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Testing Equipment
Testing Equipment Adapts
by Leanna Skarnulis, Contributing Editor
When appliance OEMs sneeze, makers of testing equipment catch a cold. For every change an OEM makes in manufacturing processes or product specifications, testing equipment suppliers must adapt.

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Testing Equipment
Pressure's On When Electronics Meet Faucets

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Climatización 2007
On the Forefront of HVACR
by Steve Wichelecki, Contributing Editor
HVACR professionals from around the world attended Climatización 2007, in search of the latest in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heating technology.

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Electric Housewares and Personal Care Appliances
Getting the Customer to Trade Up
by David Simpson, Contributing Editor
Innovations in technology and styling are used by electric housewares makers to pique consumers.

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Electric Housewares and Personal Care Appliances
The Role of Innovation

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Statistics
Portrait of the Global Appliance Industry
APPLIANCE presents a statistical snapshot of the geographic sectors of the global appliance industry.

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Packaging Materials and Equipment
Supplier Solutions: Packaging Materials and Equipment

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The Open Door
Get Paid for R&D
by Craig Alspaugh, professional partnership program manager, Titan Manufacturing Solutions

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Boiler Technology
The Cornerstones of Boiler Technology
by Steve Connor, Cleaver-Brooks
The following paper demonstrates how boiler system manufacturers are reevaluating their product offerings and redesigning them to save energy and the environment, while positively influencing reliability and safe operation.

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Electronics Report
Picture-Perfect Technology
A new LCD HDTV solution is designed to offer engineers a system platform with film dejudder and motion blur removal that can be easily adapted to existing TV designs.

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Technology Report
Flaunting Efficiency
Boiler manufacturers can add value to their products by using LCD technology to confirm their appliances’ efficiency features.

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Motor Technology
Versatile Testing
With a wide range of motoring and loading capabilities, a new motor-testing system can reportedly perform the testing typically done with several different systems — all with a single capital investment.

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Testing Equipment
Pressure's On When Electronics Meet Faucets

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Plastic Parts
An Operatic Performance
Opera gives its fans great music, timeless stories, and unmatched spectacle. Figaro Systems of Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. gives them something new: access to the language.

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Appliance Line
Fresh Faces at K/BIS
Tim Somheil, Editor
Global appliance players are bringing new technologies and new attitudes to the U.S. market.