{"id":239002,"date":"2025-12-18T09:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/239002\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:59:09","slug":"functional-checks-of-new-production-equipment-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/239002\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional checks of new production equipment successfully completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <strong>Munich.<\/strong> BMW Group Plant Munich is ready for the<br \/>\n  production of the next vehicle generation. The manufacturing equipment<br \/>\n  has been installed in the new body shop and assembly line, and<br \/>\n  functional checks have been successfully completed. During this<br \/>\n  so-called &#8220;Common Function Test,&#8221; every system undergoes dry<br \/>\n  runs, in which production planners and plant technicians put the<br \/>\n  machinery through its paces. All production steps are executed without<br \/>\n  any parts in the system. Cycle by cycle, an invisible vehicle takes<br \/>\n  shape. Although no actual car is produced, this process provides the<br \/>\n  certainty that everything operates seamlessly and as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Weber, head of BMW Group Plant Munich, is delighted: \u201cJust in<br \/>\n  time for the holidays, we have reached an important milestone: All<br \/>\n  manufacturing technologies and equipment are ready to go, and we are<br \/>\n  already training our associates for production of the BMW i3. We are<br \/>\n  taking major strides towards production of first pre-series vehicles,<br \/>\n  which will then come completely from our plant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, plant employees will have to remain patient a little longer<br \/>\n  until then. BMW i3 assembly, which has so far been carried out at the<br \/>\n  nearby Research and Innovation Centre, will be relocating to Plant<br \/>\n  Munich in January. With this move, all technologies at Plant Munich<br \/>\n  are then in place to continue rigorous testing of the complete<br \/>\n  production system. Series production of the new BMW i3 will then ramp<br \/>\n  up in summer 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Typical iFACTORY: digitally planned and tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plant Munich is consistently aligned with the guiding principles of<br \/>\n  the BMW iFACTORY. Both the new body shop and new assembly line were<br \/>\n  digitally planned and built from the outset. Existing installations in<br \/>\n  the press shop and paint shop are also integrated into the BMW Group\u2019s<br \/>\n  Virtual Factory. This made it possible to conduct functional testing<br \/>\n  of all technologies for the new vehicle generation virtually and well<br \/>\n  in advance.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Extensive remodelling completed in just 18 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In just 18 months, about a third of the plant grounds has undergone<br \/>\n  extensive remodelling. Old halls were dismantled, and a new assembly,<br \/>\n  logistics centre and body shop were built \u2013 all while still<br \/>\n  manufacturing up to 1,000 BMW 3 Series and 4 Series vehicles per day.<br \/>\n  Series production of the new BMW i3 is scheduled to begin in the<br \/>\n  second half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Munich. BMW Group Plant Munich is ready for the production of the next vehicle generation. 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