Smart craftmanship
At the Böllinger Höfe plant, part of the Four Rings’ site in Neckarsulm, Germany, craftsmanship is melded with smart factory technology to produce the fully electric Audi e-tron GT quattro.
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Marrying the body, battery, electric motors, and suspension to create the e-tron GT quattro. An Audi technician positions the components under the body and pieces them together with the help of self-positioning screwdrivers.
Marrying the body, battery, electric motors, and suspension to create the e-tron GT quattro. An Audi technician positions the components under the body and pieces them together with the help of self-positioning screwdrivers.
“Building a car still calls for craftsmanship. Our colleagues perform this work with great attention to detail.”
Wolfgang Schanz, head of production at Audi Böllinger Höfe
Paintwork quality control during the final finishing check.
European model shown. Specifications may vary.
Paintwork quality control during the final finishing check.
European model shown. Specifications may vary.
The heart of the body shop—the two-way framer.
The heart of the body shop—the two-way framer.
Correlation-free measuring is performed on the assembly line with the utmost precision. More than 400 measuring points are checked. At each point, a blue stripe pattern is simultaneously created and scanned.
Correlation-free measuring is performed on the assembly line with the utmost precision. More than 400 measuring points are checked. At each point, a blue stripe pattern is simultaneously created and scanned.
Gap dimensions are checked by hand.
Gap dimensions are checked by hand.
DTV at work: Driverless transport vehicles have been moving car bodies through the assembly line at Böllinger Höfe since 2014.
DTV at work: Driverless transport vehicles have been moving car bodies through the assembly line at Böllinger Höfe since 2014.
Virtual reality and 3D scans
The Audi e-tron GT quattro is the first Audi model whose production was planned entirely without physical prototypes—thanks to a combination of factors such as three-dimensional indoor maps, machine learning processes, and virtual reality. As a result, employees were able to test and optimize all assembly processes in virtual rooms.
“Planning of assembly sequences was done virtually for the most part.”
Wolfgang Schanz, head of production at Audi Böllinger Höfe
European model shown. Specifications may vary.
European model shown. Specifications may vary.
