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Hoehr-Grenzhausen (euro adhoc) - IBS Revolutionises Car Manufacturing
with New Real-Time Location Identification System (LIS)

Höhr-Grenzhausen, 29th September 2011 - A new agreement between BMW,
IBS and Ubisense extending the deployment of the real-time location
identification system (LIS) across the global vehicle manufacturing
facilities of BMW. The LIS system comprises the IBS communication
platform and Ubisense identification tags.

Under the contract, IBS and its software partner Ubisense will expand
the LIS roll-out that is already delivering significant productivity
improvements at two of BMW's eight vehicle assembly plants. The
solution will be implemented at three additional BMW assembly lines
in Asia, Europe and the United States over the next nine months.

The LIS integrated RTLS-based solution, specially developed for BMW
combines best-in-class ultra-wideband radio tags and sensors with
advanced quality management and traceability software, bringing the
production process a step closer to Six Sigma and the vision of
complete traceability. The technology tracks individual vehicles
through on-line and off-line final assembly. It determines the
identity and location of each car in the assembly facility and, based
on the proximity of the vehicles to both fixed and mobile equipment
such as tools and scanners, programs and controls the devices.
Delivering unprecedented levels of accuracy and reliability for an
RTLS-based solution, the system improves quality and enables line
operatives to work more efficiently, achieving time-saving, process
safeguarding, Zero Defects and cost reduction.

In 2008 Ubisense and IBS deployed LIS on a 1.8 km long assembly line
at BMW's Regensburg plant in Germany. In 2010, LIS went live on the
new X3 assembly line at BMW Spartanburg in South Carolina, U.S.A. -
home to the company's SUV range. With both installations the solution
will now be deployed in 2011 at plants in Shenyang, China; on the X5
and X6 production line in Spartanburg; and at the dedicated Mini
plant in Oxford, U.K.

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--------- How the technology works: Vehicle assembly is a complex
process - particularly at plants where different models are
manufactured on the same line. At BMW Regensburg, Series 1 and Series
3 vehicles are assembled alongside Z4 Roadsters. With each model
built to exact customer specifications and travelling along the
production line, more or less in the order of purchase, assembly line
operatives have to identify the next vehicle at their station quickly
and accurately in order to select the right component or tool setting
and complete the work necessary in the seconds they have available.

Previously, operatives identified vehicles using hand-held scanners
and paper barcode labels, which were attached to the bonnet of each
car. They then had to take their DC tool to the correct location on
the vehicle and wait for the correct settings to load before starting
work - a time-consuming process in a manufacturing environment where
every second counts.

Working with BMW, IBS and Ubisense have automated this process within
the BMW IT environment, shaving valuable seconds off assembly line
operations. The RTLS tags now replace the barcodes on car bonnets and
have been fixed to Direct Current (DC) programmable tools. As the
cars move through the plant, the tags communicate their location via
ultra-wide band radio to sensors located along the production line.
The sensors instantly relay this data via a local area network (LAN)
to LIS, which is integrated with the BMW IT environment. Running
under SAP, the BMW IT environment comprises the so-called
"communication machine" (KM), the Integrated Production System (IPS)
and the Automotive Production System (APS). LIS determines when the
tools enter the pre-defined work zones around each moving vehicle,
identifying the vehicle and generating a "positive event". This
prompts the APS to automatically load the correct vehicle-specific
program to the operative's tool so the next job can be performed.

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"The Location Information System (LIS) developed and standardised by
IBS - along with BMW and Ubisense - is unique worldwide. The tool
presents us with a vital unique selling point. We are absolutely
delighted that BMW AG has now decided in favour of a solution
roll-out at further production plants in Asia, Europe and in the
USA.", says Dr. Klaus-Juergen Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer of
IBS AG."

Richard Green, CEO of Ubisense, said: "Extending our agreement is a
major endorsement of the Ubisense solution, demonstrating the quality
improvements as well as time and cost savings it can deliver. Working
with IBS, we are delighted to have forged a long-term partnership
with BMW and look forward to working with the company to drive
forward new efficiencies at its global manufacturing sites."

About IBS: IBS AG, Hoehr-Grenzhausen, is a leading supplier of
cross-company standard software systems and consulting services for
industrial quality, production, traceability and compliance
management. In keeping with the Company philosophy "The Productivity
Advantage", IBS AG´s Best Practice solutions achieve a sustainable
increase in corporate productivity. IBS customers receive the support
of a team of experienced consultants and specialists throughout each
phase of the project and beyond. Founded in 1982, IBS AG employs
approximately 200 personnel in Europe and the USA.

The Company is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock
Exchange in Frankfurt/Main (ISIN DE0006228406) and is also member of
the GEX-German Entrepreneurial Index.

IBS AG software installations amount to over 4,000 worldwide and can
be found at companies such as Audi, Beam Global, BMW, BorgWarner,
BOSCH, Caterpillar, Daimler, Electronic Networks, FCI Automotive,
Kimberly Clark, KEIPER, Liebherr, Magna Automotive, Kautex Textron,
Parker Hannifin, Procter & Gamble, Rock Tenn, Porsche, Siemens, SMA
Solar Technology, ThyssenKrupp and W.L. Gore.

Further inquiry note:
Contact details:
Stefan Ströder
Public Relations
IBS AG
THE PRODUCTIVITY ADVANTAGE
excellence, collaboration, manufacturing
Rathausstr. 56
56203 Höhr-Grenzhausen
GERMANY

Phone: +49 2624 9180-475
Fax: +49 2624 9180-670
Mobil: +49 1511 4024-253
Videokonferenz: +49 2624 9434210

Email: Stefan.Stroeder@ibs-ag.de
Web: http://www.ibs-ag.de

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