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BMW Ramps Up EV Production

November 20, 2020

MUNICH—The BMW Group is speeding up the shift toward electromobility and strengthening its global production network. As part of the 400 million euro initiative, the automaker is retooling its assembly plants for an electrified future.

BMW Is Bullish on AI Technology

February 5, 2020

MUNICH—BMW AG sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to improve productivity and efficiency at its assembly plants. The automaker is using the technology for a variety of quality-related applications, such as error proofing and inspection tasks.

High-Tech Tools Improve Material Handling at BMW

January 23, 2019

MUNICH--The BMW Group is increasingly relying on advanced technology to streamline logistics and material handling in its assembly plants.

BMW Uses CT Scans to Improve Quality

September 25, 2018

Computer tomography (CT) has traditionally been used in the healthcare field. But, engineers at BMW recently started to use the technology to improve quality. They use it for prototype development, production and analysis, a first in the automotive industry.

BMW Improves Quality With Data Analysis

Data analysis allows for predictive maintenance and quality control

Frank Wienstroth

May 4, 2018

Building a car generates massive amounts of data throughout the value chain. The BMW Group uses its Smart Data Analytics digitalization cluster to analyze this data selectively and enhance its production system. Results from intelligent data analysis make an effective contribution towards improving quality in all areas of production and logistics.

What Is the Oldest Assembly Plant in the World?

Austin Weber

March 28, 2013

Today, the plant where BMW assembles the Mini is celebrating its 100th birthday. The first motor car to emerge from the factory in Oxford, England, on March 28, 1913, was a Bullnose Morris Oxford.

BMW Equips Assembly Line to Accommodate Older Workers

September 10, 2012

MUNICH—BMW has implemented more than a dozen changes at its Dingolfing assembly plant to accommodate its aging workforce.

BMW Contemplates Mexico Assembly Plant

August 9, 2012

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW is considering as many as four locations in Mexico at which to build a new assembly plant for the 3-series sedan.

Accommodating Older Workers: The European Approach

Jim Camillo

June 1, 2012

Ludwig Lang is more than just as assembler at BMW’s plant in Dolfinging, Germany.

In this webinar, Promess Engineers John Lytle and Stephanie Price will walk you through several press fit strategies and why one may work better for an application over another, as well as the ways Promess was able to solve a few real-life application examples.

Join the Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser and special guests from across the industry to discuss reshoring trends, forecasts and opportunities and what they mean for manufacturers, factories, long-term strategies and bottom lines as we all gear up for 2022.  