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Altendorf honoured as “Innovator of the Year 2022”

 Friday, November 11, 2022

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Altendorf wins “Innovator of the Year 2022” award for Hand Guard Safety Assistance System. The award was presented, by Professor Dr. Hermann Simon, author of the standard work first published in 2007 “Hidden Champions of the 21st Century. At the event “Innovation is the key for mankind to be able to live in harmony with this world,” Frank Thelen opined in his presentation.

Altendorf’s commitment to greater safety in the craft is now rewarded. Over the years it has been studied that in Germany alone, an average of 120 accidents per month occurs in connection with sliding table saws per month. The Altendorf GmbH has not let the problem rest and has developed a safety system that ensures hands are not exposed to danger when operating a sliding table saw. The result is called Hand Guard.

“We started this development three years ago and are pioneers here when it comes to recognizing a hazardous situation early enough. AI, or artificial intelligence, helps us to do this,” says Peter Schwenk, CEO of the Altendorf Group.

The effort has paid off. The HAND GUARD optical system is the world’s first and only certified safety assistance system for sliding table saws and is regarded as the safety in the industry. With the HAND GUARD system, Altendorf demonstrates how innovative solutions based on the latest technologies can create real benefits – and ensure greater safety every day on construction sites and in workshops around the globe.  In addition, Hand Guard is the only safety assistance system for sliding table saws to have been awarded the Tested Safety Seal by the German Employers’ Liability Insurance Association for Wood and Metal (BGHM) and is the only system with a safety function that can process all materials such as wood, wet wood, aluminum and plastic without any problems.

“The award for “Innovator of the Year 2022″ underlines our innovative strength and confirms our claim to create an industry-wide safety standard for sliding table saws with our Hand Guard system,” says Vit Kafka, CSO of the Altendorf Group.

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