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Beijing-based Dreame, which produces premium hairdryers and vacuums in the style of Dyson but at lower prices, is one of Xiaomi’s latest bets. The startup announced this week the completion of a Series B+ round led by IDG Capital. The financing of nearly 100 million yuan ($14.6 million) also saw the participation of existing investors Xiaomi and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun’s Shunwei Capital, as well as Peak Valley Capital and Edge Ventures.

The startup has emerged as a cheaper vacuum brand than the area’s pioneer Dyson, whose inventor James Dyson topped the U.K.’s rich list this year. Dreame’s latest handheld cordless broom V11, for example, costs €350 ($413) whereas Dyson’s new model asks for $600.

“If we compare Dyson to Apple, then there must be a Huawei in the [home cleaning] area, and we believe this company will come from China,” co-founder and vice president of marketing and sales Roc Woo told TechCrunch. Domestic businesses are poised to tap China’s rich manufacturing resources, cheaper labor and longer work hours compared to Western counterparts, he asserted.

Woo believed Dreame and Roborock can co-exist, for his company targets a wider product spectrum while Roborock is more focused and akin to iRobot. The startup doesn’t consider Dyson, of which Woo spoke highly, a direct competitor either, for it’s venturing beyond cleaning into areas like smart mobility.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Reuters) - High-tech home appliance maker Dyson Ltd told Reuters it had cut ties with supplier ATA IMS Bhd (ATAI.KL) following an audit of the Malaysian company"s labour practices and allegations by a whistleblower, sending ATA shares plunging.

ATA, which is already being investigated by the United States over forced labour allegations, confirmed Dyson has terminated its contracts and that it has been in talks with its customer over the audit findings. It had previously denied allegations of labour abuse.

Shares in ATA, which makes parts for Dyson"s vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, tumbled 30% to their lowest since April 2020 after the Reuters report. According to ATA, Dyson accounts for almost 80% of its revenue.

Dyson, privately owned by British billionaire James Dyson, said it received the results of an audit of working conditions at ATA in early October. It said it had also learned in September about allegations from a whistleblower about "unacceptable actions" by ATA staff and had commissioned a law firm to investigate those claims.

"Despite intense engagement over the past six weeks, we have not seen sufficient progress and have already removed some production lines," Singapore-headquartered Dyson said in response to questions from Reuters.

Limbu, a Nepali citizen, fled Malaysia after the incident, fearing further reprisals, he said. He told Reuters he had recounted his experience about being taken to the police station in an interview with Dyson"s lawyers.

ATA, in a statement to the national stock exchange on Thursday, said it had taken steps to engage Dyson and advisers after it was notified of the summary of the labour audit. It said it would look into the findings.

[1/2]A Dyson employee shows a Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum cleaner without its cover during the IFA Electronics show in Berlin September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

The company also said it will continue to manufacture and supply for Dyson until June 1, 2022, and that its board was looking into the validity of Dyson"s termination notice.

ATA makes bin bases, battery covers, brush bars, impellers, harness covers and other parts for Dyson"s vacuum cleaners, and parts for Dyson"s hot and cold air purifiers, according to a May-June production schedule seen by Reuters and photos from inside the factory.

ATA posted record revenue and profit for fiscal year ended March 2021 as COVID-19 induced lockdowns boosted demand for home appliances such as Dyson"s stick vacuum cleaner.

Dyson had rejected allegations earlier this year regarding excessive hours and cramped living conditions for ATA workers, citing multiple prior audits it said had not found any issues involved in its supply chain.

Activist Hall said Dyson"s decision to terminate the relationship would have huge implications for the thousands of workers employed at ATA and Dyson should remediate ATA workers.

The only thing different from the Chinese here is the main element in the typical Dyson design. This looks extremely futuristic, offers with 0.7 l potential filling capacity an above-average large dust chamber (standard 0.4 l) and a permanently installed battery (which is a pity). This main element contains the core of the Dyson V11 Absolute, including the motor and thus suction power. This is where the duel between Great Britain and China is decided.

Of course, we do not need to talk about an existing CE mark here in an internationally operating company. The Dyson V11 Absolute has no LED lights (as we know them from the Roidmi NEX), which have their right to exist in dark corners. Provided that they are not permanently on, as with the Roidmi NEX, and draw battery power.

