- Running from Austria to Norway without changing
locomotives
- First locomotive with ETCS control system on
the Öresund Bridge
The Vectron has
received official approval for operating along the Scandinavian Corridor
(AT-DE-DK-SE-NO). This enables both freight and passenger trains to run along
the entire corridor without changing locomotives. The first to take advantage of
this is the Swedish rail operator Snälltåget, which has leased three Vectron
locomotives from European Locomotive Leasing (ELL) for cross-border passenger
service in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. The Vectron, manufactured in
the Siemens Mobility plant in Munich-Allach, is the first locomotive equipped
with the ETCS train control system that is allowed to operate across the 16-kilometer
long Öresund connection (bridge and tunnel) between Sweden and Denmark. The locomotive
uses the globally proven Trainguard 100/200/300 ETCS on-board unit from Siemens.
- Sinamics DriveSim Advanced expands the Industrial Operations X offering, part of the Siemens Xcelerator digital business platform
- Sinamics DriveSim Advanced simulation software for virtual engineering and commissioning of drive constellations
- Complete digital twin of Sinamics drives with all parameters and configurations
- Extending digitalization of drive technology continuously enables machine builders to reduce resource consumption and optimize energy efficiency
At this year's Hannover
Messe, Siemens is presenting Sinamics DriveSim Advanced, an extended simulation
software for drive constellations that can be used for both engineering and
commissioning on the basis of a digital twin. Sinamics DriveSim
Advanced thus expands the simulation portfolio for motion control drives at
Siemens, which was introduced to the market in 2021 with Sinamics DriveSim
Basic. At the same time, Sinamics DriveSim Advanced adds to the Industrial Operations X offering. With Industrial Operations X, Siemens offers a continuously growing interoperable portfolio of products and services for production engineering, execution, and optimization. This offering brings more information technology (IT) and software capabilities to automation and production operations, making industrial operations more adaptable. The Industrial Operations X portfolio is characterized by supporting an open ecosystem, being flexible with modular and scalable functions, and enabling interoperable, seamless, holistic production value chains.
- 8DAB 40 switchgear expands the blue GIS portfolio for primary distribution networks enabling sustainable grid expansion ahead of regulations
- Utilizes climate friendly Clean Air insulating medium consisting of natural-origin gases with GWP <1, F-gas and PFAS free
- Software from Siemens Xcelerator platform and integrated sensors enable asset transparency and condition monitoring
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has cemented its position as a technology leader by expanding
its sustainable blue GIS portfolio with the 8DAB 40. This switchgear for
primary distribution networks up to 40,5 kV uses “Clean Air” as insulating
medium with GWP <1, making it climate friendly and completely free of
fluorinated gases. The 8DAB 40 is to be showcased at the upcoming
Hannover Messe, taking place from April 17th to 21st. Free tickets are available to be part of the Siemens
experience. Siemens Xcelerator is an
open digital business platform that enables customers to accelerate their
digital transformation easier, faster, and at scale.
- Siemens expands Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform with launch of Industrial Operations X
- Uniquely combining the real and digital worlds, Siemens continues to strengthen its technological leadership in automation and industrial software
- Production processes to become more efficient and highly adaptive
- Includes launch of first fully virtual controller
Siemens introduces
Industrial Operations X, an open and interoperable portfolio for automating and
operating industrial production. The new portfolio is part of Siemens Xcelerator,
the open digital business platform comprising a portfolio of software and
connected hardware, an ecosystem of partners, and a marketplace.
- Siemens’ new Teamcenter app for Microsoft Teams to use AI, boosting productivity and innovation throughout a product lifecycle
- Azure OpenAI Service powered assistant can augment the creation, optimization and debugging of code in software for factory automation
- Industrial AI to enable visual quality inspection on the shop floor
Siemens and Microsoft are harnessing the
collaborative power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help
industrial companies drive innovation and efficiency across the design,
engineering, manufacturing and operational lifecycle of products. To enhance
cross-functional collaboration, the companies are integrating Siemens’ Teamcenter®
software for product lifecycle management (PLM) with Microsoft’s collaboration
platform Teams and the language models in Azure OpenAI Service as well as other
Azure AI capabilities.
