Transport technology control solutions

Transport technology control solutions

With over 40 years of experience in automation technology, Berghof is one of the pioneers in the industry, including in the field of control solutions for automated guided vehicle (AGV) and electric monorail systems (EMS).

More than 20,000 controllers in use every day

A large number of customers all over the world use a wide range of intralogistics and industrial transport technology applications from Berghof, with well over 20,000 control systems in daily use in the overhead monorail system sector alone.

With CANtrol® Powertrack, communication via conductor rails, Berghof set a milestone and is still one of the leading innovators in this field today.

Reference - City library Stuttgart
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Reference - City library Stuttgart

A modern book transport system that ensures the smooth collection and distribution of books in libraries. The City Library at Mailänder Platz is the central library of the Stuttgart City Library. On an area of 20,200 square meters there are more than 500,000 books, films, texts and much more to borrow and look at.

Thanks to a highly sophisticated book collection system and the forwarding of the books to their storage spaces, it is possible to achieve smooth operation and enable visitors to get new books in the shortest possible time. Only a perfectly adapted and well-designed controller can perform the feat of handling this many books per day.

By opting for our control solution, you get:

  • A fast and safe system thanks to the integration of sophisticated safety technology, which has been implemented with a corresponding hardware concept
  • Infrastructure 4.0 through standardized hardware interfaces and an open software architecture with ingenious basic functions and standard modules
  • Predictive maintenance via the transmission of operating and diagnostic data to the control system
  • Minimum commissioning costs through the use of Berghof’s intelligent simulation tool
  • Lowest possible service expenses thanks to maintenance-free vehicle controllers and simple tooling
  • Dependable solutions to any problems that may occur through a comprehensive support concept
  • A reliable supply of spare parts thanks to a long product life cycle and backwards-compatible future developments
  • Competitiveness on a global scale with components certified for worldwide use and a broad partner network