Mill is expanding its product range, with two new air purifiers. Like their panel heaters, these can be controlled via the Mill app.two new air purifiers and the Mill Sense air sensor, we can now offer products that enable consumers to improve their indoor climate 12 months a year,The air purifiers, with the model name Mill Silent Pro, are first launched in the Australian store chain Bunnings.The air purifiers from Mill have a Hepa 13 medical grade filter and an active charcoal filter. The sound level is stated to be in the range of 18.5 to 46 dB, depending on the power level.Mill Silent Pro has a cleaning capacity of 565 cubic meters per hour, and according to Mill, should remove pollen, odours, viruses, bacteria, harmful gases and environmental toxins.Many of Mill competitors state the time for filter change in hours, but they use sensors and intelligence; that means the user is notified when the filter is full,
Miele Hong Kong celebrates its 25th anniversary! 🎉
Since 1997 Miele Hong Kong – as their second Asian sales subsidiary – has been successful in many ways: the team has opened up the Asian market with our domestic appliances and established a flourishing project business. To mark its anniversary, Miele Hong Kong invited over 100 employees and business partners to celebrate – despite social distancing measures still in force. To bring it further, they also set up a Miele Longevity House – a brand roadshow with interactive installations and inspiring workshops to introduce a sustainable living style in the modern home environment.
Home appliances, like furniture items, art and decorative objects, are an essential part of interior design. While flashy, attention-grabbing appliances have been quite popular at times, consumers today are showing a far greater appetite for subtle, sophisticated products that can bring harmony to their indoor spaces, rather than dominate them.
In 2018, to meet the rising demand for home appliances that can blend in well with each consumer’s decorating style, LG launched ‘LG Objet’, introducing a new concept in convergence products. LG Objet solutions are a premium combination of home appliances and furniture that delivers modern convenience as well as seamless stylistic and spatial integration
October 2020, the company took things to the next level with the unveiling of the ultra-elegant LG Objet Collection, further blurring the line between state-of-the-art home appliances and designer furnishings. Created to help bring harmony to any living space, LG Objet Collection products leverage the latest technologies to make daily life easier in multiple ways, along with an aesthetic that harmonizes effortlessly with one’s taste in décor, whatever it may be and however it might change. Offering various combinations of colors and finishes to choose from, the Collection presents a plethora of personalization possibilities
2022, LG once again raised the bar with the latest addition to the LG Objet Collection lineup: the groundbreaking MoodUP™ refrigerator. Featuring color-changing LED door panels that can be easily controlled with the LG ThinQ app, the unique MoodUP can enhance the atmosphere in the kitchen, reflect the user’s current mood or even help to brighten up their day. The ultimate fridge for those who enjoy variety and change in their living environment, the MoodUP can be ‘refreshed’ with a different color combo whenever the mood takes hold. And for those planning to redecorate their kitchen, the MoodUP can easily match any new décor by changing colors on the app.Prioritizing and expanding the customer experience, the MoodUP refrigerator can also change its colors or flash in time to music played through its built-in Bluetooth speaker – yet another example of how LG is rethinking home appliances and finding inventive ways to harmonize living space and lifestyle
MoodUP refrigerator is a perfect example of how LG products are developed by studying different customers’ lifestyles and reflecting their demands. Accordingly, LG product designers play a rather active role in the product development process from the very early stages.
Inspirations can even be found unexpectedly in everyday life experiences. To offer a personal anecdote, a few years ago, an idea for a new product came to me randomly at home. I noticed my wife separating my clothes from those of my daughter and washing them in different loads, an observation that helped our team come up with the LG TWINWash™. This game changer allows users to wash small loads in the compact LG SideKick washer below while running larger loads on top. It is always such a rewarding experience when our customers use our products the way we originally intended and to see them satisfied with the experience.What’s more, in my view, good home appliance design considers not only the functionality and the look of the product itself, but how that product can relate to and harmonize with the space in which it will be placed. Moreover, it should be able to fit in with any space and be able to accommodate the widest possible range of personal tastesTo achieve this, designers need to consider how the product will allow consumers to curate their space as they want it, without making compromises. This is why LG product designers focus on balancing convenience and customizability, form and function, to create seamless solutions that enhance the customer experience for each and every user.
This story was edited from an editorial feature article published in Yonhap.
