Americans believe that innovation leadership is important, but they are concerned about American innovation in a more competitive international environment, according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Arlington, Va.
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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.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich., recently showcased its annual list of Innovations That Could Change the Way You Manufacture at the recent Breaking Through: The SME Annual Conference held during the beginning of June in Philadelphia.
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Sears, Hoffman Estates, Ill., is introducing its Sears Buyer Protection Program. The program, available July 6, 2009, through August 1, 2009, will cover major appliance purchases over $399 made with a Sears card if the accountholder loses his or her job. The program also covers the cost of service agreements, installation, delivery and more if those items were purchased with the appliance.
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GE and Tendril Sign Strategic Agreement
Tendril, Boulder, Colo., and GE Consumer & Industrial, Louisville, Ky., have signed a joint development agreement to further enhance the communication capabilities of GE's demand response appliances. Tendril, the creator of Tendril Residential Energy Ecosysystem (TREE) and GE Consumer & Industrial will develop an integrated and interoperable system that will enhance GE's demand responsive appliances capability to communicate over metering and broadband networks.
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LG Electronics, Mexico City, Mexico, manufacturer of consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, is planning to reorganize manufacturing plants and expand investments in Mexico. The company will invest an additional US$100 million over the next three years, increasing total production capacity to US$4 billion. Read more...
In a time when the U.S. economic stimulus plan is emphasizing retrofitting commercial and residential buildings, ASHRAE, Atlanta, Ga., has approved a change to its residential ventilation standard to encourage home retrofits to improve indoor air quality. Addendum e to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2007 allows alternative methods for meeting the standard's requirements regarding kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans.
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On June 29th, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari upholding the legality of Cablevision's remote digital video recorder (DVR), reports the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Arlington, Va. The technology is functionally identical to a home DVR, and allows viewers to record programs on a remote system within Cablevision's offices.
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CSA America Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, developer of standards, codes, and personnel certification programs, has announced its "CSA Standards" corporate identity, which includes a new corporate logo. Effective immediately, CSA America Inc., will adopt the new CSA Standards corporate identity so that all international standards development offices operated by CSA Standards are unified under a single brand that is identifiable by stakeholders, the public, and media anywhere in the world.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C., has announced the availability of nearly $300 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for state-run rebate programs for consumer purchases of new Energy Star qualified home appliances. The new program underscores the Obama Administration's commitment to make American homes more energy efficient, while helping to support the nation's economic recovery.
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A new approach to fabricating electric heating elements promises to significantly change the way heat sources are designed into appliances and other products that employ electric heating. The method involves spraying the heating element material onto a rigid substrate such as metal, glass, or ceramic.
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The use of biodiesel-blended heating oil in oil-fired appliances is a trend that is slowly growing in the U.S. Some retailers of heating oil have been offering residential and industrial customers biodiesel blends for about 10 years at concentrations of typically 5 and 20 percent biodiesel.
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The current generation of consumers expects all of its electronics to provide much more than just basic functionality. The same old knobs or switches on a new product will not win over today's electronics buyers. To differentiate new products and keep up with competitors, companies must offer exciting, full-color touch screens that are both easy and fun to use. Read more...
Vueguard 801 WC scratch-resistant and abrasion-resistant coating is a water-clear, solvent-based UV-curable coating that maintains optical clarity on molded plastics.
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Micro-flow differential pressure sensors incorporate a thermal anemometer element and CMOS analog conditioning circuitry with a micro-flow channel having very high flow-impedance that allows accurate sensing of low differential pressures over a wide dynamic range.
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The M81500FP single-chip inverter is a high-voltage, three-phase motor driver fabricated by a 500 V high-voltage silicon-on-insulator process.
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Valve Design Engineering Report
