{"id":166385,"date":"2020-11-18T15:49:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=166385"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:49:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:49:06","slug":"production-has-resumed-at-volkswagen-in-wolfsburg-additive-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/production-has-resumed-at-volkswagen-in-wolfsburg-additive-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Production has resumed at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Additive Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand resumed <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a> production at its Wolfsburg plant on April 29th with the early shift beginning at 6:30 a.m. Initially, Golf production will recommence on a one-shift basis \u2014 with reduced capacity and longer cycle times. The Wolfburg plant also hosts VW\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> center and a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ers. It\u2019s not yet clear if and how newly approved healthcare safety policies at VW will affect the adoption and installation of new production-ready systems at the automaker. The new regulations are expected to reduce contact between employees and thus drive an increase in production automation, but it still remains to be seen whether AM workflows will be able to accommodate this new demand.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, some 8,000 employees returned to the production halls. Production of the Volkswagen Tiguan and Touran models, as well as the SEAT Tarraco, began on Wednesday. Multi-shift operation is to get underway again the following week. At the same time, some 2,600 suppliers, the majority of them located in Germany, have resumed production for Volkswagen\u2019s main plant. Measures to protect the health of the workforce have been significantly expanded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStep-by-step resumption of production is an important signal for the workforce, dealerships, suppliers and the wider economy. In terms of managing the crisis, though, this is just the first step. Additional momentum is needed to stimulate demand in Germany and throughout Europe so that production volumes can be successively increased,\u201d Ralf Brandst\u00e4tter, Chief Operating Officer of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"    background-color: #eaeaea7a;    padding: 15px 30px;    overflow-wrap: break-word;    display: flex;    align-items: center;    border-radius: 4px;    box-shadow: -1px 4px 20px 0px #dedede;    margin-top: 1em;    margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<div style=\"    flex: 1;    padding-right: 30px;\">\n<h4 style=\"    margin-bottom: 14px;\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div style=\"    display: block;\">3D Printing with over 100 materials, shipping globally with competitive low cost, get quotes for your projects now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"    background-color: #0baee8;    color: white;    padding: 10px 20px;    border-radius: 4px;\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/BJvYnq.jpg\">  A tour of the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> center in Wolfsburg, showing a MetalFab1 system.   <\/p>\n<p>Some 1,400 <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a>s are expected to have been built by the end of the first week of production at the Wolfsburg plant. Production is to be ramped up to more than 6,000&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a>s in the following week as multi-shift operation recommences. That represents approximately 40 percent of production prior to the st<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> of the corona pandemic. Dealers will now be able to deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a>s to customers \u2013 some 70 percent of dealerships have already reopened for business. After Zwickau, Wolfsburg is the second of the Volkswagen brand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a> plants in Germany to resume production following the stoppage that began in mid-March. Production in Bratislava, Slovakia, already recommenced last Monday. Production ramp-up is in line with the current availability of p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s given the continuing impact of the corona pandemic, government requirements in Germany and Europe, the development of sales markets and the resulting modes of operation of the plants.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Tostmann, Volkswagen brand Board member responsible for Production and Logistics, emphasized: \u201cThe team is returning to workplaces that provide the maximum level of safety. The company and the Works Council have agreed on a 100-point plan to ensure that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This plan includes specific rules on distances and hygiene: employees are called on to measure their temperature at home every morning and to go through a health checklist before they leave for work, preferably already dressed in their workwear. Walkway diversions have been set up to avoid contacts, numerous distance markers on floors act as guides for walking and for keeping distances during meetings. Mouth and nose protection must be worn in areas where minimum distances of 1.5 meters are not possible. Mobile plexiglass p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>itions are in use in many areas. Material is often no longer transferred from employee to employee but is placed in containers. The teams are being given more time to clean their tools. The cleaning frequency for washrooms and team rooms is being intensified, and several hundred additional handwashing facilities are being installed throughout the plant. The company is converting conference rooms into office spaces, flextime is being extended in offices and, where possible, home office options are being continued. To maximize information and awareness, over 8,000 posters are on display at the Wolfsburg plant alone, every employee has also received a booklet containing detailed information on the precautionary measures.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen has shared this 100-point plan with its more than 40,000 suppliers and logistics p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>ners throughout the world. Under normal operating conditions, 2,600&nbsp;suppliers from 71 countries \u2013 a large proportion of them located in Germany \u2013 deliver around 21,000 different p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s to the Wolfsburg plant every day in about 2,000&nbsp;trucks and 100 rail cars. Every day, around 180 double-decker rail cars and some 185&nbsp;car transporters leave the plant.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 16px;border-left: 4px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius: 4px;background-color: #f9f9f9;font-weight: 500;color: dimgrey;\">\n<h5 style=\"\n    margin-bottom: 6px;\n\">You might also like:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/polyline-project-sls-production-line-automotive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u20ac10.7M POLYLINE project to create SLS-based production line for automotive: <\/a>The POLYLINE project aims to overcome existing challenges in the vertical and horizontal integration of AM into conventional production lines, including lack of standards across process chains, a low level of automation for the physical handling and transport processes and AM-specific workflows. Looking at horizontal integration specifically, the project will address the lack of continuity for digital data chains, which has created hurdles in fully exploiting the benefits of AM.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: grey\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/volkswagen-in-wolfsburg-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author:&nbsp;Davide Sher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand resumed vehicle production at its Wolfsburg plant on April 29th with the early shift beginning at 6:30 a.m. Initially, Golf production will recommence on a one-shift basis \u2014 with reduced capacity and longer cycle times. The Wolfburg plant also hosts VW\u2019s 3D printing center and a number of 3D printers. It\u2019s not yet clear if and how newly approved healthcare safety policies at VW will affect the adoption and installation of new production-ready systems at the automaker. The new regulations are expected to reduce contact between employees and thus drive an increase in production automation, but it still remains to be seen whether AM workflows will be able to accommodate this new demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":184064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/BJvYnq.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[383],"tags":[580],"class_list":["post-166385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive","tag-additive-manufacturingam-in-the-time-of-covid-19am-industryautomotive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Production has resumed at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Additive Manufacturing - FacFox News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand resumed vehicle production at its Wolfsburg plant on April 29th with the early shift beginning at 6:30 a.m. Initially, Golf production will recommence on a one-shift basis \u2014 with reduced capacity and longer cycle times. 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