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Gaskets and Seals
Sealing Appliances Tight
by David Simpson, Contributing Editor
Gaskets help keep appliances together and operating properly around liquids and gases, as well as playing a role in noise and EMI/RFI suppression.

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Report on Controls and Sensors
Function and Integration
by Tim Somheil, Senior Editor/Manager of Electronic Media
The ongoing, innovative fusion of controls and sensors technologies makes the options for appliances control systems increasingly complex—and expands the potential for cost-savings and product differentiation.

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From the Top
The Innovation Crisis
by Dick Topping, director of Appliance Research, TIAX, LLC
Frankly, I returned from my 15th (or so) International Appliance Technical Conference (IATC), held March 10-12, in Lafayette, IN, U.S., a bit depressed.

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International Appliance Technical Conference 2003
Dana Chase, Sr. Memorial Award-Winning Paper
New Glass Ceramic Material for Cooking Surfaces Allows for Reduction of Boil-Up Times by up to 20 Percent
by Christiane Baum, applications manager, Schott HomeTech North America
This is an edited version of a paper delivered at the 54th Annual International Appliance Technical Conference (IATC), March 10-12, 2003, West Lafayette, IN, U.S. The author was awarded the Dana Chase, Sr. Memorial Award for the best paper presented at the conference.

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Motor Technology
Brushless D.C. Refrigerator Motors
A.O. Smith Electrical Products Company (EPC) has developed two new brushless d.c. motors for the appliance industry that are said to consume less than half the energy of conventional C-frame subfractional horsepower motors.

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Technology Report
Flexible Surface Heating Technology
Thermion(R) heating elements from Thermion Systems International are based on a high-performance surface heating technology that has just been introduced to the consumer products market.

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Consumer Electronics: Engineering With Plastics
Bringing Music Control Outdoors
by David Simpson, Contributing Editor
Audioaccess redesigns its popular multi-room audio system to allow keypad control from an outdoor location.

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2003 International Appliance Technical Conference
An Information Forum
by Lisa Bonnema, Managing Editor
APPLIANCE traveled to West Lafayette, IN, U.S. to report on the 54th Annual International Appliance Technical Conference.

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Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding
Why Test Magnet Wire?
by John A. Whitney, consultant, A/Z-Tech, Inc.
It has been widely recognized that continuous testing during product manufacture has many advantages over sample testing after product completion. This is a further discussion of accomplishing this with magnet wire.

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Engineering Medical Devices
Taking Tooling to the Edge
By tooling what some deemed impossible, patients are now able to recover more quickly after having an arterial puncture.

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Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding
President's Message
Continuing Education...
by Brian Pressly, president, Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Association, Inc.
In today's business environment, personnel changes are being made at an unprecedented pace as companies downsize, merge, and transfer operations to all parts of the globe.

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Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding
Why Test Magnet Wire?
by John A. Whitney, consultant, A/Z-Tech, Inc.
It has been widely recognized that continuous testing during product manufacture has many advantages over sample testing after product completion. This is a further discussion of accomplishing this with magnet wire.

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People
Randall W. Luecke of CSA International
Throughout his career, Randall W. Luecke, vice president of Certification at CSA International (Toronto, Canada), has learned that there are two critical ingredients for success - dedication and other people.

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APPLIANCE Line
Still Standing By...
Editorial from Diane Ritchey, Editor, APPLIANCE Magazine
Much has happened with "standby power," the power used by an appliance during the lowest possible electricity consuming mode.