BMW Munich plant Tour-
Make a Free public tour of the BMW car plant in Regensburg.
ABOVE AND BELOW RIGHT spot-welding robots a BMW Series 1 car in the body shop of the factory in Regensburg LEFT BELOW An aerial view of the plant.
R egensburg, the medieval center of Germany won a place on the UNESCO list of World Heritage, but the city has its modern side too - including a state of the art BMW plant where some 10 000 workers qualified produce the BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, M3 and specialized vehicles such as police cars since the plant opened in 1986, over three million BMWs have emerged from its flexible assembly line.
Like other BMW plants, plant Regensburg offers guided tours for groups and individuals Each tour lasts two 2 5 hours, and it allows you to walk in the middle of the action during your visit to body shop, for example, you'll be surrounded by giant conveyor which raise car bodies in place for automated welding robots controlled by computer.
Other highlights of the wedding or the wedding of engines and car bodies with a group of autopilots increase bolts to lock the motors in place and a final assembly line where cars of different series - many of them custom for individual buyers-- are placed one after another in a remarkable display of logistical efficiency.
Whether you're a liberal who is concerned about the welfare of workers or capitalist who values control of productivity and quality, you will be impressed with the thought that has gone into making the assembly line Examples favorable to workers .
As cars move along the line, the assembly teams up with them on a moving belt instead of trying to walk and perform assembly tasks at the same time.
Conveyors and other bodies position cars devices to the most comfortable level for each task, for example, at the end of the line, where license plates are bolted, the cars are lifted so that workers do not have to look.
The plant is cleaner and better lit than many people kitchens, and there is less noise than you expect I worked in the newsroom who had less charm than the assembly line of the BMW plant.
If you are in Regensburg visit, do not miss the visit of the BMW Werk factory For more information, including web links, go to page 2 of this article.
BMW Factory Tour, factory tour.