page 2 story / info NEWS@LINAK A kitchen where cooking is even more fun Dr. Andreas Martin likes to cook. To him cooking is not a necessary evil before eating. To him cooking also serves to relax from a stressful day in his practice. When moving into a new flat in the centre of Dresden it soon became clear that the kitchen is not only a functional space, but also a social hub. The choice of Andreas Martin was an ERGOmatic kitchen from Sachsenküchen. The possibility to easily adjust the kitchen in height at your fingertips fascinated the young doctor right away. „This is really a great feature. I can adjust the height individually for different activities. Basically, you need a specific height for each pan and for each pot.“ Dr. Andreas Martin is an independent surgeon in Dresden. After his studies in Hamburg, he worked as a consultant and ward doctor at the university hospital in Dresden, before opening his own practice in Dresden in January 2013. The preparation of fresh and healthy products is very important to the doctor. Despite his stressful profession, he finds time to cook every day. At the push of a button or a touch panel, eight lifting columns from LINAK adjust the over three metres wide kitchen block by 20 centimetres. The ERGOmatic system of Sachsenküchen allows adjusting working heights from 855 to 1055 mm. Initially, the basic idea of the height adjustment of kitchen countertops was the different sizes of users. That is also the slogan of Sachsenküchen “Who cooks for you today?” Usually, the man is taller than the wife is, and often he uses the kitchen for cooking as much as his wife. If the kitchen has a rigid working height, none of them can work ergonomically sensible. The working height is too high for the woman and too low for the man. An electric adjustment compensates for this deficiency and provides a flexible kitchen that can be adjusted individually to the user. However, this is not the only advantage, because even if the kitchen is used as in the case of Dr. Andreas Martin and his partner Romy Eckert who are of equal size, individual height adjustment is really useful. When you clean vegetables or cut onions, you just need a different working height than when you stir in a large pot. If you like to cook often, you learn to appreciate this feature. “When the pan is on the stove, I adjust to the appropriate height. Then cooking makes is even more fun.“ Andreas Martin already enjoyed cooking when he was a teenager. He prepared the food for his little brother, when he came home from school. The kitchen is the social hub in a flat. This also applies to Dr. Andreas Martin’s kitchen. The smart kitchen block separates and yet unites the kitchen and the living area. The wood décor in the kitchen fits perfectly with the furniture in the living area. “Every party ends in the kitchen. At our place, it begins in the kitchen,“ said the doctor. ”When friends come, I run the kitchen block to the top position. The worktop turns into a stand-up table at which we can easily place glasses and plates. “ At first, our guests are astonished and then very impressed when I go to the kitchen island to drive it upwards. To many people it is still new that you can adjust a kitchen in height”, says the doctor from Dresden. In December 2013, the ERGOmatic kitchen was set up in his flat. The height adjustment function is in constant use. The motors perform their work smoothly and quietly. Elko Beeg, Managing Direction of Sachsenküchen: “LINAK systems are extremely reliable and very easy to operate. Our system that we have developed with the company LINAK runs smoothly and almost noiselessly. Thus, also heavy Kitchen islands can be adjusted.“ By means of the touch panel three different heights can be permanently programmed. This makes the use of the kitchen even more comfortable. Dr. Martin is excited about his ERGOmatic kitchen. So much that the kitchen in no circumstances will be left to the tenant in the event they should move. “The kitchen will move with us. That is for sure.“ Romy Eckert und Dr. Andreas Martin are happy with the adjustable kitchen. LINAK receives the Plus X Award for Baselift Jury awards Baselift as best product of the year 2014 There are products, which change the market sustainable due to their innovation. Such products will be awarded with the Plus X Award, this is the Award for innovative products in the areas technology, sports and lifestyle. This year, the jury of the globally recognised Award has chosen the Baselift system from LINAK as best product of the year 2014. Baselift is a module, whereby you can easily adjust the work height of kitchen units and kitchen islands with the help of electric motors. With an installation dimension of 10 centimetres you can integrate Baselift underneath each base. With this module you can work in a comfortable and ergonomically profitable manner. Baselift won in the categories ergonomic, high quality and comfortable working. Furthermore it gets awarded as best product of the year 2014. The Plus X Award exists since eleven years. It is the world´s biggest innovation Award for technology. An expert jury, consisting of 25 branches, which assesses the submitted products with regards to design, function, sustainability and control concept. The Danish company LINAK is a specialist and supplier for electric actuator systems for medical technology, industry and furniture industry. As an innovative company, LINAK was significant for the development of electric height adjustment desks. “Working ergonomically and comfortable is a question of the right height. This applies for office work as well as working in the kitchen”, Chistoph Messing explained, responsible for furniture at LINAK GmbH. Today, many family members are working in the kitchen and every member has a different height. So far, it exists just one fix work height, which is optimal for just one person. With Baselift everybody can adjust the individual work height in the kitchen. Comfort at the push of a button. “This Award is a very joyful confirmation for our work”, says Christoph Messing. “We have been working for many years on the product development and analysed the desires and requirements about kitchen”. The result is a product, which is unique and will have influence about working in kitchen.
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