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Post# 63134 4/13/2005 at 22:36 (6,952 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Following press release: Fagor to Enter the U.S. Market Apr 12, 2005 Fagor, the Spanish domestic appliance manufacturer, recently announced plans to launch a full product offering within the U.S. market. As a primary contact and U.S. subsidiary, Fagor America, Inc. will be exhibiting this entire range of products May 10-12 at the Kitchen and Bath Show in Las Vegas, NV, U.S. Fagor currently has an established presence in international markets. With 19 production plants in three continents, and subsidiaries in 13 countries, Fagor international sales represent the 42 percent of its turnover, and 5,917 people make up the company's workforce (1,990 of them working in international markets). The appliance company is also involved in foreign joint ventures with other high-profile manufacturers in order to deliver local products to that market region. Fagor produces ovens, hoods, microwaves, cook tops, sinks, taps, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, boilers, heaters, water heaters, air-conditioners, kitchen furniture, and small appliances | ||
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| Post# 63166 , Reply# 1 4/14/2005 at 09:49 (6,952 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!) | ||
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Post# 63181 , Reply# 3 4/14/2005 at 12:48 (6,952 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 63200 , Reply# 4 4/14/2005 at 14:43 (6,952 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Well, their pressure cookers :) are very highly regarded, but as for the appliances, I have no idea. Nunca. Going to be interesting to see what price point they head for. I'm hoping mid range between Haier and Miele. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 63263 , Reply# 6 4/15/2005 at 01:41 (6,951 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Going to be interesting to see what price point they head fo
Between Haier and Miele? Pretty broad expanse of appliance quality there if you ask me. From what I've been able to glean from the Internet, Fagor appliances seem highly regarded elsewhere. Will indeed be interesting to see the appliance line and where Fagor positions itself. More interesting will be to see if the washers and dryers are 220/240 volt like Miele, Asko and Bosch, or will Fagor "dumb down" and use 120v. Now if only V-Zug would cross the pond! *Sigh* Launderess | ||
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Post# 63795 , Reply# 8 4/20/2005 at 19:13 (6,945 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 63798 , Reply# 9 4/20/2005 at 19:22 (6,945 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Company names, not PC (politcally correct.) | ||
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Post# 63962 , Reply# 10 4/22/2005 at 03:11 (6,944 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Lower the heating power on the washing machines to adapt to 120v usage, instead of current 220. Most European washers have two heating elements that pull about 1200w each. In theory an appliance maker could take one of those elements out, and make other changes to allow the washer to run on 120v. IIRC, 2400w on a standard 120v 20amp circut in most American homes is asking for trouble as the wiring nare can't handle it. Launderess | ||
| Post# 63965 , Reply# 11 4/22/2005 at 04:00 (6,944 days old) by kenmore1978 () | ||
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washer heating Remember, though, that some of our washers already have the heating feature, but because of the voltage/wattage limitation, it takes a LONG time to heat the water | ||
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Post# 64047 , Reply# 12 4/23/2005 at 07:06 (6,943 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Dumb-down | ||
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