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NEwS watch Indian kitchen appliances market with its recently introduced Oster brand of products. The company’s Indian subsidiary, Jarden Consumer Solutions, plans to bring its entire product portfolio of around 150 items from the Oster brand into that market over the next two years. In June, the company introduced into India its Bionaire brand of air management products. Europe with the Vestfrost appliance portfolio that includes refrigerators, clotheswashing machines, dishwashers, and air conditioners. show compliance to the 2009 Canadian Building Code and the Quebec Plumbing Code that references the CSA B483 standards. Examples of certifiable products include water softener units, drinking fountains, under-counter drinking water dispensing systems, household refrigerators with water filtration dispensers, and other devices. To minimize redundant testing, the CSA will recognize testing data for components independently certified by an accredited certification organization to the NSF/ANSI drinking water treatment standards. ENGINEERING INcENtIVES. Congress has passed legislation that provides financial incentives for engineering students. The provision, backed by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), provides $2,000 a year, up to $10,000, in school loan forgiveness for engineering students. The Higher Education Act legislation was passed to provide financial incentives for professions in the areas of “national need” including engineering. Vestfrost ZShape Refrigerator. VESta EYES EUROPE. Vesta, a Zonu Group subsidiary and one of Turkey’s biggest home appliance suppliers, has bought Denmark’s Vestfrost, which is one of Europe’s and Russia’s biggest appliance brands. The company aims to grow in watER-tREatMENt tEStING. CSA International has created a program to test and certify products to the requirements of the new CAN/CSA B483 Drinking Water Treatment Systems standard. The program will help manufacturers at-hOME SUPPORt. AT&T launched a 50-state, home services care program called AT&T ConnecTech. The program features a full suite of in-home services including custom installation of home theater and TV equipment; PC or Apple computer installation and the startup of a home desktop or notebook computer; a PC-repair service; home network installation of multiple broadband-enabled Solving Problems With manufacturing plants in both the USA and Vietnam, we ensure that supply disruptions do not occur. We Take the Hassle Out of Asian Sourcing Low Cost & On Time Fully Certiﬁed & Established Pre-Production Test-Runs Prototypes, Samples & PPAP Orders Plastic Insert/Over Molding, Welding, Crimping, Potting, and Electro-Mechanical Assembly here and around the globe! MGI Global can produce both High Production and Short obal b d Run orders at our facility in Vietnam without the headache. ders Viet V adache. For a quote, call or e-mail our sales specialists TODAY! Wiring Harnesses & Cable Assemblies CUSTOM CUSTOM Your Partner in Thermal Protection 1175 Alexander Court Cary, Illinois 60013 Ph: (847) 516-8080 Fax: (847) 516-0747 E-mail: sales@mgimfg.com www.mgimfg.com 10 applianceDESIGN AD09084ther.indd 1 October 2008 www.applianceDESIGN.com 8/15/08 8:54:59 AM http://www.mgimfg.com http://www.mgimfg.com http://www.applianceDESIGN.com

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