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SupplIEr SpotlIGht advertorial thomaS proDuctS DIVISIoN 1419 Illinois Avenue • Sheboygan, WI • 53082 www.gd-thomas.com • 920-457-4891 amErIcaN raDIoNIc, co. INc. 32 Hargrove Grade • Palm Coast, FL • 32135 www.AmericanRadionic.com • 800-445-6033 a t homas Products Division has been meeting the pump and compressor needs of OEMs for over 50 years. Simply put, we’re specialists in serving original equipment manufacturers. In fact, over 90% of everything we produce goes into an OEM product. With a wide range of pressure, vacuum and liquid technologies including WOB-L® piston, articulated piston, diaphragm, rotary vane, linear and peristaltic, Thomas offers the broadest product range in the industry. With this vast product offering, Thomas can design an ideal custom pressure or vacuum solution that can be designed to meet our customers’ precise need. Thomas Products Division, a Gardner Denver Company based in Sheboygan, WI, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of precision engineered compressors and vacuum pumps. Thomas products are found in medical and pharmaceutical equipment, automobiles, business machines, printing presses, packaging machines, environmental systems and vending products, among others. n Enter 516 merican Radionic, Co. Inc. is preparing to celebrate its 70th year of supplying film capacitors to a wide range of industries. With the inception of the technology transfer group in the early 1970’s, American Radionic has been awarded numerous significant patents and trademarks for its products. Today American Radionic’s manufacturing facility is located in a modern 55,000 square foot facility, with extensive production and engineering capabilities. American Radionic produces a complete product line of metallized film, UL/CSA approved, protected, fluid- filled capacitors for motor-run and motor-start applications for such products as air conditioning and refrigeration, medical compressors, actuators, to name a few. AmRad also has capacitors for DC filtering, high frequency, and high current requirements. Recent developments by American Radionic include the Turbo200® series, a patented, multi-valued motor run capacitor for HVAC and refrigeration contractor use. The Tubo200® provides up to 200 different single and dual microfarad rating up to 440VAC. For more information or samples please contact us at 1-800-445-6033. Please visit our booth 8415 and meet the factory personnel. We will be glad to answer your questions. n Enter 517 24 applianceDESIGN January 2008 www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.AmericanRadionic.com http://www.gd-thomas.com http://www.AmericanRadionic.com http://www.gd-thomas.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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