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LED Backlighting For LCDs

May 01, 2012
Choosing a backlighting system for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is a major consideration. An LCD’s backlighting significantly affects brightness, contrast, and many other aspects of the viewing experience.
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NEMA Recommendations on AFCI / Home Electrical Product Compatibility

May 01, 2012
In 2008, new NEC codes for arc-fault circuit interrupters went into effect. While the requirements were directed at home safety, designers of home appliances, especially those which seek to improve green performance by fussing with incoming current, were also asked to adapt to make sure new interrupters did not conflict with their products.
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Association Report: The 2012 Tour de-Sign

May 01, 2012
Despite its current standing in the business community, industrial design has not always been considered a core business practice. Over many years, the design community has grown its own capabilities and made a compelling case for how design practice can deliver ROI.
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Damping Strategies to Improve Appliance Acoustics

May 01, 2012
Controlling sound from appliances is best accomplished at the source, but it takes some clever adaptations, e.g. damping metal laminates pictured above, to make that happen.
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No Longer Slippery When Wet

May 01, 2012
Progress in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) technology has enabled appliance manufacturers to create new consumer values by incorporating into their products a host of “soft-touch” or “soft-grip” features.
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It’s Already 2013

May 01, 2012
Funny thing about the print business: whatever month it really is, we spend much of our time in a mindset of it being one or two months ahead.
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Compressor Diagnostics

April 05, 2012

 Many of the appliances and equipment we encounter in our personal and professional lives contain some level of electronics and diagnostic technology that gathers usage and operational data.  


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Panels Get New Juice

April 05, 2012

 From hoop skirts to electromagnetic alarms to wall-mounted keypads to user-friendly touchscreens. 


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Low-GWP Blowing Agents

April 02, 2012

 HFOs have been called the heir apparent to HFCs. Thanks to recent developments in high-performance, low-global warming potential liquid blowing agents made from these molecules, that reign may begin sooner than you think.  


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The Look of the Future

April 01, 2012

 Throw a dart into virtually any non-apocalyptic movie about the future and you’ll probably hit an appliance that’s illuminated by a soft glow.  


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