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SupplIEr SpotlIGht advertorial EmErSoN clImatE tEchNoloGIES Flow Controls Division 11911 Adie Rd • PO Box 411400 St. Louis, MO • 63141 314-569-4500 www.emersonclimate.com/flowcontrols protomolD 5540 Pioneer Creek Dr. • Maple Plain, MN • 55359 www.protomold.com • 763-479-3680 Velocomp and protomold team up to Set Speed records overachieve with Emerson’s new tXV Built specifically for r-410a systems he Emerson® C-Series Thermal Expansion Valve is designed and optimized specifically for use in R-410A systems. It is the only valve in the industry with a power-element design that matches the valve response to R-410A system characteristics. Other manufacturers have simply adapted existing R-22 valves for R-410A applications. Key features include: t a • Balanced–port design, for precise superheat control across widely varying loads • Best-in-class reverse flow with patent-pending internal check-valve design, for greater heat-pump capacity • Hermetic, leak-free construction of all joints • Stainless steel power element, to eliminate corrosion and prevent valve failure advanced new manufacturing processes Emerson’s new manufacturing processes, including advancements in refrigerant charging; ensure that the C-Series TXVs are built to the highest possible standards, with the lowest possible failure rates. performance you can depend on The C-Series TXV provides precise superheat control, resulting in more stable operation and less lab time for qualification testing. As a result, customers experience EER/SEER/ HSPF gains, allowing manufacturers to decrease applied costs by reducing coil and possibly cabinet footprint. n mong the training tools used by cyclists are small computers that allow the rider to manage his output in real time. These have typically cost between $1600 and $5000, but the Velocomp iBike® Pro power meter sells for between $400 and $700 and does things no other cycling computer has ever done, according to company CEO John Hamann. These include measuring incline, wind speed, aerodynamic drag, and friction in the bike’s drive train. The iBike was born when Hamann teamed up with an engineer who shared his interest in bikes and computers. “Other power meters worked by measuring the forces applied on the bike pedal,” says Hamann. “They were expensive, inflexible, and heavy. The breakthrough idea was to use two inexpensive, solid-state sensors: an accelerometer and a wind speed sensor.” Hamann and his partner began product development in March 2005. “Working with Protomold, we eliminated a lot of the time, cost, and bureaucracy. We began with SLA mockups, then turned to Protomold for final prototypes and, eventually, production parts. We were impressed with what Protomold promised, but when we actually got the parts we were astonished. I’d have expected to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but we got production quality parts with a finish you’d expect from the best in the world at a fraction of that cost.” To read the entire Velocomp LLP case study please visit www.protomold.com/CaseStudies.aspx n 12 applianceDESIGN January 2009 www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.protomold.com http://www.emersonclimate.com/flowcontrols http://www.protomold.com/CaseStudies.aspx http://www.protomold.com http://www.emersonclimate.com/flowcontrols http://www.appliancedesign.com

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