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May 1, 2015

KEYSTONE MONTANA

Keystone Montana Setting the benchmark. Tangent partnered with Goshen, Indiana based RV manufacturer Keystone to design, develop and model the exterior fiberglass cap range for Keystone’s luxury 5th wheel offering, the Keystone Montana. Tangent designed front and rear fiberglass caps for the full Montana line-up of 5th wheels, including windshield and non-windshield versions of each.Beginning with a 3D data underlay supplied by the client’s engineering team, Tangent set about developing 2D concepts that would accurately convey the client’s desired styling direction while incorporating mounting hardpoints and the necessary window and lighting content for each model range, including DOT marker lights and LED accent lighting.After settling on a 2D direction that fulfilled the clients’ design and packaging requirements, Tangent began modeling the various 5th wheel caps in Autodesk Alias, making sure to carefully consider the production needs of the fiberglass supplier while doing so. By moving into the 3D stage of the design...

April 30, 2015

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NISSAN NV200 MOBILITY TAXI

The Taxi of Tomorrow re-imagines the entire New York taxi system for the 21st century. Tangent Design Group worked in conjunction with BraunAbility, the Indiana-based market leader in wheelchair accessible vehicles and Nissan Motors to rethink, design, and engineer a wheelchair friendly taxi of tomorrow. The Nissan NV200 Mobility Taxi features a rear-entry ramp which eliminates the need for wheelchair users to cross traffic in order to enter or exit the vehicle. The taxi also features an industry-first integrated restraint system providing a safe and quick securement of passengers in wheelchairs. The Nissan Mobility Taxi looks like and functions like a standard taxi until the mobility functionality is needed. After pulling into a safe space at the curb, the taxi operator flips down the 2nd row seat back and pulls a release handle to tumble the seat forward. Next, after opening the wide rear doors, the operator pulls the fold-flat wheelchair ramp...

September 12, 2013

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PREMIER MARINE LIBERTY HELM

Contemporary styling. Modern materials. Premier Marine is a luxury pontoon boat manufacturer founded in 1992. Their premium watercrafts are known for classic design, distinctive styling, and thoughtful engineering. Tangent collaborated with Premier Marine to execute their design vision of a top tier pontoon boat helm. The challenge was to create contemporary styled helm with modern materials, automotive inspired accents, and new finishes. All the controls, gauges, and storage areas were thoughtfully placed at ergonomically optimum locations so they not only look great but perform great. Photos courtesy of Premier Marine...

Equipment Technologies Apache Sprayer Interior

August 9, 2013

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APACHE SPRAYER INTERIOR

Logical Tractor Operation Design Equipment Technologies is the largest independently owned manufacturer of self propelled sprayers in North America. Equipment Technologies’ mission is to produce the most rugged, reliable, and affordable sprayers available to growers and applicators. Tangent designers and Equipment Technologies’ engineers once again collaborated on their 2014 sprayer product. The goal was to elevate the operator in cab experience. Together we focused on style, ergonomics, storage as well as technology interface with an all-new touch based GUI control center. Photos courtesy of Equipment Technologies...

April 27, 2012

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BMW CENTER CONSOLE

Invision Automotive, a division of Audiovox OEM Automotive Group, has quickly grown to become the premier manufacturer of Rear Seat Entertainment products to the automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers. The BMW center console rear seat entertainment system is the only solution to fully integrate into the center armrest and all but disappears when not in use. This product is available for BMW X1 and X3 vehicles worldwide and is expected to be released in the North American market in the near future. Our designers were challenged with reducing the overall size and weight of the system. Fully homologated contact surfaces and styling that compliments BMW interiors were a few of the major considerations in developing this product. We were responsible for driving the design from conceptual illustrations all the way through generating the product’s Class A surface....

