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NEwS watch Precious Metals Group of companies. Omni Technologies is a manufacturer of products for specialized brazing and soldering applications. Bundy Refrigeration is a manufacturer of evaporators, condensers and other cooling system components. conducted in Birmingham, Ala., indicate the new boiler technology could “revolutionize the energy efficiency of industrial steam generation leading to billions of dollars in energy savings for U.S. companies.” The Super Boiler is the culmination of more than seven years of research and development by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Gas Technology Institute of Des Plaines, Ill., and Cleaver-Brooks, of Milwaukee. The first U.S. test site for the ultrahigh efficiency Super Boiler was Specification Rubber Products based in Alabaster, Ala. The plant manufactures parts for the water works industry. In July 2006, GTI and CleaverBrooks installed a 300 HP high-pressure steam Super Boiler that has been running 24 hours a day, five days a week. After more than 6,000 hours of operation, fuel-to-steam efficiency has been consistently in the 93-94 percent range, and NOx levels have been less than 9 ppm. Annual gas savings have averaged nearly 13 percent. < INtERtEK acQuIRES PtlI. Intertek’s Oil, Chemical and Agri Group, Houston, Texas, has acquired Plastics Technology Laboratories., of Pittsfield, Mass. PTLI is an A2LA accredited laboratory specializing in polymer testing. It provides services to producers and end-users of plastics, elastomers, composites, packaging and films. BuNDY BuYS thERMO KÄltE. Bundy Refrigeration, Troy, Mich., is acquiring Thermo Kälte, GmbH, a manufacturer of plate-on-tube and wire-on-tube condensers for the household refrigeration industry with operations in Germany. The acquisition is expected to close after final regulatory approval. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. FlYING FuEl cEllS. Medis Technologies Ltd. of New York has received a special permit from the U.S. Department of Transportation that authorizes aircraft passengers and crew members to carry up to three 24/7 Power Pack micro fuel cell devices for personal use aboard an aircraft. The fuel cells can be brought onboard in carryon baggage without being subjected to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The device is the first fuel cell to be allowed on passenger carrying aircraft by the DOT as well as the first consumer fuel cell to be listed by the Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL), the company says. NEw BOIlER IS SuPER. Results of the first field test of the new Super Boiler W W W.ZETTLERCOMP.COM RELAYS LCD & TFT DISPLAYS HVAC/R COMPONENTS TRANSFORMERS TOROIDS AMERICAN ZETTLER, INC. Tel (949) 831-5000 Fax (949) 831-8642 www.azettler.com ZETTLER 75 Columbia Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Phone (949) 831-5000 Fax (949) 831-8642 ZETTLER CONTROLS, INC. Tel (949) 360-5840 Fax (949) 360-5839 (94 ww www.zettlercontrols.com Tel (949) 360-5830 Fax (949) 360-5839 www.azdisplays.com AZ DISPLAYS, INC. ZETTLER MAGNETICS, INC. Tel (949) 360-5838 Fax (949) 360-5839 www.zettlermagnetics.com For more Information Enter 108 www.applianceDESIGN.com AD01084Zettcom.indd 1 applianceDESIGN January 2008 15 11/14/07 8:11:14 AM http://www.zettlercomp.com http://www.zettlercomp.com http://www.azettler.com http://www.zettlercontrols.com http://www.azdisplays.com http://www.zettlermagnetics.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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