- Award for the Doha Avenio
- Jury convinced by futuristic design
The Siemens Avenio tram for Doha, in the Emirate of Qatar, has been honored with the iF Design Award 2018. Siemens developed the prize-winning design together with the "Yellow Window" design agency. Clean lines, generous white surfaces and darkened windows characterize the tram's exterior. The interior has a bright and airy ambience, while special sun shades on the roof and tinted insulated glass maintain comfortable interior temperatures. Subtly styled seat fabrics and elegantly designed grab poles underscore the tram's modern character and provide a pleasing passenger experience.
- Software development for the implementation of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone
- Reduced pollution emissions, making London a safer and greener place
Siemens will deliver a major project to develop software for the implementation of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for Transport for London (TfL), the organization in charge of the transport system in Greater London. The software will be integrated with existing roadside sensors and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras deployed by Siemens. It monitors and controls the passing of highly polluting vehicles through designated geographic areas, provides a broader set of data and enables reliable and rapid identification of vehicles that do not meet the emission standards of the Low Emission Zone.
- Digital interlockings: Decentralized, networked, intelligent
- Latest interlocking generation starts at Erzgebirgsbahn
- Innovative technology ensures greater efficiency in rail operation
Deutsche Bahn AG has just inaugurated digital interlockings for trains. Europe's first digital interlocking (DSTW) has begun operation in Annaberg-Buchholz, on the Erzgebirgsbahn in southeastern Germany, ushering in a revolution for rail control and safety systems. Characteristic for the new interlocking architecture is that the dispatcher's switching commands are transmitted to the points, signals and track contacts via network technology. As a result, previously required individual connections to the individual interlocking elements partly via kilometer-long cable bundles have been eliminated. Signals and points can now be controlled at much greater distances with the DSTW network contacts via a data line.
- Siemens to build 34 fully automated metro trains for Vienna
- New passenger information system for improved travel comfort
- Higher capacity and more flexible use thanks to new interior design
- Contract signed at the end of 2017
Vienna's Environment Councilor Ulli Sima, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG, the mass transit operator of Austria's capital, and Siemens today presented the design for the new Vienna metro. The six-car trains, called "X cars," carry on the design elements of the city's existing trains and at the same time fulfill the most modern international safety standards. The trains can be walked through from end to end and feature an open and bright interior. The newly arranged seating layout offers an improved sense of spaciousness, optimizes passenger flows and provides barrier-free access to wheelchair and multiple-purpose spaces. A transparent partition behind the driver's cab offers passengers a new perspective of the metro line.
- The AES Corporation, Atos and Enel join coalition
- Charter of Trust outlines ten pathways for action around cybersecurity
- Digital transformation requires secured data and connected systems for energy systems and critical infrastructure
Siemens, and the eight founding Charter of Trust members, today welcomed The AES Corporation, Atos and Enel to its global cybersecurity initiative at the 2018 CERAWeek® conference in Houston, TX. With America's energy hub as its backdrop, cybersecurity is a leading topic of conversation at the conference, as energy is the most attacked segment within U.S. critical infrastructure.
- Joint development of Munich Airport's digital future
- Siemens is using its IoT operating system MindSphere as a platform for new digital applications
Siemens and Munich Airport have forged a strategic partnership for digitalization in order to work on the airport's digital future together with further partners. Over the coming years, the partners want to use data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and artificial intelligence to improve, for instance, the energy efficiency of airport buildings and the logistics for the baggage handling system. Plans also call for using these capabilities to make the time that passengers spend at the facility more pleasant. To meet these goals, Siemens is becoming a developmental partner for LabCampus, the major project for the airport's digital future. For the digital technologies, Siemens is using MindSphere, its open, cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things.
- Exclusive equipment provider at each site which includes a long-term service agreement
- Project part of energy reform program to stimulate Mexico's economic growth
Siemens recently delivered five gas turbine-driven compressor trains to Fermaca Enterprises (Fermaca) for two pipeline stations in Mexico. The pipeline projects, which also include a long-term service agreement, are part of the Comision Federal de Electricidad de Mexico's (CFE) ongoing energy reform program intended to increase the availability of low-cost energy and stimulate the country's economic growth.
- Ideal for Power Utilities, Oil &Gas installations and Transportation Systems
- Addressing new and growing cybersecurity challenges
Siemens and the Norwegian industrial cybersecurity company Secure-NOK signed a partnership agreement to integrate new cybersecurity solutions within the Ruggedcom portfolio of rugged network components and to supplement the Siemens Industrial Security portfolio. The combination of Siemens extensive industrial experience and Secure-NOKs technology built and offered solely for industrial purposes offers a flexible solution for infrastructure in industries such as Power Utilities, Oil &Gas installations, Transportation Systems and others with a growing need to protect against cyber threats.
- Second place in the European Patent Office's application rankings for 2017
- About 19 percent more applications filed in Europe than in the prior year
- 7,450 inventions worldwide in fiscal 2017 – 34 inventions per day
Siemens – followed by Robert Bosch and BASF – submitted more European patent applications than any other German company in fiscal 2017. In addition, among companies worldwide that filed European patent applications in 2017, Siemens advanced from sixth to second place, after the Chinese company Huawei, which was ranked No. 1 for the first time. In 2017, Siemens filed patent applications in Europe for 2,220 inventions – about 19 percent more than in the previous year, representing a greater increase than was achieved by any other company among the top ten. The European Patent Office (EPO) published the latest statistics today in Brussels.
Siemens presents at Light+Building 2018 the world's first arc fault detection device (AFDD) with integrated line protection in one modular width (MW). The intelligent device now detects arcing faults in electrical cables and, at the same time, protects against overload and short circuit. In case of critical values, the switch interrupts the circuit, thus providing preventive protection against fires. Due to its narrow design, the type 5SV6 arc fault detection device allows for a particularly space-saving installation: For new electrical installations, this saves 50 percent space, compared to the installation of two separate devices. In existing buildings, the arc fault detection device can be retrofitted very easily and without an additional space requirement. According to the international standard IEC 60364-4-42, AFDDs are strongly recommended all over Europe as the recognized state-of-the-art technology in specific application fields.