C ars are queuing up in Potsdamer Straße in Berlin. One car after the next is driving into the car wash – and not just any old car wash, but the cleanest and best smelling car wash in the capital and perhaps even in all of Germany. Right at the entrance, the new foam arch covers the vehicle with a gently cleaning carpet of foam, which even lights up in different colours. The company is called COSY-WASCH and has earned itself a solid reputation since its inception in 1966 in Berlin. According to them, if they lined up all the cars that they have washed over these years it would extend all the way from earth to the moon and back again. Today, COSY-WASCH operates several car washes in greater Berlin and the surrounding area. Washing so many cars consumes large amounts of water, energy and cleaning agents. Hence, the company has made sure from the start that their car washing systems are equipped with the latest technology. Everything under control “I prefer to create my own system. I know that other companies use plug-and-play solutions, but I prefer to develop my own. I want the cars to be washed perfectly, and I want a system with a long service life that reduces operating costs,” says Managing Director Mark-Werner Helmer. COSY-WASCH in Potsdamer Straße is the latest example of a high-tech car wash that uses the Internet of Things (IoT), advanced dosing and sensor solutions, as well as a cloud-based monitoring system. Not to mention the energy efficient centrifugal pumps with integrated, highly efficient IE5 motor technology that contributes to substantial savings on electricity costs. The entire core component of the system was recently upgraded to the most advanced JOURNAL17
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