PK Sound · T series · 2022 – 2023
Transport
covers
Padded covers for T8 line-array and T18 subwoofer stacks on their carts. They protect the cabinets from truck to stage, and stay on while the system plays.
Outcome In production for the T8 and T18. Every feature traces back to field research with the crews who use covers every day.
Research · September 2022
- PK's current covers: wear, fit and fasteners
- Low- and high-end competitor covers
- Site visit: covers in daily use
- Feedback from crews and PK's support team
- Fabric, webbing and hardware suppliers
- Client
- In-house
- Company
- PK Sound
- Role
- The full process: industrial design, project management, vendor sourcing and vetting, prototype and first-article inspection
- Product
- Transport covers for T8 and T18 stacks on carts
- 4T8s under one cover
- 8.15kg, the T8 cover
- +1wrap per extra T18
01Research to production
Findings into
features
Each feature answers a problem seen in the field or raised by crews.
Two systems
- T8: one part covers four T8s on their cart
- T18: a top cap for the top sub, plus one zip-on wrap for each sub below. The top expands to clear the fly-bar.
| Found | Designed in |
|---|---|
| Foam headliner trapped debris and tore | 420D nylon lining that slides on and sheds dirt |
| Hard inserts wore through the shell | 10 mm Coroplast, stitched into the padding |
| Most wear at the bottom and on edges | PVC tarpaulin skirt, grip pads and edge trim |
| Velcro hard to align; zips break | Zips only where they're set and forgotten; 2-inch Velcro on doors |
| Crews run the system with covers on | Front panel folds up; back door reaches the I/O |
| Covers live in trucks and under stages | Seams in the padding guide one flat fold |
| Hard to find the right cover in a pile | Logo and model name; barcode sleeve for asset tracking |
