Mercedes Monday

Got the kids out of school early today for a Werkbesichtigung bei Mercedes Benz Sindelfingen.  Very cool!  We actually got to walk around inside the factory where they build the E- and S-class, including the Maybach.  We got to wear safety glasses and orange vests which are ours to keep.  We were right there on the floor watching some of the 5,200 robots construct the frames and then the factory workers along the line.  We didn’t get to see the body paint part because it’s dust free.  We were so close, we could have pushed the buttons to control the line.  Or dropped water bottles into the vehicles. Unfortunately, we couldn’t take any pictures inside the factory.  Oh, well, these will have to do.