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The development department for dishwashers was located at the Giengen site until 1996, after which it relocated to Dillingen.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 170.</ref> The BSH engineers developed a number of functions that would go down as milestones in the development of dishwasher technology. These included the AquaStop system from 1985<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 115. Corporate Archives, A05-0008, inform 1985/1, page 1.</ref> (reliable protection against water damage), the 45-cm dishwasher from 1987<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 126.</ref>, the AquaSensor system from 1996<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0019, inform 1996/4, page 26.</ref> (automatic replacement of water at a certain turbidity level), the world's first fully automatic dishwasher in 2000<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 172. The first pilot series was constructed in 1999.</ref>, as well as the development of Zeolite technology for dishwashers in 2008<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0031, inform 2008/3, page 16.</ref> (optimizes drying results while minimizing energy consumption). | The development department for dishwashers was located at the Giengen site until 1996, after which it relocated to Dillingen.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 170.</ref> The BSH engineers developed a number of functions that would go down as milestones in the development of dishwasher technology. These included the AquaStop system from 1985<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 115. Corporate Archives, A05-0008, inform 1985/1, page 1.</ref> (reliable protection against water damage), the 45-cm dishwasher from 1987<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 126.</ref>, the AquaSensor system from 1996<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0019, inform 1996/4, page 26.</ref> (automatic replacement of water at a certain turbidity level), the world's first fully automatic dishwasher in 2000<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-004, Ernst Stickel: Chronik der BSH-Geschirrspüler 1960-2000, o.O. 2011, page 172. The first pilot series was constructed in 1999.</ref>, as well as the development of Zeolite technology for dishwashers in 2008<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0031, inform 2008/3, page 16.</ref> (optimizes drying results while minimizing energy consumption). | ||
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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. | ||