Dieter Fornoff
M001730
Germany / Product Design
Dieter Fornoff was born in Erbach, Germany, in 1956. After completing an apprenticeship as a precision mechanic in 1976, he went on to study product design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, receiving his diploma in 1984. He founded Puls Produktdesign soon after, together with Eberhard Klett and Andreas Ries. Their work for well-known clients has received numerous international design awards. For over 25 years, Dieter has been leading and managing the design team and has significantly influenced the design strategies of market-leading international companies.
Puls Produktdesign GmbH is one of Germany’s most successful product design companies.
The company made history with its invention of the first stair-climbing and roadworthy electric wheelchairs and as a pioneer of ultramodern design for dentistry. The group’s focus is on developing fascinating products whose superior design melds appeal and innovation with sustainability and cost-efficiency.
Puls stands for strategic design, product design, interface design and construction. The company invests in its personnel and their professional capabilities with a view to long-term development in complex and comprehensive collaborative projects.
Portfolio
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Bosch Healthcare Solutions - Vivatmo pro und Vivatmo me
Vivatmo me is the first device to allow asthma patients to monitor their treatment themselves. Based on innovative miniaturized sensor technology, the small, compact and lightweight device is easy for patients to use. They simply attach a fresh, single-use, intelligent mouthpiece to the device and then exhale evenly into the instrument. The results are shown immediately and can be documented continuously in the Vivatmo app. Used in conjunction with the measurements made by Vivatmo pro, the device for physicians, Vivatmo me's non-invasive technology can lower the exacerbation rate of asthma and in turn reduce the need for anti-inflammatory medication such as inhaled corticosteroids.
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Collomix - XO 1
The XO 1 by Collomix is an electric tool for mixing powder-based building materials. Its robust and comfortable design features a solid metal frame with ergonomically shaped handles for a secure grip. The grip area has been raised to enable an upright working posture and a more balanced centre of gravity. The modular housing system and a careful selection of materials both serve to reduce weight and noise emission.
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Dentsply Sirona – inLab MCX 5
The inLab MC X5 is a universal five-axis production unit designed to meet dental laboratory requirements for cost-efficiency. Dentsply Sirona offers laboratories more independence in terms of material – zirconia, polymers, composites, wax, sintering metal, glass and hybrid ceramics. It offers a growing range of applications and can not only be used with the inEos X5 and inLab software but also to process external CAD data.
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Dentsply Sirona – inEos X5
The inEos X5 was developed according to the highest quality standards for optical measuring systems. It has quickly become established on the market as the benchmark in scanners. The inEos X5 ensures greatest accuracy for all digitization work of interest to dental technicians.
• Intelligent scanning technology: with its robot arm, unique 5-axis scanning technology and large working area
• Outstanding accuracy and highest depth of field
• Intuitive operation and a clear software interface: digital models with just a few clicks -
Dentsply Sirona – TENEO
TENEO is Sirona's new dental treatment center targeted at the premium market. It incorporates sophisticated modern technology and caters to specialized treatment procedures such as endodontics and implantology. The TENEO product philosophy emphasizes simplicity, intuitiveness and user-friendliness. One example is the new EasyTouch user interface, which streamlines the dentist's workflow. Numerous innovative features set new standards in ergonomics and patient comfort. The product design retains familiar Sirona-specific features and at the same time establishes a new design idiom for the Sirona brand.
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Dürr Assembly Products – Smart Ergo Drive
Dürr Assembly Products has developed a new generation of semi-automatic setting tools for the automotive industry.
The operator manually attaches the tools to the test specimen and controls them until the specimen is correctly adjusted. In addition to an LED light, the tip of the tool is equipped with a push-down mechanism with which the tool can be deflected. Integrated sensors monitor whether forces are exerted on the alignment bolt during the setting process -
Schenck RoTec - eTENO
Balancing is the last step towards a perfect rotor in the production process. The eTENO provides consistent implementation of the balancing process in high-volume production. Cycle times of 40 to 100 seconds provide solutions over a broad production range at the highest possible standard of balancing quality.
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Schenck RoTec – Pasio 15
The Pasio 15 is designed as an extremely compact crane hook machine. Operators simply transport it to the required point using the crane or a lift truck, park it and align it. The only other thing needed in order to balance the rotors is a power supply connection – without complex foundations; without having to be bolted to the floor; without calibration. In this way the Pasio 15 can be integrated quickly and easily into a production run – even if the line is modified from time to time. It is also ensures the safety of other components by drastically eliminating pinch points and providing ergonomic machine adjustments without the need for tools. The function of each component is safe and easy to understand.
