Press Release
Jichun Du Receives the Silver A' Design Award for IBL-FT900H Ultra Smith Machine in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jichun Du for sporting goods, fitness and recreation equipment design
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that IBL-FT900H Ultra Smith Machine by Jichun Du, designed for Imbell, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About IBL-FT900H Ultra Smith Machine
IBL-FT900H Ultra is a home fitness training machine that combines a Smith weightlifting station with a flywheel resistance trainer. Switching between the two training modes is seamless. The semi-automatic Smith function works without loose barbell plates and allows weight changes in precise increments of 2.5 kilograms. The Smith bar releases tension instantly for added safety. The starting position can be adjusted at zero weight for accurate positioning. Forty basic training movements are supported. A mirror door lets the user observe each movement.
About Jichun Du
Ji Chun Du is an experienced designer who holds the title of Senior Engineer. He is passionate about creating unique and meaningful design works that combine aesthetics with practicality, bringing beauty and functionality to people's lives. He has obtained multiple invention patents and utility model patents, making significant contributions to the development of industrial design in China. He maintains a keen sense of emerging design trends and technologies, endeavoring to incorporate them into his own works. He fearlessly challenges conventional notions and pursues distinctive and groundbreaking design solutions.
Award Record
This recognition makes Jichun Du a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design Award
The A' Sporting Goods Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sports equipment designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sporting goods designers, fitness equipment designers, recreation equipment designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include basketballs, tennis rackets, yoga mats, running shoes, dumbbells and bicycles. The awarded sports equipment designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/sporting-goods
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://dezigners.org/158818
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158818
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158818
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/342627
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.imbell-fitness.com/product/detail/612
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- IBL-FT900H Ultra Smith Machine
- Function
- Smith Machine
- Category
- Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Dark Gray, Silver and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Imbell
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jichun Du
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #158818
Credits
- Team
- Tengqin Xiao, Guangtao Li, Yan Gao, Xueyuan Wang and Haotian Xie
- Image Credits
- Industrial Designer, Xueyuan Wang,IBL-FT900H ULTRA,Qingdao Imbell Sporting goods Co., Ltd., 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Semi-automatic barbell-free smith weightlifting function, with seamless switching between flywheel and smith weightlifting functions Smith weightlifting allows precise increments of 2.5kg, revolutionizing the manual weight plate addition method Instant tension release in the smith bar for enhanced safety.Adjustable training starting position at 0 weight for more accurate positioning 40 fundamental training movements. Mirror door design for convenient user observation of movements paid rack
- Inspiration
- In 2022, the world will enter the post-epidemic era, and people will experience irrational fitness consumption. People are more eager for safer, professional, delicate and considerate home fitness comprehensive training equipment. In order to solve the problem of home fitness, we have developed a safety device that integrates beauty and safety. It can release force instantly and provide personal trainer-level training guarantee.
- Research
- Research Objective: To integrate strength training functionalities and optimize product usability. Research Method: Competitive analysis. Data Collection: Books, customers, online sources. Research Tools: Fitness coach evaluations, online resources, human-machine testing instruments. Participants: Fitness professionals, university teachers and students, internal personnel from the company, personnel from third-party testing organizations. Experimental Results: ISO-EN20957 testing report. Research Outcome: The product has gained significant attention in the market and achieved excellent sales performance.
- Challenge
- The most challenging part is to implement the semi-automatic Smith weightlifting function while ensuring that it does not interfere with the flywheel function. The problems to be addressed include the free vertical sliding of the Smith bar relative to the flywheel position, cable redirection issue, angle and dimensions for the semi-automatic disengagement and re-engagement of the Smith hooks, tolerances of the detailed structure, and the convenience of customer installation for this structure.
- Realization and Technology
- Production process: pipe cutting, pipe bending, stamping, welding, spraying, pre-assembly, packing Production equipment: flat laser cutting, CNC laser pipe cutting machine, welding robot, CNC pipe bending machine, punch, intelligent spraying equipment and production line, assembly production line, packing production line. Product materials: carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, nylon, rubber, PE plastic, foam, PU leather The product has been mass-produced: 1000 units/year
- Operation and Interaction
- During the project initiation phase, market research and analysis of product trends were conducted to plan the product positioning. In the design phase, industrial designers worked on the appearance, performance, and materials of the fitness equipment. Engineers then translated the external design into the product's structure, considering principles of ergonomics and kinematics to ensure a comfortable exercise experience for users of all types. In the testing phase, engineers rigorously tested the equipment's performance, inviting professionals to provide feedback for further improvement. Finally, the equipment underwent EN957 testing conducted by an internationally recognized authority.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Qingdao, China in March 2022 and was finally designed by January 2023.
- Specifications
- assembly size：1320mm×1560mm×2180mm Product weight：410.4kg Plywood box size： box1of2 : 2240mm×760mm×430mm （N.W.:240.4KGS G.W.:275KGS） box2of2 : 690mm×510mm×210mm（N.W.:170KGS G.W.:182KGS）
- Keywords
- IMBELL；ALL-IN-ONE;IBL-FT900H-ULTRA;power rack and functional trainer；home fitness；Ergonomic design；Multifunction；made in China；high sales volume；smith machine