By Chung Wook-jun, vice president and head of H&A Design Lab. at LG Electronics’ Life Innovation Design Center
After a 12-month process, Electrolux concluded the open innovation Booster Program which saw it collaborate with multiple partners to develop four cutting-edge business solutions in response to real business challenges. The Booster Program
The open innovation Booster Program was launched in 2018 to seek cutting-edge solutions from external partners such as start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises and university spin-offs. This program offers Electrolux the opportunity to connect with some of the best thinkers on the market and partners the opportunity to work alongside a global company and have access to deep engineering expertise, R&D resources and network of Electrolux production This year’s program partners, selected through a pitch process by the Electrolux Open Innovation team in May 2021, presented their final solutions at the digital Demo Day last Friday 23 September. Two have been developed to the minimum viable product (MVP) stage and two are now ready-to-use technologies. “This is the power of collaboration for innovation,” says David Cronström, head of Strategy and Transformation. “We benefit from the knowledge and speed of small businesses, while providing them with a huge platform to scale innovations.” With LED Tailor; Electrolux has developed ways to introduce blue LED light sanitation into our products, to preserve hygiene without using chemicals With Cerebrumedge ; Electrolux has developed a digital ergonomic assessment system aimed at factory workers, using an AI-based mobile app with Enervibe ; Electrolux will be able to collect energy from the vibrations of the racks of our washer dryers. The solution proposed by Drishti ; allows to automate qualitative analysis in production and improve our operations using advanced AI.
The next step is to evaluate the outcome of the project together with our sponsoring teams,” continues Cronström. “We look forward to seeing the potential evolution of these solutions”
The kitchens systems by Alta Cucine can be equipped with Icon, the innovative purifying oven created by Barazza. Icon ovens – the Italian kitchen manufacturer says – cover a wide range of needs: 60 ovens, combined steam and microwave, coffee machine, blast chiller and vacuum drawer or food warmer… multiple functions are combined with 5 elegant finishes (Glass, Steel, Exclusive, Trama, Mat) giving shape to personal style in the kitchen».
But Icon also features a very innovative function: it is able to purify the air encironment trought Zefiro, «the first system in the world – Alta Cucine underlines – to transform the built-in oven into a real air sanitiser. With the Zefiro system, the Barazza oven becomes to all intents and purposes a sanitiser for the home environment, improving the quality of life
This oven, in fact, purifies the air from viruses and bacteria, removes unpleasant odors from the kitchen environment and in operation together with the hood, the purification process becomes even faster. It also guarantees low consumption, thanks to the tangential ventilation and the automatic switching off of the internal light when sanitising is in operation.
The air to be sanitised – Alta Cucine explaines – is sucked in through holes specifically located on the rear side of the oven thanks to the appliance’s tangential ventilation. Once captured inside, the air is conveyed to the upper side of the oven and from there channelled through a double beam of germicidal ultraviolet light emitted by two UV-C LED plates. This beam of light is crucial: it modifies the DNA or RNA of the microorganisms it irradiates, preventing their reproduction and rendering them harmless to humans. At this point, after being purified of harmful substances and bad odours, the air is reintroduced into the environment by exploiting the slit on the front of the oven, between the controls and the
Currys launches RepairLive, an on demand speedy repair service, available via video call Experts from the largest electronics service centre in Europe on hand to help customers identify the cause of a fault, undertake DIY fixes and assist with arranging a repair Service launches on laptop category and has been proven to reduce unnecessary repairs and returns, making it easier and quicker to get a customer’s kit back up and running RepairLive is set to quickly scale to other categories, including TVs and Major Domestic Appliances Builds on strengths of Currys’ popular and industry leading ShopLive video call service Move further cements Currys’ position as the market leader in the retailing of technology Services
In the conference call with analysts, the CEO does not reveal the names of the possible buyers of Whirlpool Emea and fails to stop the collapse of the stock after the disappointing results announced the previous day.
The things are clear to the 15,000 Whirlpool employees in Europe (especially Italy and Poland), Africa and the Middle East, to the related industries of the 10 factories (5 of which in Italy) and to the trade, in short, to those who try to understand what the destiny of Whirlpool EMEA. The little information shared by Whirlpool Corporation in presenting the data for the third quarter allows us to establish some fixed points 10 financial and industrial groups have proposed to acquire (it is not known whether in part or in whole) the assets of Whirlpool Emea. Two of these groups, both industrial, remained ‘in the running’ and their offers are being evaluated.
