BMW 3 Series production at Plant Munich, Germany

Production of BMW 3 Series and Digitalization, BMW Group Plant Munich. 00:00 - Body Shop: Side frame assembly and adhesive technology. Driver-less transportation system. Contact-less measuring operations on the body shell. Welding robots in body construction. 06:43 - Paint Shop: Paint shop In plant technology, the new paint shop relies on the tried-and tested IPP Technology (Integrated Paint Process) of the BMW production network. In contrast to conventional painting processes, applying and drying the filler coat is omitted here. Instead two base-coats are applied wet-on-wet. By omitting the entire filler layer, a significant reduction in the consumption of resources is achieved. Natural gas consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by half and electricity consumption by more than a quarter (27 %). Another contribution to the Clean Production strategy is the introduction of the innovative dry separation, which manages completely without water, chemicals and other additives. In addition, the emitted exhaust air is reduced by two thirds by applying innovative air circulation technologies. 10:58 - Paint Shop quality control: Fully automated surface quality control Intelligent test systems perfect the appearance of the painted car bodies, making sure customers receive the highest quality. For the first time, the BMW Group will use fully automated quality control mechanisms in one of the company’s paint shops. In doing so, robots scan the entire exterior surface of the...