LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Launching at
CES®, the new Zera™ Food Recycler from WLabs of
Whirlpool Corporation took home top honors in this year's CES 2017
Innovation Awards, as a Best of Innovation Awards Honoree in the
Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies category and Innovation
Awards Honoree in the Tech For A Better World and Home Appliances
categories. Additionally, Whirlpool brand earned three
Innovation Awards for new and innovative kitchen and laundry
products, including Whirlpool® 2-in-1 Over the Range Microwave
Convection Oven, Whirlpool® French Door-within-Door Refrigerator
and the Whirlpool® Smart All-in-One
Care™ Washer and Dryer Combo. The CES
Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and engineering in
cutting-edge consumer electronics across 28 product categories, and
entries are judged by a distinguished panel of independent
industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media.
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"For more than 100 years we have dedicated our teams and
resources to merging cultural observations and insights with
emerging technologies and consumer trends and this year is no
different," said Brett Dibkey, vice
president of integrated business units at Whirlpool Corporation.
"We're excited to be introducing our latest offerings for kitchen
and laundry at CES, which all deliver on Whirlpool Corporation's
promise of purposeful innovation."
Best of Innovation Award Honoree (Eco-Design and Sustainable
Technologies Category) and Innovations Award Honoree (Tech For
A Better World and Home Appliances Categories)
- The Zera™ Food Recycler turns today's food
scraps into tomorrow's fertilizer. The Zera™ Food
Recycler is the third innovation created by WLabs of Whirlpool
Corporation, the company's innovation incubator. Built to convert
household food waste into homemade fertilizer, the
Zera™ Food Recycler can break down a week's worth of
the average family's food waste within 24 hours[1] – and 95 percent
of a typical family's food waste overall. With an estimated 40
percent of food in the United
States wasted every year, the Zera™ system
ensures that food waste can be converted into a homemade
fertilizer, as opposed to being disposed into a landfill. The
Zera™ Food Recycler is designed to seamlessly
integrate into the kitchen, and can be controlled via the
Whirlpool® mobile app, offering the ability to remotely operate the
machine[2].
The Zera™ Food Recycler is available for pre-order on
Indiegogo starting January 6, and
starting early summer 2017, the ZeraTM system will be
available in limited test markets through participating retail
partners including TreeHouse (located in Austin, Texas or https://tree.house), Abt
(located in Glenview, Ill. or
Abt.com) and Williams-Sonoma (located in San Francisco, Calif. or
williams-sonoma.com)[3]. The Zera™ system will also be
available for purchase online at select retailer sites and on
Zera.com.
Innovations Award Honorees (Home Appliances Category)
- Whirlpool® 2-in-1 Over the Range Microwave Convection
Oven tracks family habits and preferences to learn what
they cook and how they cook it. The Whirlpool® 2-in-1 Over the
Range Microwave Convection Oven provides easy access to a microwave
while also distributing even heat and fast baking throughout the
oven with True Convection Cooking. To make cooking even more
convenient, Scan-to-Cook technology detects and recognizes food by
scanning the UPC arcode with a mobile phone and sends cooking
instructions straight to the microwave[2]. The Whirlpool®
mobile app[2] then allows users to save favorite recipes after
recognizing repeated activity with Scan-to-Cook technology. This
technology not only keeps up with hectic demands and schedules, it
works intuitively to simplify what is undeniably complex in cooking
while also taking care of the family.
- Whirlpool® French Door-within-Door Refrigerator keeps milk
and other drinks extra cold with an industry-first door-within-door
cooling system. A fit for every family, the Whirlpool® French
Door-within-Door Refrigerator with Active Cold Space is
purposeful and flexible. The brand's first door-within-door
features a designated "Cold Space" and an anticipated industry
first: active cooling in a door-within-door. This space has a
separate air vent and metal panel, allowing the area to be kept
cooler than the rest of the interior space – so milk can stay
colder. In addition, the refrigerator features a unique shelving
system that makes it easy to organize by using space more
efficiently so families can fit and find all of their
favorites.
- Whirlpool® Smart All-in-One
Care™ Washer and Dryer Combo eliminates the
need to transfer clothes between the washer and dryer cycles.
The latest in laundry innovation from Whirlpool® helps simplify how
families care for each other by removing steps to free up time so
they can focus on what's most important. The all-in-one design
removes the transfer step from the laundry process and brings
the ease of automation to the home. Also, with the Load &
Go™ bulk dispenser, families no longer need to worry
about refilling the detergent or fabric softener before every load.
Technology helps dispense just the right amount for each load. When
connected to WiFi, a detergent low level notification can be sent
to the user's phone through the Whirlpool® mobile app[2].
Removing steps in washing clothes means more care dedicated to
loved ones.
"We are thrilled to be honored by the Consumer Technology
Association for the third straight year," said Ryan Morand, senior brand manager, Whirlpool
brand. "As a brand, we believe the most powerful innovations are
those that can fill real human needs to eliminate steps, adapt and
get a job done better, faster and smarter. These Innovation Awards
are a tribute to that mission."
From January 5-8, CES® attendees
can get up close to the award winners and other Whirlpool brand
innovations at booth #41730 in the Smart Home section, located at
the Sands Expo Center.
For more information on the company's care-centric product
innovations and to join the conversation, visit ces.whirlpool.com
and follow #EveryDayCare.
[1] Based on estimated 3.5 kg weekly household food waste for
average U.S. family.
[2] Requires WiFi and account creation. App features and
functionality subject to change. Subject to Terms of Service
available at: www.whirlpool.com/connect. Data rates may
apply.
[3] Retailers alone determine pricing.
About Whirlpool Brand
For more than one hundred years,
Whirlpool brand has been inspired by how people care for their
families. Whirlpool brand is designing home appliances that
are focused on improving how families give and get the care they
need with the latest technologies and innovations – whether that
means most flexible refrigerator storage for all types of family
needs, induction technology for efficient cooking and easier
cleaning, or laundry pairs that sense and adapt to clothes with the
latest in connected technologies. Whirlpool brand is part of
Whirlpool Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer and
marketer of major home appliances. Whirlpool Corporation is also
one of Habitat for Humanity's largest corporate partners for over
15 dedicated years, donating a refrigerator and range to every new
Habitat for Humanity home built in North
America. For more information on Whirlpool, please visit
whirlpool.com/everydaycare or find us on Facebook at
facebook.com/whirlpoolusa or Twitter at @WhirlpoolUSA.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool
Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance
manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 97,000 employees and
70 manufacturing and technology research centers throughout the
world in 2015. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag,
Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other
major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world.
Additional information about the company can be found at
WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.
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