Every day, our employees are making cities more livable and industries more efficient. Since 1995, Siemens has honored particularly outstanding researchers and developers whose inventions have significantly contributed to company’s success while also benefiting society. The theme for this year’s event is “Dreams: Making the impossible possible.” Siemens has honored 23 particularly successful researchers as the “2019 Inventors of the Year.” Collectively, these scientists are responsible for about 1,450 inventions and 1,500 issued patents. Most of the inventors come from Germany, in addition to the US, Russia, China, the UK, Spain, Italy, and Romania. Since 2016, eligibility to be Inventor of the Year has also been extended to include researchers from outside the company.
For fiscal 2019, Siemens holds more than 68,000 issued patents. During this period, employees have registered about 3,750 patents, and submitted 6,850 invention disclosure reports worldwide. Based on 220 working days, that’s approximately 31 inventions per day.
At "SPS – Smart Production Solutions" 2019, Siemens will present sector-specific applications and future technologies for the digital transformation of the discrete and process industries. At the heart of the 4000 square meter booth will be new products, solutions and services from the Digital Enterprise portfolio, which can be used to merge the real and virtual world.
On November 26, the first day of SPS, Klaus Helmrich spoke at the Siemens press conference, which took place in the trade show Convention Center. Mr Helmrich discussed the latest trends in digitalization and the next stage of digital transformation in the discrete and process industries.
Under the motto "Thinking industrialized Additive Manufacturing further", Siemens will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio for the industrialization of additive manufacturing at formnext 2019, the leading trade fair for additive manufacturing and 3D printing, tailored to the respective industries. With the concept of the Digital Enterprise portfolio, Siemens is pursuing a holistic approach - from the point of view of machine builders and machine users alike. With the Digital Enterprise portfolio, Siemens offers a holistic, end-to-end solution to leverage a seamless value chain from functional design through manufacturing to value-added services.The range of industrial software and automation also includes leading simulation software and CNC technology. The Digital Enterprise portfolio enables the full utilization of digital twins that reflect the real world for machine users and machine manufacturers to ensure "first-time-right" printing.
Siemens at Formnext 2019 can be found in Hall 12.1 D81.
We released our financial figures for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 on November 7, 2019. The Press Conference and the Analyst Call were broadcast live.
With growing populations, cities are becoming increasingly congested, with more traffic and longer commutes. Efficiency and safety of road traffic remain top priority for many cities. By offering autonomous shuttle systems, public transport operators and cities seek to draw passengers and make public transport more attractive. At the ITS World Congress in Singapore, Siemens Mobility is examining how Singapore is transforming its transportation ecosystem, delivering an outlook on intelligent traffic systems (ITS) projects within the Asia-Pacific region as well as showcasing advances in autonomous mobility coming to life at the CETRAN test facility.
September 16 2019, the day EMO opened its doors in Hanover to welcome trade visitors from all over the world. EMO is regarded as the world's leading trade fair for metal processing with exhibitors ranging from metal processing technology, machine tools, precision tools and automation components to customer-oriented systems.This year, Siemens presented its customers exciting innovations and new developments in technology and digitalization of machine tools under the banner of "Digitalization in Machine Tool Manufacturing - Thinking Further!". Particular highlights were the new CNC generation – Sinumerik One – and the machine-oriented platform Sinumerik Edge.
In the run-up to this event, Siemens invited journalists to the international Siemens Press Conference in Erlangen.
Under the banner "Innovate. Digitalize now. SmartMining." Siemens is presenting the implementation of digital mining at this year's bauma, the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery. From April 8 to 14, the company will be demonstrating at Messe München in Hall C2, Booth 325, how mining companies can ensure and increase the availability and productivity of their mining equipment with the help of a unique range of services, comprehensive support and many years of technology and industry expertise. The digital solutions range from individual aspects to the entire mining operation.
We released our third quarter results for fiscal year 2019 on August 1, 2019. The Conference Call for journalists and the Analyst Call were broadcast live.
As the trend toward urbanization accelerates worldwide, cities need solutions for some of their most pressing demands: the need to transport growing numbers of people in an efficient, reliable, safe and sustainable way. Therefore, comprehensive mobility concepts and seamless intermodal solutions are becoming increasingly important.Siemens Mobility has the extensive expertise and experience to deliver digital innovations that increasingly cross-link the "complete mobility system". Under the slogan "Shaping connected mobility," we will showcase those pioneering solutions at this year’s UITP Summit in Stockholm from June 9 - 12 – solutions that guarantee availability, make trains and infrastructures intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, and improve passenger comfort and travel experience.
Russian Railways (RZD) has ordered 13 high-speed Velaro RUS trains from Siemens Mobility and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of the Sinara Group and Siemens AG. The order has a volume of around €1.1 billion. The contract also includes maintenance of the trains for a period of 30 years. RZD originally ordered eight Velaro trainsets from Siemens Mobility in 2006 and placed a follow-up order for an additional eight trains in 2011.