Flexible, digital, efficient and sustainable: Plant 56 represents the long-term production of Mercedes-Benz and sets new standards for the automotive industry. With an investment of around 730 million euros, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen is a transparent commitment to Germany as a business location. In total, Mercedes-Benz is investing around 2.1 billion euros in the Sindelfingen site. At the same time, the company increases its power by 25% at Plant 56 compared to the S-Class meeting. Production at Plant 56 is characterized by maximum flexibility; This applies to the number of models produced and the production volume, as well as the curtain flows. New models, from compact cars to SUVs, from traditional to plug-in hybrids to electric propulsion, can be brought into series production in just a few days. Production can be adjusted flexibly and temporarily to meet market demand. According to Ambition 2039, Plant 56 will be a carbon plant for automobiles, absolutely CO2 neutral and with particularly low energy requirements. This is made imaginable, among other things, through its state-of-the-art energy concept with a photovoltaic system, an uninterrupted electrical power grid and garage systems based on reused vehicle batteries. Innovative technologies and processes have been consistently and comprehensively implemented throughout the meeting room, offering the most productive support imaginable to workers in their daily work. The Concept of Factory 56 will be gradually transferred to all Mercedes-Benz car factories around the world as a model.
“At Factory 56, we have controlled to mix flexibility, efficiency, digitization and sustainability.This benefits the other people who paint here, in our production in Sindelfingen, our company and, of course, our customers.Factory 56 thus defines the long-term direction of automotive production at Mercedes-Benz: resource-friendly, connected and flexible, because we see the transformation of our industry as a holistic task that encompasses products as well as the entire price chain,” said Ola Kollenius, chairman of the Board of Directors of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG.
Factory 56 opened with due attention to all coverage measures opposed to Covid-19.In addition to the senior representatives of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, visitors included Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Steffen Bilger, Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Roland Bernhard, District Administrator of Boblingen and Bernd Vuhringer, Mayor of Sindelfingen.
“Factory 56 is not only a vital milestone in Daimler’s history, but also a vital commitment to Baden-Wuerttemberg as a site of the mobility industry.The plant is synonymous with criteria, both in production and in products.Digitization and decarbonization are the most sensible,” no other product is likely to represent it as much as the all-electric EQS, which will occur here,” said Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
In total, Mercedes-Benz has invested around 2.1 billion euros since 2014 to create a forward-look base for the automotive plant and the administrative spaces there, of this amount, approximately 730 million euros go to Floor 56, which is part of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant.Investments are a transparent commitment to Germany as a shopping centre and will also ensure long-term jobs in the region.At the same time, Factory 56 achieves power gains of around 25% compared to S-Class Assembly: this has been made imaginable by optimizing the entire pricing process.
Maximum flexibility with a state-of-the-art meeting system
The ultimate vital feature of Factory 56 is maximum flexibility.At the singles level, Factory 56 can perform all meeting steps for cars of other designs and transmission systems, from traditional transmission to fully electric transmission.Initially, the new generation of the Mercedes -The Benz S-Class sedán and the long battle edition will leave the production line at Factory 56.Later, the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class and EQS, the first all-electric member of the new S-Class family, will also be produced on the same line.The meeting broker is one hundred percent flexible, so all Mercedes-Benz model series can be incorporated into existing production as temporarily as possible, as the call, from compact cars to SUVs.
The long-term meeting formula provides the entire production with a more flexible structure.Two of the so-called TecLines are used for constant problems in the assembly process, improving the flexibility of the entire plant.They combine all complex factory technologies into one.This means that the transformation paints required through the integration of new models, for example, is less difficult to make in other meeting room spaces. In TecLines, the classic production line is replaced by driverless shipping formulas.integrate any new technical apparatus related to it, simply replace the steering of the automatic guided vehicle (AGV). In total, more than 400 AGVs are in service on floor 56.
In addition, the so-called “Fullflex Wedding” establishes a novelty for the procedure through which the vehicle frame is connected to the propulsion system.On Floor 56, this “marriage” consists of several modular stations and prevents primary conversion paints and longer production interruptions.
Smart becomes reality
Factory 56 achieves the vision of intelligent production in Mercedes-Benz Cars.La centerpiece of all digitization activities is the MO360 virtual ecosystem, Used entirely for the first time in Factory 56.MO360 includes a circle of family members of software programs that are connected through shared interfaces and standardized user interfaces, employing genuine knowledge for the global production of Mercedes-Benz.MO360 vehicles integrates key production process data and IT systems more than 30 international Mercedes-Benz automotive plants and combines vital software programs For example, it provides specially optimized KPI-based production control.It also provides individual, needs-based painting data and commands to each painter in real time.world. MO360 combines power and quality equipment into one functional unit for maximum transparency in highly digitized automotive production.
In Factory 56, a new virtual infrastructure with a high-performance WLAN and 5G network provides a vital foundation for full scanning.Use Industry 4.0 applications, from smart devices to knowledgeable algorithms.Digital production technologies have been implemented everywhere.Factory 56 is absolutely dematerialized: thanks to the virtual tracking of each vehicle on the line through a positioning system, the knowledge of the vehicle applicable to workers is demonstrated in the line in real time, using virtual devices and demonstration screens., this will save about 10 tons of paper each year.
Machinery and production equipment are interconnected with the plant; Most of them already support the Internet of Things (IoT). This 360-degree connectivity extends not only to the entire 56th floor itself, but also beyond the amenities throughout the price chain: virtual technologies such as virtual or augmented truth were already used in the progression and development of Factory 56 plans, and also helps create series. More flexible and efficient production.In conversations with shipping and service providers, the benefits of tracking and localization are also leveraged, allowing you to track the virtual flow of fabrics around the world.
