Modernization or new construction? How many people live in the household and how has it been heated up to now? What renovations are planned? It's not just the questions that are easy to lose track of, but also the answers. Because there are countless heating systems: from classic oil heating to gas condensing technology and heat pumps, including solar panels and other extras. ROTEX has them all on offer. The highly complex solution from our Internet agency provides the answer as to which is the best for each individual situation: the individually programmed ROTEX heating configurator.
The FUF solution turns users into customers
Even before the first line of source code was written, it was clear that the heating manufacturer ROTEX wanted to take a new approach - and we should show the way. Other configurators are stingy with the really important information, such as detailed system components and costs. Yet this information is of fundamental importance for anyone building or renovating. Or the configurators do not even offer a solution after clicking through, but refer the user directly to the specialist dealer. The heating configurator programmed by us, on the other hand, offers very specific answers to perhaps the most important question: Which heating system is the best choice for the home builder's particular situation? Depending on whether he attaches greater importance to the purchase or annual operating costs, prefers the lowest possible CO2 emissions or even wants to take a long-term view including inflation and energy price trends: ROTEX immediately provides a basis for decision-making including detailed system data sheets in PDF format. In this way, the well-informed and prepared users are directed to the specialist installer, where they no longer need to be convinced of the ROTEX brand as customers, but already are thanks to our modern single-page application.
On new paths: Fit for the future thanks to state-of-the-art technologies
It wasn't just ROTEX that took a new path with this project, we did too: Away from the classic application logic on the server, towards application logic in the client via JavaScript. The entire application runs in the browser - without any further clicks or reloads, which often make it impossible to go back if an incorrect entry is accidentally made. As a single-page application, the page loads the data dynamically with every click. In addition, the configurator is a 100% individual development and future-proof: Offline functionality is possible in the near future, as is a stand-alone app for tablets. We have designed the configurator in such a way that it can be expanded as required via the standard interface and ROTEX will also be able to access all the information in the database in the future. All of this is made possible by the interaction of the JavaScript framework AngularJS, the PHP web application framework Symfony and the non-relational database MongoDB - a pioneering combination.
Our Conclusion
As experts in the field of custom development, we have made the ROTEX heating configurator the easiest way to answer a variety of difficult questions in the search for the right heating system. Thanks to the interplay of modern and intelligent technologies such as AngularJS, Symfony and MongoDB, which effortlessly process possible combinations to the power of x and then make a clear product recommendation, we at the internet agency Frank und Freunde have developed the ideal sales tool for ROTEX with the single-page application. Expandability included.