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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Signaling and train control system for Light Rail Transit Line 3 in Greater Kuala Lumpur
• New line has a distance of 38 kilometers
• Intrusion preventive system and platform screen door systems included

Siemens has received, in consortium with Rasma Corporation Sdn Bhd, an order from Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, the operator of Malaysia's Light Rail Network (LRT), for the supply and installation of signaling and train control system for the planned fully automated Light Rail Transit 3 Line (LRT3) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd is the appointed Project Delivery Partner (PDP) of LRT3.

• Sitop PSU8600 becomes an uninterruptible DC power supply
• Universal application scope in the manufacturing and process industries
• Simple integration in TIA and open automation systems with OPC UA

Siemens has upgraded its Sitop PSU8600 power supply system with the addition of new supplementary modules to transform it into an uninterruptible direct current (DC) power supply. To achieve this, the new DC UPS module UPS8600 uses the energy stored in BAT8600 battery modules to keep the system up and running in the event of a power failure, and it extends the previous bridging times enabled by the buffer modules from just minutes to hours. The PSU8600 has up to 36 outputs capable of being adjusted between 4 and 28 volts, and all of these can be buffered in the event of a power failure. To maximize buffering time for important loads, it is also possible to selectively shut down certain outputs. The Sitop PSU8600 is particularly suitable for use in applications which place stringent demands on reliability and simple integration, such as the automotive, food or pharmaceutical industries, and in the field of plant and special-purpose machinery building. The enhanced availability with the new UPS8600 makes the power supply ideally suited also for process applications such as in the chemical, oil or gas industry.

• Comos Mobile Operations App simplifies plant maintenance
• Intuitive, easy-to-operate user-friendly graphical interface
• Redlining function enables document editing in the field
• Plant data always to hand and easily updatable

With its new Comos Mobile Operations App, Siemens is providing plant maintenance personnel working in the process industries with a handy support tool for their maintenance work and to help them manage occurring events as they happen in the field. Its intuitive, easy-to-operate user-friendly graphical interface is clearly divided into two manageable areas: Maintenance and Events. The app's redlining function allows maintenance personnel to work on documents directly by editing and adding information on the go – making for faster response times. The app is linked to the Comos Asset Information Management System, affording the user access to any required plant data at any time. Information imported using the app is then synchronized back again with Comos.