GE Earth Day

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GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, today marked Earth Day by releasing its 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report, highlighting the latest progress and five bold new goals that will power the company’s future work across its five core pillars: Community Engagement, Inclusion & Diversity, Operations Sustainability, Product Sustainability, and Compliance & Ethics.

“This work is central to who we are as a business and what we want to accomplish in the future”
Inspired by people and powered by innovation, GE Appliances is committed to building the world’s best appliances and strengthening communities. The GEA Way Forward goals, developed with employees, customers and appliance owners, reflect the company’s top priorities and are driving GE Appliances’ Citizenship efforts.

The GEA Way Forward Goals

Create 10,000 U.S. jobs by 2027.Reach 40% women and 40% people of color by 2025.Use 15% less energy to make each product at all U.S. plants by 2026.*Transition 100% of products produced in North America to lower global warming potential refrigerants and foams by 2025.Spend $1 billion cumulatively with diverse suppliers by 2030

WIRE)–GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, today marked Earth Day by releasing its 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report, highlightingthe latest progress and five bold new goals that will power the company’s future work across its five core pillars: Community Engagement, Inclusion & Diversity, Operations Sustainability, Product Sustainability, and Compliance & Ethics.

“This work is central to who we are as a business and what we want to accomplish in the future”Tweet this

Inspired by people and powered by innovation, GE Appliances is committed to building the world’s best appliances and strengthening communities. The GEA Way Forward goals, developed with employees, customers and appliance owners, reflect the company’s top priorities and are driving GE Appliances’ Citizenship efforts.

The GEA Way Forward Goals

  1. Create 10,000 U.S. jobs by 2027.
  2. Reach 40% women and 40% people of color by 2025.
  3. Use 15% less energy to make each product at all U.S. plants by 2026.*
  4. Transition 100% of products produced in North America to lower global warming potential refrigerants and foams by 2025.
  5. Spend $1 billion cumulatively with diverse suppliers by 2030

LG Electronics Introduces A New Lineup Of Home Appliances For Indian Consumers In 2022

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The new lineup consists of Smart Appliances with AI TechnologyNew range with stylish design & smart features aims to make consumer lives comfortable & convenientLaunches 270+ models across categories Stunningly Stylish Refrigerators – InstaView Door-in-Door™ and Frost Free Refrigerators, AI Direct Drive Washing Machines, Puricare™ Wearable Air Purifier, VIRAAT Air Conditioners, UV+UF Water Purifiers and a new range of Charcoal Microwaves new products have inbuilt features like hygiene fresh in Refrigerator, inbuilt heater in washing machines for allergen care which cater to healthy living. 2022 LG Home Appliances’ latest product range including Insta View Refrigerator, new product categories like Wearable Air Purifier, AI DD Washing Machine and Dual Inverter Air Conditioner are the perfect example of great technology and stylish design. We are confident our consumers will appreciate the better and healthier lifestyle these products will offer. We aim to further strengthen our market leadership with this product portfolio.”

LG has revolutionized the design of the 2022 range of LG Side-by-Side and Frost Free Refrigerators to elevate the user experience and add elegance to the kitchen. With a new flat design and loaded with metallic decorations, the new refrigerators are minimal yet sophisticated.

The new range of Frost Free Refrigerators is equipped with E-micom, users can conveniently control the temperature settings without opening the door, significantly reducing the cold air loss. With the LG ThinQ, users can control key features and access the appliance remotely from anywhere. The latest LG refrigerators also come with Smart Learner powered by AI, which analyses the usage pattern of the refrigerator and optimizes cooling accordingly. With the help of various algorithms, the latest range of LG refrigerators monitors the hourly, daily and weekly data to deliver higher energy efficiency and long-lasting freshness for fruits and vegetables.The new InstaView Side-By-Side Refrigerator now has a 23% Bigger InstaView Window for a wider view of what’s inside. Simply knock twice on the tinted glass and it will illuminate the inside of the refrigerator – letting the users quickly access your favourite foods & beverages. The New Dispenser with UVnanoTM keeps the nozzle of the dispenser clean regularly. It automatically reduces 99.99#% of bacteria from the water nozzle with UV Light so that users can get clean, fresh water every time.

The Frost Free Refrigerators also come equipped with an all-new powerful Hygiene Fresh air filter. As confirmed by TUV Rheinland, this latest technology not just eliminates up to 99.99#% of bacteria but also deodorizes and purifies the air inside.

Further, the new refrigerators are packed with features such as DoorCooling+™ to ensure quicker cooling than a conventional system and prolonged freshness of the stored food items. LG’s exclusive DoorCooling+™ technology significantly reduces the temperature gap between the inner part and the door side of the compartment with dedicated vents at the door side that allows effective cooling of the beverages kept on the door shelves.

