Intralogistics Insiders

Inside Mercedes-Benz Vitoria: Custom Vans, No Stock, Full Automation


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Can a factory build thousands of custom vehicles—with zero inventory?

In this episode of Intralogistics Insiders, we speak with Iván Caño and Antonio Real, the engineers behind automation at Mercedes-Benz Vitoria. They explain how the plant runs high-mix production with just-in-sequence intralogistics, real-time coordination, and fully standardized robotic systems—while keeping flexibility and human expertise at the core.

🔍 Inside the episode:

✅ How intralogistics enables stock-free, made-to-order manufacturing

✅ The logic behind standardizing automation across operations

✅ Why AGVs and synchronized flows improve both speed and safety

✅ What Mercedes-Benz values most in automation partners

✅ How new technologies are tested and validated before go-live

Mercedes-Benz Vitoria is proving that precision and adaptability can scale—when automation is designed to move with the factory, not around it.

🎧 Listen now to learn how intralogistics, robotics, and strategy come together to power next-generation manufacturing.

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