Without wanting to say exactly who has copied whom and where, one can say: The display of the Roborock H6 shows almost the same things, but due to its much smaller size and elongated shape it is graphically not as nicely placed as the Dyson. Of course, a display is luxury for a cordless vacuum cleaner, but if you want one, the V11’s display is absolutely recommendable. It also gives the device that certain something in terms of design.

Another special you might have noticed in the scope of delivery: The Torque Drive brush. This is a universal electric brush that supplies the vacuum cleaner with information and thus enables adjustments to the performance. This saves battery power, as the suction power of the Dyson V11 adapts to the degree of dirt on the floor.

And what does the Dyson do better now, Tim? It wins the race on two of the most important criteria in the evaluation of a cordless vacuum cleaner: it vacuums up more and larger particles and has a much larger dust chamber (0.7 l potential capacity vs. 0.4 l). Whether coffee beans, smaller stones or the usual household dirt: the H6 always left more (though generally less) than its British competitor. How can that be, when both have the same suction power on paper?

As you can easily see from the following table, the V11 Absolute’s display is much more than that of the H6. But you can also see that the Dyson display is very powerful, while that of the Roborock is more practically placed.

This is where Dyson’s decades of experience comes into play and is called “cyclone technology”. A total of 14 cyclones are built into the V11 Absolute and create a vacuum that transports microscopic particles into the dust chamber. This is where so-called centrifugal forces are at work. The firm nylon bristles on the floor nozzle penetrate more into floors or carpets and the roller simply rotates faster than on the H6 or Dreame XR. Here the Dyson engine still has its fingers in the pie.

As you can easily see from the following table, the V11 Absolute’s display is much more than that of the H6. But you can also see that the Dyson display is very powerful, while that of the Roborock is more practically placed.

Sir James Dyson has just unveiled a number of developments for his companies line of cordless vacuum cleaners. Using laser detect technology, the company hopes to use this new technology to give actual data-driven evidence as to how clean your home actually is.

The Dyson V15 Detect uses an acoustic piezo sensor along with a green laser diode to expose and detect hidden dust as small as 10 microns, which then records the size of what’s being sucked up via an LCD screen at the back of the vacuum.

“As engineers, our job is to solve daily problems, and the past 12 months has created plenty of new ones with more time spent indoors” explains James Dyson, Chief Engineer and Founder. “We are all cleaning more frequently, trying to remove the additional house dust but desperate for peace of mind that our homes are truly clean. Our latest vacuums use adapted laser technology to reveal hidden dust, integrating a diode laser into the cleaner head that is precisely positioned at a 1.5-degree angle, 7.3mm off the ground to create the best contrast between dust and floor. We don’t think detection is enough, so we remove and meticulously size and count the particles 15,000 times a second using an acoustic piezo sensor which converts vibrations into electrical signals, displaying precisely the size and number of particles sucked up on an LCD at the back of the vacuum. The Dyson V15 is both powerful and intelligent, giving the ultimate reassurance – scientific proof of a healthier, cleaner home.”

On top of the new Dyson V15 Detect vacuum, the team at Dyson has been very busy during the pandemic, enlisting its 370 engineers to develop a number of new innovations which can be seen in the video below — presented by none other than Sir James Dyson himself.

Dyson Limited, commonly known just as Dyson, is a SingaporeanJames Dyson. First established in 1991 at Malmesbury, England, it designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, hand dryers, bladeless fans, heaters, hair dryers, and lights. As of February 2018, Dyson had more than 12,000 employees worldwide.

In 2019, Dyson announced the company"s permanent move to Singapore – its headquarters are located at the St James Power Station, across the island of Sentosa.

In 1974, James Dyson bought a Hoover Junior vacuum cleaner, which lost suction after a period of use. Frustrated, Dyson emptied the disposable paper bag to try to restore the suction but this had no effect. On opening the bag to investigate, he noticed a layer of dust inside, clogging the fine material mesh.

