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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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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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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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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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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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NSF to Back Carbonfund.org's Carbon-Free Label

April 02, 2012

 

NSF International has partnered with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, owner of the CarbonFree Product Certification Program. The certification allows companies to provide a transparent carbon neutral label on their products.

 


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Public Input on Yellow Label Due May 16

April 09, 2012

Don’t miss your chance to comment as the FTC looks to change the yellow label. As reported in February, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment onproposed changes to its Appliance Labeling Rule, which requires energy efficiency labels for major household appliances and other consumer products. 


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Hitachi Develops Electric Motor Without Rare Earth Metals

April 12, 2012
The prototype motor is part of the company's efforts to cut costs and reduce dependence on the import of the metals from China.
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Prototyping Giants Merge: Objet to Become Part of Stratasys

April 17, 2012
On Monday, April 16, 2012, Stratasys and Objet's respective corporate officers announced they had reached an agreement to merge the two 3D printing and rapid prototyping giants.
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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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Samsung to Spin-Off LCD Business, Shifting Focus to OLED

February 23, 2012

The Samsung Electronics board of directors approved this week the spin-off of its LCD business. 


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NIST Updated Framework Includes New Appliance Standards

March 12, 2012

 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its newly updated framework (Release 2.0) for the Smart Grid.


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Hanning

May 16, 2012

The company provides fresh air for hot air ovens and steamers used in industrial applications. Under the Haventic product brand, users have at their disposal a complete series of newly developed fans equipped with electronically commutated synchronous motors (EC motors) with a high energy density in a small footprint; installation depths are just 83 mm to 103 mm. 


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E+E Elektronik GmbH

May 18, 2012

As the most innovative product in the category Indoor Air Quality, the wireless transmitter EE245 from was honored with the 2012 AHR Expo Innovation Award.  


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Mueller Refrigeration

May 21, 2012

The company introduced a complete line of Steel Isolation Valves (SIV) that have been designed for greater flexibility and performance when used in any refrigeration system.  


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DELO

May 23, 2012

The new die attach adhesives from the specialist in fast-curing encapsulants and adhesives claims a worldwide market share of 80 percent of the chip card industry.  


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Fujitsu Components America

May 09, 2012

A new modular thermal printer unit, the FTP-639USL100 series, can be configured to maximize design and installation flexibility for various embedded kiosk designs. 


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Parkinson Technologies

May 11, 2012

The company introduced its Key Filters screen changer at NPE 2012. The screen changer is specifically designed for filtering lower viscosity and elastomeric materials.  


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Netzsch Instruments North America, LLC

May 14, 2012

The TG 209 F1 Libra thermobalance allows for analyses to be carried out even faster and more accurately than ever before, and across an extended temperature range. 


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