Doosan Infracore announced that it had received the winner award in the category of product design at the Red Dot Design Awards 2015 for its FM 200/5AX, a high-speed, high-precision machine tool series. The company has now won the Winner Award in Product Design at the Red Dot Design Award for a second consecutive year following its receipt of the award in 2014 for its PUMA SMX series.

The Red Dot Design Award is widely regarded as one of the top three design recognitions in the world along with the iF Design Awards and the IDEA Design Awards. For each award in three main categories – product, communication, and concept – candidate products/ideas are subjected to a comprehensive evaluation in terms of design, creativity, practicality and eco-friendliness.

Read More from previous year: Doosan’s PUMA SMX series received ‘the Red Dot Award’ for Product Design

The FM 200/5AX, this year’s recipient of the Winner Award, is the highest-speed 5-axis machining center on the market. Based on the concept of ‘hexagonal edges,’ the external design of the series is characterized by visual stability while symbolizing the robust performance of the machine tool. The design excellence of the machine tool series had already been recognized in Korea with its receipt of the Good Design Award 2014.

“The concept that is currently gaining considerable traction in the field of machine tool design is ‘sensitivity combined with robustness,’ which means that ergonomic designs are becoming increasingly important in the industry,” said an official of Doosan Infracore. “The company’s second consecutive Red Dot Winner Award attests to the fact that Doosan Infracore has succeeded in markedly boosting both the user-friendliness and the emotional quality of its machine tools.”

The Red Dot Award recognizes the HandySCAN 3D impressive industrial design that offers an unmatched user experience

Creaform, worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, today announced that it has won the venerable Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2015, which benchmarks and recognizes the innovation efforts of forward-thinking companies in product development and design. In its 60th year, the Red Dot is the largest and one of the most influential independent product competitions in the world.

This year, Red Dot received nearly 5000 entries from over 1900 participants. The HandySCAN 3D handheld scanner, the fastest and most reliable self-positioning metrology-grade scanner for industrial applications, was acclaimed for its forward-thinking design that truly fulfills customer needs:

• In-line configuration, compact and lightweight design for maximum freedom of movement
• Designed to ensure intuitive ease of use and speed of execution
• Bellows to protect from dust infiltration to maximize use in all environments
• Unprecedented speed and accuracy, regardless of ambient conditions
• Integrated color LED distance meter informing users of proper scanning distance without deviating their focus from the object
• Multi-grip handle aligned with the scanner’s gravity center
• Multi-function buttons ensuring increased user efficiency and complete integration with Creaform’s 3D software platform, VXelements

Thanks its true portability and ability to withstand even the most complicated measurement environments, including production shop floors, hard-to-reach places and harsh outdoor conditions, the HandySCAN 3D scanners can be used in a variety of applications, including design, prototyping, testing and simulation, assembly and production, quality control, reverse engineering, architecture and preservation, restoration and digital archiving.

“We had to set aside our current paradigms and challenge each aspect of the product’s design to meet the evolving needs of our current clients—and particularly unspoken needs of various market segments as a whole” explained François Lessard, Nicolas Lebrun and Yoakim Martin, the two industrial designers and mechanical engineer who spearhead the HandySCAN 3D’s design and mechanical development. “We are thrilled that our design and technical prowess in 3D measurement technologies has been acknowledged by such a reputable organization.”

“This recognition underscores the hard work of our employees as well as just how attuned our R&D is to market needs. Creaform is continuing to redefine 3D measurement—and the Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2015 is a testament to this excellence,” said Simon Côté, Product Manager for the HandySCAN 3D.

Italian tool presetter and tool inspection machine manufacturer Speroni has won prestigious Red Dot 2014. STP FUTURA is awarded for high design quality. Speroni convinced the 40-member expert panel for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 with the high design quality of its STP FUTURA.

In the current competition, the international experts discussed and evaluated 4,815 entries from 53 countries. But only designs which won over the jury with quality and innovative strength won an award. The Tool Presetting & Measuring System by SPERONI was successful and received the coveted Red Dot quality seal as its deserved reward.

On 7 July 2014, the highlight of the internationally renowned product competition will be celebrated in Essen, Germany: the presentation of the acclaimed Red Dot during the traditional Red Dot Gala and subsequent Designers’ Night. On that evening, roughly 1,200 guests from around the world gather in Essen in order to experience the awards ceremony. In the course of the party in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, the winners’ exhibition will also be opened, presenting the award-winning product STP FUTURA to a wide audience for four weeks before it enters the museum’s permanent exhibition.

