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Julius Szabo Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Buchar MC.B5 Power Hammer in Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design
Julius Szabo acknowledged for prosumer products and workshop equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Buchar MC.B5 Power Hammer by Julius Szabo, designed for Julius Szabó, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Buchar MC.B5 Power Hammer
A light but strong power hammer called Buchar MC.B5 was intentionally developed for enthusiasts, jewellery makers as well as professional blacksmiths. Thanks to its installable wheels is easily relocatable. It allows to adjust the workspace effectively according to current needs even in a small workshop or a garage. Although, the design is focused on simplicity and easy maintenance, the machine is suitable to shape a workpiece with diameter in a range of 0-35 mm and at the same time the force is also adjustable.
About Julius Szabo
Julius Szabó is a product designer living in Trstice, Slovakia. His main fields of interest are lighting products and machinery design. Some of his works participated in Slovak National Prize for Design 2017 and 2021. In 2020, his Power Hammer Buchar MC.B5 was awarded Bronze A' Design Award in Prosumer Products, Tools, and Machinery Design Category. In 2021, his collector called Ossed was selected for the exhibition of Slovak National Prize for Design 2021 and in 2022 the collector was awarded Bronze A' Design Award in Agricultural Tools, Equipment and Machinery Design Category.
Award Record
Julius Szabo is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design Award
The A' Equipment Design Award is an international equipment design competition recognizing good equipment designs by equipment designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to equipment designers, prosumer product manufacturers, industrial design studios and equipment brands from all countries. Typical entries include 3D printers, workshop equipment, compact lathes, desktop CNC machines, engraving tools and high-precision scales. The awarded equipment designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/prosumer-products
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/90421
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/90421
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!90421
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/256850
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://juliusszabo.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Buchar MC.B5 Power Hammer
- Function
- Power Hammer
- Category
- Prosumer Products and Workshop Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Light Gray, Silver, Tan and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Julius Szabó
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Julius Szabo
- Country
- Slovakia
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #90421
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A handy and light power hammer that allows forging and shaping smaller metal objects without the need of a large operational space. It does not require a heavy construction basement under the heavy machine, is easily relocatable, adjustable to workpiece with diameter 0-35 mm.
- Inspiration
- As a free-time blacksmith I was looking for an upgrade from elbow grease hammering to a power hammer. Also I got to know that many of jewellery makers as well as professional blacksmiths experience the lack of this kind of light power hammer. This is why I wanted to develop a practical machine that saves me and other blacksmiths from the hardest work and at the same time is very easy to maintain.
- Challenge
- While Slovakia has a long-time tradition of engineering industry including the production of heavy power hammers, there is a lack of smaller machines allowing blacksmiths as well as enthusiasts work at their garage or workshop. The design is focused on simplicity and easy maintenance, therefore the purpose was to build a power hammer using commonly available consumer goods and limit the amount of custom-made parts.
- Realization and Technology
- Considering the heavy strain of the machine, it is made of durable materials such as steel and spruce beams. The basement is made of a 22 mm MDF board and a non-combustible cement-bonded particleboard. The main frame and the stand of flywheel is welded, the other parts are mostly connected by screws and joints that allow the easy maintaining or replacing the wore out parts.
- Operation and Interaction
- The machine is driven by an electric motor, but the steering is enabled by a treadle that is bent around the base. The machine can be controlled by a single step on the treadle from any position, regardless the workshop's arrangement. As the force is adjustable, the user can also regulate the force between a very light tap and a hard strike. The strength of the power hammer lies in simple and safe operation, low power consumption, easy maintenance and mobility.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in July 2018. The first prototype was finished in October 2018 and the final design was finished in January 2019 in Trstice, Slovakia.
- Specifications
- Length: 1500 mm, Width: 700 mm, Height: 1700 mm, Total weight: 160 kg, Speed: 160 blows/min., Force: 96 N, Electric motor: 400 V, 0,75 kW, Protection: IP 55
- Keywords
- Power hammer, blacksmith, forge, buchar, tool, anvil, metal, welding, steel
