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Smart Water Bottle Designed and Developed by LA New Product Development Company

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Smart Water Bottle Designed and Developed by LA New Product Development Company

Project snapshot

We decided to create an original smart water bottle for the whole team to keep the hydration spirit up.

The LA New Product Development Team delivered Smart Water Bottle Designed and Developed by LA New Product Development Company. The work sits in our product packaging, iot & consumer and food & beverage experience, where we take an idea from concept through design, prototyping and manufacturing readiness.

Project type
UP BOTTLE

The client

The UP bottle is LA NPDT’s in-house project. Our team spends a great deal of time at the office every day. We know how important it is for our health to drink enough water, though in the midst of things, we often forget to walk up to the dispenser and take that sip. But we wanted to make sure that the team is properly hydrated throughout our busy day. And being a product development company, buying random mugs wasn’t even a consideration for us. We decided to create an original smart water bottle for the whole team to keep the hydration spirit up, so to speak. The idea was clear, so we began working on the product concept design.

The challenge

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At first, we set out to create a regular water bottle but with our signature style. However, during the process of product concept design development we came to consider the different tastes water has when taken from different sources. Generally, the taste depends on how pure the water is. Therefore, our bottle had to go smart and be able to determine water’s purity.
Also, some of our team members drink lots of tea and coffee. They mentioned that it would be nice for them to know if their beverage is still hot. But since we are in the South, it would be even more important to know if the content, water for instance, is still cold. So the temperature-measuring feature was introduced in the product concept design as well.

Our solution

During the prototyping stage, we came up with the best possible solution and incorporated the key features into the smart lid:
  • two sensors determine Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), i.e. liquid’s purity in PPM (parts per million)
  • and the T ̊ sensor measures content’s temperature
All three sensors are built into the insulated lid. In order to take measurements easy, the user just needs to turn the bottle upside down for a few seconds so that the liquid comes into contact with sensors. We chose to equip the smart lid with an LED display to show real-time data and an LCD touch screen to set ℉ or ℃ as your preference. The thermo feature was achieved by using stainless steel vacuum insulated double walls. During prototyping, they showed best results in keeping the content hot/cold throughout the day.
We’re all familiar with that loud sound when you place a bottle on a surface. So, to reduce the noise, and to add better grip, we used a silicon rubber pad for the bottom of the bottle. Another convenient feature, that we included during the product concept design stage, is two built-in batteries that don’t require charging and last up to three years.

The result

As soon as we had the product concept design developed, we knew we couldn’t keep the UP bottle to ourselves. Many people would greatly appreciate the water quality measurement feature, along with other convenient ones. It is what it means to be a product development company after all – you want to make people’s lives easier and better by bringing new solutions to them. And the UP bottle does so very elegantly. Not only does it help you stay hydrated with style, but it also gives you peace of mind that the water you drink is pure, thus safe and healthy. This smart water bottle is a great addition to our working days at the office, at home, and while travelling. As well as it is for many busy people who care about what they drink. Get your UP bottle here.
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
Up Bottle product concept design , LA NPDT , LA New Product Development Team , smart bottle water , concept design
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
Up Bottle product concept design, LA NPDT, LA New Product Development Team, smart bottle water
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Product concept design at a glance

ScopeResearch, sketch concepts, form development, CAD, renderings
OutputThree to five directions narrowed to one refined concept
DeliverablesConcept boards, renderings, basic CAD, feasibility notes
Typical timeline3-8 weeks

Concept work is where money is saved

Decisions made in the first three weeks set most of a product's eventual cost. Concept design exists to explore those options cheaply — on paper and in renderings — instead of discovering them after tooling. For the UP Bottle that meant testing forms against how it is carried, filled, cleaned and molded before any engineering began.

How the concept developed

We generated distinct directions rather than variations of one idea, evaluated each against ergonomics and molding feasibility, and refined the surviving concept into CAD and photoreal renderings the client could use for feedback, investor conversations and manufacturer discussions.

Frequently asked questions

What do we get from a concept phase?

Sketch directions, a refined concept, renderings and an honest read on manufacturability and rough cost.

Can we stop after concept design?

Yes. The deliverables are yours and can go to any engineering firm; most clients continue with us because context carries forward.

How much does product concept design cost?

Typically $3,000 to $15,000 depending on the number of directions and rendering quality.

Capabilities used on this project

  • Rapid prototyping services

    3D printing, CNC machining, urethane casting and functional prototype builds with published materials, tolerances and lead times.

  • Electronic design and PCB engineering

    Schematic capture, PCB layout, firmware and electromechanical integration for connected hardware.

  • Concept design

    Sketch exploration, form studies and CAD concepts that turn an idea into a buildable direction.

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