Saw the Porsche Factory!
07-24-2006, 01:50 AM
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Saw the Porsche Factory!
Was in Stuttgart last week and took my son to the Porsche Factory. We saw the small museum (they are building a new bigger one too!) and went on the factory tour.
1948 356 "No. 1"
The main assembly building
A happy dad and his son
Interesting fact: Each engine is made by one assembler. The engine goes along an assembly line (instead of duplicating tools, fixtures, etc. for each assembler, the engine moves along to each station) and the person building the motor walks along with it it. How long to build a new engine? 2 hours.
A few more pics here
1948 356 "No. 1"
The main assembly building
A happy dad and his son
Interesting fact: Each engine is made by one assembler. The engine goes along an assembly line (instead of duplicating tools, fixtures, etc. for each assembler, the engine moves along to each station) and the person building the motor walks along with it it. How long to build a new engine? 2 hours.
A few more pics here
07-24-2006, 01:55 AM
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nice pix, thanx for sharing, don.
07-24-2006, 01:57 AM
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YOU are a great dad! Awesome photos....many thanks for sharing. I was in Bavaria/Austria in April for 8 days. What an incredible place. The autobahn is just phenominal!
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07-24-2006, 05:05 AM
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Awesome, Don. That is so cool. I would love to see that factory, along with the one in Maranello.
07-24-2006, 07:32 AM
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
07-24-2006, 04:04 PM
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I went to the BMW factory and museum in Muchen 25 years ago- it was really interesting ( I drove a 2002Tii at the time).
Would love to go Stuttgart and venture I will someday soon.
Would love to go Stuttgart and venture I will someday soon.
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07-24-2006, 04:58 PM
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Great pics, thanks for sharing!
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07-24-2006, 10:18 PM
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Next factoid: Cars are still painted by hand. This helps with the "Special Wishes" program so you can order any color you want.
Factoid 3: Aside from the welding robots, in the assembly area there is only one robot. It installs the front and rear glass. Otherwise, all other parts are installed by hand.
It is a mixed assembly line. You can see a fully optioned 997 cabrio next to a GT3. The visual differences in suspension, brakes were great.
Factoid 3: Aside from the welding robots, in the assembly area there is only one robot. It installs the front and rear glass. Otherwise, all other parts are installed by hand.
It is a mixed assembly line. You can see a fully optioned 997 cabrio next to a GT3. The visual differences in suspension, brakes were great.
07-25-2006, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Don Plumley
Next factoid: Cars are still painted by hand. This helps with the "Special Wishes" program so you can order any color you want.
Factoid 3: Aside from the welding robots, in the assembly area there is only one robot. It installs the front and rear glass. Otherwise, all other parts are installed by hand.
It is a mixed assembly line. You can see a fully optioned 997 cabrio next to a GT3. The visual differences in suspension, brakes were great.
Factoid 3: Aside from the welding robots, in the assembly area there is only one robot. It installs the front and rear glass. Otherwise, all other parts are installed by hand.
It is a mixed assembly line. You can see a fully optioned 997 cabrio next to a GT3. The visual differences in suspension, brakes were great.
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07-25-2006, 11:22 AM
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AFAIK Caymens are all built in Finland. When I was in Stuttgart last summer the guide said that they had built or would build some in Stuttgart, but none were visible then.
07-25-2006, 11:47 AM
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Factoid: The original brick buildings in the middle of the compound are protected as historical monuments. So they can't be torn down, improved, etc. Now they use them to kit up the kanban carts used in the assembly floor.
Factoid: Because of this, the main assembly building is on three floors. You would rarely design a factory on a blank sheet of paper this way.
Factoid: The body fabrication and paint building is across the street from the main assembly building. So some 4 stories up in the air, there is a tunnel that connects the two buildings together - and you can see completed body shells moving from one building to the other.
Factoid: Because of this, the main assembly building is on three floors. You would rarely design a factory on a blank sheet of paper this way.
Factoid: The body fabrication and paint building is across the street from the main assembly building. So some 4 stories up in the air, there is a tunnel that connects the two buildings together - and you can see completed body shells moving from one building to the other.