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BERLIN, Sept. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sep. 1, 2017, IFA opened in Messe, Berlin. As one of the worldwide large-scale and most influential consumer electronic products and home appliance exhibition, IFA gathered excellent manufacturers of consumer electronic products, purchasers and top media from all over the world, to enjoy the unique charms of consumer electronic products industry. On the first day of exhibition, the prize winners of 2017 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award held by International Data Group (IDG) and German Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd, were announced in the presence of over 500 international media from all over the world. There are 19 international enterprises won the prize in this IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, including BOSCH, SIEMENS, LG, TCL, Haier, SONY, Midea, Galanz, PHILIPS, etc., the IFA image ambassador Miss IFA and top executives of the hosts presented awards to winners.

IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, represents the trends of consumer electronic product industry and product innovation, is one of the most authoritative international exhibition, exchange and cooperation platforms in IFA exhibition each year and plays more and more prominent role in global consumer electronic product industry. And the selection was launched in different districts around the world and lasted six months in the theme of Intelligent Technology. The innovative product evaluation of consumer electronic industry was made by judges from the international committee of experts formed by invited top executives of famous international brand manufacturers, senior managers of related association, members of international third party professional review organization, famous media editors in the consumer electronics field and scholars. There were 26 awards in this IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, including 4 innovative awards, products covering refrigerators, washing machines, dish washers, ovens, steam stoves, televisions, sound systems, cameras, air conditioners, air purifiers, gas heaters, rice cookers, mobile phones, smart watchs, unmanned aerial vehicles, VR devices, intelligent internet applications, etc., and the lighting point in technical innovation of winning products including health and fresh keeping, energy-saving and environmental protection, intelligent interconnection, user experience, design innovation, etc.

The most remarkable thing is that the international influence of Chinese brands rises rapidly with strengthened power of Intelligent Manufacturing in China. Exhibition products from Chinese consumer electronic enterprises and home appliance brands gain more and more recognition from the world. During this IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, some Chinese enterprises such as TCL, Haier, Midea, BOE, Galanz, Hisense and CHANGHONG obtained 11 awards with technical innovation and strength.(Thereinto, TCL Xess/85X6 has won the Quantum Dot Technology Gold Award and T-Guardian Air Conditioner has won the Intelligent Security Innovation Gold Award; Haier Washing Machine C6 HD10W6XU1 has won the IoT Identification Technology Gold Award and Refrigerator BCD-520 has obtained Fresh-Keeping Technology Gold Award; the Display Technology Innovation Gold Award has been given to BOE iGallery; Midea Rice Cooker MB-PFZ3503 has gained Multi-stage IH Heating Technology Gold Award and Beverly JSQ30-16HI8 has been entitled Zero Cooling Water Technology Innovation Gold Award; Galanz Ice World Refrigerator BCD-388WTDPH has been awarded Smart Interconnected Innovation Gold Award and Automatic Dishwasher W3A1G1-0C0 has won Safety and Cleaning Technology Innovation Gold Award; CHANGHONG Air Purifier has gained Intelligent Purified Technology Innovation Gold Award; Hisense Triple Washer WFES1214VAC has won Design Innovation Gold Award.) LIVALL, ILIFE and other enterprises also won three innovation awards by innovative products. (LIVALL Smart Helmet BH51M has won the Smart Sports Device Innovation Award; ILIFE Robot Vacuum Cleaner V5s Pro has been conferred Water Tank Structure Innovation Award.)

IFA exhibition is a high-quality platform, gathers ecological system of the whole industry together, enables exhibitors to show new products, new technology and attracts attention from purchaser, potential cooperative partner and international media through the platform, meanwhile, participants can also experience the innovative future of consumer electronic industry. Chinese brands were mostly imitators in the past, but now, have lots of independent innovation. Moreover, Chinese enterprises have been performing more brilliantly at IFA Product Technical Innovation Awards, helping Intelligent Manufacturing in China become more recognized by the world.

Mrs. Xu Zhou, vice-president of IDG Asia, agreed that the 2017 IFA will be an incomparable banquet with the various new consumable electronic goods and recreation facilities that made users feel as if they were right on the scene which is exciting and thrilling. The breakthrough products elected in the IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, fully represented faith and resolution of many innovative enterprises, to show the market with their technical innovation level and reachable intelligent, customized and healthy life in the future. These technical achievements not only better the world, but also further consolidate the position of IFA exhibition as the preferred platform for brand promotion and new product release of technology enterprises, and perfect the theme of Intelligent Technology in this year.

Future competition towards consumer electronic brands will be the competition of R&D technology ability. Only continuously developing interconnected technical and innovative products, can the products be more vigorous and competitive. IFA Product Technical Innovation Award inspires continuous progress of enterprises and the globalization development, promotes transformation and industrialization of technical achievements, cultivates more innovative products and leads the world to enter the world of Intelligent Technology.

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Innovation Award

SOURCE IDG China