FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی by Alex Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award پلاٹینم دا انعام in بیکنگ، میز، پیوݨ تے پکاوݨ دا سامان ڈیزائن Competition Category.

پلاٹینمباورچی خانے دا سامان· 2020

FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی

by Alex Liu

Client: Elemex Limited

A' Design Award پلاٹینم دا انعام Winner in باورچی خانے دا سامان Category

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The Design

About FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی

فائنامِل اک طاقتور کچن چکی ہے جیہدے وچ تبدیل کیتے جا سڳݨ آلے تے دوبارہ بھرے جا سڳݨ آلے مصالحے دے پوڈز ہن۔ فائنامِل تازہ پِسے ہوئے مصالحیاں دے شاندار ذائقے نال کھاݨا پکاوݨ نوں بہتر بݨاوݨ دا آسان طریقہ ہے۔ صرف دوبارہ استعمال کیتے جا سڳݨ آلے پوڈز نوں خشک مصالحیاں یا جڑی بوٹیاں نال بھرو، اک پوڈ نوں جگہ تے لاؤ، تے بٹݨ دباوݨ نال اپݨی ضرورت مطابق صحیح مقدار وچ مصالحہ پیسو۔ صرف کجھ کلکاں نال مصالحے دے پوڈز نوں بدلو تے پکاوݨا جاری رکھو۔ ایہہ تہاڈے سارے مصالحیاں لئی اک ای گرائنڈر ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award پلاٹینم دا انعام

FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی A' Design Award پلاٹینم دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، ڈاڈھی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی حقیقت وچ غیر معمولی، نفیس تے عظیم الشان ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ پلاٹینم دے جتݨ والے تخلیق دے عجائب، انسانی تخلیقی صلاحیت دیاں حداں دی گواہی ہن تے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دی بے مثال پیشہ ورانہ مہارت تے عبقریت ݙکھیندے ہن۔ انہاں ڈیزائناں کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او سب توں مشہور کم ہوسن جیڑھے ہک دور دی جمالیات طے کریندے ہن، معاشرے دی بھلائی وچ حصہ پیندے ہن تے فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی دیاں حداں ودھیندے ہن۔ FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی عظمت دی بلند سطح ݙکھیندا ہے تے اپݨیاں فائدہ مند تے قیمتی خصوصیتاں نال بے شک دنیا کوں بہتر جاہ بݨیندا ہے۔ FinaMill سمارٹ کچن چکی ہک ایجھا کم ہے جنہاں A' Design Award پلاٹینم دا انعام جتیا ہے تے جیڑھا خواہشاں جگیندا ہے، الہام ݙیندا ہے، خوش کریندا ہے تے وݙی خوشی دی چنگاری بالیندا ہے۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: FinaMill is a powerful kitchen mill with interchangeable and refillable spice pods. FinaMill is the easy way to elevate your cooking with the bold flavor of freshly ground spices. Just fill the reusable pods with dried spices or herbs, snap a pod in place, and grind the exact amount of spice you need with the push of a button. Switching to another spice is easy, press FinaMill down to release the pod, and press down again to engage with another pod. It is the one grinder for all your spices.
Dimensions & Packaging: FinaMill is 85x85x220mm, power by 3 AA batteries or recharge by mini USB. Our goal is to create an efficient electric mill so the users can grind many pods of spice with just a set of fresh batteries. For example, 3 AA batteries our FinaMill grinds over 1 Kg of Salt. Reliability is another area of our concerns, FinaMill has circuitry to protect the motor and gearbox, so it provides years of reliable service. Our quick release mechanism can engage and disengage the pods over 250,000 times.m
Tags: Kitchen, cooking, food, mill, grinder, pod, spice, spice mill, spice grinder
Production Technology: Electric mills existed for years but failed to extend the benefits beyond milling pepper and salt. The reason is that most come with a tiny cup that is difficult to fill and, there is no way to overcome the cross contamination problem. Our interchangeable pod solves that problem, one spice one pod. Once we extend the usefulness of FinaMill beyond pepper and salt, we developed a quick release mechanism so a user can swap spice pod single handedly, while leaving the other hand to cook.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding a way to make the two rotating pieces work together in harmony. The mill has to turn the pod, and the pod must also be secured firmly into the mill. The mechanical energy must transfer well in order to grind hard materials.
Research: Our focuses were in reliability, efficiency and functionalities. Robotic arms were used to determine the life expectancy of the button and quick release. We analyze sound wave during operation to find abnormally in our motors and gearboxes. We measure current loading and heat spots to identify inefficiency. We have developed 6 different pods to find 6 different characteristics of spice.
Inspiration: Years ago, I wanted to correct the flaws of an imperfect spice mill, flaws so deep they had become the norm, and then build from the ground up a brand new mill nobody had ever seen. A defense against the cross-contamination of flavors. A quicker, more efficient way of changing spices. Single-handed operation. These features were unheard of within the spice grinding industry. The key to our invention came one day when I was working my power tool, and I knew my answer is: interchangeable pod.
Project Duration: The project started over 10 years ago as an idea, and was tinkered with off and on until March 2019. At that time, full dedication was put into the product as a few technical hurtles were finally surmounted.
Operation Flow: Fill a FinaPods with your favorite spices, bring the FinaMill above the pod and press down to click it into position. Press the button and the electric motor grinds your spices. Press the pod down against your surface again to release. Then repeat the process for the next pod: select click grind savor.

This is a big improvement over traditional electric mills as they must be dedicated to one spice alone. If it is filled with pepper, it is a forever pepper mill. FinaMill and FinaPods allow you to have any number of spice pods to use with just one mill.
Patents: Patent no. PTC/CN2019/107332
Team Members: Alex Liu
Steven Liu