Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal, S.A.

The expectations of end users in terms of connectivity and mobility as well as the activities of new market players will – in conjunction with automated driving – lead to the passenger cabin becoming the third living environment alongside the “home” and the “conventional workplace”.
Today BrgP already serves the differentiating areas of...

The expectations of end users in terms of connectivity and mobility as well as the activities of new market players will – in conjunction with automated driving – lead to the passenger cabin becoming the third living environment alongside the “home” and the “conventional workplace”.
Today BrgP already serves the differentiating areas of competence that are necessary for this: Connectivity, Optics, and Visualization of Information as well as Infotainment and Services.
In the last few years, BrgP has been actively investing to increase its R&D activities in order to support the changes in the product portfolio, as well as to prepare the product launches previously mentioned. Currently, the R&D department, set-up in 2002, integrates multifunctional engineering teams with expertise in several areas of mechanical, hardware and software development, project management, product change management, quality investigation, sample shop and laboratory technicians organized in teams according to the different business units.
More people, more innovation and an enthusiastic team with young talents full of new and innovative ideas resulted in the new R&D centre located in a new, modern building operating since September 2015.

In order to develop new and important competences, BrgP and UMinho established a unique partnership in the field of R&D involving two projects with a total investment of €74,7 million: HMIExcel – Human Machine Interface Excellence (from July 2013 to June 2015) and Innovative Car HMI (from July 2015 to June 2018). This last one has two areas:...

In order to develop new and important competences, BrgP and UMinho established a unique partnership in the field of R&D involving two projects with a total investment of €74,7 million: HMIExcel – Human Machine Interface Excellence (from July 2013 to June 2015) and Innovative Car HMI (from July 2015 to June 2018). This last one has two areas: iFACTORY (for processes) and INNOVCAR (for products). The innovation projects between BrgP and the local University of Minho (UMinho) deserved the financial support of the Portuguese Government.
These projects involve 855 associates and researchers (thereof 362 new engineers in BrgP and UMinho). The solutions are being developed within the existing facilities at BrgP and the UMinho, increasing our collaboration with universities, connecting both institutions in activities of mutual interest by creating critical knowledge for both partners and leading to Bosch’s increased competitiveness. These projects aim at strengthening the innovation culture ex¬ported by the Bosch Group from Portugal to the rest of the world. As one of the main Portuguese exporting companies, BrgP has been contributing to the respectable reputation of the Portuguese technology development and production exported to the world, revealing a strategic commitment to innovation.

DONE Lab is a research centre at UMinho for advanced manufacturing of products and tools. With this centre BrgP is maintaining a leading role within the CM division in order to achieve the ambitious vision “to become worldwide reference in the electronic sector”.
With DONE Lab at UMinho, BrgP expects to decrease development and...

DONE Lab is a research centre at UMinho for advanced manufacturing of products and tools. With this centre BrgP is maintaining a leading role within the CM division in order to achieve the ambitious vision “to become worldwide reference in the electronic sector”.
With DONE Lab at UMinho, BrgP expects to decrease development and production costs, increase productivity, accelerate the launch of the new products and diversify business areas and products. This Lab will support our company to be a best performing organization, to secure our future through a sustainable growth path and to maintain our reputation among our stakeholders as an innovation leader.
Innovation, critical knowledge and excellence are the key pillars with the highest strategic impact for the journey of BrgP towards the future. The DONE Lab research centre plays a strong role in this context by supporting BrgP and allowing to share critical knowledge with the key stakeholders.

Industry 4.0 has a fundamental impact on value creation in the supply-chain of BrgP and the concept is opening up new potential for productivity and efficiency.
BrgP is also actively seeking to work with its partners to build a value creation network beyond company bound¬aries and turn Industry 4.0 into a reality.
There are...

Industry 4.0 has a fundamental impact on value creation in the supply-chain of BrgP and the concept is opening up new potential for productivity and efficiency.
BrgP is also actively seeking to work with its partners to build a value creation network beyond company bound¬aries and turn Industry 4.0 into a reality.
There are several working systems aligned with the Industry 4.0 strategy (e.g. Automatic Lot Release, BCore (maintenance and shop-floor management), iFlow (incoming goods)), and innovation projects coming from iFactory, from central departments, and from BrgP initiatives (e.g. Robert Bosch Analytics Platform, OpCon MES, Business Intelligence platform for data integration, Augmented Reality for Maintenance, or Supply Chain Quality Management).”

We in BrgP share our associates’ concern with the well-being of their young members of the family. In that way, we try to be present in different phases, supporting them in providing an adequate development to their children. BrgP offers a basket of goods to all the newborns and yearly makes their Christmas more special by offering a present, as...

We in BrgP share our associates’ concern with the well-being of their young members of the family. In that way, we try to be present in different phases, supporting them in providing an adequate development to their children. BrgP offers a basket of goods to all the newborns and yearly makes their Christmas more special by offering a present, as well as inviting the associate and children to the circus or theatre. During the summer breaks associates have the chance to enroll their children in the Summer Campus – a Summer School, happening inside the premises of the company and cost-free for all the children in school age. This is organized by HR and involves yearly circa 100 children for about two months. During this period, the youngsters can learn languages, arts, sports, have leisure activities and have dedicated activities about our plant and products, while using our classrooms and sharing the canteen with their parents. A little later, the company provides the opportunity for the teenagers finishing high school to have a first experience in the company for one month, while receiving an allowance. By supporting the education of their children, we are also taking care of the well-being of our associates and perhaps preparing our future professionals.

Suppliers are at the heart of BrgP’s operations as purchased material is vital to the products that are manufactured in the plant. The electronic components are predominantly sourced in Asia. However, mechanical, plastic and metal parts are also acquired in the national market or in Europe.
In this context, to achieve its demanding...

Suppliers are at the heart of BrgP’s operations as purchased material is vital to the products that are manufactured in the plant. The electronic components are predominantly sourced in Asia. However, mechanical, plastic and metal parts are also acquired in the national market or in Europe.
In this context, to achieve its demanding targets regarding quality, BrgP works closely with suppliers on improvements and on their development. Developing suppliers is performed through training on Bosch’s lean manufacturing methodology.
After a successful 74,7 million euros investment in innovation projects, BrgP is actually engaged in a new huge project to create a new paradigm regarding involvement with our national suppliers.
This new project is based on a common decision between BrgP and other national R&D partners with the target to create a special project to bring more national suppliers to supplier pyramid.
This project will increase the national suppliers’ incorporation in Bosch products with public funds from the Portuguese Government. Today, the Portuguese material suppliers represent 10% of BrgP’s sourcing and this project aims to strongly increase the Portuguese sourcing.
This new innovation project involves more than 35 suppliers with a total investment of more than 150 million euros to be shared between all members of this consortium