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A number of years ago, the first step was taken, with computers and mobile phones being connected to the internet, and now we are in the middle of the second step, which means that basically everything is connected to the internet and can thus be connected and communicate in different ways – IoT, Internet of […]

On October 1, a new state student aid for skills development was introduced. The Technical Companies' Head of Skills Supply, Frida Andersson, believes that the new student aid for transition could be one of the solutions to skills supply for industry. Read her reasoning below. Skills supply has been the biggest obstacle to growth for Swedish companies for many years. 8 out of 10 industrial companies state that their company's operations have been affected by […]

On November 17, HUI Research will present the Christmas Gift of the Year, for the 35th year in a row! Applia is keeping its fingers crossed that this year it will be a product from our industry. Designating the Christmas Gift of the Year and forecasting the turnover in the upcoming Christmas shopping season is a tradition that HUI Research has carried out since 1988, when the baking machine was awarded the honor. After that […]

— How to clean and care for your kitchen's most faithful servant Cast iron pans have long been a fixture in Swedish kitchens. An inherited cast iron pot with hundreds of slow cooks in its back is said to enhance the flavors of your dinners and the likelihood that they will last for generations is good. Provided that you care for and clean your pan, of course. APPLiA gives you the […]

Autumn is the time for stews and slow cooking. Cooking food at a slightly lower temperature for a slightly longer time has several advantages and can be done in several ways, with different types of equipment. Slow cooking means that more nutrients are preserved because the ingredients are simmered and not boiled, and it also gives better taste, claim proponents. Slow cooking gives plenty of […]

Did you know that the well-known washing symbols on all clothing items are international and trademarked? This means that a license is required to use them. In Sweden, the license is included in membership in the industry organization TEKO – Swedish Textile and Fashion Companies. — Correct labeling of textile products is extremely important and companies that put a product on the market […]

When the energy label for washing machines was changed in March 2021, a washing machine that had been labeled A+++ was instead labeled C. At that time, there were no washing machines on the market that passed the product label A or B. But technology is developing rapidly and now washing machines with the highest energy labels are available. The idea was that the new energy label scale AG would […]

Washing with deionized water, and not using any detergent at all, is something that is currently being tested in a number of laundromats around the country. But the washing effect is controversial. Tenants in two high-rise buildings in the Nydala residential area in Malmö became the first in the world to wash with deionized cold water and without detergent in 2016. That was when Malmö’s municipal […]

Electrolux collaborates with the Swedish design duo Rave Review to inspire consumers to break the mold and take better care of their clothes, Kenwood is making its way onto the TV screen in Chefs' Battle after 25 years in Sweden, and Elon is the official main partner of the Hockeyallsvenskan for the second year in a row. Electrolux & the design duo Rave Review The most […]

Now Oral-B has launched its new crown jewel in electric toothbrushes, the iO10, which with artificial intelligence and an iOSense charging station with real-time guidance will take toothbrushing to a new level. After six years of research and development work, which includes more than 250 patents, Oral-B launched its iO series of electric toothbrushes at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020 (CES 2020). […]

The number of seized white goods that are illegally being exported from Sweden is increasing, according to the Swedish Customs' latest report. Now both the industry and the authority are taking further action to stop the export of environmentally hazardous waste. Already in the Swedish Customs' annual report for 2021, we could read that customs has become more vigilant in finding and preventing the unauthorized export of environmentally hazardous waste […]

Energy-efficient products are becoming an increasingly important product category for APPLiA members. During the autumn, several companies have launched new white goods with energy class A. We have taken a closer look at the news. In March 2021, the energy label on a number of products was changed to the AG scale instead of the previous scale where the highest energy class was A+++. The energy label was changed for the product categories […]