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In the BSH production facility in Giengen an der Brenz in Southern Germany, refrigerator and freezer doors travel quite a distance to where they are fitted to the cabinets. Their manual transport left an automation gap within the appliances’ assembly. Now an automated AGV system designed and installed by DS AUTOMOTION provides fully automatic, demand-driven door transport. Its OSCAR spin tunnel AGVs take the carriers piggyback to haul them from door assembly to the final assembly lines. This set former transport workers free for more rewarding tasks. With guaranteed on-time delivery, a reduced accident rate and in-creased energy efficiency, it also contributes to a frictionless and sustainable home appliances production.

As diverse as the requirements on driverless transport systems are the solutions DS AUTOMOTION has developed in this field in nearly 40 years. The new ARCOS vehicle software lends the vehicles of this premium manufacturer the ability to make the choice between virtually rail-guided operations as AGVs and fully autonomous driving modes as AMRs. Interacting with the NAVIOS fleet control software, it facilitates cooperative and collaborative navigation with plannable autonomy. DS AUTOMOTION thus combines high flexibility with maximum reliability and efficiency.