Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

• Perhaps James Dyson biggest contribution…  his school (is ok'ed).  Here
• The DC24 “Motorhead” coming to Japan and a hinting - "In addition to vacuum cleaners, Dyson said he plans to introduce a new electrical appliance in Japan but declined to elaborate...  Here
• Dyson has a DC24 flash movie that's new on the front page of his Japanese site.  Here

BBC news has video on The Dyson school of Design Innovation.  Click video dated:  Jan 17, 1008 

Dyson on t.v. late tonight/early tomorrow morning.  A silly show called “Big” where everyday items are made very large.  This show on the Discovery Channel HD (a rerun) is about making a DC07 (world record) Big.  Dyson sent an engineer named Simeon Jupp to aid a group of builders.  Simeon was one of the few who worked with James in his back yard in the early days and before his success.  Simeon like James comes off as a nice guy unlike what the “Angry and/or Jealous of Dyson Zealots” posters here may believe.        DIB

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http://dhd.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=66.12344.24739.4083.x

WOW... 19 feet 5 inches tall... Now that's one BiG Dyson....

Acerone wrote:

About the size and color of big bird without the feathers.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Big Bird, like Dyson is very popular.  Thanks for the compliment pops.

Some background information on Dyson's design / development / manufacturing strategies :-

Published:2006
http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/06959143454590042288/dyson-martin-mccourt.html

Published: 2004
http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/06959143454587923447/james-dyson.html

Both good articles, lots of stuff that I'd not read anywhere else.

Moose,

Thanks for posting.  I just read the 2006 article and was happy to see Dyson had place 500 of the 600 manufacturing jobs after his plant closure.  Dyson received much bad press for the 600 job losses.  It seems the team responsible for making clear what actually happened, i.e., 100 jobs lost and not the much reported 600 is the same team responsible for announcing Dyson’s newest breakthrough technologies  Root + Core = Seven years of no suction loss (per the Dyson Japan launch event)/no maintence, no pre-motor filter cleaning.        DIB

 

James recently made an audio podcast for TimesOnline.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/related_reports/business_ideas/

The Telegraph is spotlighting the 1,000 most powerful in British business (Dyson ranked 9th).

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Uk guys:  Ranked 20th - Peter Jones was a judge here in the US on the t.v. show American Inventor.  He came off as real nice guy, fair but tuff when needed.  It was good to see a super wealthy and successful man treat the small guys/contestants the way he did.        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:
Pah! Peter Jones? He rose to fame over here a few years ago on the TV programme Dragon's Den (Similar format to American Inventor). I thought he was okay to start with, but don't think that highly of him now... he appears to be a bit too ruthless and egotistical.