When a carpenter, an automotive engineer and a software developer come together, great things can happen. It’s the combination that started German company Kiwi Van Manufaktur.
Benedict Schlagberger and brothers Thomas and Alexander Mussner all share a passion for camping and became fascinated with converting camper vans. Kiwi Van Manufaktur designs and produces both custom and small series campervan interiors that offer revolutionary design, unlimited comfort and innovation without compromise. And it does this by leveraging Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud.
The Kiwi Madeira, for example, is a compact luxury camper and its interior has been collaboratively developed, visualized and validated using Dassault Systèmes design applications on the cloud, before being built in Kiwi Van Manufaktur’s state-of-the-art factory. It is designed to provide ultimate freedom for owners and boasts self-sufficient technology, a variable seating area, a spacious wet room and even a mobile workplace. The extendable heavy-duty garage offers space for up to four bicycles and allows e-bikes to be charged using the integrated charging device. An extra through-loading system for long sports equipment, such as skis and surfboards, as well as a 110-litre freshwater tank also find their place in the rear.
The van has already garnered a lot of attention on social media, including from popular YouTubers Clever Campen, Frank D. Camping and CamperTobi. During a visit to Kiwi Van Manufaktur’s factory, CamperTobi referenced the Madeira’s quality and highlighted the service hatch, which was specially manufactured using a 3D printer – nothing from the Bavarian custom builder is off-the-shelf. CamperTobi was also impressed by the floor plan, saying he’d never seen anything like it anywhere else.
Want to see the van for yourself? Kiwi Van Manufaktur will be showcasing its incredible craftsmanship at the upcoming 3DEXPERIENCE Conference Eurocentral 2024. Taking place in Munich from October 16-17, the event will enable attendees to discover the types of groundbreaking products that are being developed using Dassault Systèmes’ technology, and also hear from industry pioneers and disruptive thinkers about their business challenges and strategies – all under the theme of “Re-imagine the future, transform today.”
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Lindsay James is a freelance journalist and copywriter with over 20 years' writing experience. She is a regular contributor to Dassault Systèmes' Compass magazine.