BMW Steyr is investing a billion euros in new production for electric drives. The “Krone” took a look behind the scenes of the project, which did not have to suffer any delays on Saturday a week ago. What can those responsible learn from car production? You can read that here too.
Plumes of smoke billowed over the city. Even the professional fire brigade Linz intervened because there was a fire on the roof of a building under construction…
Those responsible at the BMW plant in Steyr would have liked to dispense with the excitement of a week ago on Saturday, even if they were lucky with their accident: the fire, which was quickly extinguished, caused only minor material damage, the construction site has long been full again, which means that there will be no delay in the start of production of the electric drives.
That also lets Adrienne Wallasch and Florian Böhm breathe a sigh of relief. The duo employed by the car manufacturer put the expansion on the BMW site into practice with employees and external construction companies. Until 2030, about one billion euros will flow into the “Gen6” project.
Pre-series production is scheduled for next summer, time is of the essence. The construction of the two new buildings started in September 2022, one of which is ready enough for the first logistics areas to be put into use. The future production hall is 105×150 meters larger than a football field.
“Learning from car production”
The construction phases are progressing smoothly – based on the work on the assembly line. “We learn from car production, which works in cycles. We also clock the work. Every day represents a bar,” explains Böhm. This means that various professionals – from facade builders to roofers to electricians – are on the construction site at the same time and each finish the building.
The biggest challenge? That the expansion takes place during ongoing operations – in the middle of the production of diesel and petrol engines. “The construction site is like open-heart surgery,” Wallasch and Böhm say. Every day, 40 trucks pass through the construction site.
Source: Krone
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