Mark Eyman

The Nomad was developed for Techtronic Industries (TTI) - it is a portable pressurized water cleaning product featuring battery power and a removable reservoir.

The Nomad was building off a previous product, the Dirtworker, which was a blow-molded, non-battery powered washer. The new model offers additional storage, more accessories, and a redesign of the form for improved versatility, ease of use, and portability.

As designs were refined aesthetic considerations had to merge with functional requirements such as, tank and base removal, molding details, filling and cleaning issues, and portability

One of the design issues centered around capturing the front textile element in the base structure to create a storage pocket. Here fabric representations were modeled in order to send drawings to the manufacturer and resolve the underlying structure.

One of the challenges we faced was the integration of two-shot injection molded components with blow molded components to create a unified look. Features to accomplish this had to take into consideration the strengths and limitations of the different manufacturing processes.

Sound parametric design (in this case in ProEngineer) allows for continual tweaking of the design during the creation of a production-intent deliverable. It is not enough to simply translate Industrial Design concepts - part of the process of keeping design intent in tact is to skillfully interpret the concept while also modifying the product for production.

Documentation was an important part of this project, keeping modified parts and assemblies up-to-date for all the partners involved, the consultancy, the client and their manufacturer.

Here is an example of the Nomad in use - images from the hang tag provided with the finished product.