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Press Release31 October 2023Siemens AGMunich
Siemens and Microsoft partner to drive cross-industry AI adoption
Siemens and Microsoft partner to drive cross-industry AI adoption. Picture: Microsoft
“With this
next generation of AI, we have a unique opportunity to accelerate innovation
across the entire industrial sector,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO,
Microsoft. “We’re building on our
longstanding collaboration with Siemens and bringing together AI advances
across the Microsoft Cloud with Siemens’ industrial domain expertise to empower
both frontline and knowledge workers with new, AI-powered tools, starting with
Siemens Industrial Copilot.”
“Together
with Microsoft, our shared vision is to empower customers with the adoption of
generative AI,” says Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. “This has the potential
to revolutionize the way companies design, develop, manufacture, and operate.
Making human-machine collaboration more widely available allows engineers to
accelerate code development, increase innovation and tackle skilled labor
shortages.”
A new era of human-machine collaboration
Siemens Industrial Copilot will allow users to rapidly generate, optimize and debug complex automation code, and significantly shorten simulation times. This will reduce a task that previously took weeks to minutes. The copilot ingests automation and process simulation information from Siemens’ open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, and enhances it with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Customers maintain full control over their data, and it is not used to train underlying AI models.
Siemens Industrial Copilot promises to boost productivity and efficiency across the industrial lifecycle. Using natural language, maintenance staff can be assisted with detailed repair instructions and engineers with quick access to simulation tools.
The vision: Copilots for all industries
The companies envision AI copilots assisting professionals in various
industries, including manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, and
healthcare. Numerous copilots are already planned in the manufacturing sectors,
such as automotive, consumer package goods and machine building.
Schaeffler AG, a leading automotive supplier, is among the first in the
automotive industry to embrace generative AI in the engineering phase. This
helps its engineers to generate reliable code for programming industrial
automation systems such as robots. In addition, the company intends to
incorporate the Siemens Industrial Copilot during their own operations, aiming
to significantly reduce downtimes, and also for their clients at a later stage.
”With this
joint pilot, we're stepping into a new age of productivity and innovation. This
Siemens Industrial Copilot will help our team work more efficiently, reduce
repetitive tasks, and unleash creativity. We're excited to partner with Siemens
and Microsoft on this project”. Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler Group.
Generative AI facilitates virtual collaboration
To bring
virtual collaboration across teams to the next level, Teamcenter for Microsoft
Teams will be generally available beginning December 2023. This new app uses
the latest advances in generative AI to connect functions across the product
design and manufacturing lifecycle such as frontline workers to engineering
teams. It connects Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle
management (PLM) with Microsoft’s collaboration platform Teams to make data
more accessible for factory and field service workers. This will enable
millions of workers who do not have access to PLM tools today to contribute to
the design and manufacturing process more easily as part of their daily work.
Siemens will share more details on Siemens Industrial Copilot at the SPS
expo in Nuremberg, Germany, in November 2023.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft and Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. Picture: Microsoft
Manufacturing in the automotive industry. Picture: Siemens AG
Manufacturing in the chemical industry. Picture: Siemens AG
Siemens and Microsoft partner to drive cross-industry AI adoption. Picture: Microsoft
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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