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Caravanning

Forward-looking motorhome development at the EDAG Group

Strong in the market – strong in implementation: EDAG Group in the caravanning sector

Freedom on wheels – that is the vision driving the caravanning market. Global demand is growing for motorhomes that combine sustainability, comfort, and smart technology. For manufacturers and suppliers, this creates new requirements for vehicle concepts and design, lightweight construction solutions, digital integration, safety, energy systems, and their efficiency.

The EDAG Group supports you as an experienced engineering partner with over 50 years of experience in vehicle development and production. We combine expertise from passenger car, commercial vehicle, and special vehicle development in a wide variety of production volume scenarios and apply this to the specific requirements of the caravanning sector. The result is innovative, safe, and economical motorhomes – from concept to series production.

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Topic overview


Comprehensive engineering solutions for manufacturers and suppliers

As a comprehensive engineering service provider, we support you along the entire value chain – from the initial idea to series production. Our interdisciplinary teams develop smart, modular, and sustainable solutions that shape innovative motorhome concepts, sub-systems, or components.

You benefit from:

  • in-depth industry expertise in caravanning, motorhome and body technology
  • flexible project implementation with high quality
  • a global network of best practices, suppliers, and technology partners
  • individual concepts for your specific market and customer requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Our core competencies in the field of caravanning

Customized services for manufacturers and suppliers

  • Custom vehicle concepts:
      • We develop complete motorhomes – including bodywork, vehicle design, vehicle interior, functional units, and digital services. Right from the concept phase, we take into account lightweight construction, packaging, manufacturing, digital integration, and economic feasibility.
  • Module and component development:
      • Our modular furniture construction, water, heating, and electrical systems enable flexible interior concepts. We also develop control units, software, and apps for networked functions—optimally tailored to the caravan interior.
  • Sustainable and alternative drive systems:
      • We integrate alternative drive systems—from battery-electric systems to fuel cell drives—and develop gas-free energy management systems for maximum sustainability and safety.
  • Digital vehicle functions:
      • We develop networked control units, apps, digital services, and E/E architectures for intelligent comfort and safety functions. Our expertise in digital integration enables us to lay the foundation for efficient, fully digitally integrated, and networkable motorhomes.
  • Testing and validation:
      • With our automotive DNA, we carry out comprehensive testing and validation programs—from the component level to the entire vehicle. This includes test bench tests, simulations, crash analyses, and road tests. This is how we ensure the highest quality and safety standards.
  • Production planning and quality assurance:
      • To ensure that your vehicles go into series production efficiently, we support you in production and plant planning, process optimization, and quality assurance. Our services create robust processes for stable and economical vehicle production.
  • System integration and digital process chain:
      • Through seamless integration with your PLM/PDM systems, we ensure a consistent digital process chain—with high data quality, efficient collaboration, and reduced iteration times. We work with all common CAD systems (Catia, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, SolidWorks).
  • Industrial Metaverse – Digital twins for caravanning development:

      The EDAG Group supports you in using the Industrial Metaverse as a strategic tool in vehicle development. With digital twins, we create virtual spaces where vehicle concepts, components, processes, and data come together. Our solutions include:

      • the integration and visualization of digital twins,
      • virtual development and validation environments for faster iterations,
      • collaborative platforms for design, simulation, and decision-making,
      • AR/VR-based applications for training, maintenance, and customer interaction,
      • a secure, scalable, and future-oriented database for your product information – for faster development cycles and a higher level of innovation in caravanning.

More than engineering – real added value for your motorhome development

Working with the EDAG Group offers caravan manufacturers and suppliers much more than just technical support. They benefit from strategic advantages that increase product quality, shorten development times, and strengthen their innovative power in the long term:

  • Faster time-to-market through digital development processes
  • Technological reliability thanks to 50 years of automotive experience
  • Customization without compromise through modular vehicle concepts
  • Future-proof technologies for alternative drive systems and smart functions
  • Digital sovereignty through industrial metaverse and digital twin solutions
  • Partnership on equal terms – flexible, reliable, and transparent

 

Discover how we can help you move forward with your caravanning project

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References

VW Grand California

EDAG as a general developer

  • From concept idea to series production
  • Interior concepts, design
  • Development, construction Exterior, roof, interior fittings, installations
  • Electrics, electronics, vehicle electrical system integration
  • Prototype construction
  • Supplier management
  • Production planning and production facility setup

VW Grand California

Interior dimensions

  • Furniture construction and paneling
  • Pull-out roof bed
  • Crash-proof refrigerator
  • Seating area
  • Wet room
  • Installations

Hymer Venture S

EDAG as developer for body and exterior

  • Overall vehicle design
  • Styling feasibility, studio engineering, surface development
  • Concept and series development Body, innovative pneumatic sleeping roof, rear portal with tailgate and platform, skirts and trim, special windows
  • Assembly and tolerance concept
  • Hardware and software development for the roof and all kinematic elements
  • Production of prototype parts
  • Component and overall vehicle testing

Testing

EDAG Testing

  • Climate chamber
  • EMC testing
  • Mechanical testing
  • Dynamic testing, shaker
  • Safety testing
  • Environmental testing
  • Material testing
  • Electrical testing

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Wolfgang ReulHead of Package / Concepts