Appliance Design - January 2008 - (Page 10)

NEwS watch SMaRt PROcESSOR. Philips Electronics India, a subsidiary of Dutch electronics maker Royal Philips Electronics, has launched a hands-free intelligent food processor for the India market. The device features an Intelli-arm and Intellicontrol that enables unsupervised and hands-free operation. It has a 750 W motor, and a reverse quadra flow for improved grinding. The company says that the launch is in line with Philips’ objective to transform itself into a lifestyle and healthcare company using innovation as a key driver. year plan to develop and market the devices. According to published reports, the deal is a response to Intel’s competitors who are entering China’s rural market with their own products. RURaL cOMPUtING. Chip-maker Intel has teamed with appliance manufacturer Haier, to develop inexpensive PCs and laptops for rural markets in China. The two companies have agreed to a three- LEaVING JaPaN. Samsung Electronics Co. has stopped selling flat panel televisions and other consumer products in Japan, citing poor profitability. The South Korean electronics manufacturer could not penetrate the Japanese consumer market, home to rivals such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp. Last year, Samsung’s sales of consumer electronics in Japan came to less than 1 percent of the company’s total sales. Samsung sold LCD TVs, DVD players, MP3 music players and other items in Japan via the Internet, but stopped at the end of October. It had ceased sales in retail outlets in August last year. Samsung will continue to sell flat screen computer monitors and components directly to businesses and will also keep supplying mobile phone handsets to the Japanese telecommunications company Softbank Corp. ENGINEERS REBOUND. A company started by Maytag design engineers, who lost their jobs after Whirlpool Corp. bought the company and closed Maytag operations in Iowa, has signed a contract with Whirlpool. The company, Springboard Engineering, expects to be operational this month in a 40,000-square-foot building. Most of the Newton, Iowa-based Maytag design staff will be employed by Springboard Engineering. PUMP POINtS waY. Lost drivers soon For more Information Enter 101 10 applianceDESIGN AD01084AmerN.indd 1 will be able to Google for help at the gas pump. Google plans to dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the U.S. The pumps are made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Greensboro, N.C., and feature the company’s Encore dispensers with color screens and the Applause media system that includes an Internet connection. Motorists will be able to scroll through several categories to find local landmarks, hotels, restaurants and hospitals selected by the gas station’s www.applianceDESIGN.com 12/10/07 11:26:17 AM January 2008 http://www.americannickeloid.com http://www.americannickeloid.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - January 2008 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch Makers of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Turn to Variable-Speed Motors to Improve Energy Efficiency. New Motor Design and Control Scheme Makes Brushless Motors More Economically Feasible for a Wider Range of Applications. External Gas Molding, a Relatively New Technique, Solves Many of the Challenges Associated with the Injection Molding of Large Plastic Parts. Plastic Housings Offer Many Benefits: EMI Protection Isn't One of Them. But, New Materials and Techniques are Solving that Problem. Choosing the Optimal Strategy for Effective EMI Shielding Depends on Both Mechanical and Electrical Requirements Ethernet-Enabled Microcontroller Makes Networking Schemes Easier and More Cost Effective to Implement The Ever-Changing Array of Microcontroller Memory Options Makes it Imperative to Keep Abreast of What's Available to Determine the Optimal Choice for an Application. A Vast Range of Components and Finished Products will be Exhibited at the Country's Preeminent HVAC/R Show, AHR Expo, which is Scheduled for Jan. 22-24 in New York. Advertiser's Index Association Report: PRBA

Appliance Design - January 2008

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