Later, Dyson was working on his ballbarrow at a company he had founded (but no longer entirely owned) where a large vacuum system was used to contain the fusion bonded epoxy coating that was sprayed on the wheelbarrow arms as a powder coating. Dyson found the system inefficient, and was told by equipment manufacturers that giant cyclone systems were better.Centrifugal separators are a typical method of collecting dirt, dust and debris in industrial settings, but such methods usually were not applied on a smaller scale because of the higher cost.sawmills used this type of equipment, and investigated by visiting a local sawmill at night and taking measurements. He then built a 30-foot model for the ballbarrow factory.

The directors of the ballbarrow company thought if a better vacuum was possible, Hoover or Electrolux would have invented it. Dyson was undeterred, and was kicked out of his company.Jeremy Fry provided 49% of the investment for cyclonic vacuum development, and the rest came from a loan. In the shed behind his house,

The only company that expressed interest in the new cyclonic vacuum technology was Dyson"s former employer, Rotork. Built by Italian appliance maker Zanussi and sold by Kleeneze through a mail order catalogue, the Kleeneze Rotork Cyclon was the first publicly sold vacuum cleaner of Dyson"s design. Only about 500 units were sold in 1983.

In April 1984, Dyson claimed that he had sent the prototype machines, drawings, and confidential information to American consumer-products maker Amway as part of a proposed licensing deal. The deal fell through, but in January 1985 Amway produced the CMS-1000, a machine which was very similar to the Dyson design. Less than a month later, Dyson sued Amway for patent infringement.

In 1985 a Japanese company, Apex Ltd., expressed interest in licensing Dyson"s design and in March 1986 a reworked version of the Cyclon – called G-Force – was put into production and sold in Japan for the equivalent of US$2,000.International Design Fair prize in Japan, and became a status symbol there.

Using the income from the Japanese licence, James Dyson set up Dyson Appliances Limited in 1991, although it was registered as Barleta Limited. The first dual-cyclone vacuum built under the Dyson name, the DA 001, was produced by American company Phillips Plastics in a facility in Wrexham, Wales, beginning in January 1993 and sold for about £200.Chippenham, Wiltshire, England;

Even though market research showed that people would not be happy with a transparent container for the dust, Dyson and his team decided to make a transparent container anyway and this turned out to be a popular and enduring feature which has been heavily copied.

The company introduced a cylinder machine, the DC02, and produced a number of special editions and revised models (DC02 Absolute, DC02 De Stijl, DC05, DC04, DC06, DC04 Zorbster). On 2 January 2001 the company name was shortened from Dyson Appliances Ltd. to Dyson Ltd.Airblade hand dryer, the Air Multiplier "bladeless" fan and Dyson Hot, the "bladeless" fan heater.formaldehyde from the air; this flammable and colourless gas can irritate the skin, eyes, nose, and throat.

Dyson vacuum cleaners and washing machines were made in Malmesbury, Wiltshire until 2002, when the company transferred vacuum cleaner production to Malaysia. There was some controversy over the reason for this move, as well as over plans to expand Dyson"s factory to increase production.

In 2004, the Meiban-Dyson Laundry Manufacturing Plant was opened in Johor, Malaysia. The RM10 million (approx. US$2.63 million) plant is a joint venture between Dyson and the Singapore-based Meiban Group Ltd., which has manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia and Singapore.

In 2007, Dyson formed a partnership with the Malaysian electronics manufacturer VS Industry Bhd (VSI) to take on a major role in Dyson"s supply chain, from raw material sourcing and production to distribution. VSI also undertook an extensive production plan to supply finished product to Dyson"s markets around the globe (America, UK, Japan, etc.).

In February 2017, Dyson announced a significant expansion programme in the UK, opening a new high-tech campus on the former RAF Hullavington Airfield in Hullavington, Wiltshire, about 5 miles (8 km) south of its Malmesbury site.battery technologies, following the acquisition of US start-up Sakti3, and robotics.

On 22 January 2019, Dyson announced plans to move its company headquarters to Singapore, citing its intention to be closer with its fastest growing markets throughout the Asia-Pacific as well as stating its unhappiness when dealing with the European Union (EU), which it perceives as being overly bureaucratic.

In 2014, Dyson invested in a joint robotics lab with Imperial College London to investigate vision systems and engineer a generation of household robots.

Dyson funded a professorship at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in November 2011, adding to earlier funding of post-doctorate research. The Dyson Professor of Fluid Mechanics focuses on teaching and researching the science and engineering behind air movement.Newcastle University in May 2012, to investigate the next generation of Dyson digital motors and motor drives.

