home appliances are slowly adding electronic features - home appliance manufacturer

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Although some manufacturers are hesitant, the home appliance industry is slowly catching up with the electronic revolution.
Today's appliance shopper can buy a dishwasher that will start up a few hours after the owner goes to bed.
When the lint is piled under the refrigerator, the new refrigerator flashes a signal light.
Recently, the microwave oven is equipped with electronic olfactory devices.
Some models of almost all major appliances-
Like it was found in the kitchen.
In addition to some small appliances, there are now electronic controls.
"Most manufacturers are now adding electronics, usually on top of them --of-the-
Charles Ryan, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, said.
The trend, he said, has been "minor progress" but continues.
He believes that sales of electrical appliances with electronic parts could grow by about 5% per year.
The cost of additional components is about 1-
Of the electrical appliances made in the United States, one in ten uses modern electronic functions of integrated circuits, and this tiny silicon chip has changed the computer industry.
Analysts expect this to increase as high prices rise
As manufacturers design new ways to handle household chores, the technical components decline.
For example, home appliance companies are considering washing clothes using ultrasound.
Advertising most electrical appliances are basically mechanical products, in which the motor can move various components.
Electronic equipment is mainly used to control and timing the action of the equipment and to perceive faults.
Electronic parts generally do not need maintenance.
One reason why American home appliance manufacturers are making slow progress in developing electronics is that they do not feel the great pressure from innovative overseas competitors. About 28.
Last year, the country shipped 7 million appliances, mainly domestic, down 6% from 30 in 1981.
5 million, report of the household appliance manufacturers association.
Home appliance companies have lagged behind other manufacturers, analysts said (
TV, cars, etc)
Due to the price sensitivity of the home appliance market, electronic functions are added.
It has always been a question whether consumers feel that the electronic improvement of electrical appliances deserves a higher price tag.
An example of increasing costs is a General Electric Company dishwasher with microcomputer control that electronically reports the washing cycle and how long the cycle will last.
This model is $200 more expensive than similar models. E.
Dishwasher without this advantage.
"People now want to know if the electronic refrigerator can really cool better," Russell L said . "
Levitt is the vice president of the Smith Barney research department at brokerage firm Harris Upham.
"Whether the electronic control system will make obvious improvements on some machines remains to be seen.
He said that the growth of electronic equipment sales will be slow until the price difference between them and standard mechanical and electrical equipment decreases, and I think this may be well developed in the end.
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Hoover, a spokesman for Maytag, an appliance maker, agreed.
Maytag has no plans to introduce Silicon, he said.
In addition to the microwave, any of its products have chip control.
"Everyone is looking at electronics," he said, "but now we feel that these controls have raised prices, and there is no equivalent improvement in the way electrical appliances work.
Despite the debate about how useful they are, some electronic models have caught the eye of electrical buyers.
Recently launched products include :-
A $1,699 refrigerator manufactured by Whirlpool has sensors that cause the lights on the electronic panel to flash when the temperature of the refrigerator is too high, if the door remains open long enough, there is a risk of food deterioration.
There is a light on every two months to remind people that the fridge needs to be cleaned again. Advertisement-
A $729 Whirlpool dishwasher can be programmed to start up within 9 hours of the control set up.
Whirlpool also puts microcomputer equipment into washing machines and dryers and is widely regarded as a leader in the home appliance industry in the use of electronic equipment. -A $900 air-
The air conditioning produced by a unit operator company of United Technologies can be set by the owner to keep the room cool during the day but warm at night. -
The microwave ovens produced by Sharp Electronics and star companies determine how long a piece of meat should be cooked with the fragrance and moisture it exudes.
The sharp version costs $599;
The price of the star model with this feature ranges from $480 to $800.
Both companies are big Japanese companies. -
A $80 microcomputer, known as a kitchen controller, was manufactured by West Bend, a division of Dart & Craft.
This versatile device can be set to turn the device on at an hour, it converts the measurement to a metric system and helps balance the checkbook.
Sunbeam Corporation, a subsidiary of Allegheny International Inc. , among other electrical manufacturers
It turned out to be an electronic mixer.
Four years ago, the Hamilton Beach division of Scoville
Start making food processors with timer and metric converters.
A version of this article appears on page D00005, national edition, January 18, 1983, with the title: household appliances are slowly adding electronic features.