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It was already clear at [[BSH Chronology 1984-2002: Sustainability and Internationalization|the beginning of the 1990s]] that BSH's old central dishwasher series, the GV60 series, had reached the end of its product life. Significant progress in the areas of consumption, dishwasher performance, quality and above all cost reductions could no longer be expected with the old series.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 156.</ref> | It was already clear at [[BSH Chronology 1984-2002: Sustainability and Internationalization|the beginning of the 1990s]] that BSH's old central dishwasher series, the GV60 series, had reached the end of its product life. Significant progress in the areas of consumption, dishwasher performance, quality and above all cost reductions could no longer be expected with the old series.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 156.</ref> | ||
A new series was needed. The board of management decided that the top-class dishwashers in this series should get an electronic controller. The obsolete appliances still used a roller controller. Integrating a new electronic circuit board with the old roller controller did not offer any advantages however. The alternative was to use sensors to feed the signals to the electronic circuit board. The only problem was that they had not been developed as yet.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 164.</ref> | A new series was needed. The board of management decided that the top-class dishwashers in this series should get an electronic controller, as already manufactured by [[Robert_Bosch_GmbH|Bosch]] and [[Siemens]]. The obsolete appliances still used a roller controller. Integrating a new electronic circuit board with the old roller controller did not offer any advantages however. The alternative was to use sensors to feed the signals to the electronic circuit board. The only problem was that they had not been developed as yet.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 164.</ref> | ||
This posed a tantalizing challenge for the present day head of the Dishwasher Care production division Michael Rosenbauer, who was an engineer at the time in Dillingen. He recognized the potential that lay in developing these sensors. His efforts resulted in the development of a turbidity sensor that detected the degree of dirt of the water. The development was called AquaSensor – based on the successful water damage protection solution [[AquaStop – reliable protection against water damage|AquaStop]].<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 164.</ref> | This posed a tantalizing challenge for the present day head of the Dishwasher Care production division Michael Rosenbauer, who was an engineer at the time in Dillingen. He recognized the potential that lay in developing these sensors. His efforts resulted in the development of a turbidity sensor that detected the degree of dirt of the water. The development was called AquaSensor – based on the successful water damage protection solution [[AquaStop – reliable protection against water damage|AquaStop]].<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Stickel: Spülchronik, page 164.</ref> | ||