Car Wash Equipment Robotics, Robot Car Dryers No Tipping

One of the most difficult challenges in the Car WashEnter the age of the Robotic Car Wash. Actually
Industry is of course the labor. The Car Wash Industryrobotics in car washing is nothing new, in fact it has
is one of the most labor-intensive businesses there isalways been a very automated operation, then again
and controlling the labor costs is a key to profitability.so has the entire automotive industry since Henry
But finding low cost labor must be complimented withFord's mass production of the Model T and you could
finding the quality labor, which is well groomed, honesthave it in any color as long as it was black, because
and respectful of the customers and their cars. If notblack paint could dry in only 10-minutes. Ah ha, so car
you will lose customers and repeat business.washing is all about production right? Right.
Most full service car washes average about a 15-20%Drying of the car is a very difficult task for a robot, but
regular customer rate and to sustain a higher repeathardly impossible with the latest robotic engineering
customer grouping the customer has to feel goodnow available. In fact if a car was parked between to
about their car wash experience. If this is donereference lines the robot could dry the car never
correctly the repeat business will be paralleled by wordpressing down to hard using the latest MIT Haptic
of mouth referrals to their friends, business associatesSensor Technology on a Carnegie Mellon Robotic
and/or family members. So, it is critical to get the bestArm. Even able to lift up the windshield wipers and dry
possible labor and watch the costs. But there will soonunderneath, get all the door jams and along the
maybe a better way to do all this and more. How soluggage rack cosmetic feature on top of your SUV.
you ask? Well, thru robot workers of course.Think on this in 2006.