Claims that its bladeless fans produce a more constant airflow than traditional fans were made by a company that employs more than how many people worldwide?
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Bladeless fan A bladeless fan (sometimes called an air multiplier) blows air from a ring with no external blades. Its blades are hidden in its base. The first concept was created by Toshiba in 1981. Dyson claims that its bladeless fans (U.S. Patent  ) produce a more constant airflow than traditional fans.
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Dyson (company) Dyson Ltd. is a British technology company established by James Dyson in 1987. It designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, bladeless fans, heaters and hair dryers. Dyson employs more than 7,000 people worldwide.
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Global workforce Global workforce refers to the international labor pool of workers, including those employed by multinational companies and connected through a global system of networking and production, immigrant workers, transient migrant workers, telecommuting workers, those in export-oriented employment, contingent work or other precarious employment. As of 2012, the global labor pool consisted of approximately 3 billion workers, around 200 million unemployed.
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Aerohive Networks Aerohive Networks is an American multinational computer networking equipment company headquartered in Milpitas, California, with 17 additional offices worldwide. The company was founded in 2006, and provides wireless networking to medium-sized and larger businesses.
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Aeronautics Defense Systems Aeronautics Ltd. (Hebrew: אירונאוטיקס בע"מ‎ ‎ ) (formerly NETS Integrated Avionics Systems) is an Israeli company specializing in the manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Systems, commonly known as a drones, for military uses. Since its establishment in 1997, the company's products have been sold to over 45 defense, military and homeland security customers on 5 continents. Its headquarters are in Yavne, Israel.
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Jet Aviation Jet Aviation is a Basel-based business aviation services company. One of the industry's largest, it was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and today is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Aircraft maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed-base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services are provided by some 5,600 employees at 26 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
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Manoir Industries Manoir Industries is a global metal processing company mainly focusing on high tech casting and forging components in petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, civil engineering, energy, defense, heavy weight trucks, tractors and aerospace markets. Manoir Industries employs 1400 people in 7 manufacturing locations in France, the United Kingdom, India and China. Manoir Industries is worldwide thanks to its network of up to a hundred certified agents.
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Stanley Electric Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (スタンレー電気株式会社 , "Sutanrē Denki Kabushiki-gaisha") is a Japanese company, producing electric light sources. Stanley has 36 consolidated subsidiaries, three associated companies, 23 factories in eight countries, offices in 17 countries and over 13,000 employees.
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Deepcool Deepcool () is a manufacturer and provider of thermal products for desktops, laptops and servers. It was founded in Beijing in 1996. Its factory is now located in Shenzhen. Deepcool's factory employs around 700 people and has a construction area of 20,000 square meters. It is recognized by and ISO14001. The company name was inspired by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue.
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Bose Corporation Bose Corporation is an American privately held corporation, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, that designs, develops and sells audio equipment. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose, the company sells its products throughout the world. Forbes estimates that in the 2015 financial year, Bose received revenue of US$3.5 billion and employed approximately 11,700 people.
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Japan Aviation Electronics Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. (日本航空電子工業 , Nihon Kōkū Denshi Kōgyō ) is a Japanese corporation specializing in the manufacture and sales of electrical connectors such as high speed LVDS, HDMI, PCI express, high density, micro coaxial, and Board to board connectors. It also makes systems equipment  and aerospace products . With headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, JAE is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (). The company has a capital of 10.69 billion yen and had net sales of 137.6 billion yen (consolidated) for the year ended March 31, 2009, employing 5,707 people worldwide. The largest stockholder is NEC, with 24.53%.
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Zama Group Zama Group is a family-held German-owned company and a manufacturer of diaphragm carburetors, oil pumps and further mechanical precision engine components. Their Headquarters are in Hong Kong, China. Zama supplies mainly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of gasoline-powered outdoor tools, e.g. Stihl, Husqvarna or Yamabiko and claims itself to be the technology leader in their industry.
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Viessmann The Viessmann Group is an international heating systems manufacturer headquartered in Allendorf (Eder), Germany. The group controls 27 production and project management divisions in 11 countries, its products are available in 74 countries, owns 32 subsidiaries and 120 sales offices around the world. Viessmann is a major winter sport and motorsport sponsor.
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Watsco Watsco, Inc. is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies (HVAC/R) in the United States. Watsco was founded more than 60 years ago as a manufacturer of parts, components and tools used in the HVAC/R industry. Under the leadership of its current CEO, Albert H. Nahmad, from 1973 to 1988 Watsco grew from US$5 million in revenues to US$25 million. In 1989, the company shifted its focus from manufacturing to distribution by acquiring Gemaire Distributors Inc., a South Florida-based Rheem distributor. By 1997, Watsco added other OEMs to the mix and moved into commercial refrigeration as a result of the acquisition of Baker Distributing Company. Watsco divested its manufacturing business in 1998, selling it to International Comfort Products Corporation, now part of Carrier Corporation (Carrier). Revenues increased from US$64.1 million in 1989 to US$4.2 billion in 2016 via a strategy of acquiring companies with established market position and subsequently building revenues and profit through a combination of adding locations, products, services and other initiatives.
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Andersen Corporation Andersen Corporation is an international window and door manufacturing enterprise employing more than 9,000 people at more than 20 locations, with its headquarters in the St. Paul exurb of Bayport, Minnesota.
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GKN Driveline GKN Driveline is a multinational automotive components manufacturer specialising in driveline technologies. A division of GKN plc, it employs around 22,000 people at 56 locations across 22 countries.
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Wyman-Gordon Wyman-Gordon is a company that designs and manufactures complex metal components. Founded in 1883 as a manufacturer of crankshafts for looms, it has a long history of making forged metal components, particularly for the aerospace industry. Wyman-Gordon is now a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp., and is based in Houston, Texas. It has 13 plants in five countries, and employed about 2,500 people as of 2012.
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Shinco Shinco is a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronic appliances, which include air conditioner/heat pumps, TVs, DVD-Players, GPS and washing machines. Established in 1980 the company has 8,000 employees at 12 manufacturing plants. In 2003 the company was producing five million DVD players a year.
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SVP Worldwide SVP Worldwide is a private company that designs, manufactures, and distributes consumer sewing machines and accessories around the world under 3 brands: Singer, Husqvarna Viking, and Pfaff. SVP was the result of an acquisition of the Swedish VSM Group, which included the Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff brands, by American private equity firm Kohlberg & Company LLC, which owned the Singer brand. Management of SVP Worldwide is divided between the United States and Sweden. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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NNG (company) NNG, formerly known as Nav N Go ( ) is a company which provides navigation solution software for the automotive, enterprise, wireless and personal navigation industries. In 2016, NNG had nearly 1000 employees, 12 offices and 4 auxiliary offices on 6 continents. NNG's products are based on the iGO Navigation Engine, which consists of the navigation software, user interfaces, and related content and services, which it sells to device manufacturers, auto makers, network operators, and transport specialist companies.
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Norsk Hydro Norsk Hydro ASA (often referred to as just "Hydro") is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. As of 2016, Hydro is one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide. It has operations in some 50 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state owns 43.8% of the company through the Ministry of Trade and Industry. A further 6.5% is owned by Folketrygdfond, which administers the Government Pension Fund of Norway. Norsk Hydro employs approximately 12,500 people. Svein Richard Brandtzæg has been the CEO since 2009.
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Snap-on Snap-on Inc. is an American designer, manufacturer and marketer of high end tools and equipment to professional tool users. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide. The company is currently worth US $9.5 billion and is included in the S&P 500.