Development of a car design in collaboration with the designer (computer-aided measurements).
Side view of a red BMW 3 Series (E30).
Cartoon: Man and woman in marriage bed look at car newspapers and paint their dream car;
BMW drives past the "four-cylinder" at dusk.
In the design office:
Technical design, equipment and weight of a car must be included in the design; Functions of computer technology are explained.
The first drawing of the styling model is created automatically.
Design work by the designer on the computer (CAD).
Programmed milling work
Control work for the stylistic appearance model; Comparison with the original model
Crash tests of prototypes
Various measurements in the wind tunnel and in the air conditioning duct
Causes for the further development of cars
Animation: Postman delivers a variety of packages with auto items to the couple
Delivery of various components for the production with thorough material testing
fully automatic sheet metal processing in the press shop;
Animation: Man hones the individual sheet metal parts
Welding of the pressed parts by industrial robots
Various series work on the welding system
Composition of the car according to individual customer order
Loosely assembled assemblies are automatically welded
In the body shop, automation has reached its highest level at BMW
Animation: man welds the sheet metal parts of the car
Robots allow flexible automation
Quality control in the workflow
Cartoon: Man and woman ride on a tree
Production figures per day and plant
Painting process in several operations
Cartoon: Man and woman paint their car with spray paint
Cavity preservation to prevent corrosion
Powertrain
Animation: Man and woman choosing the radiator figure
Our own foundry manufactures aluminum parts
Country-specific cylinder variants
Motor control "Motronic" developed in cooperation with the company Bosch
Function test of the motors
central measurement data processing and storage
Dynamometer for engines
Man and woman simulate their first ride
Transport chains and conveyor belts bring together the individual parts of a car
Order-related production is controlled centrally via the data center
Sequence of different assembly operations on the belt
Revolution of microelectronics
Animation: The couple tries out different types of upholstery
"Wedding" of body and engine
Track is set and tested
Drive through the Alpine foothills
Animation: Start of the first test drive with the homemade car; Gradually exhaust bumper, grille and doors drop off and the couple decides to buy a BMW