The China Household Appliance Innovation Awards showcase the top products in the industry at IFA 2024
In conversation with IFA International, Wu Haitao, Assistant Dean of CHEARI, organiser of the China Household Appliance Innovation Awards, walked us through the awards’ objectives and the importance of holding the ceremony at IFA
The China Household Appliance Innovation Awards have been a platform for the Chinese household appliances industry for the past twenty years and since 2009 have established comprehensive cooperation with IFA.
Can you tell us about the mission behind the China Household Appliance Innovation Awards?
The China Household Appliance Innovation Awards, organised by China Household Electric Appliance Research Institute (CHEARI) with the cooperation of other organisations, including IFA, is the first award event for the Chinese household appliances industry to have stepped onto the international stage. The most influential award event for the Chinese household appliances industry, the event has been organised for twenty consecutive years and every year the award ceremony is held during IFA.
The China Household Appliance Innovation Awards aim to drive innovative development, transmit the craftsmanship of Chinese companies in the sector, showcase innovations, improve the international influence of Chinese household appliances brands, establish an international communication platform, and provide a communication opportunity for Sino-Germany and international economic cooperation.
Why did CHEARI decide to hold the China Household Appliance Innovation Awards Ceremony at IFA?
The 20th China Household Appliance Innovation Awards Ceremony is a profound summary of the Chinese industry, showing our sincere respect for its development, and the quality of the past twenty years. As an important platform for the global household appliances industry, IFA can efficiently exhibit innovations from the Chinese industry to drive technology development and product upgrading in the industry. Since 2009, the China Household Appliance Innovation Awards have established in-depth cooperation with IFA. This long-term partnership makes IFA the ideal choice for CHEARI to showcase these innovative achievements. The event organised at IFA is beneficial for the connection between the Chinese industry and the international market.
Why is IFA such an important platform for Chinese household appliances manufacturers?
IFA is an important platform for exhibiting and selling products, and a prominent window for obtaining information, communicating and learning, and promoting brands. Participating in IFA helps Chinese brands develop European and global markets, establish new business connections through direct contact with purchasers, distributors and retailors, and increase opportunities for product exports. Chinese household appliance manufacturers can also learn about the dynamics of their international counterparts, and gain insights into global market trends to provide references for their product development and marketing strategies.
This year’s award winners
“Every year there are plenty of exciting innovations winning these awards, and this year is no exception,” said Mr Haitao. The 2024 Remarkable Innovation award goes to Haier’s He Yue Series Refrigerator, which is equipped with full-space preservation technology, doubled with a bottom-mounted constant temperature system and a magnetic field, inhibiting the formation of large ice crystals and psychrophilic bacteria. This year’s winner of the Technological Innovation award is Midea’s True Warmth Heat Pump Low Temperature Strong Heating Technology, which significantly improves low temperature heating capacity and increases energy efficiency using continuous jet enthalpy-increasing technology, a compressor with low-environmental temperature and high-pressure ratio design.
Changhong Meiling’s ozone and hand-imitating washing machine won the Product Innovation award with its pioneering ozone residue-removal function, and Ronshen’s 560 WILL Fresh-Keeping Embedded Refrigerator, which keeps fruit and vegetables moist and fresh, effectively increasing the content of chlorophyll and vitamin C, is this year’s Design Innovation award winner.