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Press Release22 September 2025Siemens AGErlangen
Siemens launches lighthouse project of Made for Germany initiative
In the first step, a leading-edge center for logistics, services and flexible automation with workspace for up to 300 people will be built in Erlangen by 2027. The center will cover around 7,000 square meters or the area of a soccer field. The construction of a development and innovation hub for power electronics combined with additional space for manufacturing activities is planned for the second step. This facility, which is scheduled for completion by 2030, is to house, among other things, the development of a new generation of converters and controls that will steer the movements of systems and machines even faster, more precisely and more efficiently.
“The Siemens
Technology Campus in Erlangen is a lighthouse project of the Made for
Germany initiative because our colleagues at the location are a role model for
Germany’s innovative power and competitiveness,” said Roland Busch, President
and CEO of Siemens AG. “Here, we’ve got superior products and a radical approach
to customer value coupled with a relentless focus on digitalization, automation
and artificial intelligence. With these success factors, we’re securing Germany’s
economic future. Siemens delivers. Now it’s up to policymakers to implement the
necessary structural reforms.”
Siemens is
investing €500 million in the transformation of the Erlangen location. The
investments are part of the global investment strategy of around €2 billion
that the company unveiled in 2023. Of this amount, €1 billion will be
invested in Germany. The Technology Campus will make Siemens’ Erlangen location
the world-leader in technology activities for the industrial metaverse.
Developed especially for industrial applications, the industrial metaverse is a
virtual environment in
which companies can leverage technologies like artificial intelligence and
digital twins to digitally simulate, test and optimize processes, products and
systems before they are implemented in the real world.
“Siemens’
investment offensive is a clear signal for Germany, Bavaria and Erlangen as
well as for the around 3,000 people working on Frauenauracher Strasse,”
said Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian State Minister of the Interior. “The
Siemens Technology Campus in Erlangen will be a blueprint for research and
development as well as for the production of Siemens’ future-oriented
technologies. It will drive the digital transformation and further strengthen Bavaria’s
position as a leading technology region.”
Already today,
key components for industrial automation and digitalization are being developed
and manufactured in Erlangen. A total of around 3,000 people are employed
in the areas of production, research, development and administration at the city’s
Frauenauracher Strasse location.
“The Siemens
Technology Campus is also a lighthouse project for Erlangen,” added Erlangen
mayor Dr. Florian Janik. “It will further strengthen our city as a
science and innovation hub and create a living environment for talents and
companies. We’re proud to be a partner in this future-oriented project, which
combines sustainability and digitalization in an exemplary manner.”
Sustainability
and digitalization played a decisive role already in the planning phase – long
before the groundbreaking ceremony. For example, the new campus and its
buildings were initially planned, simulated and rigorously trimmed for
sustainability with the help of a digital twin situated in the virtual world. In
addition, the entire site is being developed as a net-zero location: plans
include an innovative energy infrastructure, green energy supply and energy storage
in partnership with the city of Erlangen, and the use of Siemens’ digital
building technology solutions.
When
demolishing the existing buildings, Siemens recycled as much material as
possible and minimized emissions. In a first, all the construction vehicles and
machinery used at the demolition site were powered exclusively by green energy.
Three buildings covering an area of nearly 25,000 square meters were
disassembled. Of the resulting 12,800 tons of rubble, Siemens reused 96 percent
for new construction. Altogether, 70 tons
of CO2 or 24,000 liters of diesel oil were avoided.
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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 electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.1 billion. At the end of September 2018, the company had around 379,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
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