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• Evolved from trusted Industrial RB211 and Dresser-Rand legacies
• Up to 30 percent smaller footprint and lighter solution for offshore applications
• Highest power density in this class of turbines

Using the combined expertise from its acquisitions of Dresser-Rand and Rolls-Royce Energy business, Siemens launches the latest evolution of its gas turbine portfolio – the SGT-A35 RB. The unit addresses the need for more cost-effective solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry by increasing the power density of the topside power generating equipment, thus reducing the required space claim. The lightweight, aeroderivative gas turbine can generate up to 38 megawatts (MW) and is integrated into a compact, lightweight Dresser-Rand package, which is up to 30 percent smaller and lighter than Industrial RB211 predecessors.

Siemens has developed two new compact vacuum circuit breakers for rated voltages of 12 kilovolts (kV) and 24 kV. The Sion Lateral 3AE61 and 3AE63 circuit breakers have a particularly compact design and are more lightweight than comparable products. As the most important element in switchgear, circuit breakers reliably switch all operating and residual currents, secure the load flow in the electrical system and protect the distribution grid and connected consumers against the effects of short-circuits. Unlike gas-insulated switches, vacuum circuit breakers interrupt the arc in a vacuum interrupter. The hermetically sealed vacuum interrupters are generally maintenance-free and independent of environmental influences. Not least, no oxidation takes place in the vacuum, so that the contacts remain permanently clean, thus ensuring consistent switching behavior.

Siemens has added two new measuring devices and an expansion module to its Sentron portfolio. The TÜV-tested devices for the 7KM PAC3200T and 7KM PAC2200 standard mounting rails measure all relevant variables of an AC system. The devices can be easily integrated into higher-level automation and energy management systems via integrated communication interfaces to further process the measured data. Together with the powermanager software, the devices offer a power monitoring system that is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized companies. The 7KM PAC expansion module, I(N), I(Diff), analog, can be used to add more functions to the 7KM PAC3200 and 7KM PAC4200 measuring devices.

• Expansion of Siemens' offerings with industry-specific software for the mobility sector – rigorous implementation of digitalization strategy
• HaCon to be managed as separate legal entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens AG in the Mobility Division
• Transaction still subject to approval by antitrust authorities, with closing planned for first half of calendar 2017

Siemens is planning to acquire HaCon, a company headquartered in Hanover, Germany. The two parties have agreed not to disclose financial details. Pending the approval of antitrust authorities, the deal is expected to be concluded in the first half of calendar year 2017.

The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas Division, received an order from BP to provide rotating equipment for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The scope of supply comprises two DATUM compressor trains driven by Siemens electric motors for export gas service. The equipment is scheduled to ship in 2018, with oil production of the platform expected to begin late in 2021.

• First Daughter learns about two-track training in Germany as follow-up to White House forum
• Siemens training around 12,000 young people worldwide
• 655,000 employees upskilling in e-learning modules
• Total investment of more than 500 million euro a year in training and continuing education

During her trip to Germany, Ivanka Trump, First Daughter and Assistant to the U.S. President Donald Trump, visited Siemens' training center in Berlin. Accompanied by Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG, she talked to trainees and teachers at the facility to find out more about Germany's two-track training system. Ivanka Trump's visit to Berlin followed a roundtable on vocational education and workforce development that she hosted with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in March. At the event, Joe Kaeser, who was among the participants, made several commitments to President Trump regarding U.S. workforce development, including for example leading an industry effort to significantly expand apprenticeship programs in the United States.

• Simple implementation and monitoring of measurement stations for process data
• Cyclically controlled and event-driven transmission of process values
• Flexible link to control center and rapid integration in Sinaut plants
• Web-based engineering simplifies commissioning

The new Remote Terminal Unit Simatic RTU3010C and the functions added to the Simatic RTU3030C are extending the application scope of compact RTUs for telecontrol applications. These can be used for the simple implementation and monitoring of measurement points for important process data such as level, flow and fill level, as well as pressure and temperature, even for plants spread over a wide geographical area. The transmission of process values can be cyclically controlled or event-driven. The RTUs can be connected to any control center using different telecontrol protocols – also standardized protocols. With the support of telecontrol protocols such as Sinaut ST7, the two compact RTUs can be ideally integrated into new or existing Sinaut ST7 and Scada systems. By means of integrated inputs and outputs, sensors can be directly connected. Together with web-based engineering, this helps simplify commissioning. Fields of application for RTUs include the water and wastewater industry, agriculture and asset management.

adidas and Siemens today announced their intention to collaborate in the digital production of sporting goods. As part of a joint research and development program, the partners will be working to drive forward the digitalization of the adidas SPEEDFACTORY to ultimately develop capabilities for fast, transparent and individualized production.