FFI and it’s detection system CATSS has won one of the most coveted design prizes worldwide: the red dot.

Easy to use: Two Norwegian soldiers are mounting a CATSS detecting unit.

CATSS (Chemical, Atomic and Toxic compound Surveillance System) receives the award for ”superior design quality”, created by designers Halvor Skrede and Christian Karlsson in close cooperation with the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI).

CATSS is designed to protect civilian and military installations against emission of hazardous industrial chemicals, chemical weapons or sources of radiation.

The Red Dot Award is a quality seal for good design. I is is awarded annually in an international competition to products with a particularly sophisticated and innovative design.

The product assessment is carried out by an international jury of renowned design experts. They examine and test the products and assess them according to criteria such as degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics, durability, ecological compatibility and clarity of function.

This year, companies from 43 countries with a total of 2,548 products competed in the same category as CATSS: Craft and Industri Product Design.

For more information about CATSS, read FFI-FACTS.