Replace your tugger trains. Keep production moving.

The iw.hub underride dolly transport replaces sequential loops with parallel dispatch, delivering more missions and adaptive routes, autonomously.

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Already replacing tugger-train workflows in live production

1,700

missions/day

iw.hubs replaced tugger trains in a high-complexity automotive parts environment.

2,800

missions/day

iw.hubs replaced tugger trains across a three-shift, high-traffic production environment.

100

kms driven per day

iw.hubs run in a three-shift system, six days/week, completing ~90 missions per shift.

From mission request to confirmed delivery

Before any hardware moves, the deployment is validated in a digital twin of your facility. The configuration that runs in iw.sim runs on the floor.

Mission triggered

A request comes from your WMS or ERP, a call button, a sensor, or a smart gateway. Idealworks OS receives it and assigns the best available iw.hub.

WMS
ERP
Call button
Sensor

iw.hub engages the dolly

The robot navigates to the pickup point, detects the dolly's position, and adapts its approach before engaging via underride lift. No operator, mechanical fixtures, or fixed dock infrastructure.

Underride lift
Autonomous pick up

Fleet navigates live mixed traffic

iw.hubs move through forklifts, pedestrians, AGVs, and other traffic using SLAM navigation. No floor markers. No magnetic strips. No facility downtime to install fixed-path infrastructure.

SLAM
No floor markers
CE certified

Delivery confirmed

The load reaches its destination. The mission is confirmed and logged in Idealworks OS.

Drop off
Mission logged

Data feeds back to WMS

Idealworks OS updates your WMS and uses mission data to optimize the next allocation, giving planning teams visibility into workflows that were previously manually logged or invisible.

Mission data
Fleet optimization
WMS sync
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IW.HUB

Autonomous underride AMR for tugger-train replacement, dolly transport, and line-side delivery.

  • Payload up to 1,000 kg
  • Speed up to 8 km/h
  • Navigation: SLAM — no infrastructure changes required
  • Loadcarriers: Standard EPAL + IPAL dollies, and custom carriers
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What changes when tugger trains become AMRs

Tugger train
iw.hub
Ope­ration
Driver required, or fixed-path automation
Fully autonomous
Route fle­xibi­lity
Fixed routes
Dynamic routes assigned by Idealworks OS
Transport model
One vehicle, sequential loop
Multiple robots, parallel dispatch
Throughput mecha­nism
Batch waits for full load or fixed schedule
Continuous: each robot dispatches independently on demand
Shift coverage
Limited by driver availability
24/7, three-shift capable
Mixed traffic
Manual coordination
CE-certified for human, forklift, and robot environments
Infras­truc­ture
Fixed routes with floor markers, magnetic strips, or guide rails
SLAM navigation with no floor markers or magnetic strips
WMS visi­bility
Delayed logging, no live updates
Mission-level visibility via Idealworks OS

Customer success stories

Proven in production supply workflows

13

robots replaced 6 tugger trains

Purem by Eberspächer

Holistic Material Flow Orchestration at Purem by Eberspaecher with Idealworks OS

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100

KM driven per day

100 KM driven per day logo

Discover how Shape Corp. transitioned from manual tugger trains to a fully automated intralogistics process.

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ROI

After one year

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DRÄXLMAIER Group automates manual logistics tasks to significantly enhance operational efficiency and safety.

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