- First application starting 2020 in 24 DB-Regio Mireo trains
- New transformer type Tractronic® Thinity lighter and more efficient than existing models
- Rugged design allows flexible installation
Siemens will use the new transformer type Tractronic® Thinity for the first time in 24 articulated trains based on the Mireo train platform. The railway transformer is a key component since it feeds the train's power supply and thus guarantees interference-free rail traffic. Thanks to the new design, the transformer is considerably lighter and more efficient than existing models with the same rating. It also offers maximum flexibility for all installation situations with its intelligent construction. Starting 2020, the 24 Mireo trains will operate regional rail services (Regionalbahn RB) on the Offenburg – Freiburg – Basel/Neuchâtel (Switzerland) line, and on Sundays in the Kaiserstuhl from Freiburg to Endingen/Breisach. They will cut travel time for this route by 30 minutes.
"Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise for the beverage industry" was the Siemens motto for the Drinktec 2017, the leading international trade fair for the beverage industry. At the 240 square-meter booth in hall A3, Siemens showcased how industrial companies of every size can benefit from the digital transformation – from the digital value chain in the engineering process to the integration of machines into the line.
- Topsides 4.0 offers industry's first comprehensive lifecycle approach to help offshore production transition to a fully digital operation
- Siemens is taking its digitalization knowledge and experience and applying it to the oil and gas production industry
- Designed to reduce project cycle time, minimize unplanned downtime and reduce offshore manning for operations and asset monitoring
Siemens is utilizing its digitalization knowledge and experience and applying it to the oil and gas production industry with its Topsides 4.0 solution. Underpinned by secure communications and centered around the key modules of compression, power generation, power distribution, and automation, Siemens Topsides 4.0 offers a digital lifecycle solution to offshore production facilities.
- 1,700 young people begin apprenticeship or work-study programs
- A further 600 apprentices from external partners
- International training program in Berlin again with 31 new participants
- Europeans@Siemens renamed International Tech Apprenticeship@Siemens (ITA@S)
Around 2,300 young people have begun vocational training this year at Siemens in Germany alone. About 1,700 are being trained for professional careers at the company, while a further 600 are from external partners. As in previous years, around 80 percent will focus on technical fields and IT. Siemens offers apprenticeships in electronics, mechatronics, machining and specialized informatics, for example. Roughly 40 percent of the training positions are in work-study programs, whose participants can earn a bachelor's degree (bachelor of engineering or science) or complete a fully integrated work-study program at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in addition to the usual German Chamber of Industry and Commerce degree.
Siemens is modernizing 15 converter transformers at the Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique for the operator Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). The transformers form part of the HVDC transmission link built in the 1970s to transmit electrical power from the hydropower plant over a distance of 1,450 kilometers. The order volume is about €26 million, and the project as scheduled by Siemens will take three years.
The demands on power grids are growing continuously as the portion of renewables-based and distributed energy systems is increasing. Siemens and its project partners have been decoupled the local power grid in Wildpoldsried from the main power grid. For the small community this is a milestone, for the energy transition in Germany and the ambitions worldwide to decarbonize the energy system the successful demonstration sets an exclamation mark.
- Siemens successfully demonstrates with project partners first operation of an islanded grid using only renewable power
- Uninterruptible, stable grid operation possible thanks to a microgrid
- Electricity pioneers in Wildpoldsried, Allgäu, Germany
- Regional insights will have a global impact
For the first time, a portion of the low-voltage network has been decoupled from the main power grid. In the community of Wildpoldsried in the Allgäu region of Germany it was possible to provide uninterrupted and stable operation of the island grid. Siemens and its project partners implemented a regional, self-contained and intelligent power distribution grid there, a microgrid. As the share of distributed, renewable power generation units, such as photovoltaic or biogas systems continues to increase in the energy mix, local island grids will make a vital contribution in the future to maintaining a high degree of reliable power supply. These microgrids can also be used in the event of faults, such as those caused by storms, flooding or blackouts. Wildpoldsried serves as the model community in the transformation to power supply supported by prosumers, i.e., producers and consumers of electricity.
- Global provider of simulation software, and engineering and test services to further strengthen Siemens' PLM Software automotive offering
- Solutions aimed primarily at autonomous driving, integrated safety, advanced driver assistance systems, and tyre modeling
- Combined offering provides unique fully integrated solution to frontload the verification and validation of automated driving systems
Siemens will acquire TASS International, a global provider of simulation software, plus engineering and test services aimed primarily at the automotive industry, and focused on autonomous driving, integrated safety, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and tyre modeling. Based in Helmond, Netherlands, TASS International has developed a rich family of solutions that will further strengthen Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software portfolio, and add to its position as the leading supplier of systems-driven product development offerings for the global automotive industry.
- Partnership addresses changing security landscape
- Joint security expertise for production IT
- Strengthen awareness of global standards
As threats to automation equipment are always changing and evolving, so too is the protection concepts for industrial plants. To address this challenging landscape, Siemens and the International Society of Automation (ISA) have entered a global partnership to foster the awareness for industrial security needs and global standards.
- Medium and low voltage drives for rolling mills
- The value of the order is in the low tens of millions of euros
- Drive systems to safeguard productivity
- Installation by order of the plant constructor and machine manufacturer SMS China
Siemens is to equip several Chinese aluminum factories with medium and low voltage drives. The value of the order is in the low tens of millions of euros. Commissioning will be completed in several stages between November 2018 and April 2019. The objective is to safeguard the productivity in the rolling mills with powerful, reliable drive systems.