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Technical Development

Test Cars and Prototypes under One Roof

Technical development opened a new centre in Česana, which brings higher efficiency, more agile processes, and savings

similarly advanced workplace, such as the Central Pilot Hall, has also been completed by ŠKODA AUTO Technical Development department. While the finished models are already being prepared for serial production in Hall M63, the robotic stations, virtual reality stations, and other state-of-the-art technologies available at one place in Česana will be used for building test cars and prototypes. “In the new state-of-the-art complex, we want to efficiently build up to 300 test cars and 120 prototypes a year. We have thus created the best conditions for our highest-level work on models that will shape the face of the ŠKODA brand,” says Dr. Johannes Neft, new Board Member for Technical Development. The increasingly powerful electronic architecture of cars places ever increasing emphasis on functional tests of electricity, electronics, assistance systems, and communication between on-board units. Therefore, the trial version of the new fully electric ENYAQ iV model was partly created in this facility. After its completion, it also features, for example, the virtual reality equipment, which allows pre-configuration and customisation of workplaces. Another novelty is represented by two robotic stations, thanks to which the share of automation in body production has increased from 15 to 45 percent. By shortening the distances between the individual production sections, the carmaker will save approximately 1,800 litres of fuel per year, i.e. approximately five tons of CO2 emissions. The location of the complete storage facility directly at the car production brings great savings as well, reducing the logistics costs by EUR 150,000 (approximately CZK 39.3 million) per year. ED

David Vaněk

Head of EGV – Prototype build and model making

The new facility has three storeys. Parts storage, bodywork production, paint shop, and assembly are located under one roof, which shortens the transfers between them. At the same time, the high degree of automation enables more agile processes and significantly increases the capacity for building test cars and prototypes.

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