- Automation business: focus on growth markets and stronger customer orientation
- Electric vehicle charging business: concentration on fast-charging infrastructure
for depots and fleets and for en-route charging
- Capacity adjustments worldwide and in Germany necessary at both
businesses
- Planned measures in automation business to affect around 5,600 jobs
worldwide, including about 2,600 in Germany;
around 450 jobs worldwide to be affected
in electric vehicle charging business, including about 250 in Germany
- No operational-related redundancies in Germany
- Continued strong commitment to Germany as a business location
Siemens has presented
plans to further increase its global competitiveness to employee
representatives. The plans affect units in the automation business at Digital
Industries and the electric vehicle charging business at Smart Infrastructure. Changed
conditions in key markets have made capacity adjustments necessary in both
cases. For two years, the German market, in particular, has been declining. As
a result, capacities in Germany will have to be adjusted. Operational-related
layoffs in Germany are ruled out. The aim is to strengthen the future
competitiveness of the businesses affected and enable investments in growth
markets. Despite the planned adjustments, Siemens’ total headcount in Germany
will tend to remain stable due to hiring in other, growing areas.
- Siemens and partners launch safe.trAIn
research project
- Practicable linking of AI processes with
requirements and approval procedures in railway environments
- AI-based methodologies for driverless
regional trains
- Safe.trAIn to support standardization
activities in AI and rail transportation
In a project that will run until the end of 2024, Siemens
and 16 partners will facilitate advances in the driverless operation of
regional trains with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). Within the “safe.trAIn”
project, which the German government is subsidizing, there is a budget of €23 million
available for this task. Solutions for meeting the requirements in this highly
regulated and standardized environment have the potential to substantially boost
the efficiency and sustainability of regional railway transportation.
- Desigo PXC7 building automation controller enables tailor-made and scalable solutions for larger buildings
- Speeds up and simplifies engineering and commissioning process
- Higher resilience and availability thanks to BACnet Secure Connect communication
After the
launch of the PXC4 and PXC5 controllers for the optimized control of small and
medium-sized buildings, Siemens has added the PXC7 to its Desigo portfolio to
offer even more flexibility to building automation practitioners. This new
addition allows professionals to program heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) applications for larger buildings. Thanks to its simplified
integration capabilities, the Desigo PXC7 controller supports
system integrators in providing
a complete automation solution.
- Siemens presents a new CNC for woodworking machines at the Ligna
- Sinumerik MC is the open CNC for customized processing machines
At the Ligna Woodworking Trade Fair 2019, Siemens is showcasing the Sinumerik MC control as a universal, open CNC system. Its optimized motion control, high-performance automation and the integrated Windows 10 operating system make it the ideal control, especially for wood, glass and stone cutting machines. With its open operating concept, the control system is also suitable for additive manufacturing, adhesive application, plate cutting, straightforward grinding, and laser or water jet cutting.
- Approximately
2,000 kilometers of modern, safe and integrated rail system to link 60 cities for people and goods across the country
- Siemens
Mobility to provide 41 Velaro
eight car high-speed trains, 94 Desiro high-capacity four car regional train
sets and 41 Vectron freight locomotives
- Turnkey
contract includes latest rail infrastructure technology, eight depots &
yards and 15-year maintenance agreement
- Will
create sixth largest high-speed rail system in the world
- To
complete all aspects of the project the consortium will create up to 40,000
local jobs
Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom
Construction and The Arab Contractors have signed a contract with the Egyptian
National Authority for Tunnels [NAT], a governmental authority under the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport of Egypt, to create the sixth largest
high-speed rail system in the world. The Siemens Mobility share of the combined
contract is 8.1 billion EUR and includes the initial contract of 2.7 billion
EUR for the first line signed September 1, 2021.
- Siemens drives forward digital transformation in the machine tool industry with a brand new Sinumerik generation
- Sinumerik ONE enables seamless interaction between virtual and real world for significantly increased productivity in the production and use of machine tools
- Scalable CNC-portfolio for highest performance requirements and optimum surface quality
With Sinumerik ONE, the first digital native CNC, Siemens is driving forward digital transformation in the machine tool industry. The new controller works with software to create the machine controller and associated digital twin from one engineering system and thus contributes to the seamless integration of hardware and software. Thanks to its seamless interaction between virtual and real world as well as high-performance hardware, Sinumerik ONE is setting new standards in terms of productivity, performance and digitalization. It is the future-proof CNC for machine tools in the increasingly digital world of manufacturing. Both machine manufacturers and machine operators benefit from the universal digital twin for the product, production and performance.
- Managing Board members’ individual
responsibility to have greater weight
- In addition to capital market
performance, sustainability targets included for first time
- Contractual maximum compensation
agreed
- New compensation system makes
Siemens a pioneer among DAX companies
Siemens intends
to adjust the compensation system for its Managing Board members in order to
align the system more closely with the company’s sustainable development and
thus with the Vision 2020+ company strategy. By implementing the new system, Siemens
is taking on a pioneering role because the new approach already reflects the
draft version of the German Corporate Governance Code of May 9, 2019, and the
draft version of the act transposing the European Union’s Second Shareholder
Rights Directive into German law. In addition, the new concept not only
considers performance on the capital market, but also places emphasis on
targets for environmental protection, professional development of employees and
customer satisfaction. In the future, the broad-based MSCI World Industrials
Index – instead of a comparison with five main competitors – will be the yardstick
for the comparisons that determine the value of the stock awards. The new Managing
Board compensation system, which already applies as of fiscal 2020, will be
submitted to shareholders for endorsement at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on
February 5, 2020.
- AnalyzeMyWorkpiece /Monitor enables continuous monitoring of workpiece production
- Quality control takes place immediately during production
- New application extends the range of existing applications for quality assurance
With AnalyzeMyWorkpiece /Monitor, Siemens is extending its software portfolio for machine tools for workpiece quality. The Edge application based on high-frequency data, which will be presented at EMO 2019, enables continuous monitoring of workpiece production in machine tools. Measured values such as position data, torque values or control deviations together with context information, for example the tool currently being used, are acquired from the machine with high frequency and without feedback via Sinumerik Edge. The measured values are compared continuously with a reference model. In the event of deviations that exceed a predefined level, the application logs the result, sends it to the machine tool and enables prompt responses by the operator. This means, for example, that unique process-parallel quality control is supported during production.
- Expansion of Siemens offering with open software framework for building automation and IoT
- California-based J2 Innovations to be managed as independent legal entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens
- International expansion of J2 Innovations beyond North America
Siemens is acquiring J2 Innovations (J2), a leading software framework provider for building automation and IoT, headquartered near Los Angeles, California. The company has been a successful player in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) software business for 10 years, building a strong reputation in the US and internationally with its FIN (Fluid INtegration) Framework technology. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details. The transaction is expected to close by the end of May 2018.
- New outbound baggage screening and inbound baggage handling system
- Project completion planned for summer 2017
- Los Angeles International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the world
Southwest Airlines® has chosen Siemens to install a new baggage handling system in Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The project covers layout, engineering, assembly, commissioning and integration of a completely new outbound baggage screening system and a new inbound baggage handling system. The extension and conversion work will be performed during ongoing operations with completion planned for summer 2017.