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Siemens to invest €1 billion in Germany and create blueprint for industrial metaverse in Nuremberg metropolitan region
Siemens to invest €1 billion in Germany and create blueprint for industrial metaverse in Nuremberg metropolitan region
Siemens is rigorously executing its announced €2 billion investment strategy. Of this amount, the company plans to invest around €1 billion in Germany, thereby boosting the country’s innovative strength.
In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Siemens today announced the establishment of its new Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany, with investments of around €500 million in the expansion of development and manufacturing capacities. As a result, Siemens is establishing the Erlangen location as a global research and development hub and the nucleus of global technology activities for the industrial metaverse. These steps will enable Siemens to accelerate its overall growth, drive innovation and increase its resilience.
Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talking to employees at the Gerätewerk Erlangen facility.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Achim Peltz, CEO DI MC vistit “Robot Alley” at the Gerätewerk Erlangen facility, where robots and humans work side by side. The digital twin of a product and process enables optimization in the virtual world to implement the first-time-right principle in the real world.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries, Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG and Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister in discussion with Velia Janetzky at “Robot Alley” in the Gerätewerk Erlangen facility, where robots and humans work side by side: high-tech manufacturing in Erlangen, Germany, today and a look into the future of the metaverse.
Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG in discussion with Markus Armbruster, employee at Gerätewerk Erlangen.
“Siemens is banking on innovation in Germany and launching the next stage of digitalization: we’re laying the foundation for the industrial metaverse in the Nuremberg-Erlangen metropolitan region. Here, on the new campus, we’re combining the real and the digital worlds,” said Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG, announcing the investment.
Siemens is rigorously executing its announced €2 billion investment strategy. Of this amount, the company plans to invest around €1 billion in Germany, thereby boosting the country’s innovative strength. In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the technology company today announced the establishment of its new Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany, with investments of around €500 million in the expansion of development and manufacturing capacities.
From left to right: Achim Peltz, CEO DI MC, Harald Kern, Chairman of the Siemens Europe Committee, Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries, Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister, Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG, Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor, Judith Wiese, CPSO, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and Labor Director, Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Minister of the Interior.
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Sinumerik One Hardware NCU-PPU
Both the NCU (Numerical Control Unit) and the PPU (Program Processing Unit) of the Digital Native CNC Sinumerik One are manufactured at the GWE (Gerätewerk Erlangen) Erlangen plant.
Keyvisual Sinumerik One
The Digital Native CNC Sinumerik One: Thanks to its digital twin, it is the key element for digital transformation and helps to simulate and test work processes completely virtually.
SINAMICS S210 Servo drive system Key visual
The Digital Native CNC Sinumerik One: Thanks to its digital twin, it is the key element for digital transformation and helps to simulate and test work processes completely virtually.
SINAMICS S120
The Sinamics S120 frequency converter is fully automatically manufactured at the GWE (Gerätewerk Erlangen) plant in Erlangen, Germany.