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Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has launched its new R235 million wax flooding facility at its plant in Kariega, Uitenhage.<\/p>\n
The group said that the project will improve the efficiency and environmental impact of the wax flooding process for locally-built Volkswagen Polos and Polo Vivos.<\/p>\n
The process of wax flooding follows after the body of a vehicle has been painted, as certain cavities in the body are inaccessible during the painting process.<\/p>\n
“The wax flooding process, which serves to protect Volkswagen vehicles from corrosion in the cavities of the vehicle body, is now performed in a building covering 5,350 sqm across four levels, in the plant\u2019s former electro-coating facility,” it said.<\/p>\n
The international suppliers working on the project first visited the Kariega plant in July 2021, when the manufacturing of components for the facility had already begun, VW said.<\/p>\n
Now, the facility is operating across three shifts, and the plant\u2019s daily production volume of 680 vehicles. It is capable of meeting a full installed capacity of 710 vehicles per day and can even pass this to 747 vehicles per day, VW said.<\/p>\n
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