Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design Goes to Femtika Nanofactory Laser 3D Workstation by Entech Group UAB
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Entech Group UAB of Entech Group for prosumer products and workshop equipment design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design category for Femtika Nanofactory Laser 3D Workstation by Entech Group UAB of Entech Group. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Femtika Nanofactory Laser 3D Workstation
Femtika Nanofactory is a laser workstation designed for producing microscopic three-dimensional structures. The workstation consists of two modules. The lower module holds the laser control system and computers, while the upper module holds the femtosecond laser device. The front door opens and closes automatically at the press of a button, which saves space in laboratories. Side covers are lightweight and removable for easy servicing. Interior LED lighting, a granite anti-vibration base and a ventilation system are included. Orange accent parts highlight the curved shape.
About Entech Group UAB
Entech Group is a Lithuanian industrial design and engineering company. Team has rich experience in the development of new industrial products. Professionals have expertise in a variety of fields. Development of a new concept, appearance of a product involves cooperation with engineers, technologists, production equipment manufacturers and product assemblers. Company can produce the most suitable and attractive design for simple home electronics and industrial equipment.
About Entech Group
We’ve been providing a range of mechanical engineering services for more than 10 years. We develop, design products, machinery, production equipment, various structures under custom orders. Besides, we consult on all product design issues.
Award Record
This recognition makes Entech Group UAB of Entech Group a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design Award
The A' Equipment Design Award is an international equipment design competition recognizing good equipment designs by equipment designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to equipment designers, prosumer product manufacturers, industrial design studios and equipment brands from all countries. Typical entries include 3D printers, workshop equipment, compact lathes, desktop CNC machines, engraving tools and high-precision scales. The awarded equipment designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/prosumer-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/87521
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/87521
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!87521
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/180952
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/2mQoYqF
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Femtika Nanofactory Laser 3D Workstation
- Function
- Laser 3D Workstation
- Category
- Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Firebrick, Chocolate and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Entech Group UAB
- Country
- Lithuania
- Brand
- Entech Group
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #87521
Credits
- Team
- Karolis Bakūnas- designer, Alvydas Vildzevičius- engineer and Lukas Kelevišius- manager
- Image Credits
- Image No :1 Designer Karolis Bakūnas, Femtika Workstation, 2019 Image No :2 Designer Karolis Bakūnas, Femtika Workstation, 2019 Image No :3 Designer Karolis Bakūnas, Femtika Workstation, 2019 Image No :4 Designer Karolis Bakūnas, Femtika Workstation, 2019 Image No :5 Designer Karolis Bakūnas, Femtika Workstation, 2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Laser workstation is made from two separate modules. The bottom part holds laser's control system, computers, and upper part holds femtosecond laser device. Front door goes up and slides down automatically, just by pressing a button. Side covers are lightweight and removable in order to easily serve the device. All system is designed for customer to modify it according to specific needs and requirements. Device has mounting system for two monitors and keyboard in order to easily operate the system.
- Inspiration
- Our company got task to design housing for laser equipment. As our team is familiar with those type of devices, we knew how to make design and where to start. I analyzed many competitors and came up with innovative, modern design and construction solutions together with help of engineers. I tried to make it modern looking and original. I took orange color as main accent to accomplish modern style curved lines. The main aim was to design fresh looking, clean shape device that will be the company's flagship.
- Research
- We were working together with client's team in order to learn more about device working principles. We studied some analog devices, learned how to improve the operation, design and servicing. We had many discussions, meetings, tests and conversations with scientists, laser engineers and other potential clients. At first, prototype was made, we tested prototype for 3 months, how it works, where are weak points of construction, and after that, serial production started.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was to make user friendly device, that will have ability to be modified according to user needs. One of the biggest challenges was hide most of screws and rivets, that could not be seen. Also big challenge was to design the shapes that could be made from sheet metal, because not all shapes could be bent from sheets, so we added cnc milling for some external parts.
- Realization and Technology
- First, prototype was made of bent metal sheets. Serial device internal structure is very solid, made from stainless steel tubes welded together. All exterior covers are made from aluminum combined with stainless steel. Grey and white steel sheets were bent, orange aluminum parts were CNC milled and later all assembled together. All parts are panted by powder coating. Bottom part has wheels with fixation mechanism. Automatic doors has a glass which is laser light-proof. Most of screws are hidden, in order to keep clear shape design.
- Operation and Interaction
- Workstation is made for building very tiny microscopic structures. Laser Nanofactory is perfect for producing high-resolution 3D microstructures using polymers, metals, glass; integration of nano-structures into existing micro- or macro-structures. The new device has very good cooling system, automatic doors save space inside laboratories, the unit can be easily served and has many features which allows to work faster. Device also can be easily modified, it can be used without lower part, just on vibration less table.
- Project Duration and Location
- Design and engineering started in 2017 and ended in 2019. Serial roduction is ongoing, for the mid of 2019 we have already made 7 devices and sold to customers from United Kingdom, Germany and Lithuania. Engineering, design and manufacturing process took place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Specifications
- Product dimensions: 916 x 1144 x 2249 mm. Weight without laser equipment is about 280 kg. Lower part has doors, which is easily opened in order to access control computer. Upper part has vibration less bottom, made from special granite, which is used to keep laser without any vibration from environment. Also, upper part has cooling system with ventilators installed in rear panel. Inside there is led lightening. Device is hermetic ensuring that no dust can be let inside.
- Keywords
- (laser), (industrial), (high accuracy), (metal structure), (research), (laboratory), (machine), (modern), (nanofactory)
