Royal Philips Electronics

Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care (Philips DAP) is one of the product divisions of Royal Philips Electronics, alongside Consumer Electronics, Lighting and Medical Systems. In this article we will focus on sensors that are needed within the DAP division. Philips DAP has four Business Units, each with its own specific field of interest Shaving Grooming, Body Beauty Health, Food Beverage and Home Environment Care. 

The production of the razor shaving head at one of the divisions (DAP) of Royal Philips Electronics, where a production line that is completely equipped with ECM technology is employed [84], is a good example of electrochemical finish machining of shaped parts in mass production. 

A fire changes an industry. Nokia moves ahead of Ericsson. In March 2000, a lightning bolt struck a high-voltage electricity line in New Mexico. As power fluctuated across the state, a fire broke out in a fabrication line of the Royal Philips Electronics radio frequency chip manufacturing plant in Albuquerque. The plant was a primary supplier for Nokia and its archrival, Ericsson. The two companies accounted for 40 percent of the plant s shipments. ... 

The author acknowledges here the contributions of many of his colleagues, and research students. In particular, he acknowledges Professor Philip Bartlett (Southampton University, UK) for the source of some of the material taken from reference [1]. The work has also been financially supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK), The Royal Academy of Engineering, and industry. The author also thanks the NATO Science Program for the financial support to host a NATO ARW on the topic of Electronic Noses/Sensors for Detection of Explosives near Warwick University, Coventry. 

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