Development of a car design in collaboration with the designer (computer-aided measurements).
Side view of a red BMW 3 Series (E30).
Cartoon: Man and woman in marriage bed look at car newspapers and paint their dream car;
BMW drives past the "four-cylinder" at dusk.
In the design office:
Technical design, equipment and weight of a car must be included in the design; Functions of computer technology are explained.
The first drawing of the styling model is created automatically.
Design work by the designer on the computer (CAD).
Programmed milling work
Control work for the stylistic appearance model; Comparison with the original model

Crash tests of prototypes

Various measurements in the wind tunnel and in the air conditioning duct

Causes for the further development of cars

Animation: Postman delivers a variety of packages with auto items to the couple

Delivery of various components for the production with thorough material testing

fully automatic sheet metal processing in the press shop;

Animation: Man hones the individual sheet metal parts

Welding of the pressed parts by industrial robots

Various series work on the welding system

Composition of the car according to individual customer order

Loosely assembled assemblies are automatically welded

In the body shop, automation has reached its highest level at BMW

Animation: man welds the sheet metal parts of the car

Robots allow flexible automation

Quality control in the workflow

Cartoon: Man and woman ride on a tree

Production figures per day and plant

Painting process in several operations

Cartoon: Man and woman paint their car with spray paint

Cavity preservation to prevent corrosion

Powertrain

Animation: Man and woman choosing the radiator figure

Our own foundry manufactures aluminum parts

Country-specific cylinder variants

Motor control "Motronic" developed in cooperation with the company Bosch

Function test of the motors

central measurement data processing and storage

Dynamometer for engines

Man and woman simulate their first ride

Transport chains and conveyor belts bring together the individual parts of a car

Order-related production is controlled centrally via the data center

Sequence of different assembly operations on the belt
Revolution of microelectronics

Animation: The couple tries out different types of upholstery

"Wedding" of body and engine

Track is set and tested

Drive through the Alpine foothills

Animation: Start of the first test drive with the homemade car; Gradually exhaust bumper, grille and doors drop off and the couple decides to buy a BMW