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• Worldwide COVID-related employee bonuses totaling about €200 million
• Up to €1,000 for every employee worldwide except for senior managers 
• Managing Board’s appreciation for top performance during crisis and recognition for additional burdens caused by pandemic
• Prompt implementation planned

The Managing Board of Siemens AG has approved a special worldwide COVID payment to all employees except senior managers. This decision honors the workforce’s extraordinary performance during the pandemic, which Siemens has handled excellently so far – thanks also to its employees. The company is also making this payment to live up to its role as a responsible employer during these special times.

• Sinamics G115D comprises motor, frequency converter and gear box and is available as one complete solution in a motor-mounted and wall-mounted version
• Comprehensive TIA portal and Startdrive integration simplifies commissioning
• Compatibility with MindConnect portfolio enables cloud-based analysis

With Sinamics G115D, Siemens presents a new, compact, and powerful drive system specifically designed for horizontal conveyor applications. The drive system comprises motor, frequency converter and gearbox in one unit and is offered in two versions – wall-mounted and motor-mounted. The Sinamics G115D drive system is characterized by a robust design with a high IP protection class (up to IP66) and is therefore also suitable for use in harsh environments. Thanks to its compact dimensions, the Sinamics G115D can be installed easily even in confined areas. The drive system can also be operated reliably over a wide temperature range of -30 to 55 degrees Celsius. The Sinamics G115D drive system is suitable for applications in intralogistics and airports as well as in the automotive and food & beverage industries and is available in the power ranges 0.37 to 7.5 kilowatts for wall mounting and 0.37 to 4 kilowatts for motor mounting. The drive system can be put into operation quickly and easily with comprehensive integration into the TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) portal including the Startdrive commissioning software, or the Sinamics G120 Smart Access Module (SAM) web server tool for setup and diagnostics. To be prepared for the digital transformation and to enable cloud-based analyses, Sinamics G115D is integrated into the entire MindConnect portfolio and is compatible with Mindsphere applications such as Analyze MyDrives.

• Sale for price of €2.025 billion
• Another step in executing Vision 2020+ strategy for becoming a focused technology company
• New ownership structure offers Flender optimal growth and development opportunities
• Long-term and reliable commitments agreed upon for Flender’s employees and German locations 

The Managing Board and Supervisory Board of Siemens AG have approved the sale of Flender GmbH – a world-leading supplier of mechanical and electrical drive systems – to Carlyle. The contracting parties signed a corresponding agreement today. The price is €2.025 billion (enterprise value). Siemens recently gave its energy business independence through a public listing. By selling Flender, the company is now promptly taking another important step in the rigorous execution of its Vision 2020+ strategy for enabling Siemens to become a focused technology company. Carlyle’s plans – following Flender’s successful reorientation – are to further accelerate its growth and fully develop its strengths through more independence and greater leeway for decisions. The sale also makes it possible to forgo the originally planned spin-off and public listing and thus offers a faster track to clarity for a successful future of Flender. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021 and is subject to foreign-investment and antitrust approvals.

• Siemens is the exclusive global sales partner for Moby.Check in the process industry
• Simple functional solution offers advantages for mobile servicing and maintenance procedures as well as for production and logistic operations in the process industry
• Audit-proof storage of testing and maintenance tasks
• Stand-alone solution can be integrated easily into existing maintenance or ERP systems

Siemens and Log.Go.Motion - a specialist in the digitalization of processes in industry and logistics - have concluded a cooperation agreement.Effective immediately, Siemens is the exclusive global third-party distributor for the Moby.Check software solution within the process industry. Moby.Check can be used to create, control, and monitor individual digital inspection checklists for servicing and maintenance procedures as well as for production and logistics processes. The software system has been developed for global use in industry.

• Robotic fiber placement and 3D printing enable disruptive breakthroughs in today’s manufacturing processes thanks to the advantages promised by Industry 4.0, the Digital Twin, higher robotic intelligence and complex motion control.

Siemens and Ingersoll Machine Tools have expanded their decade-long partnership to support the Rockford, IL-based machine tool company of Camozzi Group on its digital journey of creating digital twins of its products and expanding into new markets. Based upon extensive experience in heavy machine tool building, Siemens cutting-edge technologies in hardware complement Ingersoll Machine Tools’ successful journey into the new market of additive manufacturing and have pushed the boundaries for industrial robots for the aerospace market with its entry-level robotic platforms MasterPrint Robotic™ and MasterPrint Continuous Filament™.

