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NEwS watch and Singapore. Since then, he has been responsible for setting up operations in Asia-Pacific region; he first served as the regional financial controller and then as managing director. suggested that the Takeover Panel may recommend an auction to end the drawn out bidding war between Manitowoc and Illinois Tool Works. Manitowoc made an initial offer for Enodis in April. Enodis commercial foodservice brand names include Frymaster, Garland, Lincoln, Scotsman, Kysor Warren, and Convotherm. Manitowoc, whose product line focuses on the cold side of foodservice equipment (refrigeration and ice) was hoping to break into the hot (cooking) side with the acquisition. Then, in May, ITW made a better offer for Enodis. ITW’s foodservice division includes brands such as Hobart, Vulcan, Traulsen, Avery Berkel, and Bonnet. In late May, Manitowoc upped the ante, topping ITW’s offer. The Enodis board was set to approve that buyout in early June, but then both companies agreed to put the process on hold pending advice of the Takeover Panel. ENODIS DEal DElaYED. As of press time, the latest bid for Enodis plc offered by The Manitowoc Co., Manitowoc, Wis., was put on hold pending recommendations from the Takeover Panel in the U.K, which oversees acquisitions of U.K. listed companies. Reports in the British financial press whIRlPOOl’S thIENEMaN REtIRES. | MEETINGS | JUlY 2008 annual Product Safety & liability conference July 24-25, Milwaukee, Wis. Contact: 262/594-5198 Email: rgoodden@ipslp.com Website: http://randallgoodden.com aUGUSt Product Safety & Product liability Prevention Seminar Aug. 13-14, Seattle Wash. Contact: 262/594-5198 Email: rgoodden@ipslp.com Website: http://randallgoodden.com IFa 2008 Aug. 29 - Sept. 3 Berlin, Germany Email: ifa@messe-berlin.de Website: www.ifa-berlin.com SEPtEMBER Powder coating Forum Sept. 10-11, Cleveland, Ohio Contact: 888/530-6714 Website: www.pcimag.com/pcforum 2008 IDSa National conference & Expo Sept. 10-13, Phoenix, Ariz. Contact: 703/707-6000 Email: gigit@idsa.org Website: www.idsa.org thermoforming conference 2008 Sept. 21-24, Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: 203/775-0471 Email: conferences@4spe.org Website: www.4spe.org coating 2008 Sept. 22-25, Indianapolis, Ind. Contact: 513/624-9988 E-mail: lmuck@one.net Website: www.thecoatingshow.com ahR Expo Mexico Sept. 23-25, Mexico City, Mexico Contact: 203/221-9232 Website: www.ahrexpomex.com National Manufacturing week Sept. 23-25, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: 203/601-3732 Email: nmwinfo@cancom.com Website: www.devicelink.com/expo assembly Expo Sept. 23-25, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: 203/601-3734 Email: feedback@devicelink.com Website: www.devicelink.com/expo Electronics assembly Show Sept. 23-25, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: 310/445-4200 Website: www.devicelink.com/expo Medical Design & Manufacturing Sept. 23-25, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: 310/445-4200 Website: www.devicelink.com/expo National coil coating association technical Meeting Sept. 23-26, New Orleans, La. Contact: 216/241–7333 Email: ncca@coilcoating.org Website: www.coilcoating.org Polyurethanes 2008 technical conference Sept. 29-Oct. 1, San Antonio, Texas Contact: 703/741-5103 Website: www.polyurethane.org 126th annual Phcc convention and ISh North american trade Show Sept. 29–Oct. 4, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: 800/533-7694 Email: naphcc@naphcc.org Website: www.phccweb.org < Mike Thieneman, who served as executive vice president and chief technology officer for Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich., retired as of June 30. The company plans to name a successor at a later date. Thieneman had been with the company for more than 31 years and held numerous positions. Chairman and CEO Jeff Fettig credited Thieneman with instilling a global, disciplined product development process to ensure continued innovation. BUIlD a BEttER BUlB. The U.S. Department of Energy is sponsoring a competition designed to spur lighting manufacturers to develop high efficiency solid-state lighting products to replace 60 W incandescent lamps and PAR 38 halogen lamps. The Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize competition, referred to as the L Prize, will award cash prizes, and may also lead to opportunities for federal purchasing agreements, utility programs, and other incentives. To meet the competition’s requirements, the lighting products must consume 17 percent less energy than is used by most incandescent lamps. An evaluation process is part of the contest, including testing at independent laboratories, and field evaluations. Four California utilities have agreed to work cooperatively to promote sales of the winning products. lONMaRK SIGNS DEal. LonMark International of San Jose, Calif., has signed a marketing agreement with the NewEnergy Alliance. LonMark is a nonprofit trade association that helps develop and promote interoperability standards. NewEnergy Alliance, a group founded by Constellation Alliance, LLC, a subsidiary of Constellation NewEnergy, is working to www.applianceDESIGN.com 8 applianceDESIGN July 2008 http://www.ahrexpomex.com http://randallgoodden.com http://www.devicelink.com/expo http://randallgoodden.com http://www.devicelink.com/expo http://www.ifa-berlin.com http://www.devicelink.com/expo http://www.devicelink.com/expo http://www.pcimag.com/pcforum http://www.coilcoating.org http://www.idsa.org http://www.polyurethane.org http://www.4spe.org http://www.phccweb.org http://www.thecoatingshow.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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