Tag: dingolfing
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BMW tests ‘fully connected logistics’ system in one of its German factories
BMW is testing a range of “autonomous, connected and intelligent” technologies at its German facilities. In fact, BMW and three partner companies from Bavaria are exploring the possibilities for making BMW Group Plant Dingolfing a smart factory for logistics. It’s part of a three-year research project supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional…
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BMW invests €400 million in Dingolfing plant for BMW iNEXT
The BMW Group is investing around €400 million in its Dingolfing vehicle plant for production of the BMW iNEXT. In doing this, it is preparing for the manufacture of pure battery-electric and highly automated BMW cars at its largest European production location. With the launch of the BMW iNEXT in 2021, Plant Dingolfing will be…
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BMW creates 2,000 jobs as it starts production of new autonomous electric car
BMW’s Dingolfing plant director announces the expansion of e-drive production, as well as preparations for series production of the fully electric and “highly automated” BMW iNext The mobility of tomorrow is being turned into reality to a large extent in BMW’s Dingolfing production plant, in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. Ilka Horstmeier, the new director of…
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Collaborative robotic system makes ‘monotonous and physically demanding tasks’ at BMW easier
The employees at BMW Group’s Dingolfing Plant have a new, highly responsive assistant: an LBR iiwa lightweight robot from Kuka, which they say takes over “monotonous and physically demanding tasks”. Previously, BMW employees had to lift a differential case which weighed up to 5.5 kg, and had to manoeuvre it with millimeter-precision, in the assembly of…