LG Tennessee plant tops 10 million units; display app launched
LG Electronics said its Tennessee production subsidiary passed 10 million cumulative units and introduced the LG Signature Manager app for commercial displays.
LG Electronics announced on November 15 that its Tennessee production subsidiary surpassed 10 million cumulative units produced, according to techm.kr. The subsidiary is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with its production facility in Clarksville.
LG invested 500 million dollars (about 670 billion won) in the 1,254,000 square meter facility. The plant began washing machine production in November 2018, expanded to dryers in 2022 and to WashTower in 2023.
Annual production capacity stands at 2.25 million units: 1.55 million washing machines and 700,000 dryers. The facility was selected as a World Economic Forum Lighthouse Factory, the first among US home appliance plants, and runs at a 70% process automation rate. It is also running a proof of concept with the AI robot LG Cloid.
Display management app
Separately, LG Electronics introduced the mobile management app LG Signature Manager for its ultra-low-power commercial display, LG ePaper Display. The app allows content editing and distribution as well as display power management from a smartphone.
LG plans to make other commercial displays controllable through LG Signature Manager.
Quick answers
How many units has LG's Tennessee plant produced?
LG Electronics said the subsidiary surpassed 10 million cumulative units produced as of November 15.
What is the annual production capacity of the Clarksville facility?
The plant has an annual capacity of 2.25 million units: 1.55 million washing machines and 700,000 dryers.
What does the LG Signature Manager app do?
It lets users edit and distribute content and manage display power from a smartphone, starting with the LG ePaper Display.