(Above) Photography of the mass production product.
Automotive Refinishing Gun
Industrial Design
2016
I was commissioned by the Devilbiss/Carlisle Technology engineering team in 2016 to refresh and redesign the company's flagship product - a market leading automotive refinishing spray gun.
I began the project with ideation sketching and took the design through several stages of development and 'looks like' prototyping, before final CAD surfaces were released to the engineering team for DFM. The gun's aluminium body is drop forged in Italy, then CNC'd and assembled with all other parts manufactured in the UK.
Opportunity
The original GTI PRO range of spray gun was an iconic product with a cult following. However, it had remained the same for many years and was in need of a sensitive overhaul, both in aesthetic styling and function.
Solution
A new and improved design with aesthetic, ergonomic and functional improvements designed in collaboration with the Devilbiss engineering team. Mass production has continued since 2019 - the design is sold throughout the world and has established trends within the industry.
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(Above) Historic Devilbiss hardware and the PROLite which predated the new DV1 gun.
The Devilbiss brand has a rich history spanning back to 1888. The company pioneered atomisation for the Victorian medical industry, transferring the technology into industrial spray equipment.
I was tasked to build upon this heritage as I began a new product design.
“This is a great example of what can be achieved by hiring in external talent... Joel has pushed the boundaries of what we thought possible in a Devilbiss gun”
Devilbiss - Director of Engineering and Operations
(Above) a curated compilation of my ideation during the project development stages.
Project Role
Industrial Design Consultant.
Leading the front end industrial design & styling
in collaboration with the in-house engineering team.
Design development.
CAD Design and A-surfaces.
Notes
Flagship, market leading product.
Manufactured in the UK.
In mass production since 2019.
Designed in SolidWorks.
(Above) Formlabs SLA prototype created as part of the development process.
(Below) Keyshot renders of the final SolidWorks A-surfaces.
(Below) Product photography created for launch.
(Below) Images from the UK factory production and assembly line.
