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Siemens Mobility celebrates the 125th anniversary of its Krefeld rail vehicle plant
Siemens has been based in Krefeld since 1989
Production averages 600 rail vehicles per year “Made in Germany”
The Krefeld rail vehicle plant
is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Founded on March 16, 1898, as Waggon-Fabrik
A.G. Uerdingen, the plant was taken over by Siemens in 1989. The facility has grown
steadily since then and, with more than 2,000 employees working on the design,
development and production of state-of-the-art trains and electrical
components, is one of the most modern rail vehicle plants in the world.
Siemens Mobility celebrates the 125th anniversary of its Krefeld rail vehicle plant
Siemens has been based in Krefeld since 1989
Production averages 600 rail vehicles per year “Made in Germany”
The Krefeld rail vehicle plant
is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Founded on March 16, 1898, as Waggon-Fabrik
A.G. Uerdingen, the plant was taken over by Siemens in 1989. The facility has grown
steadily since then and, with more than 2,000 employees working on the design,
development and production of state-of-the-art trains and electrical
components, is one of the most modern rail vehicle plants in the world.
“With its strong focus on
innovation, quality, delivery reliability and productivity, the Krefeld plant
makes a significant contribution to the success of Siemens Mobility – and to
the success of our customers,” said Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility. “On
average, we build around 600 state-of-the-art, digitally mastered rail vehicles
a year at the plant. This top performance is possible only thanks to our highly
motivated, specially trained team and the comprehensive use of digitalization throughout
production and logistics. We’re quite proud of these achievements!”
On the Krefeld plant’s
production area of approximately 74,000 m2 and logistics area of
around 64,200 m2, Siemens Mobility manufactures Mireo, Desiro,
Velaro and ICE4 trains for regional and high-speed rail transport. The vehicles
are then delivered, primarily by rail or ship, to rail operators throughout the
world and are used for national or cross-border service.
The ICE: A German success story from Krefeld
With the success of the ICE4,
the new ICE 3neo, and other orders, Siemens Mobility is proving that complex,
large-scale, billion-euro projects can be executed punctually, reliably, and
with cutting-edge technology. The Velaro MS, which Deutsche Bahn calls the ICE
3neo, was designed and built in record time and delivered to the customer just
two-and-a-half years after the order was received. The planning and
construction of the ICE series also secures thousands of jobs at Siemens and
suppliers throughout Germany. Siemens Mobility stands for the retention of key
know-how in the German railway industry, and thus has a global signal effect. Around
1,100 suppliers, mainly small and medium-sized companies, and their employees
benefit from the strong position of the Krefeld plant. Projects like the ICE
3neo generate over 75% of their added value in Germany alone.
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A
strong employer in the region
Over 2,000 people are employed
at the Krefeld plant, including 1,200 in manufacturing and around 300 in
development. In cooperation with the Siemens Professional Education program,
around 125 trainees attend the Krefeld Training Center every year. Trainees in
mechatronics, industrial mechanics and industrial management, and student
trainees in dual training programs for Bachelor of Engineering degrees in
mechanical engineering, industrial mechanics, electrical engineering,
information technology, as well as mechatronics and a BA in international
management are on the way to highly qualified, next-generation professional careers.
Major
orders with a huge impact
In 2011, a framework order
from Deutsche Bahn for up to 300 ICE 4 trains bestowed Siemens with the largest
train order it had ever received. The Rhine-Ruhr-Express project in 2015 was
one of the largest orders won in Germany to date for Siemens Mobility – and for
the Krefeld plant – in the local mass transit sector. Krefeld delivered 82
Desiro HC (High Capacity) trains for the order. In 2022, this success was again
surpassed, this time by Egypt. The country commissioned Siemens Mobility to
develop and build a 2,000-kilometer high-speed rail network across Egypt. For
Krefeld, this means an order volume of 41 Velaro trains and 94 Desiro HC
regional trains. It is the largest order in the company’s history.
Hydrogen and
battery drives
The company’s trains powered
by hydrogen or battery drives – the Mireo Plus H and the Mireo Plus B – are
also being built at the Krefeld plant. Both of these train types combine
innovation and sustainability and operate on routes where electrification with
overhead lines is neither possible nor economical.
Factory
digitalization is a key theme
Siemens Mobility invests
millions in the Krefeld plant each year to secure a leading position worldwide
in rail vehicle production. In the digital Krefeld plant, fully digitized
manufacturing and logistics processes ensure maximum transparency and
efficiency. With the help of continually collected data, operating processes
are constantly monitored and improved. This way, the company can simultaneously
work on 14 different customer projects based on five different platforms per
year. In addition to using digital twins for the vehicles and for virtual
welding training, Siemens Mobility is introducing a state-of-the-art robotic
welding system in Krefeld this year to manufacture innovative aluminum
bodyshells and components at a continuous pace. These and other innovations
showcase Krefeld as a highly modern and highly productive manufacturing and
development facility for state-of-the-art rail vehicles – a location where
around 350 engineers work on developing advanced rail platforms.
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in intelligent transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.
