Tucked away in Northern Bavaria,
miles away from the nearest major body of water, is the largest,
and the most surprising boatbuilding facility in the world. Here,
since 1979, Bavaria has been applying the principles
of German engineering and European craftsmanship to building sailing
yachts. Last year, in fact, we built over 2,000 boats,
every one made to order, using computer-aided design and manufacturing
techniques on the most innovative production line in boatbuilding.
Beam to Beam assembly. Building out boats beam to beam rather than
the traditional bow to stern means we can incorporate 31 stations
on the assembly line, with fewer functions at any one station. This
limits employee overcrowding and installation problems. Beam to
beam assembly also means that a Bavaria 30 and a Bavaria 50 can
be produced on the same line.
A Robotic CNC machine. Cutouts for hatches and ports, drilling and
taping for installing deck hardware and engine would normally take
two men four hours. Our newest employee, a robotic CNC machine,
can do it all in 20 minutes, with closer tolerances and improved
accuracy.
A Chain Drive Mold Movement System. While hull and deck lamination
is still done by hand, our chain drive mold movement system allows
drying ovens and molds to be rotated on their cradles, dramatically
reducing labor time.
Seamless Quality Control. Before a hull is laid up, all the material
that will be used in the laminate for that model is cut to spec
and loaded onto a trolley. This trolley accompanies the mold through
the laminating section, and laminating is only complete when the
trolley is empty.
