ESAB
Search icon
  • Log in | Create an account
  • Products & Solutions
    • ESAB Products & Solutions
      ESAB
    • ESAB Product search
      Product search
    • Featured Products and Innovations Featured Products and Innovations
      Featured Products and Innovations Featured Products and Innovations
      • Aluminium MIG Welding Solutions
      • Cobot Welding Solutions
      • The Ultimate Euro Tour
      • Warrior Edge Solutions

    • Accessories and Consumables
      Accessories and Consumables
      • Filler Metal Accessories
      • General Supplies
      • Chemical Aids
      • Drying Ovens
      • Plasma Accessories
      • PPE / Safety Accessories
      • Welding Equipment Accessories
      • Cable Connectors and Lugs
      • Other
      • Welding Cables
    • Carbon Arc Gouging / Exothermic Cutting
      Carbon Arc Gouging / Exothermic Cutting
      • Carbon Arc Gouging Electrodes
      • Carbon Arc Gouging Torches
    • CNC Cutting
      CNC Cutting
      • Controls
      • Cutting Machines
      • Gas Cutting Torches
      • Plasma Systems
      • Process Tools
      • Beveling
      • Drilling
      • Marking and Labeling
      • Pipe Cutting
      • Software
    • Filler Metals
      Filler Metals
      • Aluminum
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Copper
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Hardfacing
      • Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW/MCAW)
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Strip Cladding (SAW/ESW)
      • Subarc (SAW)
      • Low Alloy
      • Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW/MCAW)
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Subarc (SAW)
      • Mild Steel
      • Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW/MCAW)
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Subarc (SAW)
      • Nickel
      • Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW/MCAW)
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Strip Cladding (SAW/ESW)
      • Subarc (SAW)
      • Other
      • Repair And Maintenance
      • Stainless Steel
      • Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires (FCAW/MCAW)
      • MIG Wires / TIG Rods (GMAW/GTAW)
      • Stick Electrodes (SMAW)
      • Strip Cladding (SAW/ESW)
      • Subarc (SAW)
    • Manual Plasma Cutting
      Manual Plasma Cutting
    • PPE / Safety
      PPE / Safety
      • Fume Mitigation
      • Hands and Body
      • Head and Face
    • Robotics
      Robotics
      • Cobots
      • Cobot Equipment
      • Robotic Equipment
      • Robotic Feeders
      • Robotic Power Sources
      • Robotic Torch Cleaning Stations
      • Robotic Torches
      • Software
      • Weld Data Monitoring
    • Torches
      Torches
      • Carbon Arc Gouging Torches
      • MIG Torches
      • Fume Extraction
      • Push Pull
      • Standard
      • Plasma Torches
      • Manual Plasma Torches
      • TIG Torches
      • Air-Cooled
      • Water-Cooled
    • Welding Automation
      Welding Automation
      • Mechanized Welding
      • Submerged Arc Welding
      • Column and Boom Systems
      • Controllers
      • Flux and Wire Systems
      • Gantries
      • Joint Tracking Systems
      • Power Supplies
      • Roller Beds
      • Welding Heads
      • Welding Tractors
      • Weld Data Monitoring
    • Welding Equipment
      Welding Equipment
      • Battery-Powered Welders
      • MIG Welders (GMAW)
      • Multi-Process Welders
      • Software
      • STICK Welders (SMAW)
      • TIG Welders (GTAW)
      • Weld Data Monitoring
      • Wire Feeders
      • MIG Torches
      • TIG torches
    • ESAB
    • Exaton
    • Arcair
    • InduSuite
    • Thermal Dynamics
    • Stoody
    • Tweco
    • Nuclear Welding Solutions
    • LNG solutions
    • Wind energy
    • Repair and maintenance
    • Petrochemical solutions
    • Mobile machinery solutions
    • Shipbuilding solutions
    • Pipeline solutions
    • All industries
    • Value added engineering
    Contact us
    Find a Service Centre Partner login
  • ESAB University
    • ESAB University ESAB University
      ESAB University
    • ESAB Specialty alloys webinars
      ESAB
    • Articles Articles
      Articles
    • Blog Blog
      Blog
    • ESAB ESAB FAQ
      ESAB
    • Videos Videos
      Videos
    • Webinars Webinars
      Webinars
    View all
    • Choosing Welding Consumables Choosing Welding Consumables
    View all
    Contact us
    Find a Service Centre Partner login
  • About Us
    • ESAB About Us
      ESAB
    • Careers Careers
      Careers
    • Environment Environment
      Environment
    • Pension Scheme Information Pension Scheme Information
      Pension Scheme Information
    • ESAB History
      ESAB
    • ESAB News
      ESAB
    • ESAB Why choose an ESAB Authorised Distributor
      ESAB
    Corporation Logo Learn More About ESAB Corporation View Investor Relations
    Contact us
    Find a Service Centre Partner login
  • Support
    • ESAB Support
      ESAB
    • Manuals Manuals
      Manuals
    • Warranty Warranty
      • Warranty Coverage
      • Return policy
      • Terms and Conditions of Sale
      • Register Your Product
    • Certifications and Documents Certifications and Documents
      • Product Certifications
      • Standard Equipment Certificates
      • Documents and Surcharges
      • Welding procedures
      • Product Stewardship Inquiry
      • Safety Data Sheets
    • Tools Tools
      • Smartphone Apps
      • Resources
      • Calculators
    • Product FAQ Product FAQ
      • Documentation
      • Product Support
    • Contact us Contact us
      Contact us
    Contact us Register your product Find a Service Centre
    Contact us
    Find a Service Centre Partner login
  • Our Brands
    View all
    • TBi Industries TBi Industries
    • EWAC EWAC
    • Alcotec Alcotec
    • AMI AMI
    • Arcair Arcair
    • Conarco Conarco
    • Condor Condor
    • Cigweld Cigweld
    • Exaton Exaton
    • Filarc Filarc
    • Firepower Firepower
    • Gasarc Gasarc
    • GCE GCE
    • InduSuite InduSuite
    • Losarc Losarc
    • Octopuz Octopuz
    • Soldexa Soldexa
    • Stoody Stoody
    • Swift-Cut Swift-Cut
    • Thermal Dynamics Thermal Dynamics
    • Thermal Dynamics Automation Thermal Dynamics Automation
    • Turbotorch Turbotorch
    • Tweco Tweco
    • Victor Victor
    • Westarco Westarco
    Contact us
    Find a Service Centre Partner login
Search icon Search Dealer locator icon Dealer locator Log in Log in
  • Dealer locator
  1. ESAB | Home
  2. | About Us
  3. | News
Search
July 9, 2021

