Aguti

Have a seat please!

Aguti is setting new benchmarks for seating comfort and safety! Seating specialists Aguti have revealed their latest innovation for campers and motorhomes; a slide-out comfort bench which offers exceptional ergonomics and a superior safety standard, building on their established reputation within the sector

Words Peter Hirtschulz

Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience, Aguti’s latest product is designed at its technical centre in Langenargen, on the shores of Lake Constance, and sets a new reference for design, quality and durability. Those qualities stem from a unique philosophy, and the combination of powerful in-house design and development departments, innovating with agility and creativity to create a class-leading range of seats, swivel consoles and substructures.

A stand-out seating solution

Hitting the marketing in September 2022, the slide-out two-seat bench provides space and flexible configurations for passengers, regardless of size and seating preference, to help long journeys pass quickly and in optimum comfort thanks to a variety of independent adjustments. As well as 90mm of lateral movement of the seat, including the head rest, each individual seat moves forward by up to 90mm while the back rest reclines by as much as 18°, delivering a comfortable solution for every traveller. Aguti has forged a reputation for intelligent technical solutions and, with over 50,000 seating units sold each year, the sales volume to back that up. The slide-out comfort bench lives up to the brand’s high standards for ease of opera-

Headrest slides out together with the seat

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TECHNICAL DATA

Dimensions Backrest inclination range Slide-Out side adjustment Comfort front adjustment Compatible cars (as of August 2022 / at tested installation locations only) W 870 x D 670 mm - W 830 x D 670 mm 9° to 18° ~90 mm ~90 mm Fiat Ducato, MAN TGE, Ford Transit

A unique philosophy

Aguti has its own philosophy of flexibility and reliability for innovative products based on know-how and quality. Certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 standard. Aguti trusts its experienced team of designers and developers, and their understanding of ergonomics, comfort and healthy seating, alongside a commitment to adapt solutions to individual customer requirements. To maintain consistent quality, the company primarily manufactures in Germany and attaches particular importance to close co-operation with its customers. The in-house development

tion and quality of materials. Technical superiority combines with aesthetic excellence and the elegant two-seat design appears as a single unit, with functionality and belt frame cleverly integrated. High-quality polyurethane moulded foams ensure perfect ergonomic support for all body types and enable motorhome manufacturers to customise the cover materials and thread colours with high-quality stitching for superior interiors.

Safety-focused solutions to meet market needs

Maintaining quality, safety and flexibility for a variety of vehicles is a core element of Aguti’s philosophy which has driven the brand’s success since its foundation in 1993. By working in close cooperation with its customers, Aguti identifies needs and innovates to deliver suitable solutions, with its new slide-out comfort bench the latest product to benefit from this market-focused approach. Variants are department researches future product innovations and functional solutions based on customer feedback, to enable a quick response to market demands as a responsive business partner for a variety of challenging individual products within the seating sector.

Efficiency and agility deliver high output

Today, Aguti consists of a core team of around 50 people and supplies approximately 50,000 front seats per year, accounting for just over half of its reve-

available to motorhome manufacturers and fitters in various widths and frame heights, with ready-made solutions already offered for Fiat Ducato, MAN TGE and Ford Transit vehicles. As an independent business unit within the global AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group and DexKo Global Inc., safety and reliability are, naturally, essential elements for Aguti, and its latest product meets those strict standards. Each slide-out comfort bench is equipped with two three-point safety belts, while the belt frame and bench construction are independently tested. The integrated belt frame also benefits from established safety features such as Aguti Safety Bend Control, ISOFIX and Top-Tether attachment points. Following record-breaking years of growth and product success, Aguti’s latest innovation will see motorhome and camper van passengers sitting comfortably – and safely – no matter where their spirit of adventure takes them. nue. The remainder is generated by belt frames, swivel consoles, substructures and more. Such a high output, generated by a proportionally low number of employees, is only possible due to the company’s core activities: design, development, prototyping, purchasing, logistics, sales, and marketing. For the manufacturing of its products, Aguti maintains agility and quality via a cooperation with 12 core suppliers. Aguti seats are known for their all-round quality in terms of comfort, safety, and ergonomics. The seats and benches are specifically customized to the needs of motorhome and van users and fulfil all travel and comfort requirements. The anatomically shaped seating surfaces ensure healthy, comfortable, and body-supported positions. With a range of products rarely matched elsewhere, particularly in the area of specifically-designed upholstery foams, Aguti also offers innovation in areas such multiple swivel consoles and substructures which support installation into all common vehicle types.

Company profile

Since January 1 2020, Aguti has been part of the globally-active and continuously-growing AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group. The group focuses on technology, research, and development in the area of vehicle technology so Aguti’s products complement an existing range of products and services from AL-KO and its partners with high-quality seating technology, such as individual seats, benches, swivel consoles, substructures, and mountings for vans, motorhomes, or special vehicles. An innovative and powerful team of in-house designers and a development department create innovative products and functional solutions on a daily basis. Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbH continues to operate under its long-standing company name and is managed as an independent unit within the AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group. As a result, Aguti is also part of DexKo Global Inc., which was formed in 2016 from a merger of Dexter and AL-KO and is the world’s leading manufacturer of axles and chassis components in the light vehicle segment.