Appliance Design articles from June 2008

Appliance Design archives from June 2008

Well-balanced designs win.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
June 1, 2008... I can't tell you how much good stuff I left out of this piece. I don't have the space. Like a dishwasher, this monthly ramble must fit neatly into a prescribed cutout. Which is why I can empathize with designers facing a new project. They must...

Shipments.(Statistical table)
June 1, 2008... Product Mar. '08 Mar. '07 % Chg. MAJOR APPLIANCES (Thousands of Units) TOTAL 8,213.6 8,914.8 -7.9% Cooking-Total 1,889.0 2,147.4 -12.0% ...

Forecasts.(Statistical table)
June 1, 2008... FORECASTS MAJOR HOME APPLIANCES--Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr: 2007 2008 2009 1 19,231.2 17,377.7 17,638.4 2 22,743.6 21,037.8 21,605.9 3 16,789.2 16,738.8 16,805.8 4 ...

Foodservice displays innovations.(NEWS WATCH)(Awards list)
June 1, 2008... Cutting-edge commercial foodservice appliances were showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations demonstration area at the National Restaurant Asscocation Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held in Chicago in May. The 25 winners of the 2008...

On the wire.(NEWS WATCH)
June 1, 2008... A forum has been created to promote and influence a single worldwide standard for networking digital content over home wiring. Infineon Technologies, Intel Corp., Panasonic, and Texas Instruments created the HomeGrid Forum. It is a companion to...

Moon over India.(NEWS WATCH)(ETA Star Appliances)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Indesit, an Italy-based manufacturer of household appliances, launched sales in India of its home appliances range, including the company's flagship brand, The Moon clothes washer. India-based ETA Star Appliances, a subsidiary of the ETA Ascon...

F&P moves.(NEWS WATCH)(Fisher and Paykel Appliances Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... New Zealand-based Fisher & Paykel Appliances is consolidating manufacturing operations at its range and DishDrawer factory in Dunedin, New Zealand, a refrigeration plant in Brisbane, Australia, and a DCS manufacturing plant in Huntington Beach,...

New CO2 compressor.(NEWS WATCH)
June 1, 2008... Emerson Climate Technologies, St. Louis, Mo., introduced Copeland Scroll compressors designed for use with CO2 (carbon dioxide) refrigerant in subcritical cascade cycle applications. CO2 refrigerants have no global warming or ozone depletion...

IFA adds appliances.(NEWS WATCH)
June 1, 2008... IFA 2008, called the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, has added a Home Appliances section to its event. IFA will be held in Berlin from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3. In 2007, the show had about 1,200 exhibitors and an attendance of...

Whirlpool China venture.(NEWS WATCH)
June 1, 2008... Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich., and Hisense-Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd., an electronic and home appliance company in China, have formed a joint venture in China for the delivery of appliances to Chinas consumers. The 50/50 joint...

New line in New Bern.(NEWS WATCH)(BSH Home Appliances Corp.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... BSH Home Appliance Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of its Germany-based parent company, Bosch, launched a new dishwasher line at its New Bern, N.C., plant. Investing in the new production line is part of the $300 million the company has invested in...

Husqvarna invests in China.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Husqvarna Zenoah, a subsidiary of the Husqvarna Group of Sweden, has invested $26.2 million in a factory in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District in China. Husqvarna plans to build a new factory for the Zenoah (Changzhou) Machine Co., which...

AHAM honors leaders.(NEWS WATCH)
June 1, 2008... The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers honored several industry leaders with awards for service and leadership at the AHAM Annual Member Meeting, held in Fort Myers, Fla., in April. The top honor, the Home Appliance Industry Leadership...

Look smart, work smart: high-performance designs display high style.(EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN: Twenty First Annual EID Winners)(Cover story)(Company overview)
June 1, 2008... Today's designers must conquer many conflicting challenges. The products that they develop must differentiate themselves from the competition while simultaneously achieving similar objectives, such as energy efficiency and ease of use. The...

Meet the judges.(EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] James H. Bleck is the founder and president of Bleck Design Group, an award-winning Bostonarea industrial design, engineering and product development firm based in North Chelmsford, Mass. Prior to founding Bleck...

Design mart.
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Athena Controls, Inc. Modular femperaturo/Pmcess Control Boards. EMC Series Controllers offer all the capabilities of a multi-zone PLO with powerful analog functions on a small size, inexpensive control board...

New twist to air flow: nature-inspired designs increase efficiency and reduce noise.(FANS & BLOWERS)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mother Nature doesn't have any diplomas hanging on the wall, but has often proved to be a pretty good design engineer nonetheless. As more researchers come to realize that, many are finding ways to successfully adapt...

Optimizing low: CFD simulations speed the product design process.(FANS & BLOWERS)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Appliances have issues. Flow and thermal issues to be exact. The movement of air, water, and other fluids at proper temperatures is vital to every appliance. Adding the ever-increasing demand for efficiency and...

Digital multitasking: motor control and sensor processing handled by a single chip.(ELECTRONICS)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Appliance technology has evolved significantly over the years, and two trends are merging to fuel the next round of appliance evolution--digital motor control and digital sensor processing. Digital Signal Controllers...

Meetings.(Calendar)
June 1, 2008... JUNE ASH RAE Annual Meeting June 21-25, Salt Lake City, Utah Contact: 404/636-8400 E-mail: jyoung@ashrae.org Website: www.ashrae.org The Air & Waste Management Association's 101st Annual Conference & Exhibition ...

Combined strengths tackle policy issues.(ASSOCIATION REPORT: AHRI)
June 1, 2008... Starting a trade association is not unlike building a house or moving to a new neighborhood--the possibilities seem endless. When members of ARI and GAMA considered a merger last year, we knew we were in for some challenges. The question was...