Siemens inaugurates an advanced AGVs and intralogistics center at DFactory Barcelona

Siemens has inaugurated a pioneering international competence center at DFactory Barcelona to develop Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), and intralogistics.

The new Digital Experience Center (DeX) will showcase to clients how AGVs and AMRs operate with different systems in the real and virtual worlds. The DeX will support flexible production and digital transformation in key automotive, aerospace, intralogistics, and food and beverages industries. 

Siemens has designated Spain as one of the key countries that developed this technology.

“Great news for the entire DFactory Barcelona ecosystem and a new commitment to continue transforming the logistics sector”

Blanca Sorigué, Managing Director at Zona Franca Barcelona

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José Ramón Castro, General Manager of Siemens Digital Industries for Spain and Portugal, and Blanca Sorigué, Managing Director at Zona Franca Barcelona the entity that promotes and manages the DFactory Barcelona, attended the presentation event. Castro highlighted Siemens' commitment to Spain "with the creation of new competence centers and hubs in recent years that meet the digitization needs of the Spanish industry".

For Blanca Sorigué, general manager of the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, the incorporation of Siemens is "great news for the entire DFactory Barcelona ecosystem and a new commitment to continue transforming the logistics sector. As a sector that moves the world, it cannot be left behind, and the incorporation of new technologies in the supply chain is essential to continue innovating, boosting, and accelerating the development of an industry that represents 10% of Spain's GDP".

The new showroom will allow planning, simulating, and validating AMR systems, as well as testing and verifying their interaction with machine/robot cell stations, load handling stations, and material handling equipment. The performance of entire fleets will also be analyzed to optimize fleet management.

Siemens partners, including Universal Robots, Leuze, Stäubi, and Argologic, will join forces on-site at the Digital Experience Center, fostering a collaborative environment to enhance the operability of their various technologies.

With the inauguration of the AGVs and AMRs DeX in DFactory Barcelona, Siemens completes its global presence with around fifty Digital Experience Centers on various digitalization topics worldwide.

Source: Siemens