Shanghai, March 19, 2024 – Haier Smart Home hosted its highly anticipated 2025 Ecosystem Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Center under the theme “AI for Home, AI for You.” This landmark event showcased breakthrough technologies and outlined the company’s strategic vision to redefine intelligent living enabled by artificial intelligence (AI).
In front of thousands of customers, business leaders and media representatives, Mr. Li Huagang, Senior Vice President of Haier Group and Chairman & President of Haier Smart Home, opened the conference with an insightful analysis of 2024’s market dynamics. He unveiled the company’s global innovation and digital transformation roadmap, emphasizing AI-powered solutions co-designed with the users to address the real needs. “There are millions of active users cocreating smart home experiences every day”
A key highlight of the conference was the debut of the AI Vision technology series, the result of Haier’s decade-long strategic investment in smart home ecosystems.
Mr. Shu Hai, Vice President of Haier Group and General Manager of Haier Smart Home R&D, emphasized the company’s accelerated development of home service robots, creating the “Unmanned Housework” era.
Globalization Through Localization
Haier Smart Home reinforced its commitment to a globalization strategy centered on localized innovation.
“Haier Smart Home is present everywhere there’s user demand.” the company emphasized.
In Europe, AI-driven consumer insights inform a fully integrated AI R&D process—spanning planning, research, and quality control—resulting in best-selling products like the very successful X11 washing machine.
In India, Haier has established world-class local manufacturing capabilities, superior online and offline user experiences and highly efficient service responses.
In Australia, the company has implemented the Agency Model, getting closer to their users and delivering historic results.
In the United States, with its SmartHQ platform, appliances become evolutionary AI machines, also creating a digital lifecycle twin, enabling the company to accelerate innovation, improve delivery, elevate usage, provide seamless service and delight users when they decide to replace their current appliances.
Mr. Li Pan, Vice President and Overseas Market General Manager of Haier Smart Home, emphasized: “In this new age, we continue to lead with innovation”. He added: “Join us to grow and win together in the AI era.”
Since pioneering the smart home strategy a decade ago, Haier Smart Home has consistently led the industry. With the launch of AI Vision, the company has transcended traditional smart appliances, advancing towards truly intelligent homes
Category Archives: Environmental
Energy-efficient home appliances
Statement from APPLiA
Having access to energy-efficient home appliances is a fundamental right for every consumer!
Yet, only 25.5% of Europeans currently live in households with improved energy efficiency. This means millions are missing out on lower energy costs and a more sustainable lifestyle.
On World Consumer Rights Day, it’s essential to ensure that all households, especially low-income ones, can benefit from a just and fair transition. As highlighted in the EU’s Affordable Energy Action Plan, giving consumers access to more efficient appliances is key to making this happen.
We call on policymakers to build on this by encouraging investments in decarbonisation and providing meaningful incentives for consumers to enhance household efficiency.
Whirlpool Revolutionizes Electronic Waste Management in Brazil
Brazil, Whirlpool Corporation is the first appliance company to offer free home collection nationwide for electronic equipment waste of any brand, weighing more than 30 kg, including refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and ranges, through its Take Back System.
Whirlpool works with Circulare, a platform that connects a circular economy ecosystem focused on electronic waste management. Whirlpool Corporation’s Take Back System helps address the challenge of 2.4 million tons of electronic waste generated annually in Brazil, fostering materials recycling and avoiding environmental impacts.
Haier HVAC Europe Expands in Central-Eastern Europe with Acquisition of KLIMA KFT
HAIER EUROPE APPLIANCES HOLDING BV today announced the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with E.ON MYENERGY KFT to acquire 100% of KLIMA KFT, a company active in the business of heating-cooling and construction industry, which include air conditioning and heat pump wholesale and retail, building engineering design, construction, maintenance, and servicing of implemented systems.
Coway looking for growth in Europe
Coway, South Korea’s No.1 environmental home appliances company, will participate in Aquatech Amsterdam 2025 from March 11th to 14th in Amsterdam Coway will explore new growth opportunities in the European water purifier market, by forging new partnerships and enhancing its brand awareness. Alongside its highly successful Asian product lineup, Coway is also set to introduce products optimized for European customers and businesses.
A highlight of Coway’s showcase at the exhibition will be the unveiling of the company’s upcoming water purifier, tentatively named ‘SWITCH.’ This eco-friendly model is able to adapt to various kitchen settings thanks to its countertop and under-sink convertibility, and also offers non-electric water purification, making it attractive to a diverse customer base — in particular to environmentally-conscious customers.
Coway will also showcase a variety of high-performance water purifiers that feature both cold-and-hot-water functions and ice-making capabilities, catering to a wide range of diverse customer lifestyles and business needs.
Looking ahead, Coway’s water purifier strategy aims at encompassing both commercial and consumer markets. For businesses, the company is set to introduce large-capacity standing water purifiers ideal for public institutions, businesses, and schools, alongside more compact models for environments short on space. For consumers, Coway will hone in on providing water purifiers that complement the modern smart home by offering such features as temperature control, measured dispensing, and easy self-maintenance for added convenience.
Xeros sign deal
Water cleaning technology business, Xeros Technology Group, says it has signed a letter of intent with a major electronics distributor for an initial order of its XF3 external microfibre plug and go filter.
This will see the product placed into several major retail outlets, initially in the UK under a well-known electronics brand, towards the latter part of 2025
Efficient replacement for traditional home water heate
Midea recently announced the launch of a new highly efficient heat pump water heater that will soon be available in North America, PR Newswire reported.Midea’s new heat pump water heater can produce up to four kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of power input, the company said. A traditional electric water heater produces up to one kilowatt of heat for every kilowatt of power input.
Heat pump water heaters use electricity to transfer heat from the surrounding air to water inside a storage tank. Because they work by transferring heat around instead of generating new heat, they are much more efficient than traditional heating methods
Beko Europe: Leading the Charge in Sustainability
With an impressive score of 89/100, Beko Europe has been recognized as the most sustainable brand in its sector, according to the 2024 edition of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.In addition, Arçelik, the Turkish parent company of Beko, has achieved the highest score in the Household Durables Industry category for the sixth consecutive year. Furthermore, Arçelik has secured the 44th position in the 2024 ranking of the 500 World’s Most Sustainable Companies,
Electrolux new head of Sustainability
Nikos Bartzoulianos has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Sustainability at Electrolux Group. With experience at Samsung, Procter & Gamble, and McKinsey & Company, Bartzoulianos is well-prepared to lead Electrolux’s brand transformation and sustainability efforts.
LG unveils modular ‘Smart Cottage’ homes with AI appliances
LG Electronics launched its “LG Smart Cottage,” a compact modular home featuring integrated artificial intelligence (AI) appliances and advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The company announced on Wednesday that it has opened an official website for Smart Cottage sales, targeting both individual consumers looking for secondary homes near urban or rural areas and corporate or institutional buyers.
The Smart Cottage blends space, appliances, and services into a compact housing solution. It was initially showcased at IFA 2023, Europe’s largest consumer electronics trade show held in Berlin in September 2023 and has since appeared at various domestic and international events.
Inside, the cottage comes equipped with LG’s premium “Objet Collection” appliances, including the WashTower Compact, a dishwasher, induction cooktop, microwave oven, and water purifier. It also features smart home technologies such as a smart door lock, CCTV, motorized blinds, and IoT devices – all of which can be managed through the LG ThinQ app. The cottage can also be upgraded with LG’s upcoming AI Home Hub, “ThinQ ON,” to create a fully connected smart home environment.
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