On May 18, the AO Smith Environmental Appliance Global Super Production and Research Base was officially opened in Nanjing Qishui Economic Development Zone and was put into production. This milestone event not only marked AO Smith as an industry leading brand, but also completed another upgrade and transformation. In the field of environmental appliances, AO Smith is also a long-term commitment to the development of the Chinese market as a century-old multinational giant. The leadership from the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, Kevin Wheeler, president and chief operating officer of the American AO Smith Group, senior AO Smith Group, USA Ding Wei, vice president and president of China Investment Corporation, and many heavyweight guests attended the opening ceremony to witness this important moment.
A.O. Smith Launches Ceremony of Global Super Production and Research Base of Environmental Appliances
The year 2018 is the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up. It is also the 20th anniversary of AO Smith's entry into China. Accompanied by China's halfway through reforms and opening up, AO Smith has been fortunate to witness the rapid growth of the Chinese economy and the transformation of the manufacturing industry. All along, AO Smith All of them are committed to becoming trusted partners and technology developers in the course of China’s economic development. They insist on taking Chinese consumers as the center, deepening market insights, and continuously innovating, using more disruptive technologies and products. Solve the toughest problems in the industry. Today, AO Smith has successfully established itself as an industry leader, achieving remarkable performance with annual sales growth of over 20%, becoming a prominent foreign brand in the Chinese market, as well as innovative technologies and exclusivity. Good quality has become a successful model for multinational companies.
Adding China's investment in environmental electronics super-production research base opened a new chapter
From August 8, 2016, the first pile was laid, and on May 18, 2018, the AO Smith Environmental Electric Super Production and Research Base was officially put into production. More than 600 days and nights, this modern production and research base It embodies the hope of every AO Smith, and also carries the vision of AO Smith's business in China - to become a recognized leader in domestic, commercial hot water, heating and cleansing products, to better support local innovation and help the industry Change, promote economic growth.
Aerial view of A.O. Smith Environmental Electric Super Production Base
Mr. Ding Wei, senior vice president of the American AO Smith Group and president of the China Investment Corporation, said in his speech: 'We have been deeply understanding the needs of consumers in our 20 years of development in China, focusing on innovation and R&D, and solving industry problems with innovative technologies. Quality strategy wins the trust of consumers. As long as AO Smith enters a field, it takes advantage of its strength to occupy the technical commanding heights and enables the industry to develop soundly. The establishment of the environmental electrical super research and production base has not only marked the entry of AO Smith into the field of environmental electrical appliances, but also represents As a multinational company with a hundred-year history, we have been deeply cultivating the Chinese market and long-term commitment to develop together. '
Address by Mr. Ding Wei, Senior Vice President of A.O. Smith Group and President of China Investment Corporation
The global super-production and research base for environmental appliances that was completed and put into production was listed as a “major project in Nanjing” in 2016. The total investment of the project is about 940 million yuan. The total planned area is 350 mu and the building area is 180,000 square meters. After completed and put into operation, it will create thousands of jobs for the local people, drive the regional economy to achieve a scale effect of several tens of billions, promote the entire upstream and downstream industry ecosystem, and will become another engine for the economic development of Nanjing.
The first phase of the project, with a total investment of approximately RMB 500 million, covers an area of 150 acres and a total construction area of 65,000 square meters. It includes an office building, two whole machine and component production plants, and conforms to world-class standards. The water treatment and R&D laboratory will then mainly produce household, commercial water purifiers, air purifiers, softeners and other environmental electrical products with a total capacity of 3 million units.
Environmental Electric Global Super Production and Research Base Production Line
With this major investment in the AO Smith Environmental Appliance Global Super Production and Research Base, AO Smith will develop a broader territory on the environmental electrical environment map, and further establish a leading position in global innovation, energy conservation and environmental protection in the water treatment and air treatment industry. We also bring global practical experience and leading technologies to China for common development.
Create top-notch standards. World-class laboratory achieves first-class craftsmanship
The NSF experts of the world-famous industry inspection unit evaluated the AO Smith Environmental Electric Global Super Production and Research Base and evaluated that the project has reached a world-class level both in terms of scale and technological level, among which the standards of the laboratory are even Exceeded NSF's own laboratory. In order to truly meet the needs of Chinese consumers, AO Smith has always sought to establish a laboratory that has reached the world's top level in terms of both touch areas and accuracy levels. It is committed to using the world’s best technologies and rigorous exploration practices. , To create innovative products for Chinese consumers. The completed production and production super-production and research base is another example of this operating concept.
In view of the complex and diverse water quality environment in China, the Super Research Center has a precision analysis laboratory that can comprehensively detect the threats of heavy metals, viruses, bacteria, microbes and other water quality threats. These precision instruments are expensive and each one is expensive. Million, the laboratory's cost is 10 million, and it is the top configuration in the world.
Based on the diversity of air pollutants, the center has built a test chamber capable of detecting the removal of particulate matter, a sensor test chamber that detects the accuracy of sensors, and independently develops a chemical laboratory test platform that can quickly evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of adsorbent materials, and a bacterial laboratory. Life cycle room, air volume test bench, enthalpy difference room and other 12 air purifiers and new fan technology platform.
