Appliance Design - October 2008 - (Page 6)

NEwS watch IFa adds appliances cally adjusts to the he European consumer electron- about half of the type of cooking ics exhibition, IFA 2008, held Aug. electrical consumpbeing performed 29-Sept. 3 in Berlin, exceeded tion within a home. and the number of expectations of show organizers, and the He said that, rather Gorenje Made for iPod refrigerator. active burners. first-time inclusion of home appliances, than depending on the As one might expect at an electronics large and small, was also considered a suc- consumer’s conscience to pursue efficient cess. The show featured 1,245 exhibitors appliances, the industry needs to point show, convergence was a common theme, from 63 countries, a 10 percent increase out that the payback period for a more one that extended into the realm of appliof exhibitors over last year. The event expensive, efficient appliance is typically ances. Examples included the Siemens coolMedia refrigerator/freezer with a drew 220,000 visitors from 126 different just a few years. BSH displayed a number of ener- built-in 17-in. HD-ready, LCD television countries and 6,560 journalists from 56 gy-efficient appliances, including the with remote control, and the Gorenje countries, according to Messe Berlin. “HomeAppliances@IFA enjoyed an EcoLogixx 7 clothes dryer that uses novel, Made for iPod refrigerator that features excellent debut,” said Reinhard Zinkann, heat pump technology that makes its an iPod docking station and built-in managing partner, Miele & Cie. “A energy consumption well below com- speakers. (Gorenje signed a licensing agreement with Apple.) large number of visitors were attracted, petitive products, according Other interestand both trade visitors and consumers to the company. BSH also ing appliances shown showed a keen interest in the products displayed a speedMatic included the Electrobeing exhibited by the home appliance dishwasher that uses lux MaxiSense inducindustry.” He also said that appliance zeolite minerals that tion hotplate with exhibitors were very pleased with the absorb heat in the slider touch control; media response, which enabled appli- wash cycle then release Thomas Aquafilter ance makers to express the importance it in the drying cycle vacuum cleaners that of energy-efficient appliances. Zinkann to reduce drying time use a water filtration is also chairman of the Electrical Home and energy use. system; LG Electronics A variety of other Appliance Trade Association within DuoChef microwave the German Electrical and Electronic energy-efficient applioven that employs ances were on display Manufacturers Association. two convection heatThe association noted that only 3 at IFA, including the ing fans; Eudora titan percent of all refrigerators sold in Europe Electrolux AEG Favorit clothes washer with a comply with the highest energy efficiency Eco Plus dishwasher, removable drum that category of Class A +++, and that there and Miele’s intelligent can be used as a wash are more than 180 million appliances extractor hood that basket; the Liebherr automatimore than 10 years old 36-in. wide French operating in European door refrigerator/ homes. freezer; and the WMF In a speech given at 1 coffee pad machine, the show, Kurt-Ludwig which the company Gutberlet, CEO of BSH says is the smallest in Bosch and Siemens, the world at 194 mm x encouraged wider accep132 mm x 191 mm. tance of energy-efficient Exhibits of large appliances, saying that and small appliprivate households repances will again be resent the second largincluded at IFA 2009, est consumer of energy Sept. 4-9. < worldwide and that wMF 1 Silver coffee pad machine. Siemens coolMedia refrigerator/freezer. appliances account for t 6 applianceDESIGN October 2008 www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.applianceDESIGN.com

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