The Red Dot Award was created by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1955. It is now among the most respected design competitions in the world with approximately 17,000 entries each year hoping to receive the “seal for outstanding design quality”.
Bosch Packaging Technology has received its Red Dot Award in the product design category and will receive its award at the Red Dot gala on 29 June.
The independent thirty-eight member jury assessed a total of 4,928 entries from 56 countries.
Bosch's Honourable Mention was for the design of the FXS Combi. The filling and closing machine for pre-sterilised nested syringes, vials and cartridges (small glass containers) was developed at the site in Crailsheim. It is the first machine from the Packaging Technology division to receive the important design award.
“We are very happy about the Red Dot Award, which underlines our expertise in the development of innovative solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. The award shows that our products are not only convincing in terms of quality. They also stand out internationally because of their design,” Klaus Ullherr, product manager at Bosch in Crailsheim, stated.
The FXS Combi was launched at Interpack 2014. It offers notable advancements in flexibility and safety. The machine is suited for three different pre-sterilised packaging types, as well as all common filling technologies, and is the first filling and closing machine of this kind. The FXS Combi features an integrated capping station for vials and cartridges. Here, the containers are immediately closed after filling to ensure the highest pharmaceutical safety. By combining the machine with proven tub and bag openers, as well as different barrier systems, the FXS Combi can be flexibly integrated into complete line concepts, with significant space savings.