LG has launched Air Conditioners Powered by AI Technology. The latest range of air conditioners will come with multiple in-built sensors and a superior varied speed dual rotary compressor giving optimal cooling by automatically analyzing the inputs from the sensors.To provide consumers with a comfortable yet hygienic experience, LG has introduced PuriCare Wearable Air Purifiers, which are equipped with a set of HEPA Filters, Dual Fans, Voice ON, IPX4 technology, and much more. The Wearable Air Purifier is an innovative solution for breathing clean and pure air without any hassles. LG urges consumers to go wearable, go digital and go in style with the seamless and ergonomic design of the LG PuriCare Wearable air purifier. These sustainable Wearable Air Purifiers are the perfect easy-to-use solution for pure and clean air throughout the day.

LG AI Direct Drive Series in Front Load & Top Load Washing Machine is equipped with AI Direct Drive Technology and LG ThinQ which gives better wash performance and makes washing convenient for customers. The AI feature in washing machines can recognize fabric type, weight and chooses optimal wash patterns for better wash performance and fabric care. The Front Load has Direct Drive Motor with 6 Unique motions that enhances the overall wash performance and leads to less vibration and noise along with a bigger Drum capacity for heavy loads like curtains, sofa cover & bed sheets etc.

The New Top Load Washing Machine range uses the best-in-class TurboWash feature with the TurboDrum™ to help save time, energy, and water while protecting their clothes and lowering their carbon footprint. It also comes with an In-Built Heater to reduce the allergens and bacteria from the clothes, improving the overall hygiene
LG Healthy Microwave Oven boast as India’s only Microwave oven with Charcoal Lighting Heater and Healthy Heart™ Autocook Menu which offers a healthier and versatile cooking experience for the customers while retaining natural flavours and nutrition. LG Microwave Oven NeoChefTM series allows powerful & precise control up to (1200W), which ensures faster and more even cooking performance, unlike other Microwave Ovens. LG Microwave Oven comes with 401 Auto Cook Menu feature in the largest range, the DietFry™ feature lets up to 88^^% less usage of oil is a perfect treat for the health-conscious.

LG’s complete Range of Water Purifier are equipped with stainless steel storage tank, and customer also gets an Assured Maintenance Package under which the cleaning of the water purifier is done digitally with a Digital Sterilization Kit. The water purifier comes with an Enhanced water recovery feature, recovering More than 60**% water. Expanding the health and hygiene portfolio, LG recently launched its first UF+UV Water Purifier. LG’s UF+UV Water Purifier comes with a heavy metal removal filter that removes 7 Heavy Metals and Virus Clean + Filter.

LG Matt Black dishwasher is the latest addition to its dishwasher range. Equipped with True Steam ® and Quad Wash feature, the latest model ensures sparkling clean dishes from every angle. Inverter Direct Drive gives quiet, efficient yet reliable performance. Easy RackTM Plus adds convenience by cleaning various kinds of utensils at one go also it is LG ThinQTM enabled.

Irish smart kitchen firm Fresco raises €18m in new funding round

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Irish smart kitchen company Fresco has raised a further $20 million (€18.4 million) and said it will double its workforce in two years as the company continues to develop its connected kitchen platform.

The Dublin-based company, which offers a neutral platform to connect smart kitchen appliances, said the money will be used to double its 60-strong team and allow it to invest in improving its digital platform.

“The smart kitchen is going to be the most important part of the smart home. That’s what this $20 million funding round is going towards,” said Fresco chief executive Ben Harris. “We are a true platform where we are listening to all of our appliance partners, bringing them together as part of this alliance.”

Fresco, which rebranded earlier this month from Drop, was co-founded by Mr Harris, Jack Phelan, Jonny McCauley and Tim Redfern in 2012, and developed its own smart scale. The company then developed a dedicated platform that connects appliance manufacturers, recipe publishers and food stores together.

Its KitchenOS software has been integrated into products by appliance manufacturers such as Bosch, Electrolux, Kenwood, GE Appliances, Thermomix and Panasonic. The “connects with Fresco” brand certifies appliances that can be controlled from smartphones, tablets, smart speakers and smart home assistants, while the app can guide consumers through the cooking process.

It also uses artificial intelligence to pull recipes into the Fresco app from other websites, and highlight the important information for cooks in an easy to follow format.

Asko award winning

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ASKO is iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 double winner.
 
