Electrolux

Citation

(2003), "Electrolux", Industrial Robot, Vol. 30 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2003.04930dab.003

Electrolux

Electrolux

Electrolux is the world's largest producer of powered appliances for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use, such as refrigerators, washing machines, cookers, vacuum cleaners, chain saws, lawn mowers, and garden tractors. In 2002, group sales were SEK 133.2 billion and the group had 82,000 employees. Every year, customers in more than 150 countries buy more than 55 million Electrolux Group products for both consumer and professional use. The Electrolux Group includes famous appliance brands such as AEG, Electrolux, Zanussi, Frigidaire, Eureka, and Husqvarna.

British Computer Society (SGAI)

The British Computer Society Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (SGAI) is one of the leading professional bodies in Europe in its field with a substantial membership from both industry and academe. The group was founded in June 1980 and has played a valuable role in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Britain over the last 20 years. SGAI has organized an annual international conference since 1981. In 2005, it will be hosting the major world AI congress IJCAI-2005, an event that is expected to attract thousands of delegates to Edinburgh and will provide an important world showcase for British AI.

The applied knowledge research institute (AKRI)

AKRI is the research and development arm of Blackburn College. It works closely with business, specializing in the understanding, dissemination and management of organizational and individual knowledge and promotes the use of intelligent systems in business and industry.

For more information, please contact: Max Bramer, Chairman, SGAI. Tel: 02392 846380; E-mail: Max.Bramer@bcs.org.uk John L. Gordon, AKRI. Tel: 01254 677433; E-mail: john@akri.org Claire Gosnell, Electrolux Group. Tel: 07736 952 666; E-mail: Claire.gosnell@electrolux.co.uk