Large-scale sustainable production
Like digitization, sustainability is conceived and implemented globally on Floor 56, which in addition to generating a generation respectful of the environment and resources, includes social responsibility, taking into account profitability, so Floor 56 makes a primary contribution to the sustainability of the company.progression goals.
Conserving resources and reducing energy consumption are the cornerstones of this approach. Plant 56 operates on an unbiased CO2 basis from the start and will therefore be a carbon 0 plant. Overall, Plant 56’s overall energy needs are 25% lower than other facilities for meetings. On the roof of Plant 56 there is a photovoltaic formula that materializes the construction with self-generated green electricity. This is enough to cover about 30% of Plant 56’s annual energy desires. Some of this energy is channeled to state-of-the-art DC grid paints, which will drive power from the assembly shop to the assembly line. to upload. Material technical formulas such as ventilation units, for example. A desktop power bank based on vehicle batteries is also connected to the DC grid. With a total capacity of 1,400 kWh, it acts as a buffer for excess solar energy from the photovoltaic formula. Modern LED lighting and state-of-the-art blue sky architecture, which allows painters to paint in daylight, creates a pleasant running environment while saving energy.
In addition to CO2 and power balance considerations, Mercedes-Benz’s sustainable progression technique has other ecological aspects: there are plants on approximately 40% of the roof surface, which only compensates for the sealed surface of the soil, but also improves the interior climate of the building by retaining This is a new formula that separates rainwater from infected water.By storing rainwater, Floor 56 relieves the burden on nearby water resources and creates new green spaces.
The main structure of Factory 56 is an architectural and sustainable milestone.The concrete facade is built for the first time in recycled concrete, made of demolition material.This means that the structure of Plant 56 has only preserved resources, but also recycled waste in a sustainable manner.
Not least, Plant 56 is a sign of the company’s commitment to the Sindelfingen plant, with its long tradition.With its truly extensive investments as a component of its long-term vision, Mercedes-Benz is making a major contribution to safeguarding the long term and jobs at the Sindelfingen plant, thus supporting the entire region.Since the factory status quo more than a hundred years ago, Daimler has been more than just an employer of the cultural and social life of the region.The Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen is a neighbor, component and component of the city’s varied life.
The human in the center
Social duty as an employer is also reflected in Factory 56 itself.The total virtual concept puts the human being at the center of things. After a successful start-up, more than 1,500 painters will paint in two groups on the 56th floor.accompanied as productive as possible in his daily paintings through many innovations.Paintings on the meeting line point to painters in their preference for a healthy life balance.The entire site employs approximately 35,000 people.
Whenever possible, Mercedes-Benz worried its 56th Floor workers from the start; For example, production workers were asked about their non-public non-public tastes in an online survey.They were able to imply in what turn, in which box and with which colleagues they would like to work.and more than 85% of the wishes expressed were fulfilled.
Modern painting practices are applied both in the production and management of the plant 56.La sustainable production organization is further developed with the works council. The distribution of the production paint shop is also especially cornea.colors to create a charming painting environment for employees.The factory has its own dining room so staff can avoid having to travel long distances on site.The main construction offices provide an open and fashionable operating environment.
Ergonomics is a key aspect on Floor 56: all the steps of the meeting have been tested at an early stage to determine their ergonomic compatibility, so that mandatory innovations can be made.Selection of transport systems, such as rotating air conveyors or cellular platforms.All stations are height adjustable.Young and experienced companions paint hand in hand in Factory 56 and enjoy others as a team.
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Steffen Bilger, Parliamentary Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure:
“Vehicle automation and connectivity will shape the road traffic of the future.Automated and hooked driving can generate many powers.Above all, road safety reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions, and increases driver driving comfort.From the beginning of the automotive price chain, Factory 56’s top point of automation and connectivity brings similar benefits to the vehicle production process.
Markus Schofer, member of the board of directors of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG; Head of Research for the Daimler Group and Chief Operating Officer of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “With the opening of Factory 56 today, we are putting into operation the maximum virtual and fashionable plant that we have had in our global production network. At the same time, We are producing the new S-Class, which will take individual mobility in the luxury segment to a whole new point with its pioneering innovations. The new S-Class dominates the scan box with MBUX and head-up demonstrating in augmented reality. way, or – Factory 56 and the new S-Class: they imply the direction of the future.
J-rg Burzer, member of the production board and supply chain of Mercedes-Benz AG: “Factory 56 is our most complex automotive production center in the world: flexible, virtual, effective and sustainable.Everything here puts other people at the center of things.Through MO360, our comprehensive virtual ecosystem, we make plant 56 production processes even more transparent and mark milestones in virtual production. With Factory 56, Mercedes-Benz shows how sustainable and efficient Automotive production will make paints the next day.Gradually we will move the discoveries we get here to our factories around the world.The perspective is enormous.”
Mercedes-Benz Company Committee Chairman Sindelfingen Ergun Lamali: “The Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen has been famous for its state-of-the-art and sustainability functions.As a business committee, we entered into the factory agreement” Zukunftsbild Sindelfingen 2020 “with control of the plant in 2014 With this agreement, we have acted with anticipation on primary problems such as Industry 4.0, digitization and ergonomics and have laid the foundation for maximum fashionable automotive production in the world.With the ‘Factory 56’, home of our new S-Class, we meet our own most important production criteria for the world’s highest productivity cars in smart operating conditions.That is why I would like to thank all our colleagues, who have helped bring this ambitious ‘Factory 56’ mission to life.commitment, support and team spirit, as well as flexibility.
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