Haier Russia has recently inaugurated its new industrial park and washing machine base in Chelny, Tatarstan. The total planned area of the industrial park is 1,270,000 ㎡, and as major product lines including Haier washing machine, refrigerator, water heater and colour TV set being set up in the future. The total investment for the washing machine base is expected to be completed and put into operation before July, 2019, creating 385 jobs directly and over 1000 indirectly for the local market. By that time, the base will be able to meet the differentiated needs of the 140 million users in Russia, leading the new lifestyle of “quiet washing”, “healthy washing” and “smart washing” for 200 million users in middle Asia and Europe.
The construction of the washing machine base symbolizes that the “Three in One” localized development of Haier in Russia has entered a new phase. The industrial park of Haier Russia will enable large-scale development of Haier Russia, integration of supply chains and building of ecosystem. Highly differentiated products, such as Haier kitchen appliance will also settle in the industrial park to provide Russian and European consumers with product solutions based on local design and manufacturing, and offer better experience to users with quicker response.
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LG Washing machine with AI
LG have released a washer equipped with its artificial-intelligence system dubbed “DeepThinQ,” which is capable of understanding users’ voice commands.
The South Korean tech giant said the LG Tromm ThinQ washer, F21VBV, is capable of understanding voice-based orders and recommending optimized washing programs for users.
LG Electronics said the new washer is the second home appliance produced by the company that comes with a voice-recognition system, after the LG Whisen ThinQ air conditioner.
The company said once the new product is connected to a WiFi network, it can be activated through a person’s voice and is able to deliver information to users.
For example, a user can ask “LG Tromm, are there any problems?” and the product will respond “there are no issues detected.” Users can also ask the washer about various tips, including how to clean clothes tainted by coffee. Connecting to the latest weather reports, LG said the washer is capable bolstering its drain cycle in case of rain.
LG Electronics said it will continue to release more home appliances equipped with the AI technology to improve everyday lives of its customers.
BSH Italy
Alessandro Micelli has been appointed as new sales director of the kitchen channel at BSH Italy. The manager joins the company after a long career in the consumer service area in important realities such as Indesit/Whirlpool, where he covered relevant functions in the national market and abroad. «I accepted with great pleasure the proposal of BSH Appliances, leader company in the sector with brands of great value. At BSH I will surely have the opportunity to grow professionally, testing my skills in a very exciting sector such as kitchen».
Whirlpool and Elica India
Aga
Up to 39 people could be made redundant by the Aga company, which employs 200 people in Telford.
Whirlpool new Cleveland factory boss
Whirlpool Corporation has named Richard Owusu to lead its Cleveland Operations as plant leader.He replaces former plant leader Dicky Walters, who retired in May.Owusu comes to Whirlpool from Fiat Chrysler Automobile, where he was Head of Manufacturing in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Owusu has held a number of manufacturing leadership roles within FCA, and started as the plant lead for the premium cooking facility June 4. He will report to Byron Green, vice president of North America Region manufacturing.
Owusu holds a masters of business administration degree from Michigan State University, as well as a bachelor of science degree from Columbia University.
Whirlpool-Cleveland is the largest employer in Bradley County.
GORENJE UPDATE
Japan’s Panasonic has accepted the takeover bid by Hisense Luxembourg Holding of the Chinese group Hisense and is to sell its entire 10.74% stake in Gorenje, the Slovenian household appliances maker announced in a press release on Friday.
New Haier factory in Russia
The Minister of Economy of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev, the Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Nail Magdeev and representatives of the Chinese delegation took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production facility for washing machines. The plant, which is scheduled to be operational in 2019, is located in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan).
The washing machines produced in Naberezhnye Chelny, according to a press release from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Tatarstan, are aimed at customers in Russia, but also those located in CIS countries and Europe.
Investments in a high-tech washing machine factory (29’000m2) are estimated with RUR 3.9 billion (EUR 53,7 million).
AHAM Releases New Report Detailing Dangers of Counterfeit Filters
Counterfeit refrigerator water filters pose a serious risk to consumer health and safety.
Candy new factory
Candy has invested 15 million euro for the launch of a new plant in Turkey dedicated to the production of smart home appliances.
The new production unit is located in Eskişehir, in the North-West of Turkey, where a modern structure covering an area of 13,600 m2 was built and inaugurated a few days ago on a property owned by the Group.
The new factory, where 300 workers will be employed with an annual production capacity of about 800,000 pieces, is born to develop a new high efficiency production process, based on the use of innovative practices aimed at creating smart appliances.
In the new plant, the second production unit of the Candy Group in Turkey, will be manufactured the first dishwasher on the market equipped with Artificial Intelligence and equipped with an internal optical sensor able to identify quantity and type of dishes, automatically suggesting the more appropriate program and the best options for their washing.
