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DESIGN Prototypes FDA Registered Facilities Clean Room Molding Packaging Distribution 888.MEDMOLD phillipsmedicalmolding.com PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH SOLUTIONS FOR OVER 40 YEARS For Information Enter 1 http://phillipsmedicalmolding.com http://phillipsmedicalmolding.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Appliance Design - February 2008Appliance Design - February 2008ContentsEditorialShipments/ForecastsNews WatchWidely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses.Acoustic-Based Sensing Expands Range of Material that can be Used for Touch Controls.New Generation Infrared-Based Touch Controllers Provide Design Flexibility in Terms of Configuration and Layout.Digital Sensing Technologies Eliminate the Need for Signal Conditioning.Laser-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Provide More Data than Traditional Optoelectronic Components.Thick Coating for Fingerprint Sensors Provides Design Flexibility for Placement.New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems.Self-Piercing Riveting Technology can Join Dissimilar Materials with Different Thicknesses.Injected Metal Process Permits Zinc Alloy to Bond Parts and Replace Adhesives.Understanding Principles of Strain Relief is Essential to the Specification and Appilcation of Cordsets.Design MartsAdvertiser’s IndexAssociation Report: AHRIAppliance Design - February 2008Appliance Design - February 2008 - (Page Intro)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Appliance Design - February 2008 (Page Cover1)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Appliance Design - February 2008 (Page Cover2)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Appliance Design - February 2008 (Page 1)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Appliance Design - February 2008 (Page 2)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Contents (Page 3)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Contents (Page 4)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Editorial (Page 5)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Shipments/Forecasts (Page 6)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Shipments/Forecasts (Page 7)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 8)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 9)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 10)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 11)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 12)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 13)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 14)Appliance Design - February 2008 - News Watch (Page 15)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Widely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses. (Page 16)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Widely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses. (Page 17)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Widely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses. (Page 18)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Widely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses. (Page 19)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Widely Used Capacitive Touch Controls Evolve and Expand Beyond Traditional Uses. (Page 20)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Acoustic-Based Sensing Expands Range of Material that can be Used for Touch Controls. (Page 21)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Acoustic-Based Sensing Expands Range of Material that can be Used for Touch Controls. (Page 22)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Acoustic-Based Sensing Expands Range of Material that can be Used for Touch Controls. (Page 23)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Acoustic-Based Sensing Expands Range of Material that can be Used for Touch Controls. (Page 24)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New Generation Infrared-Based Touch Controllers Provide Design Flexibility in Terms of Configuration and Layout. (Page 25)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New Generation Infrared-Based Touch Controllers Provide Design Flexibility in Terms of Configuration and Layout. (Page 26)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New Generation Infrared-Based Touch Controllers Provide Design Flexibility in Terms of Configuration and Layout. (Page 27)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Digital Sensing Technologies Eliminate the Need for Signal Conditioning. (Page 28)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Digital Sensing Technologies Eliminate the Need for Signal Conditioning. (Page 29)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Digital Sensing Technologies Eliminate the Need for Signal Conditioning. (Page 30)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Digital Sensing Technologies Eliminate the Need for Signal Conditioning. (Page 31)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Laser-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Provide More Data than Traditional Optoelectronic Components. (Page 32)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Laser-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Provide More Data than Traditional Optoelectronic Components. (Page 33)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Laser-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Provide More Data than Traditional Optoelectronic Components. (Page 34)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Laser-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Provide More Data than Traditional Optoelectronic Components. (Page 35)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Thick Coating for Fingerprint Sensors Provides Design Flexibility for Placement. (Page 36)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Thick Coating for Fingerprint Sensors Provides Design Flexibility for Placement. (Page 37)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 38)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 39)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 40)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 41)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 42)Appliance Design - February 2008 - New IGBT Concept Boosts Performance of Induction Cooking Systems. (Page 43)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Self-Piercing Riveting Technology can Join Dissimilar Materials with Different Thicknesses. (Page 44)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Self-Piercing Riveting Technology can Join Dissimilar Materials with Different Thicknesses. (Page 45)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Self-Piercing Riveting Technology can Join Dissimilar Materials with Different Thicknesses. (Page 46)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Self-Piercing Riveting Technology can Join Dissimilar Materials with Different Thicknesses. (Page 47)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Injected Metal Process Permits Zinc Alloy to Bond Parts and Replace Adhesives. (Page 48)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Injected Metal Process Permits Zinc Alloy to Bond Parts and Replace Adhesives. (Page 49)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Understanding Principles of Strain Relief is Essential to the Specification and Appilcation of Cordsets. (Page 50)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Understanding Principles of Strain Relief is Essential to the Specification and Appilcation of Cordsets. (Page 51)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Understanding Principles of Strain Relief is Essential to the Specification and Appilcation of Cordsets. (Page 52)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Understanding Principles of Strain Relief is Essential to the Specification and Appilcation of Cordsets. (Page 53)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Design Marts (Page 54)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Advertiser’s Index (Page 55)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Association Report: AHRI (Page 56)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Association Report: AHRI (Page Cover3)Appliance Design - February 2008 - Association Report: AHRI (Page Cover4)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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