- Founded as a courtyard workshop in Berlin on October 1, 1847
- Around four million people employed worldwide to date since 1847
- Current global market leader in automation, electrification, digitalization and transportation
- Celebration in Berlin with German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz
On October
12, 1847, Siemens started operations as a small factory workshop with ten
employees manufacturing pointer telegraphs, in a courtyard tucked away behind a
building on Schoeneberger Strasse in Berlin. Now, 175 years later, Siemens has more
than 300,000 employees around the world and, with around €62 billion in annual
revenue, is one of the world’s largest technology powerhouses. On
October 1, 1847, 11 days before operations began, Werner von Siemens and
precision mechanic Johann Georg Halske had completed the company’s official
founding. Today, October 12, 2022, Siemens is marking its 175th birthday with a
celebratory event at the Schaltwerk factory in the Siemensstadt section of
Berlin. German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, together with numerous guests
from the realms of politics, business and academia will join the anniversary event.
With the work
inaugurated today, the Rail Service Center of Novara, Italy is a candidate to
be one of the thirteen world centers of excellence managed by Siemens Mobility
for the maintenance of rolling stock - passenger trains, high-speed trains,
locomotives, subways - and the second in Europe for locomotive maintenance
after the Allach factory site in Germany.
Sustainability in additive manufacturing
What does truly environmentally friendly additive manufacturing look like? Using a few selected stations, our experts will explain how digitalization, efficient use of resources and cross-industry collaboration are creating sustainable additive manufacturing: With more efficient production processes, sustainable design and a resilient supply chain, additive manufacturing is helping to achieve climate goals and shape an environmentally friendly industry.Experience at our booth (D119, Hall 12.1) how Siemens brings together the real and the digital world to realize sustainable additive manufacturing.
Thus, the potential of additive manufacturing is manifold:
- More efficient production and more resilient supply chains through print-on-demand and digital warehousing.
- Quickly repair and improve products instead of replacing them
- Optimized product design thanks to completely new construction methods
- Improved material efficiency, circular economy and carbon footprint
- Individualization and industrialization at the same time - infinitely scalable production from lot size one to mass production
- CBTC
signaling system and GoA4 operation to be implemented across a 22.8 km route, at
23 stations, and on 25 trains
- GoA4
functionality will allow for full automated driverless train operations
- The automated
signaling system will provide greater availability, enhanced operations, and
better passenger experience
Siemens Mobility, along with consortium partners ST
Engineering and Stadler, have been awarded an Electrical and Mechanical (E&M)
turnkey contract to deliver the Yellow Line for Kaohsiung Metro. Siemens
Mobility will provide its state-of-the-art CBTC signaling technology with GoA4
functionality, which will allow for full automated train operations (ATO). Furthermore,
Siemens Mobility will deliver its highly reliable and precise Airlink radio
communication system which will facilitate the communication of wayside and
onboard signaling equipment, that will be installed on the new trains.
Twelve Siemens
Mobility trams have been in service in Ulm since 2018. A further six vehicles
have been reordered and the first Avenio M will be put on the rails this week -
around 10 months ahead of the announced delivery date.
- Cooperation in the industry and infrastructure market segments
- Optimized solution for switchgear manufacturers and electrical planners
- Siemens to join the Eplan Partner Network as a strategic partner
Siemens
Smart Infrastructure and Eplan have signed a strategic partnership to
strengthen collaboration in the area of software solutions for the industry and
infrastructure market segments. As part of this agreement, Siemens’ Electrical
Products business unit will join the Eplan Partner Network as a strategic
partner. The objective is to coordinate the products of both companies in a
more targeted manner in order to offer optimized solutions for switchgear
manufacturers and electrical planners. Sebastian Seitz, CEO of Eplan, and
Andreas Matthé, CEO of Electrical Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure,
signed the agreement to this effect on September 26, 2022.
- Hannes Apitzsch to retire; business to be handed over effective October 1, 2022
- Eckard Eberle – formerly CEO of Process Automation Business Unit at Siemens Digital Industries – has extensive track record inside and outside Germany
- Eberle will focus on developing the business strategically and operationally creating additional value for Siemens Group
Eckard
Eberle (57) will be appointed as the new CEO of Siemens Global Business
Services (GBS) with effect from October 1, 2022. He will report directly to
Judith Wiese, member of the Siemens AG Managing Board and Chief People and
Sustainability Officer (CPSO). GBS designs, develops and operates efficient and
innovative business services for Siemens AG, Siemens Healthineers AG, Siemens
Energy AG and other companies. Eckard Eberle succeeds Hannes Apitzsch (64), who
has led GBS since 2019 as CEO and is entering retirement after more than 40
years at the company. Hannes Apitzsch will continue to support Siemens in an
advisory capacity until December 31, 2022.
- Updated Desigo CC V6 connects to Building X, Siemens' cloud-based open platform and AI-enabled suite of applications
- Enhanced cybersecurity with extended support to IEC 62443-3-3 SL2
- New Flex Client features improve user experience
- Fulfils BACnet B-XAWS profile for cross-domain advanced workstation and BACnet Secure Connect
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has unveiled the
latest version of Desigo CC, its integrated building management platform for
the digitalization of buildings of any size. With the software update, Desigo
CC V6 offers native cloud connectivity, an improved user experience and is among
the first building management platforms worldwide to fulfill the BACnet B-XAWS
profile for cross-domain advanced workstation and BACnet Secure Connect.
- New Fire Safety Digital Services enable businesses to move from reactive to proactive fire safety
- First-in-market cloud-based portfolio goes beyond compliance, for total protection through intelligent safety
- Combines on-site and above-site services for automatic data capture, analysis and disturbance-free testing
Siemens has launched Fire Safety Digital
Services, a first-in-market portfolio of digital and managed services which
connects fire safety systems to the cloud, enabling businesses to move from a reactive,
compliance-led approach to total protection through intelligent safety. By
embracing digital services in operation, event-handling and maintenance,
customers can improve hazard identification and prevention, make better
risk-control decisions, protect business continuity, and provide a safe
environment for people and assets.
- 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.