Category Archives: Manufacturing

LG Smart Cottage

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LG Electronics (LG) is set to unveil its housing solution, LG Smart Cottage, at IFA 2023. The Smart Cottage is a compact, prefabricated home incorporating LG’s cutting-edge heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and energy solutions, as well as its newest smart home appliances and services. Blending premium appliances and convenient services with a space constructed using the latest in modular housing technologies and techniques, LG Smart Cottage introduces a new paradigm in residential living.

Designed with sustainability in mind, and aligned with LG’s vision of a Better Life for All, the Smart Cottage features a two-story, studio-style layout that provides a functional, convenient living environment and maximum space efficiency. The modular home, which has a small footprint yet boasts all the appliances and facilities one could need, can be easily transported and placed in the desired location. The innovative, high-efficiency LG kitchen, living and air solutions installed in LG Smart Cottage include the WashTower Compact, QuadWash™ dishwasher, various built-in kitchen appliances, a water purifier and the Therma V™ Monobloc air-to-water heat pump (AWHP). In addition to delivering year-around indoor comfort while using less power than a conventional heating and cooling system, LG’s energy-saving AWHP can provide a reliable supply of hot water via connection to the 200-liter-capacity Integrated Water Tank (IWT).

GE Tennessee investment

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GE appliance announce a new $34 million investment in Tennessee that strengthens their American manufacturing operations and creates more good jobs — making GE Appliances and our Monogram Refrigeration facility the largest industrial employer in McNairy County.

With this investment, GE appliance add 150 new jobs and enhance our production facility with the additional space and equipment needed to build the Monogram® and Café™ brand integrated bottom-freezer refrigerators.

Copreci induction manufacturing

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The first induction modules manufactured at Copreci Turkey are being shipped

300 million household appliances carry the heart with the Copreci brand
Copreci has spent more than half a century developing components for household appliances that improve the performance of household appliances in order to achieve greater comfort and safety for the end user.

Because Copreci are there, in the soul of the appliance, providing intangible added value, which goes directly to the heart of the user.

Midea could acquire Zanussi and its activities in Egypt

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According to Egyptian media Midea Group is considering the acquisition of Zanussi brand from Electrolux Group . The acquisition deal is expected to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2023.

In July, the Swedish giant had appointed Societè Generale to handle the sale of the Zanussi, Ideal, Faure, Zanker, Rosenlew, Elektro-Helios, Zoppas, Olympic Electric and Kwikot brands and activities in Africa and the Middle East.

Electrolux’s activities in Egypt became relevant in 2011 with the acquisition of Egyptian Olympic Group, the largest white goods manufacturer based in the Middle East. Electrolux employs 2,238 people in Egypt.

98% of electricity used in Electrolux global operations comes from renewable sources

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98% of the total electricity used in Electrolux Group manufacturer operations came from renewable sources. While a small proportion of non-renewable electricity is still sourced, Electrolux Group is proactively working to achieve 100% renewable electricity globally by 2025.

Electricity accounts for 60% of Electrolux Group’s total energy use and is a key component of the company’s journey to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in its operations by 2030 and across the entire value chain by 2050. This percentage will grow in the coming years as Electrolux Group operations are increasingly electrified.

Electrolux Group now has sites with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Italy, Thailand, Australia, Mexico, China, South Africa and Sweden. In 2022, these systems avoided greenhouse gas emissions of around 5,000 CO2e by producing around 10 GWh of electricity

Beko Egypt factory

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Beko Egypt is on track to open its $100 million plant in the 10th of Ramadan City in the fourth quarter of 2023, the company said in a press statement.

The disclosure was made in the statement announcing the meeting between Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir and Umit Günel, General Manager of Beko Egypt in Ankara.

The plant, spread over 114,000 square meters, will have an annual production capacity of 1.5 million devices and will export 60 percent of its output to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Kent Fiesta showing off

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Kent Fiesta announce they are attending at 3 trade fairs
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Kent Dayanikli Tuketim Mallari San. Tic. Ltd. Sti. manufactures handy and unique cooking appliances since 1974 and continue our operations is our fully integrated production plant on a 33.000 m2 area, located in Tekirdag / Corlu Industrial Zone.With our experience of more than 40 years, we provide services to meet all the wishes and expectations of our wide range of customers around the world, with our ever-growing, developing and changing structure over our FIESTA brand, and to make them feel special. With over 500 employees, our production capacity is 400.000 pieces free-standing cookers per year 50.000 pieces built-in ovens per year and 200.000 pieces tabletop & built-in cookers per year. FIESTA is one of the leading manufacturer and exporter companies in the cooking appliances sector in Türkiye with a various range of products. We have a wide and consistent sales are including 5 continents and over 110 countries in Europe, South America, Middle America, CIS, GULF, Central Asia, Africa, Middle East, Far East, Oceania, and Pacific regions.iesta

CLIMATE-FRIENDLY HEAT PUMP DRYERS: GORENJE RELIES ON NATURAL REFRIGERANTS

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Heat pump dryers use up to 70% less energy than condenser dryers and are more in demand than ever in times of rising electricity prices. But there is also a negative aspect: In the manufacturing process, climate-damaging gases are often used as coolants. Gorenje has switched production, uses propane (R290) as a natural refrigerant for the new generation of tumble dryers and has thus achieved CO2 savings of 99.99%.