Eisenmann: Driverless transport system for car body painting
Eisenmann has launched the VarioMover, a driverless transport system for body painting in the automotive industry. The patented system features, among other things, a control system with the latest technology and a sustainable battery concept.
With a recently obtained patent for painting systems with automated guided vehicles (AGVs), Eisenmann GmbH once again underlines its inventive spirit in the field of vehicle painting. The Vario Mover product is the result of consistent further development of the skidless paint shop, with which Eisenmann's engineers have already been able to set the tone in terms of sustainability. Excellent technology that brought nominations at prestigious environmental awards and winning the Environmental Technology Award of Baden-Württemberg. The VarioMover is a product for special applications in car body painting. It can be moved omnidirectionally, thus enabling the most compact travel modes. Eight drives, which can also run in "all-wheel drive mode," allow virtually abrasion-free turns on the spot.
The SiMove control system, the latest technology from Siemens, also contributes to the top-class precision of the Eisenmann VarioMover. In addition to optical guidance, it also allows free navigation. The sustainable battery concept means that the VarioMover can operate for the entire duration of a shift without recharging the batteries. This is then done without contact at the end of the shift. And even the KTL dryer can be run through at 220 degrees. Jörg Robbin, responsible for product management and research and development at Eisenmann, emphasizes: "We develop ecological products that are economically attractive. Our principle is that sustainability does not have to be expensive. And we find out for each customer what is really necessary - what I don't need, I don't have to pay for. This makes both the investment and the operation of the plant more affordable."