One of the world’s biggest home appliances manufacturer expects things to get back to normal. Inflation should settle down later this year as Covid-19 brings about a normalization for demand for consumer goods, according to the head of the world’s second-largest home appliances manufacturer. A lot of money has shifted from services to goods during the pandemic. That put pressure…
Appliance Manufacturers Routinely Invalidate Warranties if Customers Use Third-Party Repair Services Right to Repair legislation has been going on for a while, however as a result of the pandemic, appliance repair requests spiked. This caused delays for people seeking to fix a fridge or dishwasher. Many would have chosen independent repair to prevent down time, but manufacturer state they can’t…
This past last year, the pandemic has made us aware of the inflexibility of supply chains. The demand for supply chain flexibility is not new—it is only that COVID made us painfully aware with appliance parts shortages. Fast forward – now the appliance industry is seeing a growing trend with product personalization. Mass customization and SKU proliferation in household appliances…
Miele a premium home appliance manufacturer based in Germany, began its 3D4U project, May 2020 to offer customers free designs of 3D printable home appliance accessories. Replique will have exclusive rights to produce and ship 3D-printed Miele products using its decentralized production network. Replique partnership allows massive quantities of Miele’s physical products to no longer need to be stored in…
Dayton Appliance Parts distributor based in Dayton for over 80 years acquired by Parts Town. Parts Town, is the leading global distributor of genuine OEM (original equipment manufacturer) foodservice equipment parts, announced that they acquired the assets of Dayton Appliance Parts Co. Headquartered in Ohio, Dayton Appliance Parts Co. has been family owned and operated since 1937. The company operates…
