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[1]Clean production greater efficiency. Economic and
ecological efficiency are the guidelines for the develop-
ment of products and production by the BMW Group.
Careful, conservative use of resources, in turn, is the guide-
line for production planning and forms a firm element of all
the BMW Groups production processes. The fulfilment of
strict environmental standards is part of production quality.
Application of the paintwork is one example.The BMW
Group was the first car maker in the world to use powder
clear coat, harmless to the environment, at the Dingolfing
plant in 1997. Our new plant in Leipzig/Halle will be apply-
ing this technology from the outset.
Powder clear coat offers many advantages: There is no
emission of solvents, no consumption of water or chemical
cleaning agents. Direct recycling increases the utilisation
of materials to more than 98 per cent, reducing waste to
almost zero. Process economy is enhanced accordingly.
And last but not least, powder clear coat means more
brilliant paint quality for the customer together with the
pleasant feeling of owning a product that helps to preserve
the environment.
[2]Lightweight engineering designed for the environ-
ment. Intelligent lightweight engineering is one of the con-
cepts applied by the BMW Group in minimising fuel con-
sumption. By reducing the weight of a car by 100 kilos, up
to 0.5 litres of fuel can be saved on every 100 km.
The company is therefore constantly in search of suit-
able materials and sensible applications. One of the most
promising materials in the interest of weight reduction is
carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (
CFP
) also used in Formula 1.
Within the BMW Group an international project team is
seeking to upgrade this material to series production level,
thus paving the way for the lightweight engineering of the
future.
Materials such as aluminium or magnesium also have
a great potential, particularly in engine construction.The
cylinder head of the engine helping to make the BMW
WilliamsF1 racing cars so successful in such a short time
is made of aluminium. To provide the components required
in the engine, the BMW Group has built a highly specialised
foundry at the Landshut Innovation andTechnology Centre,
also serving as the innovation centre for the development
of series technologies transfer of technology at its best.
[2]Aluminium bonnet on the BMW Z8