SKIDATA’s SMove Access Gate Wins Prestigious "Red Dot: Best of the Best" Award 2025

SKIDATA proudly announces that its innovative sMove access gate, featuring the distinctive Wave barrier, has received the prestigious "Red Dot: Best of the Best" Award in the Red Dot Design Award 2025. This distinguished accolade recognizes sMove’s innovative mechanism and superior user convenience as a modern alternative to traditional turnstile systems, providing frictionless and efficient access experiences.

The Red Dot Award, a globally renowned competition established in 1955, honors products demonstrating superior design based on functionality, usability, aesthetic appeal, and social responsibility. This year, an independent jury of 43 international experts from 21 countries assessed more than 10,000 submissions.

The sMove gate transforms guest reception areas into welcoming spaces of comfort and security. It ensures a frictionless, efficient access experience, maximizing throughput rapidly. Its wide, inclusive design comfortably accommodates strollers, ski gear, and provides barrier- free, independent access for wheelchair users. Flexible controls allow all visitors – skiers, mountain bikers, families, and individuals with disabilities – to enter seamlessly through the same passage without assistance.
Innovative and inclusive design

The soft Wave barrier element, with a slim design, is central to sMove’s design, robustness, and durability. Its modular, visually appealing format meets the highest international safetystandards, offering unmatched flexibility to operators at mountain destinations, stadiums, arenas, and theme parks. The system is also fully compatible with multiple recognition technologies, including barcode and QR scanning, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and facial recognition.

The jury recognized sMove as a significant advancement over traditional turnstile systems, highlighting its user-friendly operation and aesthetic excellence without compromising security or versatility.

"We developed sMove to significantly enhance guest experiences at mountain resorts, stadiums, theme parks, and beyond," said Willem-Jan Balk, Senior VP Sales & Marketing at SKIDATA. "Our solution also addresses the evolving nature of mountain tourism, where summer activities and diverse visitor groups play an increasingly important role. We're committed to delivering secure, inclusive, and enjoyable entry experiences, benefiting operators and guests alike."