Magnetics Business & Technology - January/February 2025 - 14

FEATURE ARTICLE
BMW Transforms to Electric Drive Technology via Massive Investment in New Plant &
Equipment
stage, which is no less ambitious than
the construction of the halls themselves, "
explained Helmut Hochsteiner, head of
electric drives at the BMW Group site in
Steyr.
This involves the installation of some 300
items of plant and equipment, many made
to specification. " The 300 machines are all
shapes and sizes, from small, individual
items to the over 30 meter-long 'marriage'
station. Here, four robots and other systems
will work in concert to fit the transmission
to the main motor, " said Hochsteiner.
Helmut Hochsteiner,
head of electric
drives at Plant Steyr
Plant Steyer in Austria is one site among many of massive investment
for e-drive production by automaker BMW
Automaker BMW is racing to align its production sites around the
world to accommodate new electric drive designs as it transforms
to an electric vehicle powerhouse. The movement is all-encompassing
- involving new vehicle and permanent-magnet powertrain
designs instead of internal combustion power, leading to massive
investments in new plant and equipment.
Klaus von Moltke,
SVP of Engine Production
Klaus
von Moltke, Senior Vice President of
Engine Production at BMW AG and Plant
Director of Steyr, outlined the economic
dimensions of the project: " We are investing
a total of more than 500 million euros
in plant and equipment for Steyr, offering
further confirmation of the BMW Group's
commitment to the site. Series production
of e-drives for the Neue Klasse is scheduled
for launch in the autumn of 2025. "
300 items of plant and equipment worth over 500 million euros for
e-drive production will be installed at new e-drive production hall at
Plant Steyer.
At the BMW Group site in Steyr, Austria, 300 items of new plant
and equipment are being installed into newly built production
halls for the company's Neue Klasse e-drives. With some 60,000
square meters of production space, the 105 by 150-meter building
was erected to a tight schedule. " Now comes the next important
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BMW's permanent-magnet electric drive machine is a highly
integrated system comprising rotor, stator, gear unit, housing and
inverter. Some 600,000 per year will be coming together at its plant
in Steyr, Austria as the auto manufacturerr transforms to electric
vehicle technology.
By 2030 the BMW Group will invest some 1 billion euros in total in
e-drive production at its Steyr facility. The plant will manufacture
over 600,000 e-drives a year alongside diesel and petrol units.
Production of these will remain high as well, with combustion
engines forming an important part of Steyr's product portfolio well
into the future.
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