World Forum and Leading Show for the Process IndustriesUnder the motto "Accelerate the digital transformation – from integrated engineering to integrated operations." we presented at the Achema 2018 trade show specific applications for how to use the potential of digitalization to enhance efficiency, flexibility, and quality – and to shorten time to market. Production can be significantly optimized and made more flexible by integrating all components in instrumentation and control and management systems and by intelligently using all of the process data generated in a common data model – the digital twin of the overall plant. Maintenance effort and costs can also be slashed dramatically by using cloud-based applications and data-based services.
As part of formnext 2017, the leading exhibition for additive manufacturing, Siemens presented its comprehensive solution portfolio for consistent digitalization of additive manufacturing, starting with the design and engineering software, via innovative simulation tools to complete machine and factory automation. In addition to this, Siemens demonstrated how the industrialization of additive manufacturing can be further accelerated by using innovative added value services.