page 36 Commercial Foodservice Equipment Green Machines
by Jill Russell, Contributing Editor
Energy efficiency isn’t a new story for commercial appliances, but the green push in foodservice equipment has never been as strong a driver as it is today.
page 40 Metalworking Equipment Cutting to the Quick
by David Simpson, Contributing Editor
Flexibility, speed, accuracy, reliability: These are some of the attributes valued in metalworking equipment at the core of many appliance production operations.
page 44 Switches & Switching Devices Switching on Versatility
by Leanna Skarnulis, Contributing Editor
Suppliers of switches and switch technology must meet a host of demands from an appliance industry in flux.
page 50 European Association of Household Appliance Producers Editorial Beyond "A"—Tomorrow’s Energy Label
by Luigi Meli, director general, European Association of Household Appliance Producers (CECED)
A new energy-labeling system can help Europe achieve its targets for energy-efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
page 22 Foam Blowing Agents Effects of Blowing Agents on the Characteristics of Rigid Polyurethane Foam
by Harpal Singh, Fire Research Laboratory, Central Building Research Institute, and A. K. Jain, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Research shows the quantity of physical and chemical blowing agents directly affects the density, cell morphology, and flammability of RPUF samples.
page 28 Motor Technology Medical Drives in Compliance
Servo drives takes the burden for FCC Class B compliance off medical device design engineers.
page 30 Electronics Report High-Performance Humidity Sensing
The EE16 is a humidity and temperature transmitter designed to bring a high degree of measurement accuracy and reliability to HVAC applications.
page 32 Technology Report On a Roll
Flex capacitive touch sensors in a new roll configuration provide production and design flexibility.
page 51 Commercial Appliance Burners A Powerful Conversion
Midco International cuts component count and keeps cost down by integrating a new control into burners for commercial foodservice appliances and HVAC applications.
