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Bosch's first cordless table saw designed for construction professionals. The GTS platform is designed to accommodate both corded and battery-driven variants. The compact footprint is packed with key user-centric features like an extending table, Gravity Rise stand integration, various carrying configurations, and more.
The power tools industry has been making a massive push towards cordless, battery-driven tools over the past 10+ years. Until now, this movement has focused on tools that consume relatively little power, like drill drivers and other handheld tools. With advances in battery technology the big brands are pushing battery-driven SKUs across their entire product portfolio. This includes the massively power consuming table saw category. Bosch had to jump into the game or watch their market share degrade.
Bosch came to us with a partially proven functional engineering prototype. We collaborated with their highly experienced engineers and product managers while going into the field with customers to understand key user needs. We iterated to quickly prove concepts across product architecture, usability, and manufacturing while balancing critical engineering and safety constraints.
Whiteboard brainstorming on overall architecture and manufacturing approach.
Workshop sketches to flesh out UX and architecture ideas.
Competitor products studied during workshop sessions.
Rough table extension prototype.
Folding mechanism prototype.
Rapid physical mockup ideation to determine battery location.
UX and ID sketch conceptualization for stand integration, cutting guide, table surface, and table extension.
Key workshop with vendors to share concepts and move toward manufacturing feasibility.
Rough CAD architectures shared during vendor workshop.
The Bosch GTS15 & 18V table saws were designed on a platform that allows for manufacturing flexibility to accommodate both a corded (GTS15) and cordless (GTS18V) variant. We ensured the Bosch visual brand language guidelines (that TEAMS has curated since 1957) were adhered to. There was a large emphasis on key user touchpoints validated by extensive field testing.
If you're curious to learn more, please reach out:
rosscbrinkman@gmail.com