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June 2009


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APPLIANCE Design TV

Jay Leno's Garage: Recreating an Impossible-to-Find Engine Component

Dimension Printing's 3-D printer and Next Engine's laser scanning combine to provide a cutting-edge solution for recreating an impossible-to-find D valve for Jay's 1907 White Steamer.

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GE to Create Jobs, Energy-Efficient Appliances in Kentucky
 
GE's Consumer & Industrial division, Louisville, Ky., will manufacture highly energy efficient hybrid electric water heaters in Louisville, Ky., at the company's Appliance Park facility-creating approximately 400 jobs. Read more...


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Which tubing material should be used?  

PVC, silicone, PTFE? Which is best for your application? Get a free Tubing & Hose Buying Guide with information on details commonly overlooked. Called the Top 12 for short, it includes topics such as flexibility needs, ingredient compatibility, temperature limitations, pressure and vacuum requirements, and more.

NewAge Industries Inc.
www.newageindustries.com 


Recovery Act to Allocate Nearly $50 Million for Geothermal Heat Pumps

Share During a June 2 visit to Fort Wayne, Ind., where he toured a manufacturer of geothermal heating pumps (GHPs), US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $50 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to advance commercial deployment of the renewable heating and cooling systems. Read more...



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Valve Design Engineering Report

Based on hundreds of on-site visits and interviews, this report covers the common challenges companies face when designing and integrating valves into new products and offers recommendations to help your company unlock the power of CAD-driven CAE tools to drive performance and protect margins.

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Haier Buys Stake in Fisher & Paykel

Chinese appliance and electronics manufacturer Haier, Qingdao, China, will acquire a 20 percent stake in Fisher & Paykel, Wellington, New Zealand, as part of F&P's recapitalization plan, which also includes a rights issue and establishment of new credit lines. Read more...

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General Purpose Triac Control Board from LCR Electronics

LCR Electronics' new wide range of general purpose triac (triode for alternating current) control boards combine extremely low pricing with high quality performance. The new EC101 series is used for variable motor speed in universal and PSC motors as well as power control for lighting and heating.

www.lcr-inc.com/pdf/EC101.pdf


AHRI Opposes House Energy Bill

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), Arlington, Va., announced its opposition to H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES Act) in its current form. Read more...


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15% Off UL University Workshops for Appliance Manufacturers

Learn from UL experts this summer by attending one of UL University's upcoming workshops for the appliance industry.

Topics include:

     -          Electric Cooking Appliances UL 197
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US Households Spend More Than $1,200 on CE Products Annually


The average US household spent $1,229 on consumer electronics (CE) products in the past 12 months, $176 less than in the prior year, according to a new study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Arlington, Va. Read more...

New Energy Star Specs for Commercial Griddles and Ovens

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C., is announcing new requirements for commercial griddles and ovens to earn the Energy Star label. Energy Star labeled griddles and ovens are approximately 10 to 20 percent more energy efficient than standard models. Read more...

ZigBee Standard for Remote Controls Ready for Adoption

The ZigBee Alliance, San Ramon, Calif., a global network of companies creating wireless solutions, has announced the availability of ZigBee Golden Unit platforms that implement the ZigBee RF4CE specification designed to replace infrared (IR) remote controls with radio frequency (RF) remote controls. Read more...
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EVENTS

JUNE

5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL '09)
June 16-18, Berlin, Germany
Contact: 39 03 32 78 92 99
Email:
paolo.bertoldi@ec.europa.eu
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com
www.eedal.eu 

The Air & Waste Management Association's 102nd Annual Conference & Exhibition
June 16-19, Detroit, Mich.
Contact: 412/232-3444
Email:
info@awma.org
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com
www.awma.org/ACE2009


NPE 2009

Jun 22-26, Chicago, Ill.
Contact: 202/974-5235
Email:
npe@npe.org  
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com
www.npe.org

