- 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.
- First tranche comprises 24 trains
- Maintenance contract for 15 years
- Construction of a maintenance workshop
State-owned Israel Railways (ISR) and Siemens have signed a contract for the delivery of 60 Desiro HC regional trainsets over the next ten years. The order has a total value of around €900 million. The double-decker trains can be ordered in 4-car as well as 6-car configurations. Upon signing the contract, Siemens received the first call for 24 trains – six in a 4-car and 18 in a 6-car configuration. The order includes the maintenance of the first 24 trains over a period of 15 years, the construction of a maintenance workshop in Ashkelon, and further options for maintenance.
"This order is strategically important for us in two respects. For the first time in our company's history, we will be delivering complete trains to Israel. And also for the first time, we've sold our innovative Desiro HC train platform outside of Germany," said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of the Mobility Division.
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.
- World's longest suburban fully automated metro line
- Increasing the capacity and availability
- More than half a million passengers every day
Siemens is to supply signaling technology for the planned Downtown line 3 (DTL3) extension in Singapore. The order, worth around €90 Mio, comprises the delivery of Siemens' Communications-Based Train Control system (CBTC) for fully automated operations (Grade of Automation 4, GoA4), in 2 new stations and one depot. The order also includes the Platform Screen Doors for the 2 stations. The 2.2 kilometers Downtown Line 3 Extension is due for completion in 2024. With this extension, the Downtown Line will be connected with the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), providing commuters more travel options within the rail Singapore mass transit network.
3i is the Siemens-wide program that promotes, implements and rewards employee ideas and initiatives. What is a good 3i idea? It is one that identifies "what" should be improved, outlines "how" something can be improved and explains "why" the idea's implementation will be a real improvement for our customers, employees and/or Siemens itself.
- Renewal and extension of Communications-Based Train Control system of metro line 14, the backbone of the Grand Paris Express
- Direct access to the Orly airport from the center of Paris
- Conjunction to the future metro lines 16 and 17
Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), the operator of the Paris metro in France, has placed an order with Siemens for the Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system of line 14. This line is the backbone of the Grand Paris Express, the planned new fully automated transit network for the French capital. It is the largest transport project in Europe and will support the development of the Greater Paris into a sustainable metropolitan area. The contract comprises the Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4) Trainguard MT CBTC and an option for maintenance services over the system's lifetime.
- Award presented by the German Zentrum Ideenmanagement interest group
- More than 160,000 suggestions last fiscal year
- Measurable benefits of over €300 million companywide
Siemens was awarded top honors for its idea management program at the German congress of the Zentrum Ideenmanagement ("Idea Management Center"), which took place in Fulda over the last two days. Within the framework of "3i ideas – initiatives – innovations," as the Siemens idea management program has been called since 1997, the ideas, initiatives and innovations of Siemens employees continue to contribute to the company's success today. Under the program, Siemens employees submitted more than 160,000 suggestions – or an average of more than 400 a day – in fiscal 2017. Nearly 125,000 of these ideas were ultimately implemented, bringing Siemens benefits last year totaling over €300 million – more than ever before.