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I Twenty First Annual EID SILVER Awards Outdoor/Leisure Appliances SILVER Life Fitness 95X Elevation Series Cross-Trainer from Life Fitness, Shiller Park, Ill. SILVER 2008 Offering many of the same console options as the 95T, the 95Z cross trainer features a patented mechanism that provides a quiet and natural feeling. A longer stride length and proper ellipse orientation helps make the foot path feel smooth and comfortable, and mimics the joint trajectories and range of motion seen in jogging. It features the Lifepulse digital heart rate monitoring system, including contact hand sensors, which provide heart rate monitoring with exacting precision. Mechanically, the 95X has needle roller bearings at each joint, which increases the reliability of the product and provides a quieter ride and a smoother feel. The use of a hybrid generator brake allows the cross trainer to achieve a top level resistance of 900 W. Key Players from Life Fitness Industrial Design: Steve Ward, director of industrial design; Paul Taylor, lead industrial designer; Kevin Short, senior industrial designer; Raul Rudy Munoz, industrial designer; Ken Kaufhold, program management, Jamie Burger, brand manager. Small Appliances SILVER The RIZO Micom Rice Cooker & Warmer from Zojirushi America Corp., Gardena, Calif. These rice cookers combine a minimalist look with one-touch functionality, without sacrificing any of the versatility or quality of other rice cookers. The RIZO offers three one-touch cook settings: steam cook, rice/sushi, and risotto. According to Zojirushi, the RIZO is much different than other rice cookers available today, most of which tend to be multi-functional. With this model, in both design and function, the company decided to return to a rice cooker’s origins, making it easy to use. The RIZO has a round shape with a stylish ridge where the control buttons are placed. The RIZO also comes in three different colors, polished stainless, yellow, and white. The yellow RIZO was inspired by the color of saffron risotto, the white color is the image of white rice. Key Players: Toshiyuki Kita, designer. < I Twenty First Annual EID BRONZE Awards Business Machines BRONZE BRONZE 2008 B R O NZE 8 Fellowes Galaxy-E Binder from Fellowes Ltd., Hallow, U.K, and its industrial design firm Product Development Technologies, Inc., Great Milton, U.K. The Fellowes Galaxy Binder boasts fresh, aesthetic design and innovation, that communicates a purposeful, premium look. It uses an advanced internal chassis system that is driven by a high-quality gearbox motor system. The ability to adjust critical operational settings makes the machine more ergonomic to the end user. All areas for human interaction, such as handles, controls and pull-out trays are clearly defined and accessible and operable with minimum effort and confusion. Key players from Fellowes: Kester Rudd. Product Development Technologies: Chris Parratt, Terry Gander and Angus Davidson, industrial designers. www.applianceDESIGN.com applianceDESIGN June 2008 25 http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - June 2008 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch 21st Annual Excellence in Design Winning Designs Combine State-of-the-art Technology with . . . Meet the Judges Design Marts Fans & Blowers Mother Nature Has Her Own Ideas About Designing for Fluid Flow . . . Using CFD Simulation Software Early in the Product Development . . . Electronics Digital Signal Controllers Enable Digital Motor Control . . . Classifieds Meetings Advertiser’s Index Association Report: AHRI

Appliance Design - June 2008

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