology to achieve a high offset stability and
virtually no position sensitivity in comparison to
conventional sensors, the company
says.Read
more.
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