The world’s most prestigious design competition iF DESIGN  has awarded two innovative ASKO products. The ASKO Elevate™ induction hob with integrated extraction and selected ASKO DW60 dishwasher models were chosen from around 11,000 entries and granted an iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 by a final jury of 75 design experts from 23 nations. The awards were given on the basis of five criteria: Idea, Form, Function, Differentiation and Impact. They are tribute to the ASKO’s human-centric, minimalist approach of designing useful, reliable, long-lasting products.ASKO Elevate™ induction hob with integrated extraction works according to the downdraft principle with a unique tower which brings the extraction surface closer to the pans, resulting in a high extraction performance, which takes away cooking vapor effectively and silently. It also has the iF DESIGN AWARD 2021 winning Celsius°Cooking™ technology with intuitive user interface, pans with temperature sensors, a probe and an app. The components communicate with each other wirelessly, to control temperatures and timings precisely to create dishes that are both tasty and healthy, and a way to exciting new culinary adventures.
By removing the extractor from the wall or ceiling, the kitchen is viewed from a completely new perspective: A blank canvas where anything is possible. 

The ASKO DW60 dishwashers were designed and rigorously tested to thedesigned and rigorously tested to the equivalent of 20 years’ worth of regular use. They come with several smart, sustainable features and perform to the highest hygiene standards by eliminating 99.99999 % of bacteria, fungi, viruses and more. This makes the ASKO DW60 dishwashers the world’s most reliable and responsible dishwashers, and a benchmark when it comes to hygiene and sustainability. They have the world’s tallest loading height and the biggest load capacity on the market.
 
“The ASKO Design Centre is very pleased at being recognized by the IF jury for all the hard work we put into this project. It proves that Scandinavian design, has been, and still is highly appreciated on the international design scene. The people working at ASKO design Centre are sure ASKO DW60 platform will be appreciated by consumers worldwide for many years,” Jon Carlehed commented on the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022.
Vincent Hofstee added: “We are delighted that we have received iFon the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022.
Vincent Hofstee added: “We are delighted that we have received iF Awards for the third year in a row. A sign of our continuous effort to realize innovative products in a great design. Big congratulations to the design team and to all other departments and colleagues involved.” 
 

TCL to launch new products

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This year, TCL will introduce the P2 Series washing machines ino the UK with steam programs to eliminate most common bacteria and ensure the most hygienic results and protection. The smart auto-dosing system intelligently calculates the precise amount of detergent, softener and water necessary for each cycle. The new TCL P2 series washer & dryer[2] also features the Air Refresh Program that removes odours in only 25 minutes without any detergent needed.The company is also building on the success of its range of intelligent IoT small domestic appliances launched in Europe in December 2021, with new models of Sweeva robot vacuum cleaners (Sweeva 3000M and 3500M) and Breeva air purifiers (Breeva Pro series 700 and 400) due for release in 2022[3]. These smart devices can be controlled by the TCL Home App, and are also compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.

1] TCL P2 Series washing machines exist in 8kg, 9kg and 10kg.[2] TCL P2 Series washer&dryer exists in 8kg with 5kg drying capacity.[3] The 2-in-1 Sweeva 3000M and 3500M vacuum cleaners will be available in Europe in May. The Breeva Pro Series 700 and 400 air purifiers will be available in Europe in June

The Canton Fair is online until April 24, 2022

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China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, started its 131st edition that will be also online on April 24, 2022. As Xu Bing, spokesperson of the Fair, deputy director general of China Foreign Trade Centre, explained in the opening cerimony, Themed facilitating the “dual circulation” of domestic and overseas markets, the event is held from April 15-24 online. The exhibition offers an online display platform, business matchmaking services, and a cross-border e-commerce zone.

The electronic and home appliances exhibition zone hosts about 2,600 companies with 140,000 products. Among the protagonist brands, the event was attended by Haier, Hisense, Gree, Midea, Changhong, TCL, and others.

Smeg releases classic

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Smeg releases a special edition of Renzo Piano’s classic hob

Smeg is releasing a limited edition of 1,000 pieces of the Piano Hob
Smeg has unveiled a special edition of the classic Piano Hob, launching 1,000 pieces of the design classic originally conceived with Italian architect Renzo Piano in 1995.

The new collection encompasses the slick fundamentals and industrial aesthetic of the original. The four or five burner kitchen hob is crafted entirely from polished stainless steel and comes coated with a plasma technology to prevent tarnishing, with faithful Italian design details including an absence of welding on the burner pan.

The Smeg Piano hob

BEKO HEALTHY KITCHENS

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Beko Home Appliances, considered to be among the world’s most sustainable appliance manufacturers, is using Earth Day to announce a slew of eco-conscious initiatives including a strategic alliance that places two of the first and highest-profile Beko Healthy Kitchens in one of the world’s healthiest and most sustainable homes

The U.S. subsidiary of Arcelik, Inc., has partnered with gaming and tech icon Michael Wann to design and outfit the chef’s and family kitchens in Wann’s 4,500-square-foot net-zero carbon home taking shape in Santa Monica, Calif. Currently chief strategy officer for Super League Gaming and instrumental in the growth of Tastemade, Fullscreen and Mobcrush, Wann is building a two-level home near Santa Monica College as both a personal residence and a public example of the possibilities of healthy, sustainable home and kitchen design. 

