Patrick Industries announced the public debut of “The Experience,” a collaborative digital design studio that empowers customers to bring ideas to life in real time, prototype at full scale and make faster, more efficient decisions across the markets they serve, the company said.
Key Highlights:
- 50-foot by 14-foot LED Screen with 1.2mm Pixel Pitch
- Accelerates design cycles
- Reduces costs by minimizing physical prototyping
- Full-scale modeling
- Real-time visualization
Set within The Studio, Patrick’s Design Center and Showroom in Elkhart, Indiana, The Experience creates a collaborative design environment where the team works directly with OEMs and other customers in the RV, marine, powersports and housing markets to take products from concept to completion more efficiently than traditional design processes. The Experience brings product innovations to life at full scale through real-time visualization, reducing prototype costs, accelerating timelines and enabling sharper decision-making from the earliest stages of development, Patrick said.
“The Experience reflects our commitment to enhancing customer service, value, and our partnership through innovation and forward-thinking excellence,” said CEO Andy Nemeth. “This immersive and collaborative environment represents an exciting advancement in how we showcase Patrick’s products and capabilities, including new product development and our growing suite of full solutions, while strengthening our position as a differentiated partner.”
At the heart of The Experience is a 50-by-14-foot LED industry leading virtual reality screen, designed and installed by Patrick’s own Progressive Group, one of its independent brands. This display was strategically built to showcase full-size RVs, boats, side-by-sides and other products within the Outdoor Enthusiast and Housing markets at true 1:1 scale with ultra-high resolution and precise color accuracy. Designers and customers can instantly adjust materials, colors, finishes, floorplans and lighting, then capture high-quality renders, cutaways and 360-degree walkthroughs in real time, enabling faster decision-making and improving time to market.
The Experience also marks the debut of Patrick’s Digital Twin process. Patrick’s design team digitally scans physical materials and products, capturing texture, finish, color and dimension, and transforms them into highly accurate three-dimensional virtual replicas that behave exactly like their real-world counterparts. The result is a digital environment where every surface, material and product delivers the same precision customers expect from the manufacturing floor.
Jeff Rodino, president, said, “We recognize that our industries are evolving beyond traditional design methods and we have set out to create a smarter, more efficient and cost-effective way to develop and design for today’s customer. Patrick is proud to be an industry leader in offering this collaborative, digital-first space where creativity, speed and precision converge to enhance the value we can deliver to our customers.”
