SKIL PwrCore Saw

SKIL

Power and Precision for Pros

A heavy-duty circular saw designed for professional cuts with accurate, ergonomic control.

This design project was the first reciprocating SKIL saw. It expanded their product line into a new category with a bold look designed for manufacturing. Designers developed a refreshed style that cut through the competition while maintaining an existing core design identity.

Our team of designers studied reciprocating saw ergonomics by watching users in action and getting our hands on some power tools ourselves. We developed an understanding of the user experience of operating such a powerful device. This information helped identify strategic areas of opportunity in the category based on what already existed on the market.

We sketched preliminary ideas for initial design discovery and narrowed down the most functional and eye-catching ones for refinement. SKIL had a proud legacy, so designers built on their existing brand language to establish the next generation of product design. Photo-realistic renderings brought the concepts to life in fine detail to show off potential colors, materials, and finishes (CMF) for manufacturing.

Our mechanical engineers built the product in 3D CAD and carefully considered aspects like parting lines and assembly methods for manufacturing. The product was kept lean with easy-to-assemble strategies and parts. CAD models were 3D printed in-house to test the product in the hands of users. Feedback allowed us to enhance them through multiple rounds of iteration and 3D refinement.

Designers and engineers working together resulted in a manufacturable design that’s competitive because of its functionality and form.