Peterman Design Firm

Update the two existing products to be more modern, cut down manufacturing time and costs to allow for upgrading of components. Develop several new products using the new design language and broadening the product range.

Rethink the entire assembly and manufacturing process, prototype over 10 designs per product, and create a design language anchored in its roots but more fitting for modern design.

A new design language, streamlined components for use across multiple products, and manufacturing time decrease. This was accomplished through use of new component suppliers, manufacturing floor redesign, tooling optimization, and the complete redesign of the inside of the cabinets. This allowed for the addition of several new products, all of this over a 3 year period.

Give a new look and feel to two different robotic grips, the Gecko and the Tactile grippers. This needed to be done quickly and without any adjustment to the internal engineering.

We used company aesthetics and other inspiration to create several design options and walked their team through the concepting design process. Sketches, sketch renders, and then finally into CAD.

We created two unique designs that were eye catching, functional, manufacturable, and did not impact performance in any way. The final designs were put into CAD renders along with the sketch renders we had done through the process.

The founders, David and Patricia Drabkin, came to us to turn their early hand-built versions into something that could be produced by a manufacturer to a higher quality level than they had been able to attain.

We took the general concept, left the parts that worked great as is, and focused our energy on the components that could be improved on or needed to adjust for manufacturing by an outside vendor.

Through the conversion to production level design, improvements were made to the the product in weight and ease of use. This all resulted in a product that improved on their early versions and they still use today.

BugLab came to Peterman Design Firm to design a new enclosure for a new electronics/sensor package. Our challenge was to create a new design that was easy to take a part and maintain while remaining splash proof and usable in the lab. Existing enclosured relied on RTV and other types of adhesive to remain sealed and functional, which made repairs and changing components difficult.

We created a product that use gasketing and eliminated the need for any adhesives. We also created a form that protected the product from the most common liquid intrusion issues, sitting in puddles and having liquid poured on them.

Our design met all requirements and had the additional benefit of being a modular design allowing for part sharing between this product and future products in development.

Check their products out here: https://www.buglab.com/

Saber Forge needed to re-engineer their product line to be more modular for manufacturing. Their product line needed expanding, including a curved saber they were having issues with. Also involved was a logo update and product photo shoot for several products we helped launch.

The solution was modular system incorporating their newly developed in-house electronics. We also ensured shared hardware and easier to manufacture parts. We also created a geometric logo.

The results were a decrease in per-product cost in both parts and labor. The modular system is the basis of their entire current product line. They also received an updated logo, with all the files.

Anthony Oliver came to us with the question. How can you wash a vehicle more efficiently with both commercial and consumer use in mind?

A powered, hand held device that could soap, scrub, and rinse a vehicle without changing tools.

A duel powered rotating scrubbers, a swiveling head, soap injection system and tank, adjustable length shaft, and all powered with a rechargeable battery system in the handle with optional corded version for longer sustained use. We also created the brand, website, and marketing collateral which allowed Beaux Brush to make a public early release to get more funding and interest with continued refinement on the product.