Programmed for diversity
In the completely newly equipped plant, a variety of car models are produced every day. In addition to the new electric vehicles, models using the classic combustion engine and hybrid models also run through the assembly lines. The assembly lines are designed for a production of more than 850 units per day, therefore, flexible and intelligent conveyor technology was the customer's main requirement. "Although the conveyor technology is specifically designed for the electric SUV, it also has to function on a broader basis and remain open to future developments," says the ROFA AG sales representative, Robert Persterer. An example of this flexibility is provided by the new final assembly, where two different engine marriages are realised in two separate assembly areas on one assembly line using the same EMS carrier. In the automated assembly process, cars with both combustion engines and electric motors are produced using the same conveyor technology, which is recalibrated each time, from vehicle to vehicle.