The BMW Group is industrialising its Virtual Factory, with production planners continuously scaling applications in the digital twins of over 30 production sites to accelerate production planning worldwide. What once required several weeks of real-world modifications and testing can now be precisely simulated in the BMW Group's Virtual Factory.

For every launch, it is essential to verify that the new product fits on the production line and does not collide with its surroundings at any point. In the BMW Group's Virtual Factory, the collision check is digital, automated and fast, using construction data combined with 3D scans. The movement and rotation of a vehicle through the production lines are precisely simulated, allowing the system to automatically check for possible collisions. What now takes just three days to simulate virtually previously required almost four weeks of real testing.

Explanatory video of the round cell production (pilot line) in the CMCC in Parsdorf

The film shows footage and employees of the InnoLab and the production at BMW Group Plant Steyr.

Explanatory video of the round cell production (pilot line) in the CMCC in Parsdorf

The project results of the BMBF-funded IDAM project for the full automation of metal 3D printing will be presented.

The project results of the BMBF-funded IDAM project for the full automation of metal 3D printing will be presented.

The project results of the BMBF-funded IDAM project for the full automation of metal 3D printing will be presented.

The brand new and all-electric BMW iX1 is produced exclusively in the BMW Group plant Regensburg. Regensburg is not only home to the car production, the high voltage battery production for the iX1 is situated in Regensburg as well. This has huge advantages for sustainability due to short logistics distances.