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+++ Pilot project “GenAI4Q” at BMW Group Plant Regensburg: AI
system developed for tailored quality checks in vehicle assembly +++
Learning-based analysis tool enables customised quality inspections
in any situation +++

Regensburg. Can artificial intelligence (AI) make
quality control in vehicle production more efficient, faster and more
reliable? A software solution developed at BMW Group Plant Regensburg
as part of the “GenAI4Q” pilot project is making this a reality. At
its core is an AI that delivers tailored inspection recommendations
for the approximately 1,400 vehicles manufactured each day.
“The use of artificial intelligence supports the digital
transformation of BMW Group production towards an intelligently
connected factory – for example, we are using AI for quality control
in vehicle assembly. In this way, we are optimizing our production
processes and creating added value for our products and, ultimately,
for our customers” says Armin Ebner, head of BMW Group Plant Regensburg.
BMW vehicles meet the highest standards of product quality. To ensure
this, Plant Regensburg conducts numerous quality tests throughout the
production process. Shortly before leaving the plant, vehicles undergo
a final inspection: Trained specialists examine each finished vehicle
once more to ensure it meets premium quality standards.
A new vehicle rolls off the Regensburg assembly line every 57
seconds. Each vehicle is built to individual customer specifications
for the global market. Different types of drive trains are flexibly
manufactured on one production line – ranging from vehicles with
internal combustion engines to plug-in hybrids and fully-electric
models, as well as countless model and equipment variants. Virtually
no two vehicles are alike. “Our AI tool generates an individual
inspection catalogue for each specific customer vehicle,” explains
Rüdiger Römich, responsible for Test Floor and Finish in Regensburg’s
vehicle assembly.
The AI analyses vast amounts of data to create these custom
specifications. This includes not only vehicle data, such as model and
equipment variant, but also real-time production data for each
specific vehicle. By recognising patterns and correlations, the AI
system quickly and automatically determines the scope of the
inspection and organises it intelligently, in the right order, within
a smartphone app. Römich: “Intuitive usability makes it easy to record
findings. Employees can also access additional functions when needed –
for example, a microphone icon in the app activates voice recording.”
The AI also manages speech recognition and transcription using
standardised coding.
AI-based quality inspection was developed at BMW Group Plant
Regensburg in collaboration with Munich startup Datagon AI.

 

If you have any questions, please contact:
Christian Dürrschmidt, Communications RegensburgCell phone: +49
151 6060 5194, Email: Christian.Duerrschmidt@bmw.de 
Saskia Graser, head of Communications Regensburg and Wackersdorf
Cell phone: +49 151 6060 2014, Email: Saskia.Graser@bmw.de
Media website: www.press.bmwgroup.com
Email: presse@bmw.de

 

BMW Group Plants Regensburg and WackersdorfThe
BMW Group vehicle plant in Regensburg has been in operation since 1986
and is one of more than 30 BMW Group production locations worldwide.
Every workday, around 1,400 vehicles of the BMW X1 and BMW X2 models
roll off the production line at Plant Regensburg, destined for
customers around the globe. Different types of drive trains are
flexibly manufactured on a single production line – ranging from
vehicles with internal combustion engines to plug-in hybrids and
fully-electric models.
BMW Group Plant Regensburg was recognised as “FACTORY OF THE YEAR”
2024 in the category “excellent large-series assembly” of the
prestigious industrial competition. As it implements the so-called BMW
iFACTORY, the BMW Group is focused on digitalisation of the Regensburg
plant site to create a digital and intelligently connected factory. It
is already possible to experience in virtual form what the factory
will look like a few years from now. Production of models for the NEUE
KLASSE, BMW’s next generation of vehicles, will ramp up in Regensburg
in the second half of the decade.The BMW Group plant in
Wackersdorf is home to cockpit production and parts supply for
overseas plants. With the opening of a new battery testing centre and
commissioning of the first phase in autumn 2024, the location is also
a key facilitator for electromobility. An entirely new area of
expertise is the door and flap centre for Rolls-Royce.
The BMW Group core staff at the Regensburg and Wackersdorf locations
in eastern Bavaria consists of around 9,250 employees, including about
350 apprentices.

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