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baureihenweise

Baureihenweise is a German adverb used in technical and industrial contexts to describe production or development that follows a defined Baureihe, i.e., a model series or family of products. The term is formed from Baureihe (model series or class, especially of locomotives, rolling stock, or machinery) and the suffix -weise (in the manner of). Consequently, baureihenweise denotes serial production within a specific series rather than individual, custom-made items.

In practice, the term is used when a manufacturer introduces a family of related products and produces

Relation to other terms: While serienweise also denotes serial production, baureihenweise emphasizes the existence of a

See also: Baureihe; Serienfertigung; Serienbau.

several
units
within
the
same
Baureihe,
often
with
incremental
subtypes
or
variants.
It
is
common
in
rail
and
automotive
industries,
but
can
apply
to
other
fields
such
as
machinery
or
electronics,
where
a
product
line
is
developed
and
manufactured
serially
according
to
a
common
design
base.
defined
Baureihe
as
a
unit
of
organization;
it
implies
a
planned
sequence
of
related
products
rather
than
generic
mass
production.
The
expression
is
most
often
encountered
in
German-language
technical
writing
and
historical
overviews
of
vehicle
fleets
or
factory
programs.