Haier

SHANGHAI, March 14, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- Haier, the world's largest home appliances  manufacturer, has unveiled the world's first smart laundry room at the  2019 Appliances & Electronics World Expo (AWE 2019) in Shanghai, China. The one-stop solution combines washing, air-drying and folding with Haier's latest smart products and technologies.

Haier Unveils World’s First Smart Laundry Room At AWE 2019

Haier has pioneered an "Internet of Clothing" (IoC), a networked  laundry solution connecting the smart washing machine, laundry rack and  folding machine. First, the washing machine completes a wash cycle after  analyzing the clothing material, water quality and detergent type. Then  the smart folding machine, installed on the smart laundry rack, detects  if the clothes are thoroughly dried. It would then send a reminder via  Haier's U+ app to suggest that the user launch the auto-folding  function. The appliance would then analyze the type of the clothes and  fold them in the appropriate manner. The progress can be checked on the  app at any time.

"In addition to upgrading the technologies in our laundry appliances,  we wanted to create a smart laundry room scenario that can help  customers organize tasks in an unprecedented way. The appliances in the  network now interact with each other to monitor the progress of washing  and drying efficiently, thus providing a convenient, hassle-free laundry  experience," said Mr. Li Yang, Vice President and Washing Machine General Manager of Haier.

Haier has built the world's first IoC ecosystem and platform which  now works with more than 4,800 apparel resources to integrate washing  machines, smart wardrobes, dressing mirrors, ironing machines and more  to offer customers a smart solution covering washing, fabric care,  storage, matching and shopping.

At AWE 2019, Haier demonstrated  its comprehensive solutions in the forms of a smart closet and smart  laundry room. The customized scenarios included the following  highlights:

• 3D virtual clothing try-on service for apparel retail stores;

• Smart styling according to weather, scenarios and preferences;

• Locating clothes accurately in a smart wardrobe via an advanced management system;

• Professional ironing with automatic material analysis;

• Smart shoe washing machine that takes care of washing and caring with most advanced AI image recognition technology.

As the Internet of Things (IoT) advances rapidly, Haier's global  smart household strategy aims to build a brand ecology centered on  lifestyle, and the smart laundry room scenario under IoC is a  significant component that showcased the company's progress in  establishing a smart laundry ecosystem.

"As an open platform,  Haier's IoC is looking to work with all kinds of resources to further  expand the scenarios and provide more smart solutions for our  customers," Li said.

About Haier

Haier  Home Appliance is the world's No. 1 home appliance brand, with a 10.5%  global market share. Its brands include Haier, Casarte, and Leader in China, GE Appliances in the US, Fisher & Paykel in New Zealand, AQUA in Japan, and Candy in Italy. 

SOURCE Haier Home Appliances