The Finnish Railways, VR Group, ordered 80 electric Vectron locomotives from Siemens. The new locomotives are designed to operate reliably even under the extreme climatic conditions in Scandinavia during their long service life. Siemens was able to provide clear evidence of their capability during comprehensive test and authorization trips in Sweden and Norway. For Siemens this marks the largest single contract so far for its latest generation of Vectron locomotives and the first for this type in the broad gauge version.
- Highly flexible scope for adjustment to specific applications
- 40 years of trouble-free operation due to high-quality, robust design
- Outstanding efficiency of up to 98.4 percent
- Reduced project execution times due to short delivery periods and simple, modular configuration
As part of its extensive portfolio of generators serving the world market, the Sigentics M from Siemens comes in shaft heights of 710 and 800 and provides the ideal solution no matter what the application. Not only does the generator itself offer outstanding flexibility in terms of electric parameters, cooling method and design to precisely suit the relevant application, but this adaptability also extends to the relevant documentation. With an efficiency level of up to 98.4 percent, the Sigentics M provides the greatest possible energy yield and so makes a major contribution to sustainability. Extremely short delivery periods, a simple modular configuration, simplified transport logistics and plant integration due to minimized dimensions and weights all help to speed up project execution time. With its high-quality, robust design, the industrial generator offers an impressive service life of over 40 years. Because it complies with international, national and industry-specific certification requirements, the Sigentics M qualifies for use anywhere around the world. Its fields of application range from power generation through marine engineering to various uses in the oil and gas industry.
Under the motto "Future – it's my creation." Siemens teamed up for the third time with the Stiftung Jugend forscht to host Germany's best-known youth competition. The company previously hosted the nationwide event in 1976 and 1997. This year's competition, the fifty-second, took place in Erlangen, Germany, on May 25-28, 2017. The final winners were selected by a jury from among the 200 winners of statewide contests and presented with their awards on May 28 by the German Minister of Education and Research.
- Compact design with minimal dimensions and weights
- Innovative cooling system in the flameproof variant
- Increased performance density and reliability
Simotics HV C is a new series of compact high-voltage motors for applications requiring water jacket cooling or a flameproof enclosure conforming to Ex d IIB. With new and innovative design features, the Simotics HV C series offers high performance density and reliability under even the most extreme conditions. The flameproof variant uses a innovative cooling concept to achieve a marked boost to performance without any increase in size, while the water-cooled variant achieves improved utilization through an optimized cooling system. Reliability and durability have been increased as a result of improved temperature distribution. These benefits, in conjunction with the vibration-optimized, rugged housing design, lend these high-voltage motors an extended performance spectrum and greater application scope. The compact, reliable Simotics HV C motors are suitable for widely diverse applications in sectors such as marine technology and mining, as well as the paper, metal, chemical, oil and gas industries.
- Award in category "3D Printing application of the year" for world's first successfully tested 3D printed gas turbine blades
Siemens is a winner of the international 3D Printing Industry Award in the category "3D Printing application of the year". The company was honored for the worldwide first successful test of gas turbine blades manufactured with Additive Manufacturing (AM). The prize was handed over to Siemens representatives by Michael Petch, editor-in-chief at '3Dprintingindustry.com', at the award ceremony in London, United Kingdom, in the presence of international experts from the AM industry.
İlkin Alpay can still feel the awe-inspiring boards of Carnegie Hall beneath her feet. After singing at the world-famous venue, she's surrounded by adoring New York music fans: today is just like a dream for the young soprano.
- Connection of 20,000 smart home solutions and distributed energy sources to the smart grid is planned by 2020
- Aim of the project: Intelligent control of power generation and consumption in Rotterdam, starting in Merwe-Vierhavens district
- Decentralized Energy Management System DEMS selected as a platform for the Rotterdam Smart Electricity Grid
The city of Rotterdam, the Dutch grid operator Stedin and Dutch energy service provider Lyv Smart Lyving will start with Siemens as their technology partner for the Smart Electrical Grid in the Rotterdam pilot project. During the course of this project, 20,000 smart home solutions and distributed energy sources such as wind turbines or photovoltaic plants are to be connected to a smart grid over the next three years. The core element will be the Siemens decentralized energy management system DEMS. Omnetric Group, the Siemens joint venture with Accenture, is to deliver the IT services for the project.
- Mikhail Timoshenko (24) wins the Siemens Opera Contest France
- Siemens has been a long-standing partner of the Opéra National de Paris
- Siemens Arts Program supports outstanding young talents
Siemens has chosen the first winner of the Siemens Opera Contest France at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Mikhail Timoshenko, a 24-year-old baritone, impressed the expert jury consisting of Jean-Yves Kaced, Development Director of the Paris Opera, Matthias Schulz, Director of the Staatsoper Berlin, Dr. Clemens Trautmann, CEO of Deutsche Grammophon and Prof. Stephan Frucht, Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program.
- Expanded portfolio for distributed power generation in the low-MW range
Siemens has launched its new gas engine E-series with a power output of two megawatts (MW). It includes both the SGE-86EM for the 50-Hz market and the SGE-100EM for the 60-Hz market. The new E-series engine has 12 cylinders and offers a large volume per cylinder, high displacement and best-in-class efficiency in the market. With the new 2-MW SGE-86EM and the SGE-100EM engines, Siemens is providing a broader spectrum of efficient products and solutions for clean, low-MW-range distributed power generation.