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I Twenty First Annual EID BRONZE Awards BRONZE 2008 B R O NZE 8 Commercial/Vending Appliances BRONZE The thermaline Boiling and Braising pans from Electrolux Professional, Pordenone, Italy. Designed for busy kitchens, the thermaline Boiling and Braising Pans have a new control panel with intuitive icons and big digit display that makes it comprehensible at first sight and permits operators to work in absolute comfort. The thermaline Pressure Braising Pan is a multifunctional appliance that can be used either as a boiling pan when the temperature is under 110 DegC, or as a fry top and a braising pan when the temperature exceeds 110 DegC. The precision in the temperature measurement guarantees perfect cooking results for big quantities of food and ensures energy savings. Key players from Electrolux Professional: Michele Cadamuro; industrial design manager; Davide Benvenuti, industrial designer; Andreas Christen, R&D manager. Commercial/Vending Appliances BRONZE Incogneeto Model induction buffet from CookTek, Chicago, Ill. The Incogneeto is the industry’s first general-purpose, under-Granite buffet system. This induction-based design heats only the chafing dish, not the granite or the environment. A track-mountable system eases installation and removal of the unit and allows the user to configure the buffet by sliding the units from side to side. RFID temperature measurement technology is used to transmit the temperature of the pan through the granite, creating a closed-loop control system that allows precise temperature maintenance of the food in the serving dish. Finally, a locator system in a trivet-like device lets the user know where the buffet unit is located. Key players from CookTek: Warren Graber, vice president, engineering; Rob Visher, embedded controls designer; Sam Kessler, mechanical designer; Reinhard Metz, chief technologist; Shawn Buchanan and Jeff Kantarek, electrical engineers. Electronics BRONZE SQU.ID SQ.200 voice-activated translation device from Voxtec International Inc., Annapolis, Md., and its industrial design firm Helix Design, Manchester, N.H. The SQU.ID SQ.200 is a voice-activated language translation device that has been encased in a soft, elastomeric package. Designed to be securely worn on the user’s chest within a device holster, the SQU.ID offers hands-free, eyes-free language translation capabilities. The SQU.ID uses voice-recognition software to immediately identify the English phrase the user has spoken and broadcasts the foreign language translation. Key players from Voxtec International Inc.: John Hall, CEO; Ace Sarich-Voxtec, inventor of the Phraselator; Mike 26 applianceDESIGN June 2008 Abbott, director of manufacturing. Helix Design: Joe Schappler, principal; A.K. Stratton, project leader; Roy Whitson, project leader; Fernando Robert, designer; Chris Weiler, senior engineer. www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - June 2008 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch 21st Annual Excellence in Design Winning Designs Combine State-of-the-art Technology with . . . Meet the Judges Design Marts Fans & Blowers Mother Nature Has Her Own Ideas About Designing for Fluid Flow . . . Using CFD Simulation Software Early in the Product Development . . . Electronics Digital Signal Controllers Enable Digital Motor Control . . . Classifieds Meetings Advertiser’s Index Association Report: AHRI

Appliance Design - June 2008

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