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"  Give me your stove&amp;#039;s elevator pitch. What&amp;#039;s so special about it? The Cape Cod is a powerhouse stove, weighing in at almost 600 pounds with a 3-cubic-foot firebox, running at over 80 percent efficient with only 0.45 grams of emissions per hour. To say the Cape Cod produces an incredibly clean burn would be an understatement. Our heavyweight champ has been certified by the EPA as officially the cleanest-burning large freestanding wood stove in the world. How did you achieve that? Our Hybrid-Fyre technology is an innovative fusion of systems: kiln-fired firebrick, stainless baffles, and Lopi&amp;#039;s advanced secondary-combustion air tubes blended with our catalytic assist technology. It features a massive firebox enclosed on three sides by a full convection chamber assisted by a quietly powerful 400 CFM fan, all wrapped up in an elegant package of cast iron beauty and durability. You can also start it with just the push of a button. A small bellows forces room air over a hot surface igniter, instantly creating a combustion zone of 400 degrees Fahrenheit inside the firebox and igniting the kindling in about 30 seconds. Your stove is manufactured in the United States and you&amp;#039;re supplying more than a thousand vendors worldwide. Can you tell me a little about your factory? Our company employs more than 400 talented craftsmen to design, research, fabricate, assemble, finish, and package our stoves here in Washington State. All of our assembly and manufacturing is done in the United States, but we also purchase the finest quality components we can source from around the world. For example, the steel we use is made in the USA, our iron comes from Inner Mongolia, our glass is manufactured in Japan, and all of our internal components and finishes are manufactured in various U.S. states.  What are the advantages to manufacturing domestically?  There are several. One is that we are completely in control of the quality of our products. After three decades of designing stoves, we have second-generation craftsmen hand-assembling and finishing these beautiful stoves. Our craftsmen and craftswomen add a personal touch to each and every stove we make. Another is that we can share our factory with our customers. We invite all of our consumerscurrent owners as well as prospectiveto take a tour of our factory located in Mukilteo, Wash., which is probably the most innovative and state-of-the-art stove factory in the world. A tour of our huge 11-acre plantand that&amp;#039;s just insideallows current and future owners to meet firsthand the men and women who are making their stoves and it lets them get a true sense of how we build such high-quality products. How has Travis Industries navigated a tough economy to remain productive? The economic downturn for Travis Industries was in 2009. Sales considerably slowed down and we had to think of ways to manage our company while increasing the value of our products for our consumers. We focused on three approaches to pull us through this tough economy. First, we invested in manufacturing technology that would improve the quality of our products and reduce costs. We invested in technologies such as computerized laser metal-cutting machines that did rapid and accurate work. Second, we focused on expanding our customer service department. Our goal was to make our already highly valued service better. We added skilled people to our service team that were equipped to provide accurate answers to installation and product operation questions. This investment enhanced our relationship and trust among stove owners. Third, we increased our budget on research and product development. Our success over the years has taught us the key to the customer&amp;#039;s heart is to design and build product that moves them when they experience our beautiful fires and efficient heat. Where do you think the wood stove industry is heading? Where does it need to go? The future of the stove industry is driven by consumer demand. We believe there are three crucial elements to this. One: People don&amp;#039;t want products that wear out in a few yearstheir wallets demand excellence and durability. They want superior products that are safe and will last for generations. Two: There has been a prominent swell of interest in owning stoves that are efficient and clean burning. This has set in motion an increased level of competition among manufacturers within the industry for bragging rights to the best of the best. Efficient use of energy is important for all types of stoves and fireplaces, whether it be wood, gas, pellet, or electric, and this increased awareness of the environment drives consumers to select the cleanest burning appliances available. Three: The stove has to be beautiful. The proportions, fit, and finish of the stove along with the presentation of the fire are critical factors in the &amp;quot;I love it, gotta have it&amp;quot; equation. An efficient, clean-burning appliance that has an industrial design or looks like a science experiment will do little to help people heat responsibly because very few consumers will purchase it for their home. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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