SCM’s “blade off” safety system selected for the Compasso d’Oro award in 2026

“Blade off” is the innovative safety system for circular saws designed and developed by SCM, and one of the products included in the ADI Design Index 2024 by ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (Industrial Design Association). This prestigious recognition marks an essential first step on the path toward the Compasso d'Oro award in 2026​​​​​​​. An important recognition both for the global leader group in technologies for secondary wood processing and for Design Group Italia which collaborated with SCM in creating the design.

The selection which includes more than 200 products chosen from over a thousand candidates, will take centre stage at the “ADI Design Index 2024” on show at the ADI Design Museum in Milan from 30 October. A panoramic, first-hand image of the evolutions of contemporary design which involves different sectors of Made in Italy: not just joinery work and furnishings, but also social design projects, expo outfitting and means of transport.

Being a part of this selection and being able to take part in the next Compasso d’Oro award is the first important achievement for “blade off”’, the flagship of SCM’s range of joinery machines. The system aims to reduce the risks involved in these kinds of solutions to a minimum, introducing a new concept of work in which safety is no longer seen as an obstacle but, on the contrary, meets the needs of the operator who continues to control the machining work.

“Blade off” prevents accidental contact between the operator and the blade, by identifying any part of the human body within the danger zone and triggering at an incredible speed, making the blade disappear under the work surface in a matter of milliseconds.

All this can be repeated while fully respecting the ergonomics of the machine’s functions and quality.

Like the other products selected for the ADI Design Index 2024, “blade off” is an industrial design project capable of modernising products and processes and enhancing traditional machining work and top-level artisan expertise, making these trades more appealing to up-and-coming generations.