Press Release
Thermacut Plasma Torch by David Polasek Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Hardware, Power and Hand Tools Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes David Polasek for hardware, power and hand tools design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Thermacut Plasma Torch by David Polasek, designed for Novo Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Hardware, Power and Hand Tools Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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 Thermacut Plasma Torch
Thermacut is a plasma torch designed for cutting metal. The torch is part of a plasma cutting system that uses gas and electricity to create a flame of 20000 degrees Celsius, cutting steel up to 40 millimetres thick. The ergonomic handle allows several holding positions. The torch can be held with a closed palm around the handle or with the thumb resting on the top of the handle. A safety trigger prevents unintended operation. The main case is made of plastic by injection moulding, and further parts are made of copper, brass, steel, ceramic and rubber.
About David Polasek
I am founder of Novo Design company which is specialized in industrial and transportation design. My personal best achievements are all successfully produced projects that I was collaborate on and all awards I received. It brings a lot of satisfaction and energy to another peaks in design and art work. The base point of Novo Design studio is to help our clients being more competitive on global market and to make our public space better, nice and functional. Being focused and staying concentrated in each of my project is my strongest point.
Award Record
This recognition makes David Polasek a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Hardware, Power and Hand Tools Design Award
The A' Hardware Design Award is an international hardware design competition recognizing good hardware designs by best hardware designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to hardware designers, power tool designers, hand tool designers and industrial design studios from all countries. Typical entries include drills, saws, hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers. The awarded hardware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/hardware
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/106220
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106220
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106220
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/166385
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.designovo.net/
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
- Thermacut Plasma Torch
- Function
- Plasma Torch
- Category
- Hardware, Power and Hand Tools Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Silver, Light Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Novo Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- David Polasek
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106220
Credits
- Team
- Zdeněk Lapčík, R&D Engineer: Tomáš Kusák
- Image Credits
- Creator (designer) David Polasek
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Thermacut plasma torch brings new design of handle for comfortable cutting the metals by plasma arc technology. This ergonomic handle is one part of complex plasma cutting system powered by aggregate which uses gas and electricity to create high temperature flame 20.000 celsius degree to cut metal materials up to 40mm thick. The handle includes safety trigger and offers multiple ways of holding for plasma operators. You can hold device with closed palm around handle or with the thumb on the top of the handle.
- Inspiration
- New product design comes from previous series partly and brings new attitude of dynamic ergonomic construction. Body shape with new proportion is more comfortable to hold and opperate during work process. The handle offers more options how to hold device in hand due to organic form and rigorously defined grip fields.
- Research
- The plasma torch Thermacut is product by worldwide producer of plasma cutting systems for manufacturing industry with more than 25 years experience in this industry. Thermacut Extrafire brings new design of handle construction for comfortable cutting the metals by plasma arc technology. This ergonomic handle is one part of complex plasma cutting system powered by aggregate which uses gas and electricity to create high temperature flame 20.000°C. Plastic handle is a shell for plasma cutting torch assembly that carries plasma consumables. Handle with torch body is connected with plasma power supply that delivers current for torch operation.
- Challenge
- The bigger challenge of whole development process was the fusion of design styling and technology inside that device. We tried to find optimal solution how to connect well looking product with perfect ergonomic feature and production quality. Another challenge was fitting all technology parts into tight plastic case.
- Realization and Technology
- Plasma torch consists from metal technology parts which are made of copper, grass and steel. Main case is made of plastic using injection molding technology for mass production. Another parts are made of ceramic, rubber, etc.
- Operation and Interaction
- Plasma torch uses high temperature flame to cut steel and another metal materials up to 40mm thick. Due to ergonomic handle it is easy and comfy to operate this device safely and correctly. 20.000 celsius degree flame comes into being via ionization of gas nad electricity. Plasma cutting is used in industry mainly, but is available for home improvements and work as well.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project development of technology and design started in December 2015 in Zlin district in Czech Republic and finished in May 2020 in Czech Republic.
- Specifications
- Width 256mm x Depth 39mm x Height 148mm
- Keywords
- Thermacut, Extrafire, Plasma, Torch, Cutting, Metal, Handle, Ergonomics
