After production is launched in summer 2012, the German car manufacturer in Shenyang will boast servo-drive metalforming technology which fits seamlessly into its global manufacturing network. For example, production data for a new part developed in Germany can be fed directly into the Chinese press lines. Before production even starts, however, BMW will already benefit from Schuler??s own global manufacturing network: various parts of the lines for Shenyang are to be produced and assembled by Schuler??s Chinese facilities in Shanghai and Dalian, while other core components will be supplied from Germany ?C such as the blankloader and part outfeed unit from Schuler Automation in Gemmingen. ??The Schuler Group??s international manufacturing network and the production technology itself are both exemplary for the future. Many car manufacturers are standardizing their global production networks in a similar way. With our experience in press-line planning and our global service and production facilities, we are ideally positioned to meet exactly these needs,?? says Hans Hofele, Head of the Business Unit Large Mechanical Equipment at Schuler Presses.