The new FUTURA line introduces new levels of ergonomics, ease of use and precision in the Tool Presetting and Measuring World. The modular design and vast number of configurations available, offer the right solution for every measuring need guaranteeing at the same time full upgreadability in the future as your company’s needs grow. As a manufacturer, it is our constant aim to push the boundaries of tool presetting & measurement.

Ergonomics is sometimes used just as a marketing slogan. The challenges we faced in this department encompassed aspects such as safety, ease of use and design.
The new STP FUTURA definitely sets a new bar becoming the benchmark also in the ergonomics department. While maintaining the unsurpassed open spindle design and introducing a completely new and redesigned cockpit solution FUTURA allows each operator to fully customize his and hers working position.

Prof. Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of Red Dot, on the decision process in the Red Dot Award: “The 40 experts assessed the quality of the entries with the utmost care and attention. Due to their backgrounds, they also assessed the special cultural aspects of the designs from 53 countries. But only the best products receive an award from the jury. This is especially reflected in the percentage of successful entries in the Red Dot Award, which is much smaller in contrast to other international design competitions.

Therefore, the winners can be proud of their achievements – with their entries, they stood out from the rest and were able to pass the test in front of the critical eyes of the experts. This success will be perceptible during the Red Dot Gala, when the laureates will receive the recognition of the international audience.”

With around 2,000 exhibits spread over an area of more than 4,000 square metres, the Red Dot Design Museum houses the largest exhibition of contemporary design worldwide. The award-winning products from the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 will be presented in an impressive special exhibition from 8 July to 3 August 2014. Since touching and testing is expressly encouraged in the hands-on exhibition, visitors experience the current best achievements at close quarters in “Design on Stage”. This way, design enthusiasts can find out about the trends in international product design and assure themselves of the good quality of STP FUTURA by Speroni.

About the Red Dot Award
With the Red Dot Design Award, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen created an internationally renowned product competition. Its prize, the Red Dot, has established itself worldwide as one of the most sought-after quality marks for excellent design. The Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen displays the award-winning products in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen for at least one year. In order to appraise the diversity in the field of design in a professional manner, the Red Dot Design Award breaks down into the three disciplines Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept.

Doosan Machine Tools announced on March 24, 2014 that it had received ‘The Red Dot Award 2014’ in the field of product design for the company’s PUMA SMX series. The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world’s top three design awards, together with iF, Germany and IDEA®, the USA. The Red Dot is awarded in three categories: product design, communication design and design concept. The evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, functionality and ecological compatibility.

The PUMA SMX series is a next-generation multi-function machine tool. Its key advantages include innovative and ergonomic design, robust structure, and easy operability. The PUMA SMX series has been honored with AIDA (Australian International Design Award) and Good Design Award (Korea) and in addition to the Red Dot Design Award. In a multiple international trade shows, its innovative technological features and the completion of design have been highly recognized as well.

Doosan Machine Tools has received a Red Dot Design Award in the field of machine tools for the first time in Korea. In fact, few global top brands have been honored with the prestigious award. Most notably, the Doosan PUMA SMX series has received top-three global design awards including Red Dot Design Award consecutively for the first time in the world’s machine tool industry. It is evaluated as the result of the company’s innovative efforts towards quality and technology.

“We have secured an international recognition of our identity in design in the area of machine tools. Our efforts to improve operators’ physical and psychological comfort through our innovative ergonomic design approaches have been appreciated,” said an executive of Doosan Machine Tools. “It is expected that the award will enable Doosan to secure product competitiveness comparable to that of the global leaders and boost its corporate image in the world market to in a significant way.”

About PUMA SMX series
PUMA SMX Series, Doosan’s third generation Multi-tasking Turning Center, features high productivity, high precision and easy operation. By integrating the capabilities of multiple machines into one system, the PUMA SMX Series provides best-in-class machining capabilities by using multi-tasking functions which facilitates a reduction in machining time and the number of machining operations. The PUMA SMX Series provides excellent performance for high precision machining by minimizing thermal deformation using an oil cooler and an accuracy control feature based on multiple thermal compensation functions. Ergonomic design enhances operator convenience and efficient maintenance provides an optimal solution that meets the customer’s needs.

High Productivity

• Complex machining capabilities for Turning, Milling and Second Operation using the Sub-spindle
• High-rigidity machine construction using structural analysis design
• Maximized Y-axis machining area through orthogonal design structure

Excellent Precision

• Minimized thermal deformation of the spindle and feed axis using oil cooler
• Adoption of Roller LM Guides with high-rigidity and high precision
• Equipped with 0.0001 degree B-axis and C-axis accuracy control function

Easy operation

• Front located tool magazine
• Side-to-side movable swiveling operation panel with adjustable height
• Convenient ATC operation panel