Bosch Mobility China Integrates Industry 4.0 for Sustainability and Efficiency

Bosch Mobility China’s Suzhou factory applies Industry 4.0 technologies alongside lean principles to enhance efficiency and sustainability.

• Uses AI for predictive maintenance, increasing productivity by forecasting equipment wear like welding electrodes.
• Implements AI-driven automated optical inspection (AI@AOI) for failure pattern recognition in PCBs.
• Employs extensive digital models and simulations for faster production ramp-ups.
• Adopts a ‘cradle-to-grave’ sustainability approach, achieving CO2 neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2020 across Bosch Group locations.
• Incorporates renewable energy sources including solar panels and geothermal energy; purchases green electricity and offsets residual emissions using AI-predicted energy consumption data.
• Establishes a talent academy for digital and AI skills development to empower employees.