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Press Release27 May 2022Digital IndustriesNuremberg
With AI and Digital Twin to a sustainable water management
At this year's IFAT, Siemens will be showcasing how digitalization and automation are helping to promote and optimize sustainable water management.
Siemens will show real
application scenarios of these technologies live on a water model. The model
represents a typical pump application from the water or wastewater plant. In
various scenarios, Siemens is demonstrating how, for example, pump blockages
can be avoided, processes can be optimized with the digital twins, and how the
industrial safety of water systems can be ensured as critical infrastructure.
An important lever for efficient and sustainable water management is the
comprehensive use of digitization. By networking and linking process, planning,
and operating data, the entire technical and organizational process/value chain
of a water infrastructure system can be mapped in digital models of buildings
and plants, a so-called digital twin. With the PlantSight solution, a complete
and always up-to-date digital twin of the plant can be created, which enables
the increase of plant performance and optimization of operations over the
entire life cycle of the plant.
Together with its partners in the water/wastewater industry "Zahnen Technik" and "Emscher Genossenschaft", Siemens will be presenting the successful PlantSight approaches and projects at the trade fair.
Together with its partners in the water/wastewater industry "Zahnen Technik" and "Emscher Genossenschaft", Siemens will be presenting the successful PlantSight approaches and projects at the trade fair.
Smart applications for the water industry
With Siemens Water (SIWA)
applications specially developed for the water/wastewater industry, operators
optimize energy efficiency, avoid water losses, reduce water pollution, and
implement predictive maintenance measures. Depending on the different
requirements that plant operators face, Siemens offers applications for use in
the cloud and for edge. Through edge computing, for example, large amounts of
data can be collected and evaluated promptly in order to then make a prediction
for scenarios or system behavior.
In addition, some of the SIWA applications are based on an AI algorithm. With the help of the AI Applications plant operators can intelligently monitor and optimize drinking water networks and wastewater systems and react quickly and proactively to challenges such as contamination of groundwater by blockages in sewers or leaks.
Identify leaks prematurely and with high precision with “SIWA LeakPlus”
The intelligent solution uses
an AI-based algorithm to identify and classify anomalies in the pipe network.
To ensure reliable operation, “SIWA LeakPlus” is first "trained" with
existing flow and pressure data. As a result, the system learns to separate anomalies
from regular operation and to assign the correct cause to each anomaly.
Clean waters with AI-based SIWA Blockage Predictor app
By using artificial
intelligence, the SIWA Blockage Predictor app determines the acute as well as
developing blockages in the wastewater network, which can lead to pollution
from the sewer network and thus to the leakage of untreated wastewater into the
environment. Thanks to networked assets, anomalies are detected at an early
stage, so that imminent blockages can be avoided.
Cost-optimized pump operation in water supply systems with “SIWA Optim” and “SIWA OptimDynamics”
"SIWA Optim" and
"SIWA OptimDynamics" ensure fully automated and at the same time
cost- and energy-efficient pump operation in the water supply systems. Operators
benefit from energy and cost savings of up to 15 percent. Using algorithms, the
SIWA Optim app collects current data from the plant's process control system
and links it to data from public utilities and consumption forecasts. After
evaluating the data on site or in the cloud-based IoT operating system
Mindsphere, the operator receives immediate access to the information relevant
to him. "SIWA OptimDynamics" uses hydraulic modelling of the pumping
station to calculate the most efficient solution for transporting drinking
water. Special
algorithms based on plant and equipment data as well as consumption forecasts
reduce the energy consumption of the operating procedures for pumps and valves.
Further information on Siemens at IFAT 2022 can
be found at:
https://new.siemens.com/de/de/unternehmen/messen-events/messen/ifat-2022.html
More information on the holistic Siemens
portfolio for the water and wastewater industry: https://new.siemens.com/global/en/markets/water.html
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Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitization. In close cooperation with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and manufacturing industry. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, Siemens offers companies of all sizes end-to-end products, solutions and services for the integration and digitalization of the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific requirements of the respective industries, the unique portfolio enables customers to increase their productivity and flexibility. DI is continuously expanding its portfolio through innovations and the integration of future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries is headquartered in Nuremberg and employs around 72,000 people worldwide.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company with a focus on the fields of industry, infrastructure, mobility and health. Resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, smart buildings and power grids, low-emission and comfortable trains and advanced healthcare – the company supports its customers with technologies that offer them concrete benefits. By combining the real and digital worlds, Siemens enables its customers to transform their industries and markets, improving everyday life for billions of people. Siemens is the majority owner of the listed company Siemens Healthineers – a leading global provider of medical technology that is shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in the listed Siemens Energy, one of the world's leading companies in power transmission and generation.
In fiscal 2021, which ended on September 30, 2021, the Siemens Group generated sales of €62.3 billion and profit after tax of €6.7 billion. As of 30.09.2021, the company had around 303,000 employees worldwide. For more information, see
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