About Us

 

Our Core Values - Why? 

Egon. Game changers in the world of DC power distribution.

We’re driven by the belief that while builders of DC power distribution systems have many reliable, innovative power products at their disposal, they have no way of connecting them with the same standard of engineering excellence.  We say, power distribution should be a product, not a task. Because left in the hands of installers, reliability is questionable and standardization impossible.

Our Core Values - How?

At Egon, simplicity isn’t a feature. It’s our philosophy.

Products start with questions: How can we make this simpler for the person installing and using it? How can we make the processes easily duplicatable? What more can we do to make the end users save time and condition?

Our process is about removing barriers - stripping away unnecessary complexity so that anyone, anywhere, can build outstanding power distribution systems confidently. We do this by tapping into the needs of installers and users alike. That includes the standardization of systems that speak a common language across industries, vehicles, and projects.

Each component is compact and intuitively designed to feel right in both function and form. Speed up the fitting by simplifying, make diagnostics possible by anyone, and build in safety systems unseen but highly effective. We have done this thinking for you.

Our Core Values - What?

The DC-Hub NANO is the world's most intelligent, simple and dependable way to build a 12/24 V installation. DC power distribution cannot get simpler, or more reliable and is ideal for fleet standardization.

DC-Hub DUAL is like the NANO but suitable for more complex systems that might have different voltages and multiple chargers.

DC-Hub FLEET is a unique hub specifically adapted for use in demanding mine-site fleets. Hard-wired into every FLEET are the multiple safety requirements essential to mine site vehicles. The hardware costs less, it greatly reduces installation time and enables standardization across any fleet.

DC-Hub RELAY hub is the most compact, simplest and neatest way to add switching and fused power distribution to any 12/24V DC system. 

DC-Hub 48V is a huge leap forward to enable 48V to be used in vehicles big and small, without the complexity currently found in every offering currently available. The efficiency of 48V is demonstratable at over five times that of 12V and is particularly beneficial when rapid battery charging times are a requirement.

Our Core Values - Who?

Based in Western Australia, Egon was established in 2019 and has over 1000 units in service throughout Australia, Europe and Africa.

Built in Australia and trusted globally, Egon products empower people to build faster, safer, and smarter - connecting a community that believes in better ways of doing things.

 

More About Us

Like so many great product ranges, the Egon and its Game-Changing Simplicity idea was the brainchild of two frustrated people. People who could see a need in a market, where something obvious was needed but had been ignored and passed off as unnecessary.  

Heiner and Andrew were building 4x4 overland expedition trucks. For Heiner a mechatronics engineer, it was part of his business. For Andrew, these were tools used to explore and film the world's most remote places.

And the frustration was this: Why is, even out of top branded 4x4 accessory workshops, the quality of electrical installations so amateurish? Because, they concluded, that the expertise needed to do it well was not only a rarity, but considered not needed. The quality benchmark is, to this day, "It'll be alright." And it appears to be this way in every country in the world. 

They decided to create a product that was foolproof, so that anyone at almost any skill level could complete even a complex DC electric installation with ease. And as part of it, remove fiddly quality-intensive tasks such as soldering, crimping and heat shrink. And replace them with a system that is as easy to complete as paint by numbers. Plug and play in a very literal sense. And because its not digital, both a 40 year old and a 12 year old can do it. Although the 12 year old might want also play a video game. It might be a tad too simple for them. There is nothing like this anywhere on our little blue planet.

The 'Egon', as the DC-Hub became known as then evolved into the DC-Hub Dual, competent at dealing with multiple batteries and chargers and even multiple voltages in one system.

The DC-Hub's success resulted in more ideas being developed as needs were identified. The EGON Relay-Hub is a similar concept as DC-Hub but with high-current switching enabled by automotive relays. And like DC-Hub, it uses commonly found fuses and now, relays, means that fault diagnostics is even easier, and components can be replaced without the need of special parts and tools. Game Changing Simplicity at work. And its the perfect companion to DC-Hub in more complex installations.

With all that working, it was time to simplify other elements of overland truck installations, the most obvious being, hot water in the kitchen and shower. Having a hot shower is nothing new in the bush, but installing an entire system in one's garage in an afternoon, was. That was until the invention of the EGON Water-Hub. Now think about this: As simple as cutting a slice of pizza, a system that makes the hot and cold water just the right temperature every time in an instant, potable and gray water intakes with contamination safeguards all combined in a single, simple unit. Simple is an understatement. It works with any water heater, uses common fittings and perfect for vans and even tiny homes that have no mains water supply. There is nothing like this anywhere on our little, now simpler blue planet.

Andrew and Heiner decided on the outset that they would build for quality first and are making outstanding products with the very best components they can find. Supporting local families is important to them so products are hand assembled in Western Australia. Components are sourced from around the world, most from Germany.

What now?

This industry is moving toward 48V systems and Egon is developing products not to complete with the painfully slow progress the industry is making toward 48V, but to lead it. They are building things no one has even thought of. Because they think, few people truly understand what the combination of LiFePO4 battery technology and 48V actually means. In a nutshell, four times the energy as 12V, but with one quarter the losses, weight and complexity. Egon is developing key ingredients to make 48V a reality - even for those who want to build rigs in their garages.

 

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