Recently added articles from Appliance Design:
Up the creek.(energy conservation)(Editorial)
May 01, 2009; ... You may have witnessed or experienced a common canoeing phenomenon where the forward person is paddling furiously while the novice in the back assumes that the role of that position is to keep the canoe straight by paddling backwards, thereby negating any forward progress. That ...
Forecasts.(Statistical table)
May 01, 2009 ... <Pre> FORECASTS AUTOMATIC WASHERS--Shipments (Thousands of Units) Qtr:200820092010 12,112.2 1,917.9 2,038.7 22,178.6 2,139.4 2,227.1 32,005.0 2,049.1 2,168.0 41,995.9 2,061.8 2.204.0 ...
Shipments.(Statistical table)
May 01, 2009 ... <Pre> SHIPMENTS Product Feb. '09 Feb. '08 %Chg MAJOR APPLIANCES (Thousands of units) TOTAL 4,600.4 5,340.8 -13.9% Cooking-Total 1,274.5 1,360.1-6.3% Electric Cooking--Total 311.5 392.2 -20.6% ...
Housewares panel predicts trends.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... Participants of a panel discussion titled "Top Trends for 2010" outlined six issues for the housewares industry to consider in its planning for next year. The panel's experts presented their views at the 2009 International Home and Housewares Show, held in March in Chicago. In ...
Clothes washer test.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), Washington, D.C., is developing a voluntary, uniform industry test procedure for manufacturers to determine clothes washer drum volume. The procedure, expected to be finalized by the ...
Smart grid development.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington, D.C., has set forth a proposed policy statement and action plan related to the development of a new ...
Portable device meeting.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Arlington, Va., will host two discussion groups addressing the need for standards covering universal wireless charging and the ...
Portable generators standard.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Northbrook, Ill., has announced the publication of UL 2201, a standard for portable ...
Voting systems testing.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., has opened for public comment new methods for testing future electronic voting systems' compliance with voluntary federal standards. The new ...
Energy star requirements.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new Energy Star requirements for computer monitors, digital picture frames and other displays. For displays ...
Low-GWP blowing agent.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... Honeywell Specialty Materials, Morristown, N.J., said it is developing a new low-global-warming-potential blowing agent for energy-efficient polyurethane foam insulation. The announcement was made at the UTECH Europe conference and expo held in Maastricht, The Netherlands, where ...
Cell phone use.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... More than 60 million American consumers are likely to cut back on cell phone plans if the economy continues to worsen, according to a survey by Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), Washington, D.C. The survey reports that as many ...
Pedal-power washer.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students and staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., have developed an inexpensive, pedal-powered clothes washer that could improve the quality of life in ...
Electrolux closes factory.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... Appliance giant Electrolux has announced plans to close a factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2010, citing cost ...
Social accountability.(NEWS WATCH)(Social Accountability International)(Rina)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Miele, Gutersloth, Germany, has been certified to SA8000, a social accountability standard. Certification body Rina, Genoa, Italy, issued the certification. The standard covers voluntary requirements to be met in the ...
Smart grid pilot.(NEWS WATCH)(Silver Spring Networks)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Smart grid infrastructure developers Silver Spring Networks, Redwood City, Calif., and OG&E Electric Ser vices, a utility serving Oklahoma and Western Arkansas, have completed the initial phase of a Smart Grid technology pilot project. The network infrastructure and the Silver Spring's ...
Manufacturing inefficiency.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Modern manufacturing methods are very inefficient in their use of energy and materials, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., analysis of energy use of 20 major manufacturing processes. The ...
New AHRI mark.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), Arlington, Va., will begin using a new unified mark to identity heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and commercial ...
Wireless smart grid.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... AT&T, Dallas, Texas, and provider of IP-based smart grid solutions SmartSynch, Jackson, Miss., have introduced an alternative for electric utility companies looking to provide smart grid technology ...
Business opportunity.(NEWS WATCH)
May 01, 2009 ... According to a survey conducted by GlobalSpec, Troy, N.Y., a search engine and business resource, American businesses, despite the recession, still see opportunities in new markets, green initiatives, and sectors such as biotech, energy, and ...