The camping boom has arrived in Germany. After slight declines during the Corona pandemic in 2021, bookings at campsites are massively increasing in summer 2022. The managing director of the Federal Association of the Camping Industry in Germany (BVCD), Christian Günther, sees the “ camping trend (…) continuing unabated. The record overnight stays in August, combined with the high number of new registrations of recreational vehicles, clearly show that camping remains an attractive form of nature-based and safe holiday .“ (Source)
Without many campers knowing it, REO technology also travels with them on holiday – in the form of transformers, standard transformers, or toroidal core transformers, which are installed in heating systems. First and foremost, these systems are usually underfloor heating. REO components are popular with manufacturers all over the world because high manufacturing quality and high-quality materials enable trouble-free operation for many years – even in winter. Because winter, in particular, poses special challenges for many systems. To prevent damage in motorhomes or caravans due to frost or moisture, heating systems can be operated autonomously throughout the winter at a low setting, for example, with REO technology. If a component fails, individual REO transformers can be replaced. This is not the case with conventional designs using cast heating coils.
Technological progress is therefore also advancing rapidly in the camping sector.
New manufacturing techniques and models offer exciting areas for innovative electrical engineering, especially against the background of energy-efficient production and low-emission operation. REO therefore offers manufacturers a wide range of individual and standardized components, with compact dimensions and low weight. These are essential properties for future-oriented series production with high efficiency, extensive lightweight construction, and an awareness of sustainability in caravanning. But even here, REO is already looking further into the future and already offers suitable components for e-mobility and hydrogen drives.
