SODAQ TRACK
A rugged GPS asset tracker for industry, designed for mass production.
- Year
- 2020 – 2024
- Role
- Lead industrial designer
- Client
- SODAQ
- Outcome
- Mass-produced · IP67 · ISO 16750-3
- IP67
- certified, every version
- 3
- power versions: LiPo, AA, solar
- 5
- designers in my team
SODAQ is an Internet of Things company in Hilversum that makes low-power tracking and sensing devices. As lead industrial designer, I led a team of five designing devices for mass production. TRACK is one of them.
Built to survive
TRACK comes in three versions: LiPo, AA-powered and solar-powered. The hard part wasn’t the looks. It was making the casing waterproof at scale, and making it survive shocks and impacts. All versions are fully IP67 certified and comply with ISO 16750-3, the standard for electronics in road vehicles.
Out in the world
TRACK follows assets from container shipping to closed supply chains. One favourite: every wheelchair at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport carries one, so the airport can find lost or stolen wheelchairs. Yes, that happens.
Solar and the bracket
The solar version charges itself through a textured solar panel on top. For mounting, we designed a quick-release bracket that fits both the standard and the solar version. I led the design process; my team did the detailed work.
