The aim of the thesis was to incorporate modern wooden elements into professional kitchen equipment. We looked at the existing products from local and foreign makers of such equipment. In collaboration with Kogast d.d. we decided to upgrade their existing bar counter, which is made for storage of food and drinks. We constructed and made a modern countertop and two drawer face frames made out of thermally modified ash wood. For the smart electronic buttons, we planned, conceived and constructed a wooden cover that was also made out of thermally modified wood. We designed a new shape for their standard plastic buttons and 3D printed them using wood-polymer filaments. The process of 3D modelling and making technical documentation in the 3D modelling computer program SolidWorks is shown. We have discovered that the incorporation of wooden elements into professional kitchen equipment shows great potential. Newly made products were showcased at culinary exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad.
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