In addition, AO Smith also has environmental laboratories that can simulate different environments, temperatures, and water quality, as well as a standard addition laboratory, a water quality physical and chemical laboratory, a microbiology laboratory, a semi-anechoic chamber, a structural performance laboratory, a pump performance laboratory, and electrical performance. There are 18 technology platforms such as laboratories. These top laboratories have a wider range of experiments than NSF and WQA. It is worth mentioning that AO Smith will also apply for NSF certification. After passing, it will be the only top-level experiment in China to obtain US NSF certification. room.
R&D Center Lab Group
In-depth insight into the market A.O. Smith Environmental Appliances Pioneer Innovation Technology
After intensively plowing China for 20 years, AO Smith's rapid growth in market share is a deep insight into the needs of Chinese consumers. Starting from water heaters, AO Smith step by step, continuously expands the field, enters clean water, cleanliness, soft water, and heating. In other fields, it has developed into a multi-category household appliance brand.
In the field of water purification, AO Smith, Chinese consumers hope to receive hot water that has been purified and adjusted to an ideal temperature in one step, especially for families with children. The traditional operation method is to pick up water, boil water, and exchange water. , The whole process takes 20 minutes or even longer. AO Smith launches a water purification hot beverage machine, with AO Smith reverse osmosis water purifier, equipped with high-end intelligent touch hot and cold dual temperature faucet, can achieve the water purifier water can Directly out of hot water, and can be at room temperature, high-temperature water to switch heart, let the family enjoy safe water purification hot drinks. And AO Smith patented MAX3.0 Plus long-term reverse osmosis water purifier, maintaining reverse osmosis membrane life of up to 3 years At the same time, it increased the net aquaculture water rate to 75%, which solved the long-standing problems of high water efficiency of reverse osmosis water purification and long service life of reverse osmosis filter elements that have long plagued the industry. Various leading technological developments have given AO Smith a strong momentum of development. In less than eight years, it has captured 30.6% of the market share, ranking first in the industry.
A.O. Smith Water Purifier
At the same time, in the field of commercial water purification, for large factories, shopping malls, airports, hospital systems, financial systems, campus systems, and corporate offices to extract water and drinking water at extremely high loads, the AO Smith BDR800-EH30B commercial water purification product was developed and launched. It owns powerful water purification, hot water supply capacity, and has a 'central host' function, which can be used to distribute multiple water pipe feeders to achieve a customized drinking water layout to meet the needs of large, medium and small enterprises.
A.O. Smith Commercial Water Purification Products
In the area of clean air, Chinese residents generally choose the model of 'purchasing rough houses + personalized home improvement'. After the renovation, there is a serious problem of formaldehyde pollution. The study found that the level of formaldehyde pollution in the houses in the initial stage of the renovation was serious and the concentration was 0.2. The mg/m3 is even higher, exceeding the national standard several times, and will last 3-15 years. In the high temperature environment such as summer, the pollution course is heavier, which greatly endangers the health of the occupants. For this, AO Smith launched formaldehyde purification In addition to the formaldehyde fresh air purifier, it can not only accurately display indoor formaldehyde concentration, but also can effectively remove formaldehyde pollutants and make the purification effect visible and sensible. This innovative solution also successfully led the Chinese purifier industry. The innovation and upgrading. AO Smith is constantly innovating with the market demand as its orientation, targeted solutions are integrated into the products, and new products have attracted wide attention as soon as they are introduced. This has made Air Purifier the top three in the industry in just two years. Excellent performance.
A.O. Smith Formaldehyde Purifier
In addition, AO Smith has also launched an innovative bathing beauty water softener installed at the front of the water heater to filter out calcium and magnesium ions in the water and treat tap water entering the water heater as a 'soft water' that has moisturizing effect, allowing the skin to feel it when bathing. Warm and comfortable moisturizing soft water, creating a unique quality bathing experience.
A.O. Smith Bathing Beauty Water Softener
It is easy to see that AO Smith has been keeping a close watch on the field of environmental appliances based on deeper insights into consumer needs. This time, the completion of the global Super Production and Research Base has provided even more force for water treatment, air purification and other innovative technologies. The support will upgrade AO Smith's environmental electrical business to a new stage of development. It will also bring a powerful R&D and innovation force to the Chinese market and create more leading industries.
Adhere to R&D and Innovation A century-long brand rejuvenates youthful vitality
AO Smith has been focusing on R&D for 144 years since its founding, creating quality products that have led to the industry’s 100-year status as a giant. Nowadays, AO Smith leads the industry in hot water, water treatment, air purification, domestic heating, commercial hot water, etc., and globally. There are 27 factories and branches in 10 countries. AO Smith is a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (code AOS), whose market value exceeded the USD 10 billion mark, was successfully selected into the Standard & Poor's 500 stocks, and became a well-known American corporate club. '.
In today's era of accelerated technological change, AO Smith will not stop at his past achievements, and he hopes that innovation will be the driving force behind the opening of the next centuries-long survey. And as one of the most dynamic markets in the world, China will be AO. Smith's most important strategic location. From electric water heaters to gas water heaters to water purifiers to formaldehyde purifiers, AO Smith has led the way in foreign brands, creating industry firsts one after another and also verifying the localization of AO Smith. The correctness of innovative R&D.
In the next 20 years of development in China, AO Smith hopes to enhance the quality of life of Chinese consumers through leading technology, quality products, and perfect services, bringing with it hot water, heating, water treatment, air purification, beauty soft water Such as integrated system solutions. A hundred years of brand accumulation, young and dynamic research and development, the future, AO Smith will continue to plough China, continue to write brand splendor.
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