ANTEC @ NPE
June 22-26, Chicago, Ill.
Contact: 203/775-0471
Email:
conferences@4spe.org
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com
www.4spe.org 

AUGUST

The Gourmet Housewares Show
Aug. 8-10, San Francisco, Calif.
Contact: 800/272-7469
Email: marc_delman@glmshows.com  
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com
www.thegourmetshow.com

SEPTEMBER

Home Appliances@IFA 2009
Sept. 4-9, Berlin, Germany
Contact: 49 30 30 38 22 42
Email: ifa@messe-berlin.de
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.messe-berlin.de 


IFA 2009 Consumer Electronics Unlimited
Sept. 4-9, Berlin, Germany
Contact: 49 30 30 38 22 42
Email: ifa@messe-berlin.de     
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.messe-berlin.de   

Assembly Technology Expo

Sept. 21-24, Rosemont (Chicago), Ill.
Contact: 310/445-4200
Email: atexpoinfo@cancom.com
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.devicelink.com/expo/atexpo08/

Design & Manufacturing Midwest
Sept. 21-24, Rosemont (Chicago), Ill.
Contact: 310/445-4200
Email: nmwinfo@cancom.com
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.devicelink.com/expo

Electronics Assembly Show
Sept. 21-24, Rosemont (Chicago), Ill.
Contact: 310/445-4200
Email: easinfo@cancom.com
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.devicelink.com/expo/eas08/

Quality Expo
Sept. 21-24, Rosemont (Chicago), Ill.
Contact: 310/445-4200
Email: qexpoinfo@cancom.com
Webhttp://www.appliancedesign.com www.devicelink.com/expo/qexpo07/index.html




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  JUNE 2009 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

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COVER STORY
 
22nd Annual EID Winners: Succeeding with Surprise

With thousands of new products being introduced every year, achieving the element of surprise in product design seems almost impossible, and yet, there are innovators who still find ways to pull it off. The evidence can be found perusing the winners of our 22nd annual Excellence in Design competition. Read more...


Electronics: The Energy Aware Home

Helping homeowners increase their awareness of energy usage and effectively reducing that usage has been an elusive goal. Achieving it requires a monitoring and control solution that involves makers of home appliances, home controls, and in-home displays. To accomplish the necessary monitoring and control, appliances must be connected to a home area network (HAN). Read more...

by Audrey Li-Brouwer
Steve Nguyen


Fans & Blowers

The Nautilar Series 12.3 in., variable-speed blower delivers a measured air/fuel mixture for optimized combustion and reduced nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emissions. The brushless DC blowers can achieve maximum sealed pressure capabilities up to 25 in. Read more...

  TECHNOLOGY CHANNELS

* CONTROLS & DISPLAYS   * MATERIALS & JOINING
ELECTRICAL  * MOTORS
* ELECTRONICS * QUALITY & STANDARDS
* GAS TECHNOLOGY  * SOFTWARE

PRODUCTS


Ark-Plas Products

A line of semi-rigid tubing for pneumatic and fluid applications that includes Nylon 11, polypropylene, and polyethylene is available. The tubing is manufactured in an ISO 9001 registered facility using digital monitoring equipment to ensure strict tolerances are maintained. Read more...

Microchip Technology

PIC microcontrollers with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme low power technology for sleep currents as low as 20 nA are available. These three new 8- and 16-bit MCU families join three other recent 8-bit families that are all part of the company's nanoWatt XLP portfolio. Read more...

Sensirion

The SDP600 Series of digital dynamic differential pressure sensors are fully calibrated and have high sensitivity and accuracy at low-pressure differences (less than 10 Pa). The SDP600 and SDP610 supply a digital I2C output signal with a measuring range of -500 to +500 Pa.  Read more... 

Texas Instruments

TMS320F2803x Piccolo microcontrollers (MCUs) incorporate the Control Law Accelerator (CLA), which is a 32-bit floating-point math accelerator that operates independently of the C28x core, allowing for direct access to on-chip peripherals and parallel execution of algorithms. Read more...




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