As part of the pebbles research project, Siemens, the regional utility Allgäuer Überlandwerk (AÜW) and their project partners are developing a local electricity market using blockchain technology. Today, the parties launched pebbles’ electricity trading platform, bringing them one step closer to creating the first local marketplace for optimized electricity trading based on blockchain. The platform will be utilized in in the town of Wildpoldsried in the Bavarian Allgäu region of Germany. Now, during the platform’s demonstration phase, private producers can use an app to market their electricity directly to local consumers without going through marketers or traditional grid operators. The market platform also supports flexible power from battery storage or controllable loads such as heat pumps or charging stations for electric vehicles. The blockchain technology, which forms the basis for managing market transactions, is designed to create end-to-end transparency and trust between users.

• Siemens and Netze BW cooperating on multi-year field test
• First distribution substation with innovative blue GIS 24 kV ring main unit live in Oberallgäu
• Fluorine gas-free Clean Air switchgear and bio-ester transformer boost sustainability

In conjunction with their ongoing research cooperation, Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Netze BW GmbH, headquartered in Stuttgart, have co-developed an intelligent and environmentally-friendly distribution substation. For the first time, the new station combines the F-gas-free 24 kilovolt (kV) ring main unit (RMU) from the Siemens blue GIS portfolio with a 630 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) distribution grid transformer. Instead of mineral oil, the Eco Design 2-certified transformer uses fully biodegradable, natural bio-ester oil for insulation. The integrated automation system from the Siemens’ Sicam portfolio is designed for the special requirements of distributed grids and enables reliable monitoring and control of the grid. The innovative substation, which will connect the medium-voltage distribution grid and the low-voltage local grid in the town of Kreuzthal in the Oberallgäu region, is now being tested under real-life conditions. 

• Siemens Mobility intends to acquire Aldridge Traffic Controllers (ATC) based in Sydney, Australia 
• ATC is a traffic controller provider with manufacturing and engineering competencies as well as a licensed SCATS® software distributor 
• ATC is a main player in the Asia-Pacific market for urban traffic management, where SCATS® is the predominant technology
• The intended acquisition will allow Siemens Mobility ITS to enhance its core business, gain access to new customers and to expand its footprint
• Siemens Mobility will further implement its strategy for ITS to reduce congestion, increase safety and comfort and improve air quality in cities around the world
• The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval by the respective authorities

Siemens Mobility has initiated proceedings for the acquisition of Aldridge Traffic Controllers (ATC), a main player in the market for urban traffic control and SCATS® customers around the world. ATC is one of a few companies holding a license to distribute the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS®), a holistic, innovative and scalable system of traffic management software and SCATS® type approved controllers. Through the intended acquisition, SCATS® customers will get access to Siemens Mobility’s broad Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) product and solution portfolio as well as global ITS domain competence. Furthermore, the intended acquisition of ATC will allow Siemens Mobility to strengthen its core business of traffic management and expand its footprint and operations in the APAC region, one of the fastest growing markets for traffic management. As a result of this intended acquisition, Siemens Mobility will be able to provide the entire chain of major adaptive traffic control systems globally.

• Award for outstanding interpretive recording of Piano Concerto Opus 25 by Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944)
• Accolades for soloist Annika Treutler, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Stephan Frucht
• The project aims to keep alive the memory of Viktor Ullmann in the name of the many artists expelled and murdered under the Nazi regime
• It also features a groundbreaking digital, multi-perspective VR media installation with immersive sound engineering as the narrative to Ullmann’s piano concerto

The Siemens Arts Program has launched an audiovisual art project in partnership with pianist Annika Treutler and media artist Alexander Stublić. The project is based on Piano Concerto Opus 25 by the composer Viktor Ullmann, who was murdered at Auschwitz in 1944. The art project features an elaborate new 3D audio recording of the concerto alongside a virtual reality media art installation. The music was recorded at the RBB concert studio in Berlin in partnership with the Deutschlandfunk Kultur radio network and performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephan Frucht (Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program).