As reported by Audi
The Toolmaking Division of AUDI AG is today celebrating the opening of an extension building and with it the introduction of a synchronized production system. The new system ensures that all work steps are now perfectly coordinated for an even leaner and more efficient production process. “To prepare our Toolmaking Division for the future, we have made additional investments of more than €45 million at the Ingolstadt site,” says Frank Dreves, Member of the Board of Management for Production at AUDI AG. “This will enable us to complete significantly more vehicle projects than would have been possible before – an important prerequisite for the implementation of our model initiative,” emphasizes Dreves.
“Investing in modern buildings and machinery, in new, environmentally friendly products, and promoting members of the workforce through qualification and training measures represent investments in secure jobs and in the future of Audi,” stresses Peter Mosch, Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG.
Audi Toolmaking plays a key role in the company’s value-added chain. It is largely responsible for the high quality of the panels making up the outer skin and thus of the bodies. In this way it ensures that the sophisticated designs of Audi designers are translated with uncompromising precision into production vehicles. Each tool built is unique.
Audi Toolmaking in Ingolstadt has also reorganized its workflows with the opening of the extension building. The synchronized production system, which is controlled and monitored by newly developed software, makes the material flow more transparent, faster and more stringent. Principles similar to those used in the classical production areas apply, but are of course adapted to the specific requirements of toolmaking.
The extension building is immediately adjacent to the existing toolmaking shop at the Ingolstadt plant. The entire building complex covers an area of more than 35,000 m2 (376,737 sq ft) – the size of five soccer fields. The new building has a total floor area of 10,230 m2 (110,115 sq ft), broken down into roughly 1,150 m2 (12,379 sq ft) of office space on each of four floors and 5,630 m2 (60,600 sq ft) of shop space, including social areas. There are also technical centers with an additional 1,200 m2 (12,917 sq ft) of floor area.
The Toolmaking Division of AUDI AG is today celebrating the opening of an extension building and with it the introduction of a synchronized production system. The new system ensures that all work steps are now perfectly coordinated for an even leaner and more efficient production process. “To prepare our Toolmaking Division for the future, we have made additional investments of more than €45 million at the Ingolstadt site,” says Frank Dreves, Member of the Board of Management for Production at AUDI AG. “This will enable us to complete significantly more vehicle projects than would have been possible before – an important prerequisite for the implementation of our model initiative,” emphasizes Dreves.
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“Investing in modern buildings and machinery, in new, environmentally friendly products, and promoting members of the workforce through qualification and training measures represent investments in secure jobs and in the future of Audi,” stresses Peter Mosch, Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG.
Audi Toolmaking plays a key role in the company’s value-added chain. It is largely responsible for the high quality of the panels making up the outer skin and thus of the bodies. In this way it ensures that the sophisticated designs of Audi designers are translated with uncompromising precision into production vehicles. Each tool built is unique.
Audi Toolmaking in Ingolstadt has also reorganized its workflows with the opening of the extension building. The synchronized production system, which is controlled and monitored by newly developed software, makes the material flow more transparent, faster and more stringent. Principles similar to those used in the classical production areas apply, but are of course adapted to the specific requirements of toolmaking.
The extension building is immediately adjacent to the existing toolmaking shop at the Ingolstadt plant. The entire building complex covers an area of more than 35,000 m2 (376,737 sq ft) – the size of five soccer fields. The new building has a total floor area of 10,230 m2 (110,115 sq ft), broken down into roughly 1,150 m2 (12,379 sq ft) of office space on each of four floors and 5,630 m2 (60,600 sq ft) of shop space, including social areas. There are also technical centers with an additional 1,200 m2 (12,917 sq ft) of floor area.
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