HD Hardik Dhanak

Industrial design · EV manufacturing · Mumbai

Design that ships.

From the first sketch to the certified, manufactured article — transit hardware, fintech kiosks and electric vehicles.

By Hardik Dhanak Industrial Designer & Co-Founder Est. 2013
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Hardik Dhanak
Hardik Dhanak, Mumbai. Co-founder, Astro Motors; patent 202321019656.
10+Years of design
6+Years of startup
6Projects shown
1Patent filed

Selected work

6 projects · 4 in market
Navya — Electric cargo three-wheeler.
No. 06 In market

Navya

Electric cargo three-wheeler.

Astro Motors · 2020 — 2023
Invisible QR — Integrated, intelligent, invisible.
No. 01 In market

Invisible QR

Integrated, intelligent, invisible.

Ridlr · 2016 — 2017
Delhi QR Ticketing — The same gate family, a second city.
No. 02 In market

Delhi QR Ticketing

The same gate family, a second city.

Ridlr · 2018
Monorail Validator — Present ticket. Nothing else to learn.
No. 03 In market

Monorail Validator

Present ticket. Nothing else to learn.

Ridlr · 2018 — 2019
Flap Gate Redesign — Seven passages in 5.4 metres.
No. 04 Study

Flap Gate Redesign

Seven passages in 5.4 metres.

Ridlr · 2019
Gold Teller Machine — An ATM for gold loan.
No. 05 Prototype

Gold Teller Machine

An ATM for gold loan.

Rupeek Fintech Pvt Ltd · 2020 — 2021

What I do

Sketch → certification
No. 01

Design

Industrial design, sketching, CAD, form development, design for manufacture.

No. 02

Prototyping

Foam and sheet metal mock-ups, 3D printing, vacuum casting, FRP moulds.

No. 03

Manufacturing

Vendor sourcing, tooling decisions, fixturing, QC SOPs, assembly line setup.

No. 04

Certification

ICAT and Natrax homologation, RTO registration, test planning.

No. 05

Operations

Service and maintenance guides, frugal innovation, team building.

No. 06

Company

Raising capital, developing tech, board-level product direction.