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Supplier Solutions
Motors and Air-Moving Devices

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End Product Innovations
Networked Home Appliances

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Consumer Electronics
Can CE Cut the Cord?
by Tim Somheil, Editor
The consumer electronics industry reduces size and power consumption, determined to make all media mobile.

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Consumer Electronics
End of the Format War

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Green Manufacturing
Manufacturing Goes Green
by Yaling Lee, Managing Editor
Appliance OEMs are embracing eco-friendly manufacturing in the form of new production techniques and environmental management systems.

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Green Manufacturing
Recycled Plastics Find Second Life

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Refrigeration Systems
The Next Big Switch
An APPLIANCE Staff Feature
Refrigeration suppliers and OEMs seem well prepared for the 2010 phaseout of R-22 in new equipment—but can they convince commercial users to make the move to more environmentally friendly systems?

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Refrigeration Systems
Application Spotlight

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Refrigeration Systems
Quieting a Workhorse
by Jill Russell, Contributing Editor
Reciprocating compressors get reduced noise and high efficiency levels with the help of a unique new steel muffler.

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The Open Door
The Technology behind Standby Power
by Vipin Bothra, STMicroelectronics

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Fastening
A New Approach to Blind Riveting
by Harry E. Taylor, Manchester Consulting Group
A patent-pending blind rivet solution is designed to help appliance manufacturers save on necessary blind rivet purchases and reduce unnecessary product waste.

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Electronics Report
Taking on the World
With global approvals and a low profile, a new sugar-cube relay is designed to meet the needs of international appliance companies.

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Technology Report
Joint Power
Two technologies team up to give appliance engineers power handling capability in a small form factor.

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Manufacturing Technology
Is E-Manufacturing the Future?
A survey of product and manufacturing engineers reveals that e-manufacturing is quickly coming to the mass market.

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Appliance Line
Embracing Agility
Tim Somheil, Editor
Can OEMs accelerate time to market using software development strategies?