The view inside the actual manufacturing part of the Transparent Manufactory of Volkswagen in Dresden from the lobby or one of the levels above the lobby. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, so this is the closest I got to capturing the technology involved in the manufacturing process. The Phaetons are, with the help of only three or four robots on the way and of course the transportation elements, assembled - as the name suggests - manually. The workers have to wear white coats and gloves so that nothing can harm the carosseries and everything else of the precious and very expensive Phaetons. Since the opening of the manufactory in 2002, a total of 40.000 Phaetons has been produced there; 32 per day, which is a very small number in comparison to let's say the production of the VW Golf in Wolfsburg, which is a lot more automated. Well, this is a luxus car. Not everyone needs it and can afford it, so no mass production is necessary. *lol* Pictures taken on July 12, 2008.
2 comments:
Very cool shots!
Great idea for the Technology theme - definitely something interesting and unusual!
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