Ubisense Group, a provider of real-time location system (RTLS) technology, has announced that its Smart Factory System has been adopted by automaker Daimler Group to equip the assembly line for the Mercedes S-Class premium cars in Germany. According to Ubisense, Daimler first conducted an extensive proof-of-concept pilot at its plant in Rastatt, and later awarded Ubisense a contract to equip the S-Class assembly line at the Sindelfingen plant with the Ubisense Smart Factory System. This system automates the recognition of tool and vehicle interactions on the production line, and is designed to eliminate the need to manually scan vehicle ID numbers, and to ensure that the correct tool program is being used for the particular vehicle at the station. In addition, each vehicle’s exact location is tracked continuously and is matched to the vehicle’s ID, which is then supplied to external worker assistance systems as the vehicle arrives at each station. The system’s goal is to reduce unproductive assembly time, as well as eliminate errors that can occur during scanning and other manual operations, says Ubisense.
