Haier

On March 16, 2015, a fully opened intelligent accommodation platform “Haier U+” and the first visualized interconnected factory system in the world made their appearance at a top-level conference of the global IT industry---the Hanover Fair of Consumer Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunication (CEBIT). As a winner of the first brand of large household appliances in the world six times in a row, Haier is an important representative of the central exhibition area in China. Through “Haier U+” intelligent accommodation platform and the most advanced visualized and intelligent interconnected factory in the world, Haier demonstrates China’s most top-notching philosophy of intelligent household and most advanced intelligent manufacturing system to the whole world. Also, the Industry 4.0 of Germany and China’s intelligent manufacturing witness a most direct “collision” together.

 “Haier U+” intelligent accommodation platform includes U+ protocol-based interconnection module, intelligent control center and intelligent accommodation cloud platform. It can provides the users with intelligent accommodation solutions, such as diet, environment, water utilization, security, recreation, washing and maintaining. Thanks to its APP, the communication and exchange that natural persons have can be realized. The operation on multiple screens is also available. As intelligent terminals, such as mobile phone, iPad and television are integrated, all the connected intelligent decides can be managed at one-stop. Moreover, a specific life style can be formulated in light of the users’ health condition, living habit and personal preferences. In the meanwhile, “Haier U+” is the first fully opened, personalized and interactive intelligent accommodation platform in the world. At present, over one hundred partners, such as Microsoft, 3M, Honeywell, Panasonic, Toshiba, Samsung, Huawei and Sina have established connection with this platform. Along with “Haier U+”, many innovation products are also exhibited, such as SKFR air conditioner, Air Cube, home automation package Smartcare and Bouquet wine cabinet, etc. All of them are intelligent household products that can be connected to this platform.

The interconnected factory system that Haier exhibits realizes many proactive functions, such as large-scale customization, visualization and man-machine interaction. At present, Haier interconnected factory system has been applied in the lines of refrigerator, washing machine and air conditioner. Particularly, the factory in Zhengzhou has been equipped with the first set of high-quality unlighted and unmanned production line in the world, and a globally advanced “intelligent machine assembly group” and “automatic intelligent online testing” programs. With the possession of the exterior general assembly line that’s in the highest degree of automation in the global air conditioning industry, it has been the industrial pioneer in six aspects---machinery, U tube, testing, two assembly items and package. In addition, the category of customized products can be expanded from fifty to infinite levels. The interconnected factory gathers the most top-notch industrial interconnection technology and accords with the personalized demands of the front-line terminal customers in Internet economy directly. It re-defines not only intelligent manufacturing, but also the users’ demands in the Internet era, and that’s even more important.

With the development of Internet technology, the world has been developing from “information interconnection” to “universal interconnection”. Hence, people’s life style and the industrial pattern have also witnessed huge transformations thus incurred. “Haier U+” and interconnected factory that Haier exhibits this time are the most advanced achievement of the exploration of the Internet mode in this fair. As to what changes they will bring to this world can only be told by “time”.