The Transparent Factory is a car factory and exhibition space in Dresden, Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn. It originally opened in 2002, producing the Volkswagen Phaeton until 2016. As of 2017 it produces the electric version of the Golf.
The original German name is Gläserne Manufaktur (meaning factory made of glass). Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of transparent and glassy, referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process. It is .93 miles (1.5 kilometres) long.
Car factoryedit
The factory originally assembled Volkswagen's luxury sedan, the Phaeton. It used 60,000 magnets in its fully automated assembly line. Spare capacity was also used to build Bentley Continental Flying Spur vehicles destined for the European market until 2006, when all work was transferred to Bentley's plant in Crewe, England. Production of the Bentley Flying Spur resumed in late 2013. The factory only handled final assembly. Operations such as stamping and welding and the painting of the steel bodies took place in Zwickau. Painted bodies arrived at the factory by truck. The other 1200 parts and 34 preassembled components were shipped to a logistics center and are transported to the factory by CarGoTrams that run on Dresden's public transport tracks. All vehicle production at the factory ended in March 2016, before restarting again in 2017. The Volkswagen ID.3 is produced here since 2021, sharing production with the Zwickau-Mosel Plant.[1]
Locationedit
The Transparent Factory is situated in the city center of Dresden, an 800-year-old baroque city known for its arts and craftsmanship. It stands in a corner of the Großer Garten, where a convention center was located before the Second World War. The factory's walls are made almost completely of glass. Its floors are covered entirely in Canadian maple. Its visitor-friendly layout was designed to accommodate up to 250 tourists per day. There are no smokestacks, no loud noises, and no toxic byproducts. Volkswagen planted 350 trees in the grounds.[2]
Current visitor experienceedit
Visitors can test drive VW electric vehicles for 30 minutes, take a virtual tour of Dresden and look at various exhibits relating to VW's electric and hybrid technologies.
Previous visitor experienceedit
The Gläserne Manufaktur also provided visitors with a series of educational attractions relating to the VW "Phaeton". The attractions, designed by BRC Imagination Arts,[3] include Vision World, a multimedia "global theater" that allows visitors to take the pulse of the planet in real time; a Virtual Test drive, featuring a real VW Phaeton combined with motion base technology and computer generated scenery; a computer-based Car Configurator that enables visitors to design the VW Phaeton of their dreams; an interactive Techwall explaining the workings of the Phaeton's "infotainment" system; a Virtual Production Tour; and a media-enhanced Delivery Experience for customers taking possession of new vehicles.
The German TV channel ZDF occasionally filmed a philosophical panel discussion in the Transparent Factory, Das Philosophische Quartett (The Philosophical Quartet).
To stop birds from flying into the glass, an outdoor speaker system emulates bird vocalisations marking the territory as "taken".[4]
Futureedit
The factory is to be renovated to enable it to produce luxury and electric cars.
Galleryedit
CarGoTram delivers parts to the Transparent Factory
CarGoTram in Dresden - Pirnaischer Platz Dresden - Delivering parts to the Transparent Factory in 2017
Car tower at the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden
location of the Transparent Factory in the Großer Garten park
Front entrance of the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden
Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden
Referencesedit
^Lambert, Fred (19 November 2019). "VW adds production of ID.3 electric car to another factory in Germany". Electrek.
^"Remind you of Longbridge?". Car Magazine. August 2002. pp. 94–95.
^Wasef, Basem. "21 Cool Facts About the Transparent Volkswagen Factory". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Automobilmanufaktur Dresden.
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transparent, factory, 04444, 75556, 04444, 75556, factory, exhibition, space, dresden, germany, owned, german, carmaker, volkswagen, designed, architect, gunter, henn, originally, opened, 2002, producing, volkswagen, phaeton, until, 2016, 2017, produces, elect. 51 02 40 N 13 45 20 E 51 04444 N 13 75556 E 51 04444 13 75556 The Transparent Factory The Transparent Factory is a car factory and exhibition space in Dresden Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn It originally opened in 2002 producing the Volkswagen Phaeton until 2016 As of 2017 it produces the electric version of the Golf Contents 1 Meaning 2 Car factory 3 Location 4 Current visitor experience 5 Previous visitor experience 6 Future 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External linksMeaning editThe original German name is Glaserne Manufaktur meaning factory made of glass Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of transparent and glassy referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process It is 93 miles 1 5 kilometres long Car factory editThe factory originally assembled Volkswagen s luxury sedan the Phaeton It used 60 000 magnets in its fully automated assembly line Spare capacity was also used to build Bentley Continental Flying Spur vehicles destined for the European market until 2006 when all work was transferred to Bentley s plant in Crewe England Production of the Bentley Flying Spur resumed in late 2013 The factory only handled final assembly Operations such as stamping and welding and the painting of the steel bodies took place in Zwickau Painted bodies arrived at the factory by truck The other 1200 parts and 34 preassembled components were shipped to a logistics center and are transported to the factory by CarGoTrams that run on Dresden s public transport tracks All vehicle production at the factory ended in March 2016 before restarting again in 2017 The Volkswagen ID 3 is produced here since 2021 sharing production with the Zwickau Mosel Plant 1 Location editThe Transparent Factory is situated in the city center of Dresden an 800 year old baroque city known for its arts and craftsmanship It stands in a corner of the Grosser Garten where a convention center was located before the Second World War The factory s walls are made almost completely of glass Its floors are covered entirely in Canadian maple Its visitor friendly layout was designed to accommodate up to 250 tourists per day There are no smokestacks no loud noises and no toxic byproducts Volkswagen planted 350 trees in the grounds 2 Current visitor experience editVisitors can test drive VW electric vehicles for 30 minutes take a virtual tour of Dresden and look at various exhibits relating to VW s electric and hybrid technologies Previous visitor experience editThe Glaserne Manufaktur also provided visitors with a series of educational attractions relating to the VW Phaeton The attractions designed by BRC Imagination Arts 3 include Vision World a multimedia global theater that allows visitors to take the pulse of the planet in real time a Virtual Test drive featuring a real VW Phaeton combined with motion base technology and computer generated scenery a computer based Car Configurator that enables visitors to design the VW Phaeton of their dreams an interactive Techwall explaining the workings of the Phaeton s infotainment system a Virtual Production Tour and a media enhanced Delivery Experience for customers taking possession of new vehicles The German TV channel ZDF occasionally filmed a philosophical panel discussion in the Transparent Factory Das Philosophische Quartett The Philosophical Quartet To stop birds from flying into the glass an outdoor speaker system emulates bird vocalisations marking the territory as taken 4 Future editThe factory is to be renovated to enable it to produce luxury and electric cars Gallery edit nbsp CarGoTram delivers parts to the Transparent Factory nbsp CarGoTram in Dresden Pirnaischer Platz Dresden Delivering parts to the Transparent Factory in 2017 nbsp Car tower at the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden nbsp location of the Transparent Factory in the Grosser Garten park nbsp Front entrance of the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden nbsp Volkswagen Transparent Factory in DresdenReferences edit Lambert Fred 19 November 2019 VW adds production of ID 3 electric car to another factory in Germany Electrek Remind you of Longbridge Car Magazine August 2002 pp 94 95 Volkswagen Glaserne Manufaktur Transparent Factory PDF BRC Imagination Arts permanent dead link Wasef Basem 21 Cool Facts About the Transparent Volkswagen Factory Popular Mechanics Retrieved 13 February 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Automobilmanufaktur Dresden Glaserne Manufaktur Photo tour Megaworld Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transparent Factory amp oldid 1225297608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
