Reddot Award Objet Geometries Ltd. the innovation leader in 3-D printing, today announced that its revolutionary Connex500™ system has been recognized with the red dot award (www.red-dot.de),
one of the highest and most coveted honors for product design and
innovation worldwide. The Connex500™ is the first-ever system to allow
printing of several materials with different mechanical and physical
properties simultaneously.
An
international jury comprised of renowned designers and design experts
evaluated more than 3,200 entries from 51 different countries and
deemed the Connex500™ worthy of the distinction associated with this
53-year-old honor. The award is given by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein
Westfalen in Germany, one of Europe’s most highly reputed design
institutions. It recognizes outstanding and trendsetting design
quality worldwide through assessment of the degree of innovation,
functionality, ergonomics, longevity, ecological compatibility and
clarity of function.
“We are complimented with this
recognition of our Connex500™ system as one of the most innovative and
high quality design advances of the past year,” said Adina Shorr, CEO
of Objet Geometries. “The red dot design award reinforces our
leadership in rapid prototyping technology, which companies around the
globe have embraced for its effectiveness and benefits to their product
development and manufacturing processes.”
Objet’s
Connex500™ represents a breakthrough in three-dimensional printing by,
for the first time, offering product developers the ability to print
parts and assemblies made of several materials with different
mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. The
system’s patented PolyJet Matrix™ Technology jets materials in
ultra-thin layers, immediately curing each layer with UV light, a
process which yields models that closely emulate the look, feel and
function of an exceptionally wide variety of end products. In
addition, the system allows users to create composite materials that
have pre-set combinations of mechanical properties, also a first for
the industry. The Connex500™ was unveiled in November 2007.
Objet
will formally receive its award on June 23, 2008 at the annual red dot
awards gala at the Essen Aalto-Theater in Germany among an estimated
1,200 guests from the fields of design, the arts, business and
politics. The Connex500™ system will also be on display, along with
this year’s other award-winning products, from June 24 to July 27, 2008
at the red dot design museum. Located at the Zeche Zollverein World
Cultural Heritage Site, the museum houses the largest permanent
exhibition of contemporary design worldwide.
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