/ AsWEN News/August 01, 2022 Guangzhou -- Beijing, China, August 1, 2022 -- The Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award, two of the world's top three design awards, have announced their 2022 winners. As a global expert in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric has won many awards for its deep understanding of energy management and innovative design concepts for power distribution. Among them, the new generation of EvoPacT HVX medium voltage intelligent vacuum circuit breaker, Smart Field series building controller and IO module, Wango SEMC-i series surge protector won the "iF Design Award", ComPacT universal electric operation mechanism and Wango SEMC-i series surge protector, Won the "Red Dot Design Award".
"iF Design Award" was founded in 1953, by the German industrial design institution with a long history - Hanover Industrial design Forum held annually, known as the "Oscar" in the design industry, the jury will be based on the concept of the product, appearance, function, differentiation and influence of the five criteria will be strictly assessed. The Red Dot Design Award, one of the world's top three design awards, was established in 1955 and is also recognized as a landmark award for international creativity and design. The awards demonstrate that the EcoStruxure™ architecture has enabled Schneider Electric to create products that are forward-looking and innovative in their research and development, materials application, and technology processes to deliver a digital experience beyond the past.
Both internal and external repair, leading the digital innovation design
< P > A new generation of medium voltage intelligent vacuum circuit breaker EvoPacT HVX, which embodies the technical crystallization of Schneider Electric in the field of medium voltage vacuum circuit breaker for nearly a hundred years, adopts high performance vacuum arc quenching chamber and epoxy solid sealing pole. Comprehensively improve the electrical life and capacitive breaking capacity of the product; Modular spring operating mechanism, mechanical life up to 50,000 times, further improve the reliability at the same time, realize the closing and opening of the coil, motor and secondary line module without special tools quickly disassembly, bringing a new efficient operation and maintenance experience; In addition, the digital native design thinking fully considers the design and implant of digital functions at the beginning of the design. Its perfect intelligent monitoring function, including mechanical characteristics monitoring, can help users clearly grasp the performance of circuit breakers and parts wear, reduce the risk of equipment failure and timely warning, improve the operation and maintenance efficiency of customers and provide value-added services. Significantly reduce customer operating costs. In addition, based on the development of the whole container intelligent concept, EvoPacT HVX digital native function from local display to cloud service, from temperature monitoring to intelligent control, can be added to Schneider Electric EcoStruxure architecture in the way of "building blocks", to provide customers with flexible digital solutions. It is precisely because of the above characteristics of safety, reliability, flexibility, efficiency and digital intelligence, the product successfully won the "iF Award" recognition.
The other iF Award certified product, the Smart Field family of building controls, relies on EcoStruxure solutions for buildings and is an important part of EBO's building operations system. This series of controllers can realize complete free editing based on the field environment, and can be flexibly combined with the same series of IO modules. Under the integrated application of hardware and software, users can better control and manage the HVAC system. In terms of appearance, the compact design makes installation easier, and the sliding case effectively protects the internal operating components from miscontact. The color of the case can quickly distinguish the controller from the IO module, and the operating status can be intuitively reported by the LED. Smart Field series of building control products have excellent performance in terms of function, appearance and sustainability, which can bring customers more intelligent and convenient HVAC control experience. As Schneider Electric's first original building control product in China to win an International Design Award, the award of Smart Field series of building control products is a milestone breakthrough. The local team has responded to changes in the Chinese market and customer needs to create internationally recognized products and solutions that represent "in China, The original strategy of "for China" took root in the building industry.
In addition to the above two products, the Wanko SEMC-i Zen-Bo series surge protectors, developed by Schneider Electric's local R&D team, won both the "iF Award" and the "Red Dot Design Award" for their innovative leading design and outstanding technology. The protector is designed to be extremely simplified in every detail. The 6mm ultra-thin design makes the product suitable for small Spaces. The digital communication module equipped with intelligent laser beam technology and the alarm indicator and independent remote contact can greatly improve the efficiency of the device. The other ComPacT universal electric operator developed by our team was recognized by the "Red Dot Design Award" for its modular design and good electromagnetic connectivity.Concept first, design driven innovation value
The reason why Schneider Electric can have a number of products in this year won the international design awards, its root is from the spirit of innovation. Currently, Schneider Electric has four R&D centers in China. Through continuous in-depth observation of market changes and customer needs, Schneider Electric continuously creates excellent products with performance, appearance and sustainability. Since 2013, Schneider Electric's local R&D team has won a total of 13 "Red Dot Design Awards" and 10 "iF Design Awards", which fully reflects Schneider Electric's forward-looking vision and design ability in product concept, appearance, function, differentiation and influence.
< /p>Adhering to the three design concepts of "people-oriented, green and sustainable, pay attention to function and cost balance", Schneider Electric will continue to increase the investment in product design and research and development from the needs of the market and customers, stimulate the technical value through innovative design, promote the existing product upgrade and the application of new technology. In this way, energy management and automation solutions are constantly upgraded to help all industries develop with high quality and move towards a friendlier, greener and more efficient future.