The choice between one of the two offers and an internal solution will be submitted to a meeting of the Board of Whirlpool Corporation, probably before the end of the year, based on an analysis of the various market segments in which Whirlpool Emea operates.The markets in which the group intends to invest both to produce and to sell are other: obviously the USA and Canada, Brazil and Mexico and India.
Globally, Whirlpool Corp closed a bad third quarter disappointing analysts’ expectations. Whirlpool’s sales fell by 12.8%, in the third quarter by 7% net of the strengthening of the dollar. During the year, Whirlpool transferred $ 2.6 billion in dividends and buy backs to its shareholders
Taurus presents its new integral ironing center with Sliding Care Non Stop multi-position board, which allows you to iron both vertically and horizontally and achieve professional results on all types of garments, even the most delicate, in the simplest way.
Sliding Care Non Stop stands out because it has a rotating brush with a heated ceramic base, just like traditional irons, which makes it a 100% effective iron thanks to its temperature and high flow rate of 130 g/min. In this way, the user can choose between ironing vertically or horizontally.
To make the task of ironing even easier, this new ironing center has the Non Stop System refilling system that makes it possible to refill the 2 l removable tank without having to disconnect the ironing center in the middle of the task, for so its autonomy is unlimited.
Iron with minimal effort and eliminate wrinkles and bacteria
The new Taurus ironing center offers seven steam modes and three temperature modes to adapt to all garments with minimal effort. In addition, thanks to its large steam flow of 130 g/min, it is capable of effectively removing wrinkles from any type of garment or fabric, while destroying viruses and bacteria.
As an added value, Sliding Care Non Stop has the patented Lock System for transport and locking by means of which the iron is hooked to the tank, thus facilitating its transport.
The ‘strategic review’ is almost finished but the press release is extremely laconic.
In the third quarter, Europe is the only area with negative margins and it is the one with the most significant decline: -28% in dollars.Whirlpool Corporation Announces Q3 Results Impacted by Short Term Macro Headwinds And Provides Update on Portfolio Transformation; Business Well Positioned for Future • Portfolio transformation advances with announced acquisition of InSinkErator and the completed divestiture of the Whirlpool Russia business • Strategic review of EMEA nears conclusion with two potential strategic investors in final evaluation stage • GAAP net earnings margin of 3.0% and ongoing (non-GAAP) EBIT margin(2) of 5.5%, despite double digit industry declines across most major marketplaces and continued elevated cost inflation • In anticipation of a temporary soft demand environment, reduced production volumes by 35% in the third quarter • Delivered GAAP and ongoing (non-GAAP) earnings per diluted share(1)of $2.60 and $4.49, respectively • Revised full-year 2022 guidance to ~$5.00 earnings per diluted share on a GAAP basis and ~$19.00 on an ongoing basis(2) , cash provided by operating activities of $1.5 billion and free cash flow(4) of $950 million • Structurally improved Whirlpool well positioned to navigate current environment and benefit from long-term demand tailwinds
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR), committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home, today reported third quarter 2022 financial results. ” While our Q3 results were impacted by ongoing macroeconomic headwinds and continued elevated levels of inflation that resulted in slowing demand, we remain on track to deliver the second-best year in our 111-year history in 2022,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and chief executive officer of Whirlpool Corporation. “Looking ahead, we see these challenges persisting into the first half of 2023, however, we believe we have the right actions in place that will allow us to navigate through the current environment while advancing our portfolio transformation and delivering strong shareholder returns.”
Friday CEO Marc Bitzer’s Conference call with analysts should provide some more details. For now it is known that the ‘strategic review’ of European activities involved costs of 25 million dollars, probably in fees for investment banks and consultants
How to participate on Friday in the event in which the multinational will reveal the fate of its European activities.
Whirlpool Corporation yesterday announced the quarterly dividend that will be paid to shareholders in December: $ 1.75. This is 25% more than the dividend recognized in the third quarter of 2021. The return for shareholders is around 4%. It is therefore possible to anticipate a comforting trend of the group’s activities.
The fate of the EMEA business will be revealed on Thursday night Tomorrow at 4 pm New York time (10 pm Italian time) the company will communicate the financial data of the third quarter and probably, as it has undertaken to do in recent months, will share its decisions regarding the fate of its activities in Europe (indeed in Emea). The next day, at 8 am New York time, and then at 2 pm Italian time, the company’s top management will participate in a live meeting with analysts. It is possible to listen to it through the Investor section of the website http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com and by downloading the appropriate application
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