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NEwS watch DYNacaSt BUYS FIShERtEch. Dynacast, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., has acquired the Canadian and Welsh businesses of Fishercast Global Corp., a manufacturer of high-precision zinc and magnesium components and injected metal component assemblies, with operations in Peterborough, Ontario, and Welshpool, Wales. Dynacast is owned by Melrose plc, London. nization, has signed a reciprocal product testing agreement with the Europe-based VDE Testing and Certification Institute. CSA will provide testing services in North America for products destined for European markets. Products that pass the certification process will receive the VDE Mark, which signifies that the products have met VDE standards. A similar agreement allows VDE to conduct testing to North American standards on behalf of CSA International. duct systems (23.6 percent); upgrading furnace or heating system components (16.7 percent); and making ventilation improvements (15.8 percent). Some 37.7 percent of those surveyed said they had not taken any steps to improve their home’s indoor air quality. tURBOchEF BOUGht. Foodservice REtaILERS StacK PacK. The 24-7 Fuel Cell Power Pack from Medis Technologies of New York will be offered in select Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores. The power packs, which are based on the company’s direct liquid fuel cell technology, is used to power handheld devices. Xentris Wireless, an Addison, Ill., based manufacturer and distributor of wireless accessories, will distribute the fuel cells. aIR OF cONFUSION. Nearly 40 per- tEStING aGREEMENt. CSA Inter- national, a Cleveland-based testing orga- cent of U.S. homeowners believe the air inside their homes is cleaner than air outside their homes, according to a new survey by Johns Manville, a Denverbased maker of building products. Still, two-thirds of those surveyed said they have some concerns about indoor air quality. For them, the most common strategies for improving indoorair quality include buying air purifiers (23.7 percent); cleaning heating/cooling and food processing equipment company Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., plans to buy high-speed oven maker TurboChef Technologies for $200 million in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter pending approval by TurboChef ’s shareholders and regulators. Middleby said it will reduce costs by reorganizing TurboChef ’s residential segment and decreasing corporate spending. LaUNDRY LEaDERS. LG Electronics ranks highest in customer satisfaction for its clothes washers, while Samsung ranks Be wooed beyond food. 20,000 attendees. 600 exhibitors. 1 jam-packed event. The NAFEM Show brings together a tantalizing collection of foodservice equipment and supplies innovators and experts all under one roof. We are the industry’s premier event, and we guarantee you’ll see something new and fresh around every corner. So, embrace all the attention…you deserve it. Co-located with The NAFEM Show Register today — www.thenafemshow.org For more information, call +1.312.245.1054 or e-mail thenafemshow@nafem.org. 8 applianceDESIGN AD10084Nafem.indd 1 October 2008 www.applianceDESIGN.com 9/16/08 2:04:04 PM http://www.thenafemshow.org http://www.thenafemshow.org http://www.applianceDESIGN.com

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