A new forecast by the market research firm In-Stat forecasts that by 2016, three in four U.S. electric meters will be converted to smart meters.
In May 2010, the Chinese government announced their intention to establish a certification scheme for China RoHS. Most recently, the Implementation Rules of Voluntary Certification on the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products was adopted on 26 August and entered into law on Nov. 1, 2011. After publishing its authorized certification body and testing laboratories list, China's RoHS Voluntary Certification is estimated to be officially launched in the first half of 2012. As soon as the voluntary scheme is established, European export companies may well be asked by Chinese buyers to provide their Chinese approved RoHS certificate.
With rare earth elements reaching record prices last year, magnetic motor designers in 2012 have one question: what’s the alternative?
"Inventing the longer-lasting light bulb" used to be an idiom for some great innovation that would change the world; today the question isn't so much when will the longer-lasting bulb be invented so much as when will the shorter-lasting bulbs be replaced?
ON-DEMAND: Today's market is challenging manufacturers of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment to increase energy efficiency, use less materials and reduce impact on the environment. The superior heat transfer of smaller-diameter copper tubes with inner grooves is helping manufacturers meet these demands with high-performance compact coils that reduce energy requirements, transfer heat more efficiently and lower costs by using less material while using familiar manufacturing techniques.
Focusing mainly on processes, tailoring down the typical coverage of both materials and systems. The emphasis on manufacturing science and mathematical modeling of processes is an important attribute of the new book.
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