HONG KONG, China, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Electric today announced a new powerful DC blower for handheld vacuum cleaners. The new blower delivers double the suction power compared to traditional blowers in the same package size, with no reduction in runtime per battery charge.

The high efficiency aerodynamic Blower is integrated with a DC motor using a proprietary commutation interface. Handheld vacuum cleaners with the new blower deliver better and faster cleaning. The product life is twice that of traditional blowers to align with extended product warranty.

"Cordless vacuum cleaners using this new blower achieved the highest performance in the category," said Jim Dick, Johnson Electric's senior vice president of Strategic Marketing.

For more information, please visit: www.johnsonelectric.com or e-mail sales@johnsonelectric.com

About Johnson Electric Group

The Johnson Electric Group is the world's leading provider of innovative motion systems and components for automotive applications, domestic equipment, office equipment, industrial products, consumer products and medical devices.  The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and has over 38,000 employees in 23 countries.  Innovation and product design centers are located in Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Israel, Japan, UK and the USA.  Production centers are located in China, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Hungary, USA, Brazil, India and other countries.  Johnson Electric Holdings Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (code 179).

CONTACT: Jim Dick, +852 2663 6714, sales@johnsonelectric.com

SOURCE Johnson Electric