Smart technology revolutionizes household appliances in China, heralding future lifestyles
China DailyHEFEI - A drone hovered above a home appliance industrial park in eastern Chinese city of Wuhu, Anhui province. "Every manufacturing process is working to improve quality and efficiency," said Guo Kexiong, digital director of the Midea Kitchen and Heating Intelligent Home Appliance Industrial Park. Smart manufacturing Hefei, the capital city of Anhui, is now home to two "lighthouse factories" for home appliances -- Media Group's laundry machine plant and Haier's air conditioner plant. Haier's plant, included into the WEF list last year, is the world's first lighthouse factory for home central air conditioning appliances. At IFA Berlin 2024, the world's leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, which was held earlier this month, Haier displayed its new smart products, which utilize the Internet of Things and AI technologies to enable seamless connectivity between household appliances.