Plastics manufacturer Dr. Franz Schneider Kunststoffwerke is an automotive supplier and producer of plastic components. The company specializes in functional trim elements, such as fresh-air grills, produced using various injection-molding processes.
When BMW gave the go-ahead for development and production of the new 3 Series, a more powerful and flexible assembly system would have to replace the company's then current production methods. The demands placed on the new assembly system were high. It had to link manual workstations with automated production and guarantee maximum productivity.