- First cross-country project in the Middle East and Arab World connecting
the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to Sohar in the
Sultanate of Oman; length of 303km
- The Oman section of the network marks the first railway system to be
delivered in history of the Sultanate of Oman
Siemens Mobility, together with its consortium partner Hassan Allam Construction, is
honored to announce that it has been awarded the Abu Dhabi – Sohar Design and
Build Railway Systems and Integration contract by Oman – Etihad Rail, a joint
venture co-owned by the two countries to deliver this network. Siemens Mobility and
Hassan Allam Construction will deliver the design, build and integration of the ETCS
Level 2 signaling, telecom and power supply systems over the 303-kilometer-long
Abu Dhabi – Sohar railway link. The signaling solutions are state-of-the art and
desert-proof. This project marks the first-ever cross-country railway network in the
Middle East and Arab world.
- Siemens makes automation easy with the first generative AI-powered product for engineering in an industrial environment
- Siemens Industrial Copilot accelerates the generation of complex automation code, reduces development times, and increases productivity
- TIA Portal connection offers customers SCL code generation, customization of HMI visualization, and document search in natural language
- Available for download from the Siemens Xcelerator marketplace starting in summer 2024
At Hannover Messe 2024, Siemens presents the first generative artificial intelligence (AI) product for engineering in an industrial environment. The Siemens Industrial Copilot, the generative AI-powered assistant, is now seamlessly connected to the Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal. This will enable engineering teams to find the right help topic and to generate a basic visualization and code faster for programmable logic controllers (PLC). As a result, they will be able to significantly reduce their workload and offload repetitive tasks to the Siemens Industrial Copilot. In addition, the engineering of complex tasks will become less susceptible to errors. This in turn reduces development times and boosts quality and productivity over the long term. The Siemens Industrial Copilot for TIA Portal Engineering will be available for download from the Siemens Xcelerator marketplace starting in summer 2024.
- Siemens Smart Infrastructure has introduced Electrification X to transform ageing electrification infrastructure. This latest addition to the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio builds upon the success of Building X and Gridscale X
- Electrification X is a continuously growing dynamic, open and interoperable portfolio, facilitating the seamless digital transformation of electrification infrastructure across commercial, industrial, and utility applications
- By leveraging Electrification X, customers gain access to a range of IoT SaaS offerings and software solutions for enhancing energy efficiency, enabling e-mobility, and optimizing industrial energy systems
Siemens
Smart Infrastructure has launched
Electrification X,
a highly scalable Internet-of-Things (IoT) SaaS offering to transform electrification infrastructure.
- SINEC Security Guard: Intuitive cloud-based software-as-a-service to improve cybersecurity on the shop floor
- Allows users to match vulnerabilities to their OT assets, prioritize them and engage in mitigation measures
- Integration with the cloud-native SIEM Microsoft Sentinel enabled
- Available on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace from July 2024
Production facilities are increasingly the
target of cyberattacks. Industrial companies are therefore required to identify
and close potential vulnerabilities in their systems.
To address the need to identify cybersecurity
vulnerabilities on the shop floor as quickly as possible, Siemens has launched a
new cybersecurity software-as-a-service, that will be showcased for the first
time at Hannover Messe 2024.
- Standardization will foster collaboration, accelerate innovation, and facilitate the exchange of digital twin models and data
- Collaboration with the W3C working group set to propel the convergence effort, bringing about a unified standard to unlock commercial potential being held back by IoT fragmentation
In a collaborative move
with the W3C Consortium, Siemens and Microsoft have announced their commitment
to converge the Digital Twin Definition Language (DTDL) with the Thing
Description standard from international standards organization, W3C.
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Germany’s first
use of the Mireo Plus B battery hybrid train from Siemens Mobility / Benefits passengers
and the environment
Innovative
technology along with even more climate protection and greater comfort and
convenience for passengers – regional rail transport on Network 8 (“Ortenau”) is
rising to a new level on April 8, 2024. Today’s the day the first four
battery-powered trains from Siemens Mobility begin regular service, marking a
premiere in Germany. The official start was celebrated by an exclusive
inaugural trip from Offenburg to Oberkirch and back, and was accompanied by
Winfried Hermann, Minister of Transport for the state of Baden-Württemberg, together
with numerous invited guests. “We are writing a new chapter in railway history
with this opening trip,” commented Minister Hermann. “Thanks to the battery
hybrid drive of the Mireo Plus B, trains operating in the Ortenau
region as of today are more climate-friendly than those using diesel.
Baden-Württemberg is a pioneer with innovative train technology. All trains
should be climate-friendly. We are relying on alternative, climate-friendly
solutions wherever there are still no overhead power lines.”
- New product connects Siemens Xcelerator with NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud
APIs to build collaborative, real-time, physically based visualization driven
by generative AI
- At NVIDIA GTC, Siemens and NVIDIA will join with HD Hyundai to
highlight how integrated visualization helps offer greater understanding and
insights
Siemens announced today that it will deepen its collaboration with
NVIDIA to help build the industrial metaverse. Siemens is bringing immersive
visualization powered by new NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs
to the Siemens Xcelerator platform, driving increased use of AI-driven digital
twin technology. At the NVIDIA GTC, Siemens and NVIDIA demonstrated how
generative AI can revolutionize the visualization of complex data, making
photorealism possible, and showcased how sustainable shipbuilder HD Hyundai can
use it to develop new products.
- Expansion of existing partnership with transit
operator Metrolinx
- Increasing system availability and reliability for
Toronto’s passenger railway system
Siemens
Mobility has been chosen by Metrolinx, the regional public transit operator
for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, to handle their track, signal, and right-of-way maintenance for the
Central Region of Toronto's passenger railway infrastructure system. This
partnership builds upon Siemens Mobility's existing maintenance services in the
West Region and signal and communications services at the Metrolinx Network
Operations Center.
- ÖBB orders 19 more trains – delivery by autumn 2028
- New level of comfort – cellphone reception improved by
50 percent
- High- and low-floor entrances, six bicycle spaces,
three wheelchair spaces, on-board restaurant, compartments, open-plan cars
Austrian
Federal Railways (ÖBB) inaugurated service today for the first Railjet of the
new generation from Siemens Mobility. The new train, featuring numerous
innovations, will initially operate on the Vienna-Feldkirch route. Excluding
the locomotive, the nine-car train is around 240 meters long and offers 532
seats. It has two first-class cars with business class sections, an on-board
restaurant with seating, four second-class (economy class) cars, a
multifunctional economy class car, and an economy class driving car. Technical
highlights include high-tech lightweight bogies, windows optimized for cellphone
reception, innovative power distribution systems with a redundant power supply
from the adjacent car, and a self-diagnosis system with a secure radio link to
the maintenance depot.
- Additional variant of this high-power charger offers a maximum and continuous output of 400 kW DC
- Dynamic charging enabled for up to four vehicles simultaneously
- Ideally suited to a range of vehicles and use cases, including highway charging
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has introduced an
additional variant of its SICHARGE D electric vehicle (EV) fast charger, with a
maximum output of 400 kW for IEC markets.