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Grass received recognition for its development work in two product segments: the new Tiomos hinge system and Dynapro slide. The new products were recognized in the Red Dot competition which is organised annually by the Design Centre North Rhine-Westphalia.
The concealed Dynapro slide received one of these awards in the product design category and the new Tiomos hinge generation even qualified for an honorable mention 2010 as a product that features exceptionally well designed details. Frank Nessler, director of sales and marketing, says, "After the Red Dot Award 2008 for our Sensotronic, we were now able to impress the jury with two products - that shows that we are on the right path by giving such a high priority to product development and design in recent years."
At the ZOW suppliers exhibition earlier this year, Dynapro and Tiomos were the focus of attention for many visitors from the industry. With Dynapro, Grass offers a movement alternative for the dominating trends in the furniture industry, which include handle-less fronts through to extra-wide drawers. It a;sp provides minimum pull-out force and damped closing action.
In Bad Salzuflen Tiomos was a visitor magnet as the hinge system will soon be launched, and this was the first opportunity, after the presentation of a prototype version at Interzum and Secam in 2009, to see the fully developed hinge. Tiomos combines maximum stability with variable damping and a sleek design. Grass has succeeded in concealing the stepped adjustable soft-close damper inside the hinge arm; thanks to physically optimised lever movements, all furniture doors fitted with Tiomos are extremely easy to open, and the unique kinematics facilitate exceptionally even reveals with minimum gaps. For more information see Grass.