Doosan’s PUMA SMX series received ‘the Red Dot Award’ for Product Design
Doosan Machine Tools announced on March 24, 2014 that it had received ‘The Red Dot Award 2014’ in the field of product design for the company’s PUMA SMX series. The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world’s top three design awards, together with iF, Germany and IDEA®, the USA. The Red Dot is awarded in three categories: product design, communication design and design concept. The evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, functionality and ecological compatibility.
The PUMA SMX series is a next-generation multi-function machine tool. Its key advantages include innovative and ergonomic design, robust structure, and easy operability. The PUMA SMX series has been honored with AIDA (Australian International Design Award) and Good Design Award (Korea) and in addition to the Red Dot Design Award. In a multiple international trade shows, its innovative technological features and the completion of design have been highly recognized as well.
Doosan Machine Tools has received a Red Dot Design Award in the field of machine tools for the first time in Korea. In fact, few global top brands have been honored with the prestigious award. Most notably, the Doosan PUMA SMX series has received top-three global design awards including Red Dot Design Award consecutively for the first time in the world’s machine tool industry. It is evaluated as the result of the company’s innovative efforts towards quality and technology.
“We have secured an international recognition of our identity in design in the area of machine tools. Our efforts to improve operators’ physical and psychological comfort through our innovative ergonomic design approaches have been appreciated,” said an executive of Doosan Machine Tools. “It is expected that the award will enable Doosan to secure product competitiveness comparable to that of the global leaders and boost its corporate image in the world market to in a significant way.”
About PUMA SMX series
PUMA SMX Series, Doosan’s third generation Multi-tasking Turning Center, features high productivity, high precision and easy operation. By integrating the capabilities of multiple machines into one system, the PUMA SMX Series provides best-in-class machining capabilities by using multi-tasking functions which facilitates a reduction in machining time and the number of machining operations. The PUMA SMX Series provides excellent performance for high precision machining by minimizing thermal deformation using an oil cooler and an accuracy control feature based on multiple thermal compensation functions. Ergonomic design enhances operator convenience and efficient maintenance provides an optimal solution that meets the customer’s needs.
High Productivity
- Complex machining capabilities for Turning, Milling and Second Operation using the Sub-spindle
- High-rigidity machine construction using structural analysis design
- Maximized Y-axis machining area through orthogonal design structure
Excellent Precision
- Minimized thermal deformation of the spindle and feed axis using oil cooler
- Adoption of Roller LM Guides with high-rigidity and high precision
- Equipped with 0.0001 degree B-axis and C-axis accuracy control function
Easy operation
- Front located tool magazine
- Side-to-side movable swiveling operation panel with adjustable height
- Convenient ATC operation panel
