Articles Tagged with ''appliance design''

Test Chamber Proves a Sound Solution for Whirlpool

Jim Camillo

March 1, 2016

Few things in a home are as annoying as a noisy appliance.

IAM 2015

Trends in the Design and Manufacture of Round-Tube Plate-Fin Coils from Smaller Diameter Copper Tubes

October 15, 2015

Aggressive environmental legislation has motivated the design of ACR appliances that use low- or ultra-low GWP refrigerants and yet deliver high system efficiency.

The New Face of Gas Cooking

Specific gas technology features are becoming more available in the newest and most innovative kitchen appliances.

August 3, 2015

Ever since our ancestors first climbed down out of the trees, they promptly turned around and set them ablaze to cook the evening’s catch; humankind has had a unique and symbiotic relationship with fire ever since.

Passive Noise Reduction Options for Axial and Centrifugal Fans

Learn more about controlling operating noise.

February 2, 2015

In applications relating to refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation technology, users frequently notice that the selected fan installed in the device does not run as quietly as expected.

Four Reasons to Replace a Reed Switch with an MR Sensor in Appliances

As sensor manufacturers continue to advance MR sensor technologies, designers will have one more sensor technology in their arsenal.

October 1, 2014

Design engineers have used reed switches in low-power, battery-operated applications for four key reasons.

The Turbine: The Air Motor Packing Maximum Efficiency

Double engine output while reducing air consumption.

January 3, 2014

What happens when the power from your drive unit simply isn’t enough? When the motor for your robot-controlled plant has to supply maximum power yet has to be physically very small?

Refrigeration Motors and Motor Efficiencies

January 1, 2012

The choice of a refrigeration motor is much bigger than a hum, a whir, or a whine. Electronically communicated motors are beginning to challenge shaded pole and PSC motors, but issues with reliability and motor surge currents, some real, some perceived, may be holding ECMs back.

Material Considerations for Small-Appliance Design

January 1, 2012

Advancements in polymers in recent years are expanding the capacities of cooking appliances. Lightweight, tough plastics are catching up to the dishwasher durability and surface integrity of glass, but are consumers ready to pay more for it?

REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING: Atmospheric Alternative

Karen Buscemi

April 1, 2005

Carbon dioxide found popularity as a refrigerant for comfort cooling in the 1920s, before being replaced by more convenient CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) in the 1930s and then HFCs (hydroflurocarbons) in the 1990s. But with the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty requiring industrialized nations to lower their collective greenhouse gases 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, carbon dioxide has come back into the limelight as a hope for a safe and effective refrigerant replacement.

On Demand Learn how manufacturers are bridging the gap between the shop floor and ERP systems to gain real-time visibility, streamline operations, and kick-start digital transformation—without waiting years.

Sponsored by:

On Demand In this presentation, Dr. Herman Tang shares practical insights from his industry experience and research on buffer management in manufacturing operations.