December 19, 2011

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MOPAR JK-8 JEEP TOP

Design of the Jeep Truck For years loyal Jeep fans have been awaiting a truck version of the Wrangler. Mopar, the performance parts division of Chrysler, decided to do just that and created a Jeep truck conversion kit. The kit can be retrofitted on any 2011 or newer Jeep either by a dealer, customization shop, or by the end user. Tangent’s role in the kit project was to reproduce the hard top for the passenger compartment utilizing the same assembly technique as the OEM factory hard top. It also needed to be compatible with the factory Freedom tops that were also packaged with the kit. Working with Mopar engineering, Tangent designers were able to obtain the OEM top CAD data and use it as a starting point for generating the new top. Tangent was able to create the new top Class A CAD data and work with the supplier to make sure it...

December 18, 2011

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FLEETWOOD EXCURSION EXTERIOR

Recreational Fun Fleetwood is a long-standing recreational vehicle brand that has been at the forefront of the industry for several generations. They are a leading manufacturer of Class A and Class C coaches based in Decatur Indiana. When Fleetwood decided to build a new Class A Diesel product, Tangent was brought in to work with Fleetwood’s development team to bring a fresh look to the exterior. Drawing on automotive influences Tangent developed a form language that is contemporary yet comfortable to the target demographic. Tangent designers worked through several 2D designs prior to developing all of the class A CAD surfacing for the front and rear caps and access doors. Tangent was able to coordinate with various Fleetwood suppliers to integrate components ranging from lights, windshield, and cooling package radiators early on in the CAD process. This enabled a reduced development time in which the first prototype was ready for its unveiling...

December 17, 2011

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HONDA ODYSSEY INTERIOR

BraunAbility Auto Interior Transformation BraunAbility are the mobility transportation experts and have been for over 40 years. They are the leader and offer the most variety in wheelchair accessible products in their industry. BraunAbility being the industry leader realized that in order to stay on top they needed some help to stay there. They saw Tangent as an outside consulting group that could assist in helping them with that goal. We were able to evaluate their existing products and identify “areas of improvement”. Top priority was to make their consumer conversion products look and feel more automotive OEM quality. Tangent had used the 2011 Honda Odyssey as the pilot platform to implement the interior improvements. The vehicle was laser scanned to accurately capture floor modifications and develop all the new plastic components in 3D CAD. The design team at Tangent worked with Braun’s engineering and assembly groups as well as their suppliers to...

December 16, 2011

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SWINGLINE AUTO SHREDDER

Product Family Swingline is a division of ACCO Brands Corporation. ACCO Brands is one of the world’s largest producers of branded office products. Swingline itself has a long history of making quality innovative stapling products for nearly a century and is considered the stapler of choice by many. ACCO Brands had developed an innovative new shredding technology and wanted to build a line of shredders around their Swingline brand that utilized this technology. Tangent worked jointly with ACCO Brands development team to create a line of products that communicated the Swingline brand, showcasing the new shredding technology as well as its new intuitive user interface. There are five products in the line and Tangent designers worked through 2D development phase as well as developing the final 3D CAD control surface to keep a consistent, identifiable branded family form language. Photos courtesy of Acco Brands...

December 15, 2011

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DOCKCLIP MARINE CABLE ORGANIZER

Foot Friendly. Dockclip is a product brand dedicated to smart, simple solutions for the marine industry. The debut product secures shore power cords and water hoses safely to the dock. They are made of high strength; thermoplastic elastomer formulated specifically for use in a marine environment and is very durable with resistance to sun, salt water, and fuels. This product was developed entirely by Tangent. From the concept and CAD development, to researching and sourcing tooling and molding vendors here in the USA, Tangent managed it. Even the branding and packaging was created in house by our design team. Now available at Dockclip.com, Amazon.com, and select retailers in the West Michigan area....

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KEYSTONE MONTANA

NISSAN NV200 MOBILITY TAXI

PREMIER MARINE LIBERTY HELM

APACHE SPRAYER INTERIOR

BMW CENTER CONSOLE

MOPAR JK-8 JEEP TOP

FLEETWOOD EXCURSION EXTERIOR

HONDA ODYSSEY INTERIOR

SWINGLINE AUTO SHREDDER

DOCKCLIP MARINE CABLE ORGANIZER

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