Guardian 7000 ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ by Ohaus is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱᱤᱠ ᱭᱟᱱᱛᱨᱟ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱᱤᱠ ᱭᱟᱱᱛᱨᱟ· 2022
Guardian 7000 ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ
by Ohaus
Client: Ohaus
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱᱤᱠ ᱭᱟᱱᱛᱨᱟ Category
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The Design
About Guardian 7000 ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ
ᱜᱟᱨᱰᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱭ᱐᱐᱐ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱵᱚᱨᱮᱴᱨᱤ ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱥᱮᱢᱯᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱛᱮᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱥᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱮᱱᱠᱞᱚᱡᱚᱨ (enclosure) ᱠᱮ ᱨᱟᱥᱟᱭᱚᱱᱤᱠ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣ-ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱴᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱱ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱤᱱᱡᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱢᱚᱞᱰᱤᱝ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱭ᱐᱐ ᱰᱤᱜᱨᱤ ᱥᱮᱞᱥᱤᱭᱟᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱛᱟᱛᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱚ ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱦᱟᱞᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱟᱠᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱯᱷᱴᱤ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱞᱩᱴᱩᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱯᱨᱟᱨᱮᱰ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱚᱯᱮᱨᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱚᱸᱫᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱟᱨ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱚᱱᱤᱠᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱵᱚᱨ-ᱦᱤᱴᱤᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣᱯᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱱᱚᱵ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱛᱟᱛᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱤᱝ ᱥᱯᱤᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱨᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱟᱵᱟᱣᱠᱮᱫ ᱮᱢᱟᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱟᱭᱢᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱮᱢᱟᱸᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱮᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱭᱡᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Guardian 7000 ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Guardian 7000 ᱦᱚᱴᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱥᱴᱟᱭᱨᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Guardian 7000 Hotplate-Stirrers modernize the lab with integrated Smart technology including SmartPresence, SmartLink, SmartRate, SmartHeat, SafetyHeat, and SmartHousing. Units are designed with outstanding, patent pending safety features and superior heating and mixing performance. These unique, industry leading Smart features ensure precise sample control and provide peace of mind for operating safely in the lab.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product comes in 3 sizes
Guardian 7 x 7, 223.5mm x 309.9mm x 121.9mm
Guardian 10 x 10, 285.8mm x 414.0mm x 121.9mm
Guardian Round Top, 172.7mm x 266.7mm x 127mm - Tags
- Guardian, Ohaus, Hotplate-Stirrer, Hotplate, Stirrer, Laboratory Equipment, Research Equipment
- Production Technology
- The Guardian 7000 design was realized through market research and competitive analysis. The unit enclosure was designed using injection molding of chemically resistant resins that stay cool even at a maximum temperature of 500C. Internal electronics were designed to provide automatic safety features not available in competitor models, using Bluetooth and infrared technology. The design also provides best in class accuracy and repeatability through extensive software development driving the electrical system.
- Design Challenge
- The Guardian 7000 was an opportunity to upgrade the MMI from an Led display controlled by a membrane switch with buttons to a modern Lcd display and simple knob control. Designing intuitive icons for the LCD display that represented the Smart features was a creative task where there was strong collaboration with Marketing and R&D. The new software that was designed for simple knob control was tested internally and externally to ensure an easy-to-use unit for a positive customer experience.
- Research
- The Guardian 7000 was designed with safety, performance, and innovation in mind. Market research presented an opportunity to include SmartPresence™ and SmartLink™, features that protect the user with Bluetooth and Infrared technologies to automatically shut off the heater if the user is undetected. Industry leading SafetyHeat™ technology monitors the electronics to prevent overheating. The powerful motor magnet assembly provide users the ability to stir a wide array of sample types.
- Inspiration
- Safety is the number one priority for laboratories and hotplate-stirrers left unattended can be the cause of catastrophic accidents including fires. The design intention of Guardian Hotplate-Stirrers is to protect people, samples and ultimately the lab. We analyzed our competitors, conducted a focus group, and performed market surveys in the United States and Europe. All results emphasized the importance of safety. Our design mission for the Guardian 7000 Hotplate-Stirrer; Think Safer. Think Smart.
- Project Duration
- The Guardian 7000 project started in September 2017 in Thorofare, New Jersey and finished in March 2020 in Thorofare, New Jersey where the product was released to distribution hubs. In March of 2020 a product launch event was held at Pittcon 2020 in Chicago.
- Operation Flow
- The product operates with simple rotations and presses of two control knobs, one controlling temperature of the top plate and the other controlling the speed of the motor. The menu with advanced features is easily accessed by a long press of the temperature knob. The unit also features a timer that can be set with a long press of the speed knob.
- Patents
- Patent Pending. US20210094006A1. OHAUS Corporation. 2019
Patent Pending. EP3797868A1. OHAUS Corporation. 2019
Patent Pending. CN112570055A. OHAUS Corporation. 2019
Trademarks, SmartPresence™, SmartLink™, SmartRate™, SmartHeat™, SafetyHeat™, and SmartHousing™ - Team Members
- Design Manager: Michael Manera
Designer: Amanda Mallinder
Designer: Stephen Reagoso
Designer: John Barber
Designer: Steve Krupsky
Marketing: Teri Trefz
Creative Director: Tracey Hill - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Steve Silvers, G7000 Round HPS LCD All Beaker Stir Left, 2019
Optional Image #1: Photographer Steve Silvers, Groups, 2019
Optional Image #2: Photographer Steve Silvers, G7000 7 x 7 HPS Smartrates Angle1, 2019
Optional Image #3: Photographer Steve Silvers, G7000 10 x 10 HPS LCD All Creative 2 Close Up, 2019
Optional Image #4: Photographer Steve Silvers, G7000 Round HPS Hand On Knob Left USP3, 2019
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