BMW Dingolfing developing industry 4.0 technology for logistics

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BMW Group and three partner companies from the Bavarian region of Germany are expanding the use of industry 4.0 innovations in production logistics at the OEM’s Dingolfing plant. The move comes as part of a three-year research project supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.

The BMW Group and three partner companies from the Bavarian region of Germany are expanding the use of industry 4.0 innovations in production logistics at the OEM’s Dingolfing plant. The Autonomous and Connected Logistics research project was officially launched in September 2019. A number of industry 4.0 production technologies, including a 5G testbed, are now being tested at Dingolfing, which produces both high voltage batteries and electric engines for BMW’s plug-in hybrid models.

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