“For years, our dream has been to build a home that reflects our love for a healthy, balanced day-to-day life and fully sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle,” Wann said. “The result will be an attainable net-zero-carbon showplace of accessible healthy, earth-friendly living – and a tangible example for others wanting to make a real difference in their own health and the health of the planet without sacrificing lifestyle goals.”          
With the introduction of the Beko Healthy Kitchen earlier this year, Beko is looking to transform the U.S. industry in 2022 and beyond through expert councils, inspired kitchen designs and buildouts, major corporate strategic alliances and at least 35 new cooking, cooling and cleaning products with proprietary technologies and features that empower Americans to lead healthier lives while contributing to a healthier planet.

“To have the first tangible Beko Healthy Kitchens take shape in a home intended to serve as a best-in-class example of healthy, sustainable design represents perfectly the Beko mantra that healthy living is only truly possible on a healthy planet,” said Zach Elkin, president of Beko Home Appliances.  

A floorplan by Vaishali Makim, AIA, principal of Makim Architecture of Santa Monica, calls for sweeping, light-filled open spaces, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, separate family, living, entertainment and formal dining rooms, a personal gym and climate-controlled wine and cheese room. Wann started construction in May 2021 on the former site of his family’s vegetable garden and expects move-in by January 2023.

For Wann’s 145-square-foot downstairs chef’s kitchen and 152-square-foot upstairs open-floor-plan family kitchen, Beko is working with designers on its Beko Healthy Kitchen Council to combine appliances, cabinets, surfaces, lighting and interior aesthetics with nutrition, recipe-prep, and earth-friendly elements to create centers of health, wellness and sustainability. Both kitchens will boast an array of the latest Beko kitchen and laundry appliances that were announced at KBIS 2022 including dishwashers equipped with CornerIntense® and IonGuard™, refrigerators with HarvestFresh+™, an industry-largest Beko Double-Wall Oven and range with AirFry, and washing machines outfitted with AquaTech® and RecycledTub® each made from 60 recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.

The home will also feature the world’s first rooftop installation of a SmartFlower solar system that combines integrated sculptural design, advanced robotics and automation to track the sun throughout the day to produce 40% more energy than traditional solar panels.

For more information on the Beko Healthy Kitchen, visit beko.com/us-en.




Haier Japan launches new life-themed scene livestreaming

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In March, relying on the online website of local channel B, Haier Japan launched 10 livestreams centering around coffee series, with new-life scenarios, reaching over 10,000 people in real time and achieving a sales target completion rate of over 150%.

Revolving around the new-life scenarios of single people and young families, Haier Japan’s coffee series packages include refrigerator, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, microwave, rice cooker, etc. The appearance is also designed according to young people’s aesthetics and home decoration and can perfectly fit into their life scenarios. To help local young people create a better life, channel B sent a notification about the livestreaming to online website users and also set up a special home page for Haier Japan to display a variety of new-life packages, making it convenient for users to buy the products with one click.

In addition to scenario livestreaming, Haier Japan also implemented a two-week terminal promotion activity in Ikebukuro store of channel B, where scenarios were set up and Haier Japan’s cartoon image “Big White Bear” and online salespeople answered users’ questions. Local entrepreneurs also participated in the activity. According to statistics, in this activity, the sales target completion rate exceeded 132% and Haier Japan’s sales in channel B increased by 207% year-on-year.

The new life-themed online scenario livestreaming and offline terminal promotion activity represent Haier Japan’s efforts to continuously innovate the interaction modes and provide users with solutions for a better life based on their life scenarios.


Haier Japan launches live broadcast of new life-themed scenes

In March, Haier Japan launched ten live broadcasts of the scene through the online website of the local mainstream B channel, focusing on the popular new life scene – the coffee series.

Haier Japanese coffee series packages are launched for the new life scenarios of single aristocrats and young families, including refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, rice cookers, etc. The appearance is also based on the aesthetics and home decoration of young people, and is perfectly integrated into the life scene experience. In order to create a better life with local young people, the B channel sends a live broadcast notification to users of the online website. At the same time, it also set up a special homepage for Haier Japan, displaying various styles of new life packages, which is convenient for users to purchase with one click.In addition to the live broadcast of the scene, Haier Japan simultaneously implemented a 2-week terminal promotion in the Ikebukuro store on the B channel, setting up new life scenes. participate. According to statistics, the sales target completion rate of this event exceeded 132%, and Haier Japan’s sales in the B channel increased by 207%.