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Anycubic Kobra 3D Printer by Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu and Jinfeng Yang Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in 3D Printed Forms and Products Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu and Jinfeng Yang for 3D printed forms and products design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Anycubic Kobra 3D Printer by Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu and Jinfeng Yang, designed for Shenzhen Anycubic Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the 3D Printed Forms and Products Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Anycubic Kobra 3D Printer
Anycubic Kobra is a compact 3D printer inspired by the modular design of firearms and fighter jets. The body is black, with dark blue and red details. An automatic leveling function places the platform in a horizontal position without manual setting, which simplifies operation. The print platform combines a PEI coating, spring steel and a soft magnetic layer, so the plate attaches instantly when put down, and printed models are removed by bending it. A 32-bit silent motherboard and an adjustable belt tensioner reduce noise during printing.
Award Record
With this recognition, Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu and Jinfeng Yang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' 3D Printed Forms and Products Design Award
The A' 3D Printing Design Award is an international 3D printing design competition recognizing good 3D printed works by designers and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to 3D printing designers, industrial design studios, product designers and 3D printing brands from all countries. Entries typically include products designed and realized with latest technologies, 3D printed products, prosthetics, architectural models, jewelry and furniture. Awarded 3D printed designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/3d-printing
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/136215
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/136215
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!136215
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/327536
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.anycuic.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Anycubic Kobra 3D Printer
- Function
- 3D Printer
- Category
- 3D Printed Forms and Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gainsboro, Light Slate Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Anycubic Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu and Jinfeng Yang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #136215
Credits
- Team
- Xin Ouyang, Zijiong Wu, Jinfeng Yang and Zihan Lin
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Innovative auto-leveling promotes users' use experience and lower the threshold of operation. Meanwhile, it's equipped with the integrated short-range extruder, compact structure, low failure rate, which avoids the waste of raw materials. Anycubic Kobra adopts an innovative platform combined with PEI coating, spring steels and the soft magnetic, which is absorbed instantly while putting it down. And the model is easy to stick, and can be removed by bending the platform easily.
- Inspiration
- This design is a powerful and portable 3D printer, inspired by the modular design concept of military weapons such as firearms and fighter jets. The black as the main color with dark blue and Chinese red, which is simple but high-tech. Through continuous innovation and upgrading, it can be widely used in education and scientific research, jewelry accessories, creative DIY products, parts, etc., so that everyone can turn their creativity and imagination into reality.
- Research
- Anycubic Kobra equipped with a brand new UI interface focuses on Human-Machine Interaction and emphasizes personalized interface settings. In the use of a large text display, users can immediately recognize the information and shorten user selection time; the design of adjustment knob with color flash is to facilitate users' operations. The most simple design language gives the 3D printer the purest form.
- Challenge
- It's equipped with the integrated short-range extruder, compact structure, low failure rate, which avoids the waste of raw materials. Through continuous innovation and upgrading, it can be widely used in education and scientific research, jewelry accessories, creative DIY products, parts, etc., so that everyone can turn their creativity and imagination into reality.
- Realization and Technology
- The built-in 32-bit silent motherboard and adjustable belt tensioner enable the printer to run smoothly and greatly reduce the noise, making users enjoy the printing quietly. Anycubic Kobra equipped with a brand new UI interface focuses on Human-Machine Interaction and emphasizes personalized interface settings. In the use of a large text display, users can immediately recognize the information and shorten user selection time; the design of adjustment knob with color flash is to facilitate users' operations. The most simple design language gives the 3D printer the purest form.
- Operation and Interaction
- Anycubic Kobra adopts an innovative platform combined with PEI coating, spring steels and the soft magnetic, which is absorbed instantly while putting it down. And the model is easy to stick, and can be removed by bending the platform easily. The built-in 32-bit silent motherboard and adjustable belt tensioner enable the printer to run smoothly and greatly reduce the noise, making users enjoy the printing quietly.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Kobra project was established in November 2021, and the entire development cycle took 13 months.
- Keywords
- Automatic leveling; printing size; magnetic steel platform; 4.3-inch LCD touch screen; modular assembly
