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Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機 by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga

Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機 by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金獎 in 機械設計 Competition Category.


金機械· 2021

Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機

by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga

Client: Varga-Flexo Ltd.

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 機械 Category

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The Design

About Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機

Oktoflex Premium 係一部柔版印刷機,專為卷筒物料印刷而設計,適用於紙張、BOPP、PET 同聚乙烯薄膜等物料。呢部印刷機嘅印刷闊度由 500 至 1200 毫米,印刷速度最高可達每分鐘 450 米,並可使用溶劑型或水性油墨。整部機器由超過 22,000 個零件組裝而成。人體工學佈局嘅控制面板同檢查區域以高對比度融入機身外殼設計之中,令兩位操作員都可以清晰無阻噉進行操作。機身比例遵循黃金比例同對稱原則。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機是 A' Design Award 金獎得主,這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作,反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明,帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目,極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Oktoflex Premium 柔版印刷機激起強烈的渴望,喚起激情,鼓勵創造力,令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The OKTOFLEX PREMIUM flexographic press is the result of a thoughtful and comprehensive design-based product development project. The final design reflects the 27 years of experience accumulated by Varga-Flexo Ltd. The objective of the design was to find an optimal connection between man and machine in regard to its operation, handling, maintenance and servicing. This formally, visually and functionally integrated system was created in accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0.
Dimensions & Packaging
MAIN PARAMETERS

Printing width: 500-1200 mm
Printing length: 300-900 mm
Printing speed: 300 / 450 m/min
Maximum reel diameter: 900 / 1000 mm
Ink system: Solvent based, or Water based
Materials: Reeling materials: PapEr, BOPP, metbopp, gbopp, pet, metpet, cpp, pa, hdpe, ldpe
Operators:2 peolpe - a foreman and an assistant printer
Tags
flexo, flexographic, printing, press, Varga-Flexo, oktoflex, premium, lasky
Production Technology
The machine consists of more than 22,000 parts, not including electronics. We use wide range of materials and manufacturing technologies.
Design Challenge
The purpose of the design

The goal is to implement a designed casing machine type, the appearance of which is in line with the high technical content and quality represented by our machines. The feeling of performance and quality can only be authentically conveyed with design tools and high aesthetic value, for this purpose we have designed our new machine. Within the printing industry, we want to offer a slightly forward-looking and attractive alternative for customers.
Research
The reason for the development

Within machine builders in general the same trends can be observed. The productivity, quality, and reliability of machines are similar and high, so manufacturers are increasing the automation of their machines, using Industry 4.0 solutions, and focusing on an ever-higher level of design. Design tools have become indispensable. This is also true in the field of industrial software, and now includes the design of related services with a special focus on service. Without design, there is no truly successful product in the industry either.
Inspiration
There were no inspirations. We used the golden ratio and the ergonomics rules, and we made lot of symmetry for getting more harmonic results.
Project Duration
The project started in 2015 in Budapest Hungary and finished in January 2019.
Operation Flow
In this industry it is all about optimal human machine collaboration. An industrial software is really good if it is almost invisible during use, so it is not a problem to use at all and the operator does not even think about the software itself, but can focus hundred percent on his or her job. The ergonomically arranged and clearly structured control panels together with the audit areas were neatly and with high contrast integrated into the housing. The system comes across as being generally very user friendly.
Patents
Copyright Varga-Flexo Co. All rights reserved
Team Members
Designer: Laszlo Nemeth senior industrial designer
Designer: Denes Varga ceo
Image Credits
Image #1 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #2 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #3 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #4 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #5 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Video Credits: Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020

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