+++ BMW Group creates spaces for collaboration +++ Iconic works by Karl Schwanzer, Zaha Hadid and the Vienna architect team Coop Himmelb(l)au +++ Architecture Day on 29 and 30 June +++
+++ Fast, economical, and versatile with additive manufacturing +++ New bionic gripper at BMW Group Plant Landshut saves further weight +++ Innovative bionic gripper for entire floor assemblies at BMW Group Plant Munich +++ More than 400,000 parts produced worldwide using 3D printing+++
+++ Wire arc additive manufacturing enables metallic components with optimum ratio between rigidity and weight +++ Following test bench testing, the first vehicle trials will run from 2025 +++
The BMW Group’s production locations in Munich, Oxford and Spartanburg will have new plant directors from 1 September.
With the FIZ Projekthaus Nord, which went into operation today, the BMW Group is opening the new heart of its global research and development network.
Satellite and live stream details of the opening of Projekthaus Nord. Event agenda: 25 September 2020, 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. CEST.
+++ AR saves up to a year on vehicle module validation +++ Assembly processes can be verified early and adjusted for series production +++
+++ Campus as centre for production, research and training +++ Comprehensive in-house expertise to advance additive manufacturing technology +++ Accelerated vehicle development and production integration +++ €15 million investment in new site +++ 2019: annual output totalled more than 300,000 parts
+++ Investment of around ten million US dollars in production of fourth-generation batteries +++ Production of new BMW X5 Plug-in Hybrid to begin in August 2019 +++
+++ Fast and flexible collaboration between different divisions +++ Simple assessment of future production work processes +++ Planning new workstations based on 3D digitalisation of existing structures +++
+++ BMW Group is investing 400 million euros in expansion of the FIZ in Munich +++ First phase of construction will create innovative working environment for 5,000 employees by 2019 +++ Architecture provides for state-of-the-art, agile work structures +++ Harald Krüger: FIZ Future signals strong commitment to Munich location and Germany’s innovative strength. We are building the future right here. +++
Background information on the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre in Munich including information on the Aerodynamic Test Centre, on the EMC Absorber Hall for testing of electromagnetic compatibility and on Virtual Reality in the development progress.
The BMW iNEXT is scheduled for release in 2021 – self-driving, electric and fully connected. To achieve this aim, the BMW Group is combining its development expertise in vehicle connectivity and automated driving at a new campus in Unterschleissheim near Munich.
The BMW Group is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the introduction of additive manufacturing at the company these days. The additive manufacturing methods, which are becoming more well known under the collective term of ‘3D printing’, are among the key production methods of the future.
The current season of the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) starts with a small anniversary for BMW: One of the powertrains is fitted with the 500th water pump wheel made on a 3D printer. The high-precision component, which is subject to high stresses, consists of an aluminum alloy and has previously proven its worth in the tough environment of motorsports: Without exception, all pump gear works flawlessly.
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