Caliber Design: When we work together, we can achieve great things.
Stabicraft 1600 Fisher
We are a small country but we punch above our weight on the global stage. To compete, New Zealand businesses need to innovate and collaborate to use our collective skill sets to make collective gains.
The Stabicraft 1600 Fisher, aka Project Carbon, is an example of collaborative product design at its best.
An iconic brand
Stabicraft are a classic kiwi company well renowned for their iconic aluminium boats. In 2014(?) they decided to challenge the status quo by applying composite technologies to their new range of boats. This would make them the first NZ trailer boat manufacturer to use carbon fibre technology in its above-water structure.
A collaborative approach
The project team was formed, which saw the Stabicraft Design Team supported by experts from complimentary businesses: Gareth Dykes of FI Innovations and Mike Whittaker from Caliber Design.
The team took a collaborative approach to produce a set of concepts that bought a fresh perspective, design process thinking, and bespoke use of composites to the recreational boat market.
“Project Carbon” was borne!
Design Thinking can inject innovation into business
The new material means that the cabins and top sides can be prepared off the boat and fitted to the hull in a short amount of time. This simplifies the assembly process and reduces skilled welding labour (which is in short supply), allowing for increased through-put during later assembly stages on the production line.
The multi-piece design of the cabin and console allows for contrasting colours, materials and textures to be utilised within the cabin within the one assembly.
The composite parts are vacuum infused with epoxy resin which makes them very strong and resistant to damage, attributes in fitting with Stabicraft’s renowned traits of strength and durability.
Worldwide recognition!
The Stabicraft 1600 Fisher has been well received by the market and even won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2016. The Red Dot Award is one of the most respected design competitions in the world and received 5000 entries from 51 nations. The “Red Dot” is the revered international seal of outstanding design quality.
Caliber thoroughly enjoyed working with the Stabicraft team because of their open mindedness to new thinking, their willingness to be adventurous with new design ideas, and their enthusiasm to lead the industry by being disruptive.
Caliber Design are excited to bring the Stabicraft 1600 Fisher to SouthMACH 2017 and showcase a stunning example of kiwi design collaboration that we’re very proud to be part of.
Caliber Design – About Us
Caliber Design is an engineering, analysis, and mechanical design consultancy with offices in Auckland and Christchurch. We are passionate about engineering excellence.
Caliber is unique because of the diverse skills and experience of our team, our structured yet flexible approach and focus on engineering rigor balanced with values that put our clients centre stage. We measure our success by our clients success.
When we work together, we can achieve great things.
We are a small country but we punch above our weight on the global stage. To compete, New Zealand businesses need to innovate and collaborate to use our collective skill sets to make collective gains.
The Stabicraft 1600 Fisher, aka Project Carbon, is an example of collaborative product design at its best.
An iconic brand
Stabicraft are a classic kiwi company well renowned for their iconic aluminium boats. In 2014(?) they decided to challenge the status quo by applying composite technologies to their new range of boats. This would make them the first NZ trailer boat manufacturer to use carbon fibre technology in its above-water structure.
A collaborative approach
The project team was formed, which saw the Stabicraft Design Team supported by experts from complimentary businesses: Gareth Dykes of FI Innovations and Mike Whittaker from Caliber Design.
The team took a collaborative approach to produce a set of concepts that bought a fresh perspective, design process thinking, and bespoke use of composites to the recreational boat market.
“Project Carbon” was borne!
Design Thinking can inject innovation into business
The new material means that the cabins and top sides can be prepared off the boat and fitted to the hull in a short amount of time. This simplifies the assembly process and reduces skilled welding labour (which is in short supply), allowing for increased through-put during later assembly stages on the production line.
The multi-piece design of the cabin and console allows for contrasting colours, materials and textures to be utilised within the cabin within the one assembly.
The composite parts are vacuum infused with epoxy resin which makes them very strong and resistant to damage, attributes in fitting with Stabicraft’s renowned traits of strength and durability.
Worldwide recognition!
The Stabicraft 1600 Fisher has been well received by the market and even won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2016. The Red Dot Award is one of the most respected design competitions in the world and received 5000 entries from 51 nations. The “Red Dot” is the revered international seal of outstanding design quality.
Caliber thoroughly enjoyed working with the Stabicraft team because of their open mindedness to new thinking, their willingness to be adventurous with new design ideas, and their enthusiasm to lead the industry by being disruptive.
Caliber Design are excited to bring the Stabicraft 1600 Fisher to SouthMACH 2017 and showcase a stunning example of kiwi design collaboration that we’re very proud to be part of.
Caliber Design – About Us
Caliber Design is an engineering, analysis, and mechanical design consultancy with offices in Auckland and Christchurch. We are passionate about engineering excellence.
Caliber is unique because of the diverse skills and experience of our team, our structured yet flexible approach and focus on engineering rigor balanced with values that put our clients centre stage. We measure our success by our clients success.
