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NEwS watch could reduce refrigerant emissions by 1 million metric tons of carbon equivalent per year. gy-efficient motors to a major North American manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. The current contract value is $500,000. easily find R-410A equipment. Also, 11 percent of those surveyed said their customers were already asking specifically for R-410A equipment. twENtY-twO SKIDDOO. In a sur- GreenChill logo. MOtORS FROM NEw ZEalaND. Hill Phoenix, one of the founding members of the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, has placed an order for 70,000 high-efficiency motors from Wellington Drive Technologies Ltd. of New Zealand. The motors will be used in Hill Phoenix’s refrigerated display case products sold to major retail chains, principally in the U.S. Wellington Drive Technologies also says it has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply its ener- vey of contractors and distributors, St. Louis-based Emerson Climate Technologies found that 100 percent of those surveyed said they were aware of the 2010 phase-out of new R-22 equipment. However, only 13 percent reported that they are exclusively quoting R-410A, 69 percent reported that they currently quote both R-410A and R-22, and 11 percent are not even offering R-410A. Forty percent admitted that they would wait until 2010 to convert their sales to R-410A equipment. The higher costs for R-410A systems were cited as the primary reason for the delay. More than half of the contractors reported that their technicians and staff were trained to support R-410A, and the vast majority stated that they could BaSEll acQuIRES SOlVaY. Basell, The Netherlands-based manufacturer of advanced polyolefins, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc., a supplier of polypropylene compounds in North America. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory approvals and is expected to close in early 2008. GEt BRaZING. Milwaukee-based Lucas-Milhaupt Inc. has aquired Omni Technologies Corp. of Danville, N.H., which specializes in the manufacture and distribution of aluminumbased brazing and soldering materials. Lucas-Milhaupt is a supplier of brazing and soldering materials and a member of the Handy & Harman Customers everywhere depend on our igniters. No matter where you are, from the North Pole to the South Seas, Saint-Gobain has an igniter to meet your needs. Our igniters deliver dependable performance in gas appliances of every description, from furnaces and boilers to ranges, cooktops, and dryers. Made with a state-of-the-art ceramic, our igniters offer physical and thermal strength, electrical stability, easy handling, and simple installation. They are available in virtually every voltage, including 12V, 24V, 120V, and 240V. Slotless MINI-IGNITER™ CRYSTAR® Igniter For more information about Saint-Gobain Igniter Products – makers of the original Norton Igniter – call us at 603-673-2681 or visit us at www.igniterproducts.saint-gobain.com. After all, when it comes to reliability, our igniters beat the others cold. For more Information Enter 107 14AD12074StGobain.indd 1 January 2008 applianceDESIGN www.applianceDESIGN.com 11/16/07 9:17:17 AM http://www.igniterproducts.saint-gobain.com http://www.igniterproducts.saint-gobain.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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