ESAB'S ROBUSTFEED WINS RED DOT AWARD FOR PRODUCT DESIGN

Gothenburg, Sweden – ESAB announced that its RobustFeed wire feeder has received the highly coveted Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. The RobustFeed was designed for portability, durability and productivity and is the only portable feeder with an IP44 protection class rating, which means it is protected against water splashes from all directions. A completely-sealed wire feed compartment protects the wire from dust, an optional heater drives off moisture to preserve wire integrity and its double-wall design has special zones to provide impact and abrasion resistance. The controls, power and gas cable connections are protected inside the housing, and a reliable strain relief removes cable stress. This is the second Red Dot award ESAB has won for product design. The brand won in 2018 for the Renegade TIG power source.

“We are proud that our RobustFeed earned the prestigious Red Dot award, a tremendous honor in our longstanding history of leading product innovation in welding and cutting equipment and consumables for over a century,” said Olivier Biebuyck, President, EMEAR, Equipment and Digital Solutions. “A special thanks to Red Dot’s expert jury for recognising our continuous pursuit to meet the needs of the customers we serve all over the world.”

For more than 50 years, the “Red Dot” award has established itself internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design. For this year’s competition, designers and manufacturers submitted more than 18,000 objects to the competition and a jury comprising roughly 50 members assessed the products. The strict judging criteria, which include level of innovation, functionality, formal quality, ergonomics and durability, provide a frame of reference which the jurors then complement with their own expertise.

“I believe RobustFeed won this esteemed award because customer insights and real-life scenarios shaped its form and functions,” said Jarkko Havia, ESAB’s Global Industrial Design Manager. “We never intended to compete with existing feeders — we wanted to redefine the category, and RobustFeed achieves that goal.”

More Key Elements to RobustFeed’s Award-winning Design

ESAB designed RobustFeed for improved ergonomics when carrying. When carried by the middle handle, it rests comfortably against the side of the operator’s body when walking longer distances. Closer to the point of welding, additional front and rear handles make it easy to carry up a ladder, maneuver through confined spaces or pass the unit from one person to another.

For greater mobility, the wire feeder has an optional wheel kit that mounts on either the bottom or side of the feeder. It also features ESAB’s new PreciDrive wire drive system that combines high precision, power and reliability to feed solid wires up to 2.0 mm and cored wires up to 2.4 mm. RobustFeed automatically connects to ESAB’s Warrior and Aristo inverter-based power sources, and a connection kit enables using the unit with competitive inverters. Users include those in the ship, boat, trailer, construction, steel fabrication, pressure vessel, tank, pipe, wind tower, off-highway machinery, maintenance and repair industries. Equipped with an optional push-pull torch, it also works well for welding aluminium. For more information about the RobustFeed, click here.

About ESAB

At ESAB, we exist to shape the future of welding and cutting. We connect fabricators with the widest range of products under our industry-leading brand portfolio with the latest technologies to solve virtually any industry challenge — then we back it up with our knowledge, experience and passion to help them be more productive than ever before.

About the Red Dot Design Award

The Red Dot Award - Product Design, whose origins date back to 1955, appraises the best products created every year. In roughly 50 categories, manufacturers and designers can enter their innovations in the competition. According to the motto “In search of good design and innovation”, the jury evaluates the entries and only awards a Red Dot to products that win them over with their high design quality. More information is available at www.red-dot.org.

ESAB United States LT
Contact us
Dealer locator

Company
  • ESAB Corporate
  • Investor relations
  • Careers
  • Privacy policy
  • Website terms of use
  • Intellectual property terms of use
  • Code of conduct for business partners
  • Supplier Terms and Conditions
  • Supplier Information
Shop by industry
  • Nuclear Welding Solutions
  • LNG solutions
  • Wind energy
  • Repair and maintenance
  • Petrochemical solutions
  • Mobile machinery solutions
  • Shipbuilding solutions
  • Pipeline solutions
  • All industries
Shop by brand
  • ESAB
  • Exaton
  • Arcair
  • InduSuite
  • Thermal Dynamics
  • Stoody
  • Tweco
  • All brands
Site navigation
  • Products & solutions
  • My ESAB University
  • About us
  • Support
  • Our brands
© 2026 ESAB.

Please login to perform this action.

or

If you don't have an account please register here.