Hoffmann Group bags Red Dot Design Award for “GARANT digital caliper”

GARANT product design once again convinces international 

by Priya Jadhv

Mumbai,April 2019 – The Hoffmann Group, Europe's leading system partner for quality tools, has won the prestigious Red Dot Award 2019. The jury of experts awarded the prize to the “GARANT digital caliper IP67 with data output” in the “Tools” category. The prize is awarded annually in 48 categories and recognizes outstanding industry design and the best concepts.

The new “GARANT digital caliper IP67 with data output” has a particularly sophisticated design. The large LCD display is embedded in a clearly structured stainless steel body and displays measurement values at an easily legible size of 11.5 millimeters. An ergonomically shaped Santoprene surface attached to the body affords the necessary grip for working in dusty, wet or oily environments. Thanks to the auto-sleep and auto-power-on functions, power consumption is low and the device is easy to use: The system switches into power-saving mode automatically after 20 minutes; moving it again reactivates it immediately. There is no loss of measurement values or zero point. The tool complies with protection class IP67 and is protected against dust, water, coolant and oil, even when the data cable is connected.

With its special features, the GARANT digital caliper expresses the core values of the GARANT brand. These include utmost quality, accuracy and reliability as well as the best functionality. The jury were won over by the way in which these features were implemented. Over the past ten years, tools from the GARANT brand have already won 38 design awards for their functional, ergonomic and attractive design. 

The Hoffmann Group :The Hoffmann Group is Europe's leading system partner for quality tools, combining trading with manufacturing and service expertise. That combination provides the company's over 135,000 customers with certainty of supply, assured quality and enhanced productivity in meeting all their needs for tooling, as well as workstations and storage and personal protective equipment. Optimum and reliable advice – from individual needs analysis to efficient product application – is always guaranteed. In addition to machining, clamping, measuring, grinding and cutting tools, the portfolio also comprises hand tools, occupational safety equipment, workstations and storage, and workshop articles. Customers include large stock market listed corporations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in more than 50 countries. The Hoffmann Group offers 80,000 quality tools from the top global manufacturers, including its own in-house GARANT premium brand. With comprehensive service backup in all regions, and offering a TÜV-certified delivery quality rating of over 99 percent, the Munich-based tooling specialist is a reliable and efficient partner to its customers.