page 10 Motors & Air-Moving Devices Electric Motor Testing on the Production Line
The growth in the electric motor and appliance industries has led to an increased demand to develop better motor testing equipment and improved motor testing methods.
Feature Articles
page 11 Motors & Air-Moving Devices Discovering the Use of Tangential Blowers in Low-Noise Applications
Tangential blowers have often been overlooked because of their perceived low efficiency in certain applications and the misunderstanding of their proper use. However, they can be a solution to efficiently move air.
page 12 Motors & Air-Moving Devices Design Platforms
Appliance OEMs are continually seeking new energy- and cost-efficient ways to develop and deliver more advanced appliance solutions to the consumer market. Increasingly, more sophisticated electronics are the means to this end.
page 20 On Location IKK Hannover 2003
by Paul Roggema, European Correspondent
ON LOCATION: APPLIANCE magazine traveled to Hannover, Germany to report on IKK 2003.
page 7 Exhibitor Highlights HomeTech 2004
HomeTech 2004 will bring together appliance exhibitors from around the globe, featuring major household appliances, small electrical appliances, and appliance components.
APPLIANCE Engineer®
page 15 APPLIANCE Engineer® Optimization of the Computer-Aided Refrigerator Production Processes
by David R. Hanne, senior technical sales specialist, Hennecke Machinery and Ralf Konopka, engineer/developer of plant visualization systems, Hennecke Machinery Group
Many manufacturers lack a means to retrieve critical information at control and cell levels during production. However, recent developments have made it possible to establish a full-scale information transfer between both levels.
