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Press Release19 April 2021Digital IndustriesNuremberg, Germany / Sunnyvale, California
Siemens and Google Cloud to cooperate on AI-based solutions in manufacturing
Siemens and Google Cloud to cooperate to transform manufacturing by enabling scaled deployment of artificial intelligence.
Data drives today’s industrial processes, but many
manufacturers continue to use legacy software and multiple systems to analyze
plant information, which is resource-intensive and requires frequent manual
updates to ensure accuracy. In addition, while AI projects have been deployed
by many companies in “islands” across the plant floor, manufacturers have
struggled to implement AI at scale across their global operations.
For more than 170 years, Siemens has built its business on
pioneering technologies that have led the manufacturing industry forward. By
combining Google Cloud’s data cloud and AI/ML capabilities with Siemens’
Digital Industries Factory Automation portfolio, manufacturers will be able to
harmonize their factory data, run cloud-based AI/ML models on top of that data,
and deploy algorithms at the network edge. This enables applications such as
visual inspection of products or predicting the wear-and-tear of machines on
the assembly line.
Deploying AI to the shop floor and integrating it into
automation and the network is a complex task, requiring highly specialized
expertise and innovative products such as Siemens Industrial Edge. The goal of
the cooperation between Google Cloud and Siemens is to make the deployment of
AI in connection with the Industrial Edge – and its management at scale -
easier, empowering employees as they work on the plant floor, automating
mundane tasks, and improving overall quality.
“The potential for artificial intelligence to radically transform the plant floor is far from being exhausted. Many manufacturers are still stuck in AI ‘pilot projects’ today – we want to change that,” said Axel Lorenz, VP of Control at Factory Automation of Siemens Digital Industries. “Combining AI/ML technology from Google Cloud with Siemens’ solutions for Industrial Edge and industrial operation will be a game changer for the manufacturing industry.”
“Siemens is a leader in advancing industrial automation and software, and Google Cloud is a leader in data analytics and AI/ML. This cooperation will combine the best of both worlds and bring AI/ML to the manufacturing industry at scale. By simplifying the deployment of AI in industrial use cases, we’re helping employees augment their critical work on the shop floor,” said Dominik Wee, Managing Director Manufacturing and Industrial at Google Cloud.
For further information and additional resources about Siemens please see:
Siemens’ website about artificial intelligence:
https://sie.ag/3seQWIz
Learn more about Siemens:
https://sie.ag/3uNl1AP
Blog article from Rainer Brehm, CEO Factory Automation, Siemens, about the vision of autonomous production:
https://sie.ag/3wVuTKv
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Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed company Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
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