Mercedes selects Ubisense control system for S-Class assembly

The system, which is based on Ubisense's so-called six-sigma real-time location system, has been under trial at the Daimler plant in Rastatt. Ubisense was initially awarded the contract to equip the S-Class assembly line in the Sindelfingen plant. The project was divided into two phases: the pilot phase, which covered two line segments; and the associated dc tools, which provided the means to integrate and test the solution. The system will now be installed at the remaining stations and all the dc tools will be integrated. The Ubisense Smart Factory System automates the recognition of tool and vehicle interactions on the production line, eliminating the need to scan vehicle ID numbers and ensuring that the correct tool program is used for the vehicle at the station. In addition, the exact location of each vehicle is tracked continuously and matched to the vehicle ID, which is then supplied to external worker assistance systems as the vehicle arrives at each station. The Smart Factory System is integrated with Daimler's PLUS manufacturing execution system and with the dc tools via the Atlas Copco Open Protocol. The final manufacturing system will also control other devices and tools from several other vendors.