The Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, Germany is the home of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS. Factory 56, a home within the larger manufacturing facility, is where the EQS is produced, in both regular- and long-wheelbase form.
The hub is a carbon-neutral facility that has several measures in place that help it achieve that status. For example, the photovoltaic systems on the roof of the hall cover yearly around 30 percent of the electricity demand. Additionally, the factory’s assembly lines have been designed in such a way to allow for maximum flexibility where different models of different drive types can be put together on the same line.
The processes and equipment of Factory 56 have been specially adapted for the EQS. This is most apparent at the point in the production process called the “Fullflex Marriage”. It is then that the vehicle body is connected to its drive system. It happens over the course of the car’s visit to several stations. Because of this order of operations, different powertrain variants can be connected to the respective vehicle bodies on the same line. This, along with enhanced digitization, has allowed the efficiency of the line to be increased.
The MO360 digital ecosystem is the basis for production. In installing the system, Mercedes has committed to focusing on people and providing them the support they need via digitization. Factory 56 has more than 1,500 employees.
The first finished EQS models have begun rolling off the assembly line. Deliveries of the all-electric luxury sedan for U.S. customers will begin in the later part of 2021.
“The future of our global Mercedes-Benz production network begins with EQS production in Factory 56: this future is CO2-neutral, sustainable, fully digitalized, connected and highly flexible,” said Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for Production and Supply Chain Management. “The start of production of the EQS is a highlight in our unprecedented electric vehicle initiative in the production area. In 2022, a total of eight Mercedes-EQ electric vehicles will be produced at seven locations on three continents.”
Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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Mercedes EQS production at Factory 56
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