# SASE 8KR Remote-Controlled Concrete Grinder

> A remote-controlled concrete grinder for building sites where electrical power is limited or non-existent.

- Customer: SASE Company
- Industry: Construction
- Service: Product Design
- Capabilities: Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Prototyping, Production Support

## Results at a glance

- **1 operator** instead of the 2 a typical grinder needs

## The challenge

- Put SASE’s proven grinding and polishing tech into a remote-controlled machine
- Work in buildings where electrical power is limited or non-existent
- Keep costs low and fit SASE’s existing product line

## What APTUS did

- Defined a new design aesthetic that fits the SASE line
- Designed the electronics and integrated the remote controls
- Built working prototypes and tested them for usability and ergonomics
- Designed for manufacturing, and supported it into production

## Results

- One person runs it, where a typical grinder takes two
- Much easier on the operator: far less hard manual work
- The 8KR is in SASE’s product line (see SASECompany.com)

## In the press

- [Altium: Breaking down the barriers to progress](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URQQRUzNTnc) How our team kept the SASE grinder launch moving through a parts shortage.
- [Altium: APTUS DesignWorks drives innovation with Altimade](https://www.altium.com/company/customer-success/aptus-designworks-drives-innovation-altimade) The written version: a board redesign that got the SASE grinder to launch faster.

Source: https://www.aptusdesignworks.com/work/sase-8kr-concrete-grinder