‘Truck Camper Magazine’ Showcases nuCamp Technology – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of an article by Gordon White for Truck Camper Magazine.
nuCamp RV has rocketed its technology to the next level and brought fully automated lamination in-house. nuCamp now has some of the most advanced technology we’ve ever seen in a camper factory. The impact is nothing less than a sea change.
This past June, we visited the nuCamp RV headquarters in Sugarcreek, Ohio. This was our sixth time visiting the company since they launched the Cirrus line of truck campers in 2015. During each of those visits, we saw factory and manufacturing improvements and evolutions, but nothing like what we saw this year.
When we first walked the Cirrus production line in 2015, they were sourcing their exterior wall laminations from an outside vendor. This was fantastic for efficiency as the camper walls were shipped to nuCamp ready to go. After installing the windows and decals, the walls were sent to the production line and fastened to units.
The downsides to this approach are cost and control. An outside vendor requires a markup for profitability, and they are in control of production scheduling and quality. Nearly every camper company that works with outside vendors would rather bring production in-house, especially during economic peaks and valleys.
It should be no surprise that nuCamp has now brought their exterior wall laminations in-house. And they didn’t just purchase the ubiquitous hot melt applicator and pinch roll lamination machine. nuCamp has invested millions into state-of-the-art Morbidelli machining centers, a C.R. Onsrud CNC machine, and Edge Automation motorized NORD Drivesystems, and more. We’re talking about a major technological sea change at nuCamp, and it was on display everywhere in the plant.
Click here to read the full report by Truck Camper Magazine.
