European Inventor Award 2013 – Claus Hämmerle and Klaus Brüstle (Industry)

These two Austrian inventors developed a damper system that facilitates the soft closing of furniture doors, drawers and wall cabinets. Derived from the suspension of an automobile and protected by numerous patents, ‘Blumotion’ is enjoying enormous market success worldwide and has become an industry standard in the field, with Austrian manufacturer Julius Blum exporting 96% of its products.

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