BMW Factory Upgrades Include Complete Automation System, New Conveyor Systems.

BMW Factory Upgrades Include Complete Automation System, New Conveyor Systems

IndustryWeek (2/20, Selko) reports on the BMW factory in Spartanburg, SC, which "was completely converted into a state-of-the-art facility in less than three months." As part of the conversion, "a total of seven key solutions in the final assembly operations -- from the joining of the chassis and the engine through different conveyor systems and the complete automation system for the plant -- was accomplished with assistance from Siemens." According to the article, "one of the most interesting sub-projects was the marriage, which consists of 10 stations with one automatic assembly station and one automatic nut-running station – enabling a previously unknown precision and eliminating the non-ergonomic overhead work that had to be performed in this production area."