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A special honor was bestowed upon the Strahlkopf mountain in the Allgäu Alps on October 4, 1997: Employees from the BSH dishwasher plant in Dillingen erected a self-transported summit cross made of stainless steel at its highest point. This action illustrated the team spirit among the employees in Dillingen – and the excellent contact with its suppliers, since the individual parts of the cross came from suppliers of stainless steel to the factory.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0036, inform 2013/2, page 15.</ref> | [[File:1976 Dillingen Werk rbosch 13262-1.jpg|thumb|350x350px|Bosch factory in Dillingen, 1976. (Source: #### Bosch Archives)]] | ||
A special honor was bestowed upon the Strahlkopf mountain in the Allgäu Alps on October 4, 1997: Employees from the BSH<ref>BSH was founded in 1967 as Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - BSHG for short. In 1998, the name was changed to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, with the short form BSH. Since the sale of the Siemens shares in BSH to Robert Bosch GmbH the company’s name is now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, but still BSH for short.</ref> dishwasher plant in Dillingen erected a self-transported summit cross made of stainless steel at its highest point. This action illustrated the team spirit among the employees in Dillingen – and the excellent contact with its suppliers, since the individual parts of the cross came from suppliers of stainless steel to the factory.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0036, inform 2013/2, page 15.</ref> | |||
The site at Dillingen an der Donau was founded by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1960.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3. </ref> Initially the facility manufactured fuel pumps and food processors.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3.</ref> BSH has been producing dishwashers here exclusively since 1976.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1976, page 3; A05-0023, inform 2000/December, page 27.</ref> In 1978, just two years later, the two millionth dishwasher was produced.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1978, page 5.</ref> More than 1,500 different dishwasher models have been produced here since then.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> The factory's portfolio also included small home appliances.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1979, page 8.</ref> | The site at Dillingen an der Donau was founded by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1960.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3. </ref> Initially the facility manufactured fuel pumps and food processors.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3.</ref> BSH has been producing dishwashers here exclusively since 1976.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1976, page 3; A05-0023, inform 2000/December, page 27.</ref> In 1978, just two years later, the two millionth dishwasher was produced.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1978, page 5.</ref> More than 1,500 different dishwasher models have been produced here since then.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> The factory's portfolio also included small home appliances.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1979, page 8.</ref> | ||
[[File:2009 Dillingen Geräuschlabor 9668 BSH Konzernarchiv.jpg|thumb|350x350px|The BSH sound lab in Dillingen, 2009. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | |||
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BSH's global technology center for dishwashers has been located in Dillingen since 2014. The center boasts a number of different laboratories, including the dishwashing lab.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0030, Business Report 2012, page 43; A01-0035, Business Report 2015, page 28; A05-0042, inform 2015/4, page 14.</ref> "In the dishwashing lab, we test how thoroughly our appliances clean and how much energy they consume with the set parameters," explained lab boss Hein Heißler in 2015.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0042, inform 2015/4, page 14.</ref> The first dishwashers fitted with the Home Connect function were added in the same year.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0041, inform 2014/4, page 13.</ref> Home Connect enables communication between home appliances and an app running on a smart phone or tablet. For example, the app can be used to turn down the temperature of the oven when on the go or to check the contents of the refrigerator for finalizing the shopping list. | BSH's global technology center for dishwashers has been located in Dillingen since 2014. The center boasts a number of different laboratories, including the dishwashing lab.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0030, Business Report 2012, page 43; A01-0035, Business Report 2015, page 28; A05-0042, inform 2015/4, page 14.</ref> "In the dishwashing lab, we test how thoroughly our appliances clean and how much energy they consume with the set parameters," explained lab boss Hein Heißler in 2015.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0042, inform 2015/4, page 14.</ref> The first dishwashers fitted with the Home Connect function were added in the same year.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0041, inform 2014/4, page 13.</ref> Home Connect enables communication between home appliances and an app running on a smart phone or tablet. For example, the app can be used to turn down the temperature of the oven when on the go or to check the contents of the refrigerator for finalizing the shopping list. | ||
==== More | ==== More Than Two Million Dishwashers Every Year ==== | ||
Environmental protection and economical use of resources are right at the top of the priority list at the Dillingen site. Because suppliers are located around the company premises, the materials required for production can be supplied cost-effectively and on an environmentally sound basis.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4. Business Report 2002, page 12.</ref> Appliances are also largely distributed by rail from the site.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> | Environmental protection and economical use of resources are right at the top of the priority list at the Dillingen site. Because suppliers are located around the company premises, the materials required for production can be supplied cost-effectively and on an environmentally sound basis.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4. Business Report 2002, page 12.</ref> Appliances are also largely distributed by rail from the site.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> | ||