Thursday, January 09, 2025
How Makita MAKTRAK is Revolutionizing Modular Storage
Pro Tool Reviews: We’re teaming up with Makita to take a deep dive into what sets the MAKTRAK modular storage system apart from the competition. I had the opportunity to chat with Austin Donoghue, who is the Product Manager for MAKTRAK, to learn why this platform is designed the way it is and how it makes a difference in the way you work.
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Modular storage is a life-saver and a grand annoyance, both. Makita appears to have made a very efficient and user-friendly storage collection. The article makes a point to mention that one team had its hands on the project from start to finish with a focus on US-based contractors. That would lend itself to a specialized product with more efficient iterations of the engineering process. The article splits into transportation, access, storage, and organization - all important design demands of modular storage. For transportation, the Maktrak uses a pretty uniquely horizontal approach for optimization of truck bed space and easy unloading. For access, all boxes can open on either side, and regardless of boxes on top. The latch design itself is meant for ease as well. That’s a huge help for contractors. For storage, it can accommodate larger tools due to the wider footprint. For organization, I find it to be similar to many other products.
Now release a version in pink. Just kidding. These storage units are super cool! If I had a need for them, I would love to get some. Fortunately for me, the only tools I need day-to-day are an adjustable 8inch C wrench, measuring tape, and maybe a pencil. I really like their style of advertising their product. No flashy 10 second video ads with awful music in the background, just real solutions to real problems. I feel that so many products these days are a solution in search of a problem, so for products like these, its helpful to see exactly what problem each feature of the product is addressing. There are also some problems/issues listed in this article that I personally would have never considered, as someone who has not done much of this type of work. That says to me that the people engineering these things have done the work themselves, and know how to create a product that caters to the needs of those individuals.
Maktrak’s design seems to be very intuitive and I’m surprised it hasn’t become more of the norm already. The lower horizontal handle and wheels makes so much sense when it comes to a wide variety of reasons as the article states, like loading and unloading, stackability and so forth. Same with having dual hinges so that the boxes can be opened from either side. I know I’m mostly just saying what the article has been saying but when I say those words I am reminded of all the times in which these features would have been or will be useful and a time saver. Having a rollable box with wheels that are large and can go over cracks and divots seems so peaceful to carry around. I also think of suitcases with that. Often suitcases have such small wheels and there's inconvenient ways to add extra baggage to a preexisting suitcase. I think a design like Maktrak’s would also be useful for suitcases, if it hasn’t been implemented already.
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