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It's a Mobile World
Welcome to the growing world of mobility where people want to manage and control their home and apartment systems remotely, conveniently, easily through iPhones, iPads, Droids, laptops, desktops.

by Bill Zalud

Meet the 'Justifier' – Home Energy Management and Control
Electronic home system contractors and utility observers believe that architectures which enable innovation and efficiency must include consumer-controlled energy controls and networks. Such approaches generate benefits from dynamic pricing and energy information derived from smart meter data, Web-enabled thermostats, in-home displays and other devices.

by Bill Zalud

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Consolidation, or Better Design?
Sometime around 1920, so my grandmother said, it was believed that everything that could be invented had been. An explosion of consumer goods in that decade had made everything from telephones to toaster ovens to vacuum cleaners and automatic washing machines—things nobody had even heard of a few decades earlier—must-own items for every respectable household.

by Seth Fisher

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CES Preview: Citizens, Fight the Spread of Doohickory!
A preview of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, and all the gizmos, doodads, and thingamajigs created for the singular purpose of confusing grandparents.
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Look Ma, No Wires
Imagine a kitchen where you will no longer have to wonder about like a desert nomad with your blender or toaster in hand searching for an oasis of power or at least a clear space near a free outlet.
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Power Problems in Prussia (Really?)
Who would ever thought that the ever perfect-organized Germans would be plagued by something as un-European as power outages?
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2012 January Issue

•	Material Considerations for Small-Appliance Design

•	Understand Coating Thickness Measurement Test Methods

•	Simpler Solutions

•	Consolidation, or Better Design?

January 2012 Digital Edition Archive

Products

TDK-EPC
New MKP and MKT film capacitors with low insertion heights have a lead spacing of 37.5 mm feature insertion heights of only 15 or 19 mm. The components are designed for rated voltages of between 63 and 2000 V DC or 250 to 400 V AC. Their capacitance ranges from 0.1 to 82 µF. Depending on type and technology (MKT or MKP), these capacitors are designed for maximum operating temperatures of 105, 110 or 125 °C. Visit www.epcos.com/film_capacitors

E-Switch
The small 500R series slide switch offers IP67 sealing protection and comes in up to three positions. Designers can choose between on-off-on, and on-none-on options, and SPDT and DPDT switch functions. This slide switch offers right-angle or thru-hole termination options and comes standard with gold contacts and an epoxy seal. Visit www.e-switch.com

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CONTROLS & DISPLAYS

LCD Inventors Win Top Engineering Award
The inventors of the liquid crystal display (LCD) will be presented with what many consider the "Nobel Prize of engineering" during a Feb. 21 ceremony in Washington.

by Lisa Bonnema

DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND PROTOTYPING

Quieting the Home
Leveraging Active Noise Control technology allows for quieter appliances.

by Yoel Naor

ELECTRICAL

Choose Switches & Relays
A broad range of switches and relays are available to fit the needs of today’s OEM.

by Appliance Design Staff

ELECTRONICS

Electronic Refrigerator Controller Saves Energy and Reduces Costs
New commercial refrigerator controller can help OEMs save energy, reduce inventory and decrease installation time.

by Appliance Design Staff

GAS TECHNOLOGY

U.S. Demand for HVAC Equipment to Increase
The U.S. HVAC market can expect an uptick in demand over the next 4 years. According to the latest report from The Freedonia Group, demand for HVAC equipment is projected to rise 5.4 percent annually to $17.2 billion in 2015, with shipments expected to advance somewhat faster than demand at 5.7 percent per year to $15.8 billion.

by Lisa Bonnema

MATERIALS & JOINING

Designing Greener and More Ergonomic Appliances with TPEs
Thermoplastic elastomers can make it easier to accomplish a number of design objectives.

by Joe Kutka

MOTORS

Select the Best Motor
A growing range of motors for specific applications provides a variety of benefits, limitations and price points.

by Kamron Wright

QUALITY & STANDARDS

Finding and Testing for Noise
Correcting for noise is best done by acquiring accurate and useful data followed by in-depth analysis in the case of design or comparison to a baseline for manufacturing test purposes.

by Michael Denton

SMART GRID

Naperville Smart Grid Battle Heads Back to Court
The town trying to install citywide intelligent metering thought it was past objections from local conservative groups trying to sink the project, but not so fast.

SOFTWARE

Fueling Product Innovation
Using life-cycle thinking can help facilitate innovations, rather than limit them.

by Kimi Ceridon

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