- Agricultural
machinery company to use software solutions from Siemens including product
lifecycle management (PLM) to expand technological leadership
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that Maschinenfabrik Bernard
Krone GmbH & Co. KG, a leading agricultural machinery company based
in Germany, has selected the Siemens Digital Innovation Platform to help
establish its digitalization strategy. Using solutions including the Teamcenter
® portfolio and NX™ software, Krone will launch a new
digitalization program that will support processes over the entire product
lifecycle as well as collaborative work between departments by leveraging the
broad, integrated solutions that are part of the Siemens Digital Innovation
Platform.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered a total of 189 Desiro ML regional trains from Siemens. The trains will operate under the name "Cityjet".
The trains will be produced at the Siemens Mobility plants in Krefeld, Germany, and Graz, Austria, and final assembly will take place at ÖBB's Technical Services factory in Jedlersdorf, Austria.
Two design alternatives of the Desiro ML are built: the urban train design for large metropolitan areas such as Vienna and the regional train design. The ÖBB cityjet also offers a variable, low-floor seating arrangement as well as spacious entrance and intercar gangway areas, an attractive, innovative design and maximum riding comfort, and barrier-free entrance to all 550-mm station platforms in Austria.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens Mobility are jointly investing in the future of passenger transport and are developing an electro-hybrid battery drive for trains. Operating as a battery-powered train, the Cityjet eco is an alternative for non-electrified rail lines primarily served at present with diesel-powered passenger trains. Battery operation can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50 percent compared to diesels. Following extensive testing of the prototype train, it is expected to first be used in passenger service in the second half of 2019.
On August 26, the joint project reached its next milestone: The battery driven EMU got the homologation and is starting passenger service beginning of September 2019, bringing more sustainability to non-electrified tracks in Austria.
- Viking Link ensures increased security of supply and integration of renewable energy
- Siemens to deliver both HVDC converter stations
Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link between Great Britain and Denmark. Viking Link will enable the exchange of electricity up to 1,400 megawatts (MW) to provide increased power-supply reliability and security to consumers in both countries. By allowing transmission to flow in both directions, Viking Link will support the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. The interconnector is being jointly developed by National Grid Ventures (Great Britain) and Energinet (Denmark) via National Grid Viking Link Ltd. and Energinet Eltransmission A/S. Viking Link is scheduled to begin commercial operation at the end of 2023.
Wiener Linien commissioned Siemens at the end of 2017 with the delivery of 34 fully automated metro trains. The contract also includes the maintenance of the trains for a period of 24 years and an option for an additional eleven trains. The "X cars" will be operated fully automated on the new U5 line in Vienna beginning in 2024. The trains can also operate semi-automated or manually on previously existing lines. Delivery of the trains is scheduled to begin in mid-2020 and to be completed by 2030. The trains will be manufactured at the Siemens factory in Vienna.
- 34 six-car Type X metro trainsets, suitable for
fully automatic operation and operation with driver
- Deliveries to begin in mid-2020 with a pre-series
train
- 24-year maintenance contract ensures
sustainable value creation over the entire lifecycle
The first painted car
body for the new Vienna metro was presented today together with the public
transport operator Wiener Linien at the Siemens Mobility plant in the Austrian
capital. The trains are the city's third metro generation supplied by Siemens and
are named "X cars." The first pre-series train is scheduled to be
delivered in mid-2020. A total of 34 six-car trainsets are to be built. Wiener
Linien also secured an option for an additional eleven trains. The trains are
designed for fully automatic operation as well as operation with a driver.
Plans call for them to be used fully automatically on the city's new Line U5,
which is currently under construction, and with drivers on Wiener Linien's
Lines U1 to U4.
- Increased power density and user-friendliness through easy handling
- Plug and play installation and rapid replacement of individual modules
- Increase in redundancy and degradation rates for fuel cell plants
Building on the success of the previous BZM34 and BZM120 fuel cell modules, Siemens aims to optimize the power density and user-friendliness of fuel cell plants on board of air-independent underwater vehicles with its new BZM evo fuel cell module. A single BZM evo has a nominal power of 40 kW. Future plants will be able to provide a maximum power of 320 – 480 kW, depending on the selected type of installation and number of fuel cell modules, without exceeding the footprint of an existing BZM34 or BZM120 plant.
As urban populations continue to grow, the need to provide
reliable and efficient transportation that allows passengers to connect
seamlessly door-to-door becomes more critical. From public transportation to
ride-sharing, bike-sharing and scooter-sharing, passengers are increasingly
looking for options that allow them to select their transportation options on
demand, planning and paying for their commutes in one easy-to-use application.
Together, Siemens Mobility, HaCon, eos.uptrade, Bytemark and Padam are
providing these digital solutions that are making commutes easier and faster.
- Siemens Mobility and Bytemark to provide new technology
- Will expand Smart Columbus operating system
- Public sector will manage passenger relationship for trip planning and ticket purchasing
- Enhanced passenger experience
Siemens Mobility announced it will work with Bytemark, a Siemens Mobility partially-owned subsidiary, to provide a common payment solution for Columbus, Ohio's Smart Columbus travel app – the first-ever platform managed by a city, rather than a transportation operator or private party in the United States. The single-payment system that allows for both public and private mobility services to be paid using a single account-based payment system.
- Brownfield Engine Exchange (BEX) delivers cleaner energy, long-term reliability, improved efficiency and more powerful performance
- Making Energy Greener is one of Siemens’ continuing core focus areas as the global energy landscape evolves and changes
- Over 30 engine exchange projects worldwide to date with several recent new orders
Siemens Gas and Power is focused on helping customers navigate the world’s most pressing energy problems, both for today and tomorrow. Essential applications include providing products, solutions and services that make fossil energy greener. A recent example is a project in Alabama where Siemens is has completed its first large gas turbine section exchange in the U.S. - delivering on that commitment. In this way Siemens is helping make energy greener and more sustainable in an evolving energy landscape.
Under the banner "Innovate. Digitalize now. SmartMining." Siemens is presenting the implementation of digital mining at this year's bauma, the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery. From April 8 to 14, the company will be demonstrating at Messe München in Hall C2, Booth 325, how mining companies can ensure and increase the availability and productivity of their mining equipment with the help of a unique range of services, comprehensive support and many years of technology and industry expertise. The digital solutions range from individual aspects to the entire mining operation.