- Building X, the new smart building suite for net-zero buildings, will be a key highlight at Light + Building 2022
- New portfolio of digital services for fire safety and the latest version of Desigo CC, Siemens’ integrated building management system, will be shown for the first time
- Focus on reliable and energy-efficient electrical installation and power distribution, addressing grid complexity and integration of renewables
At this year’s Light + Building trade fair
in Frankfurt, Germany, Siemens will showcase its vision of digitalization as a
key pillar of the infrastructure transition required to tackle climate change
and global sustainability challenges. The company’s motto at the show is “Smart infrastructure is sustainable
infrastructure”, and Siemens will be demonstrating products, solutions and
services to make the transition of buildings and grids possible.
- Siemens Mobility founds subsidiary Smart Train
Lease GmbH
- Innovative rental model for Mireo Smart trains offers
fast and flexible adjustment of fleet capacity
- State-of-the-art battery, hydrogen, and
electric multiple-unit trains including maintenance
Siemens Mobility has
founded the subsidiary Smart Train Lease GmbH to enable customers to flexibly
supplement their fleets with rented state-of-the-art battery, hydrogen, and
electric multiple-unit trains. The Mireo Smart trains from Siemens Mobility are
available at short notice, approved for operation, and meet all required
standards for modern regional passenger transport. By providing preconfigured
trains and additional services such as maintenance, this new offer provides an
economical alternative for quickly and flexibly expanding fleets. It also
enables customers to easily test innovative and sustainable rail technologies. Smart
Train Lease GmbH is initially offering this rental model in Germany and plans
to expand it throughout Europe in the medium term.
- Padam Mobility is a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for
on-demand and paratransit software solutions
- Empowers cities and transit operators to make transportation
more efficient
- Acquisition
enhances Siemens Mobility's portfolio for intermodal mobility
Siemens Mobility is pleased to
announce that it has acquired Padam Mobility, a technology company that provides
AI-powered platforms and applications for on-demand and paratransit services. The
leading software as a service (SaaS) organization helps transit operators to
provide more efficient transportation in both urban and rural areas. This acquisition enhances Siemens Mobility's
intelligent infrastructure portfolio focused on intermodal transportation. It
supports transport operators in their effort to integrate and coordinate
different modes of transportation which seamlessly provides travel from the
first mile to the last.
- Heliox expands Siemens eMobility’s offering for the growing eBus and eTruck charging market, and for depot and fleet solutions
- Accelerates value creation in Siemens’ fast-growing eMobility business
- Adds attractive digitalization and software potential
Siemens AG
has completed the acquisition of Heliox, a technology leader in DC fast
charging solutions, serving eBus and eTruck fleets and passenger vehicles. Headquartered
in the Netherlands, Heliox employs approximately 330 people.
- ‘The power
reset’ now available on Amazon Prime Video in 3 countries
- Documentary narrates the story of Wunsiedel in Germany and the
positive impact of its energy transition on residents and the environment
‘The power reset: A town creating the
energy blueprint for the world’, a new documentary
film produced by Siemens, has just launched on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S.,
U.K. and Germany. The film narrates the story of Wunsiedel, a small town in the
German region of Bavaria, and its inspiring energy transition journey. The town
of around 10,000 people has successfully created a distributed energy system based
exclusively on renewable sources and enhanced with digital technology, making
it a lighthouse project for a sustainable energy future.
- “Transform urban mobility for a better tomorrow” at booth A150 in Hall 6
- Highlights include: Train2Cloud, Digital Station, RailXplore, CoreShield OSA, Railigent X Application Suite and MoBase
- Panel discussions with Michael Peter, CEO Siemens Mobility, and Johannes Emmelheinz, CEO of Customer Services
- UITP Summit 2023, 4. - 7. Juni 2023, Barcelona, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Stand 6A150
Siemens
Mobility will present solutions that “Transform urban mobility for a better
tomorrow” at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit from June 4 – 7 in
Barcelona. Included is optimized life-cycle costs of rail infrastructure and
transport, 100% system availability, maximized network capacity and optimal
customer experiences and processes. These four
technological areas – integrated into Siemens Xcelerator as an interoperable,
open, and interconnected ecosystem – will help customers provide sustainable, comfortable,
and cost-efficient rail transportation.
- Growing Canadian footprint for Siemens Mobility in rail infrastructure maintenance
- Increasing availability and reliability of Metrolinx network
- Expanding existing partnership with Metrolinx
Siemens Mobility has been selected by Ontario’s
local public operator Metrolinx to provide track, signal, and right-of-way
maintenance services for the agency’s railway infrastructure system that makes
up the West Region of Toronto. The contract includes service for three years
with an additional two-year option. Siemens Mobility’s suite of digital tools
and software will complement the knowledge and expertise their teams possess
with the
intelligent use of rail data to provide Metrolinx with
superior service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Siemens increase its global cybersecurity
offering with the official inauguration of the Critical Infrastructure Defense
Center (CIDC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The center is the first
facility of its kind in the Siemens realm dedicated to Critical Infrastructure
Protection (CIP) focused on Operations Technology (OT). Services provided by
the center will range from advisory to managed and research services, with a
mission to secure the advancement of a decarbonizing digital world. The team of
cyber experts based in Fredericton will support cyber and physical security
needs of Canada as well as projects in the US, Europe and the Middle East.
- Snälltåget
implements Sqills S3 Passenger from Sqills, a subsidiary of Siemens Mobility
- Implementation
to support with longest night train route in the EU
- Increased
capacity, improved passenger experience
Swedish open-access rail operator Snälltåget has announced
that it will be implementing S3 Passenger, the dynamic pricing, inventory management,
and reservation system offered by Sqills, a Siemens Mobility
subsidiary. Snälltåget
and Sqills have opted for a phased approach in terms of
implementation: The Swedish operator will benefit from a short time-to-market
while adding more functionalities in the months after go-live. One feature that
Snälltåget will be using from the start is the support for cross-operator
cooperation as a way for providing through tickets. This will further improve
passenger comfort when booking long-
distance trips. S3 Passenger is based on the
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and is part of the open, digital business
platform, Siemens Xcelerator, that enables customers to accelerate their
digital transformation easier,
faster and at scale.
- East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension equipped with new signaling system officially opens for revenue service
- 46 km East Rail Line now connects Chinese Mainland border, New Territories, Kowloon to Central Business Districts on Hong Kong Island
- Automatic train control system on the whole East Rail Line enhances operational efficiency
The East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension in Hong Kong successfully commenced passenger service on May 15, 2022, with Siemens Mobility’s Communications-Based Train Control system (CBTC). This completes the automation of the 46 km long East Rail Line connecting the Chinese Mainland border to the central business areas on Hong Kong Island and becomes the fourth railway line crossing Victoria Harbour. The Siemens Mobility digitalized signaling system helps provide passengers with the ability to reach the commercial, convention and financial hubs in the Wan Chai North and Admiralty areas in a faster, safer, and more seamless way.