In March 2015, Dyson invested in its first outside business, paying $15m for an undisclosed stake in US battery start-up Sakti3, which is developing solid-state batteries.

In September 2017, company founder James Dyson announced via email to employees that the company had 400 people working on a battery electric vehicle, secretly in the works for two years, which it hoped to release by 2021.

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson"s charitable trust, and is presented jointly to students and their university.

Over 727 schools in Great Britain and Northern Ireland have used Dyson"s educational "Ideas Boxes", sent to teachers and pupils, in order to learn more about the design process. The James Dyson Foundation also provides bursaries and scholarships to aspiring engineers.

In November 2016, James Dyson announced plans to open a higher education college to address the engineering skills gap in the UK.University of Warwick to offer BEng degrees in engineering, whilst also employing them as engineers three days a week.

In 1985, Dyson sued Amway for copyright infringement of a Dyson dual cyclone prototype machine. Dyson claimed that he had sent the prototype machines, drawings, and confidential information to Amway as part of a contract in April 1984. In January 1985, Amway produced the CMS-1000, a machine which was very similar to the Dyson design. Less than a month later, Dyson sued Amway.

On 5 December 2012, a lawsuit by hand dryer manufacturer Excel Dryer was filed against Dyson, claiming that Dyson"s advertising comparing the Airblade to the Excel Dryer Xlerator was deceptive.Massachusetts Institute of Technology, rather than Excel Dryer"s tested 12 second dry time, thus inflating energy consumption figures in the Airblade"s favour.

In October 2015, LG sued Dyson in Australia over an advertisement claiming the V6 vacuum to have "twice the suction power of all cordless vacuums." LG stated their vacuum Cord Zero Cyking provides 200 watts of maximum suction power, twice that of the Dyson V6.

In November 2017, Dyson took legal action against LG in South Korea for false advertisement of its Cord Zero A9 cordless vacuum cleaner. Dyson claimed the ads exaggerated the vacuum"s performance with statements such as "rotation speed of the motor ... 16 times faster than that of a jet engine" and could be construed as misinforming users.

In 2006, Dyson sued the parts manufacturer Qualtex for copyright and unregistered design right infringement, for creating and selling deliberate imitations of Dyson"s original vacuum cleaner parts. Dyson was seeking to prevent the sale of spare parts made by Qualtex to fit and match Dyson vacuum cleaners. The Qualtex parts in question were intended to resemble closely the Dyson spares, not least as they were visible in the normal use of the vacuum cleaners.

In 2010, Dyson launched legal action against rival manufacturer Vax, claiming the design of its Mach Zen vacuum cleaner is an infringement of the registered design of its first "bagless" Dyson cylinder vacuum DC02, which dates back to 1994. Dyson also claimed the Chinese-owned rival had "flagrantly copied" Dyson"s iconic design.Vax cleaner being "rugged, angular and industrial".

In March 2011, James Dyson reportedly said in an interview for David Willetts, the government minister responsible for British universities, said he would thoroughly investigate the statement provided by James Dyson.

In December 2011, Bell Pottinger executive Tim Collins had been filmed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism saying that David Cameron had raised a copyright issue with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on behalf of Dyson Limited "because we asked him to".

In 2012, Yong Pang, an engineer specialist in electric motors, was accused of stealing Dyson"s digital motor technology which was a part of future product development projects.

In 2015, Dyson charged that Siemens and Bosch vacuums were using a sensor that sent signals to its motor to increase its power while the machine sucked up dust remnants, making them appear more competent during European Union (EU) efficiency tests. Because tests are conducted in dust-free labs, Dyson claimed that this gave an unfair reading, because in a real home environment the machines used much more power. Dyson said both brands have "capitalized on loopholes" found within the EU regulations to be granted an AAAA energy consumption rating, when actual domestic use showed they performed similarly to an "E" or "F" rating. Dyson issued proceedings against Bosch in Netherlands and France, and against Siemens in Germany and Belgium.

Until 2017, European Union regulations had required vacuum cleaners be tested when empty, a ruling which greatly favoured bagged vacuum cleaners. Dyson sued the European Commission, resulting in a judgement requiring testing be done under normal usage conditions.