Smart craftsmanship

At Böllinger Höfe plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, craftsmanship is melded with smart factory technology to produce the fully electric Audi e-tron GT quattro.

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Two Audi technicians assembling the body, battery, electric motors, and suspension of the Audi e-tron GT inside the production plant.

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

An Audi technician runs a gloved hand along a newly-built Audi e-tron GT, performing the final paintwork quality check.

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.

High-angle shot of a piece of the Audi e-tron GT body inside the crucial two-way framer machine.

The heart of the body shop—the two-way framer.

The heart of the body shop—the two-way framer.

A robotic arm checks 400 points on the frame of an Audi e-tron GT for dimensial accuracy.

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.

An Audi technician leaning over the frame of an Audi e-tron GT, using his hands to check for accurate gap dimensions.

Gap dimensions are checked by hand.

Gap dimensions are checked by hand.

A driverless transport vehicle bringing a partially-built Audi e-tron GT to the assembly line, navigating via laser technology.

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

Two Audi technicians performing the final quality check on a range of differently-colored Audi e-tron GTs on the assembly line.

European model shown. Specifications may vary.

European model shown. Specifications may vary.

 
Rear profile of the Audi e-tron GT quattro.

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European model shown. Specifications may vary.

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