36 engine Test Stands and dynamometers on three floors for new BMW test building
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36 engine Test Stands and dynamometers on three floors for new BMW test building
After completing construction in only 18 months, the BMW Group is opening its new Engine Test Building today, thus launching a new era in drivetrain development. For the first time in the world, BMW is integrating all areas and activities in drivetrain development within one modular, enlargeable building complex. The big advantage of this concept is the short distances between Design/ Development, Prototype Construction and Testing, creating synergies and enhancing the overall efficiency. A further point is that development activities may be shifted directly to the Test Stand, thus reducing the number of test vehicles.
The new Test Building on the premises of BMW Group's Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) in Munich comprises 36 engine Test Stands and dynamometers on three floors. Six test bays are equipped especially for the development of hydrogen engines. The overall investment in the new building complex is approximately Euro 83 million.
The innovative architectural concept of the new building gives BMW Group engineers the perfect environment for maintaining and, indeed, further enhancing the Company's leadership in technology and engine development. "Benefiting from these new test facilities we will be able to develop engines and drivetrains from the small four-cylinder all the way to the extra-large 12-cylinder, continuing to set the world benchmark in terms of efficiency, emissions and dynamism into the 21st century", states Dr Burkhard Göschel, Board Member BMW AG for Development and Purchasing.
Integrated development and measuring functions to save time and money
The option to conduct various development processes for new drive units directly in the new Test Stands will help to significantly reduce the number of test vehicles required in the future, with the advantage of shorter development times and significant cost savings. The tests stands are conceived and built to accommodate all current and future BMW Group engines complete with their original emission control system. Each test bay also features its own wide range of measurement and emission analysis units.
The test stands provide realistic and reproducible test conditions for engines both on the road and under off-road conditions. Two of the test stands can be cooled down to -10°C for reliable testing under winter driving conditions. In all, this provides all the necessary options for reliably determining operating conditions and, in particular, engine emissions and their features.
Modular building architecture for a high level of flexibility
Prefabricated test bays integrated as modules are the central architectural feature within the new Test Building. The advantage of this concept is not only the short construction period required, but also the option to quickly and efficiently expand the facility by adding additional test bays. Through modular construction, the engine test stands have for the first time been built not only on ground level, but also rather on several floors one above the other, saving valuable space.
BMW Group associates in the various Development Departments also benefit from this concept; short distances between departments, test bays, measurement rooms and offices ensuring quick and smooth communication as the basis for efficient teamwork.
Spread out on three floors, the test modules form the technical "core" of the building. The measurement rooms and offices, in turn, face to the outside on the longer walls, offering associates natural daylight.
A universal data management system links the Tests with one another, allowing the efficient exchange of data. An automated control system monitors and masterminds the complete test process, controlling process parameters and recording all measured data.
The new Test Building sets the standard also in environmental protection, significantly outperforming all limits in terms of noise, pollutant, and exhaust emissions. Last but not least, energy-recycling systems ensure conservative use of resources.
The new Test Building on the premises of BMW Group's Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) in Munich comprises 36 engine Test Stands and dynamometers on three floors. Six test bays are equipped especially for the development of hydrogen engines. The overall investment in the new building complex is approximately Euro 83 million.
The innovative architectural concept of the new building gives BMW Group engineers the perfect environment for maintaining and, indeed, further enhancing the Company's leadership in technology and engine development. "Benefiting from these new test facilities we will be able to develop engines and drivetrains from the small four-cylinder all the way to the extra-large 12-cylinder, continuing to set the world benchmark in terms of efficiency, emissions and dynamism into the 21st century", states Dr Burkhard Göschel, Board Member BMW AG for Development and Purchasing.
Integrated development and measuring functions to save time and money
The option to conduct various development processes for new drive units directly in the new Test Stands will help to significantly reduce the number of test vehicles required in the future, with the advantage of shorter development times and significant cost savings. The tests stands are conceived and built to accommodate all current and future BMW Group engines complete with their original emission control system. Each test bay also features its own wide range of measurement and emission analysis units.
The test stands provide realistic and reproducible test conditions for engines both on the road and under off-road conditions. Two of the test stands can be cooled down to -10°C for reliable testing under winter driving conditions. In all, this provides all the necessary options for reliably determining operating conditions and, in particular, engine emissions and their features.
Modular building architecture for a high level of flexibility
Prefabricated test bays integrated as modules are the central architectural feature within the new Test Building. The advantage of this concept is not only the short construction period required, but also the option to quickly and efficiently expand the facility by adding additional test bays. Through modular construction, the engine test stands have for the first time been built not only on ground level, but also rather on several floors one above the other, saving valuable space.
BMW Group associates in the various Development Departments also benefit from this concept; short distances between departments, test bays, measurement rooms and offices ensuring quick and smooth communication as the basis for efficient teamwork.
Spread out on three floors, the test modules form the technical "core" of the building. The measurement rooms and offices, in turn, face to the outside on the longer walls, offering associates natural daylight.
A universal data management system links the Tests with one another, allowing the efficient exchange of data. An automated control system monitors and masterminds the complete test process, controlling process parameters and recording all measured data.
The new Test Building sets the standard also in environmental protection, significantly outperforming all limits in terms of noise, pollutant, and exhaust emissions. Last but not least, energy-recycling systems ensure conservative use of resources.
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