- Extra 330LE electric plane – powered by a Siemens motor – sets another world record
- Top speed above 340 km/h in straight flight
- World's first aerotow with an electric plane
On Thursday, March 23, 2017, the Extra 330LE aerobatic plane, powered by a propulsion system from Siemens, set two new speed records. At the Dinslaken Schwarze Heide airfield in Germany, the electric aircraft reached a top speed of around 337.50 kilometers per hour (km/h) over a distance of three kilometers. The speed achieved by pilot Walter Extra was 13.48 km/h faster than the previous record, which had been set by U.S. pilot William M. Yates in 2013. The World Air Sports Federation (FAI) officially recognized the record flight in the category "Electric airplanes with a take-off weight less than 1,000 kilograms." The Extra also set a new FAI world record in the category "above 1,000 kilograms": in a slightly modified configuration with an overall weight exceeding one metric ton, test pilot Walter Kampsmann flew the electrically powered plane at a speed of 342.86 km/h.
- Gamesa and Mentor Graphics transactions successfully closed
- Major portfolio steps in orientation toward growth fields in electrification, automation and digitalization
- Key milestones for customers, employees and shareholders
Siemens today concluded the merger of its wind power business with Gamesa on schedule. A few days ago, the company completed its acquisition of industry software provider Mentor Graphics earlier than originally planned. "Closing the two deals has enabled us to achieve another key milestone in implementing Vision 2020," said Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser. "With the new wind power company, we've created a global market leader in the area of renewable energies. Mentor Graphics will help us further expand our leading role in the digital sector. Both transactions will benefit customers, employees and shareholders."
- Supervisory Board of Siemens Healthineers extends contracts of three top managers Bernd Montag, Thomas Rathmann and Michael Reitermann
- Positions extended for five years as of April 1, 2017
- Move ensures Executive Management's long-term continuity and stability
The Supervisory Board of Siemens Healthineers has extended the contracts of the company's three top managers Bernd Montag, Thomas Rathmann and Michael Reitermann for five years, effective April 1, 2017. The move ensures Healthineers' successor planning over the long term and will enable the company's management team to further drive the business's successful setup.
- Leading experts in latest HVDC converter and cable technology join forces
- India's first HVDC link featuring state-of-the-art VSC technology
- Transmission link to support Government’s Vision of 24x7 power for all
A consortium between Siemens and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. has been awarded an HVDC order from Indian transmission operator Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. The about 200 km long HVDC connection will be India’s first DC link featuring voltage-sourced converter (VSC) technology. VSC is the latest innovation in HVDC technology offering a very stable and highly flexible reactive power control independent of active power control and additional features to support the AC systems like blackstart capability. Furthermore, this solution is ideal to be combined with XLPE cable technology. Siemens will be supplying two converter stations with two parallel converters, each rated 1000 Megawatts (MW), featuring its VSC HVDC technology while Sumitomo Electric will be responsible for the XLPE HVDC cable system in the DC circuit. The combined order volume for Siemens and Sumitomo Electric is approximately $520 million. The grid connection is scheduled to go into operation in the first half of 2020.
- Software, technologies, digital services and cloud platform exhibited at Innovation Day USA to help customers embrace digitalization
- MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens, will play an important role to power double-digit growth in digital businesses
- 30% increase in R&D spending for U.S. since fiscal 2014
Every day, billions of connected devices and machines bridge the real and virtual worlds, changing the way people live, travel, build and work. Today, at Siemens' U.S. Research and Development (R&D) hub, Siemens showcased innovative technologies that are helping industries from manufacturing to energy management to transportation embrace the power of data in a digital and connected world. Global and U.S. executives and technology experts demonstrated via virtual and interactive presentations how emerging trends and technologies like blockchain-based microgrids, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, autonomous robots, digital infrastructure, and MindSphere – the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens are changing lives for the better.
- Significant expansion of Siemens' successful apprenticeship program in the United States
- Commitment to hire and train at least 300 U.S. military veterans per year over next three years, in addition to more than 2,500 already part of workforce
- Pledge of more than $2 billion in industry software grants to train students for nextgen manufacturing jobs
Siemens Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG, bolstered Siemens' strong commitment to strengthening American manufacturing during a meeting today at the White House with President Donald Trump.
- Siemens' second-largest bond placement to date
- Financing of announced acquisitions and refinancing of outstanding and matured debt
- Credit rating unchanged
Siemens has successfully placed another large U.S.$ bond issue following last year's U.S.$6 billion transaction and a U.S.$7.75 billion transaction in 2015. It was the company's fourth bond placement in the U.S. capital market and its second-largest ever. The transaction was closed yesterday.
Eva Schulz-Kamm (45) will assume global responsibility for Government Affairs at Siemens on April 15, 2017. Schulz-Kamm is currently head of Political Affairs & Public Co-Creation at NXP in Hamburg.
- Press conference ahead of the Hannover Messe on March 14 in Karlsruhe
- Press conference at the Hannover Messe with member of the Managing Board Klaus Helmrich on April 24
- Trade fair presentation under the banner "Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise"
- "MindSphere-Lounge" draws visitors into the Cloud
At an international press conference, due to be held ahead of the Hannover Messe 2017 on March 14 in Karlsruhe, Siemens will be offering a preview of its trade fair presentation and the company's latest solutions. Providing an insight into the company's planned business and technological orientation and into the latest product innovations being unveiled at this year's Hannover Messe will be the CEOs of the Digital Factory and Process Industries and Drives, Dr. Jan Mrosik and Dr. Jürgen Brandes, as well as Dr. Beatrix Natter, CEO of the Transformers Business Unit for Energy Management. In keeping with its theme for this year's fair, "Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise", Siemens will be showing ways in which companies of different sizes and in different industries can benefit from digitalization – through a shorter time-to-market, greater flexibility, and improved efficiency and quality.