- Launches SIBushing as smart and intelligent cable connection bushing, together with SICAM FCM plus short circuit and earth fault indicator
- Complements SIPROTEC 5 series with the 7SY82 universal protection device with Low Power Instrument Transformer (LPIT) inputs
- Designed with sustainability at their core, the portfolio additions offer an intelligent solution for switchgear of the future
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has expanded its industry-leading medium voltage portfolio with
a sustainable and intelligent solution that paves the way for smart switchgear
of the future. Due to its conformity with the
instrument transformer standard IEC 61869, the SIBushing can be connected to the SICAM FCM plus (Feeder Condition
Monitor), a multi-functional, short-circuit and earth-fault indicator which
uses detection algorithms to indicate the direction of the cable fault. Applicable
for medium voltage distribution systems up to 36kV, the SICAM FCM plus with
SIBushing delivers unrivaled transparency and high-precision measurement of
distribution systems, resulting also in the consumption of significantly less
power, compared to conventional instrument transformer technologies.
- Traditional agriculture is coming under increasing pressure from climate change: Today indoor farming offers a resource-conserving alternative
- Siemens supplies automation and digitalization technologies to make indoor farming safer and more productive
- By working with Siemens, indoor farming company 80 Acres Farms can run farms on 100 percent renewable energy, yield 300 times more than conventional farmland, and use 95 percent less water
Growing lettuce in the
desert using environmentally friendly methods? Yes, it’s possible. Looking
ahead, it’s important to start developing new concepts for agriculture. By
2050, 10 billion people are expected to live on our planet, and they’ll all
want to be fed. But new agricultural land is becoming scarce, and more and more
farmers are struggling with water shortages. Indoor farming is therefore an
intelligent solution for reliably and energy-efficiently creating perfect
growing conditions for plants. This will help meet the growing challenges of
food supply and food security.
- Siemens is working with NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA) to scale the software Sigreen to manage carbon emissions.
- The companies will develop a combined portfolio that will be available via the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform.
- As a part of Siemens Xcelerator, Sigreen offers easy integration with NTT Com and NTT DATA’s portfolio through open data interfaces.
The Siemens
Xcelerator ecosystem now encompasses the Japan-based companies NTT Com and NTT
DATA. NTT Com is a leading global
provider of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions within the
NTT Group. NTT DATA is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services. To enable climate-neutral production using materials
from a sustainable supply chain, Siemens will work with these two companies to develop
a range of products and services for decarbonizing industry together with those
two companies. A one-stop portfolio will be created as a part of the Siemens Xcelerator business
platform, where the Sigreen carbon emission management tool from Siemens will
be combined with NTT Com and NTT DATA’s integration services. The portfolio
will be deployed in a number of pilot projects along with OMRON Corporation, a manufacturer of electronic systems, and DENSO
International Europe B.V., an automotive supplier. This follows a successful exploration phase at R&D organization
Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne.
- More space for locomotive production and service business
- Floor area to be increased by around 30,000 m2
- New capacities to meet growing demand
Siemens
Mobility is expanding its manufacturing and services facility in Munich-Allach
in order to meet the growing demand for locomotives and services. The factory
will be enlarged to 80,000 m2 from its current 50,000 m2
to provide additional capacities for processing new orders, optimizing
production and logistics flows within the facility, and add more office space.
In the
context of regular assessments at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2023,
Siemens AG announces an impairment reversal of its investment in Siemens Energy
AG (SE) which will increase the investment book value. Siemens Energy AG's
Xetra closing share price of €20.24 on March 31, 2023, is significantly higher
than the closing share price of €13.99 on June 30, 2022, when Siemens reported
an impairment of the Siemens Energy AG investment. This results in an
impairment reversal, at the end of second quarter of fiscal 2023 ending today,
with a non-cash income effect after tax of €1.59 billion not part of the
outlook for the current fiscal year.
Financial results for the second quarter are scheduled to be published
on May 17, 2023.