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Dürr and Fujian Benz Modify Chinese Mercedes-Benz Assembly Line
Dürr is modifying Fujian Benz's assembly shop to create China’s first Mercedes-Benz assembly line meeting the OEM's latest global automation standards.
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Dürr and Fujian Benz are executing a large-scale modification project for an automotive assembly shop in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, on China's southeastern coast. The project will establish the first Mercedes-Benz assembly line in China that complies with the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) latest global standard for high automation and flexibility. The scope of work includes installing new chassis marriage lines, sub-assembly lines, and testing lines, alongside upgrading mechanical structures and control systems.
Project Timeline and Operational Objectives
Scheduled for completion by the end of 2026, the factory modification is engineered to increase production efficiency, assembly accuracy, and digitalization within the shop floor. The updated systems are designed to maintain process consistency with Mercedes-Benz’s global production standards, support the mass production of new electric commercial vehicles, and facilitate faster vehicle model transitions in the future.
Automation and Technical Specifications
Dürr is implementing a highly flexible assembly system featuring automated line-side equipment, which includes automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robotic arms, and tightening systems, integrated with intelligent marriage pallets and pallet storage systems. The technical architecture is optimized to:
- Enhance assembly efficiency and production continuity.
- Deliver precise line-side material supply.
- Enable multi-model vehicle production within the existing workshop layout.
Meet the specialized assembly constraints of electric commercial vehicles, including optimized cycle times and increased capacity.
To satisfy the explicit sealing criteria necessary for electric vehicles, Dürr has introduced automated robotic systems to upgrade existing sealing processes and installed new glass dispensing stations to improve sealing quality and consistency.
Project Execution and Division Integration
The project is led and coordinated by Dürr China, integrating specialized technical teams across conveying, dispensing, assembly, and filling technology. Critical installation milestones were executed during the National Day holiday period to prevent operational disruption and ensure a timely resumption of production for the customer.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
To satisfy the explicit sealing criteria necessary for electric vehicles, Dürr has introduced automated robotic systems to upgrade existing sealing processes and installed new glass dispensing stations to improve sealing quality and consistency.
Project Execution and Division Integration
The project is led and coordinated by Dürr China, integrating specialized technical teams across conveying, dispensing, assembly, and filling technology. Critical installation milestones were executed during the National Day holiday period to prevent operational disruption and ensure a timely resumption of production for the customer.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
