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Press Release14 March 2017Digital Factory Nuremberg
Siemens drives power converter business through improved integration
"We are consequently driving our digitalization strategy and investing in our existing Motion Control facility Erlangen to make it our center of power electronics activities", said Wolfgang Heuring, CEO of the Motion Control Business Unit at Siemens. "To ensure a collaborative environment for our experts we concentrate the required competencies within research, development, product design and production in one location."
Siemens will innovate and optimize power electronics systems along the entire value chain in order to best combine the physical world with the digital one in the areas of industry and energy. In terms of content, these efforts focus on three main areas. In functional integration by integration of components such as sensors, semiconductors and cooling systems, which used to be individual units, directly into products and add new functionalities to them. The second focus is on flexible, modular and scalable architectures as well as new semiconductor, setup and connection technologies. These technologies increase customer value, power and efficiency, reduce volume and also cut system costs. Thirdly, the goal is to redefine the development of power electronics systems and the way they are integrated in cloud environments.
"The vertical integration will optimize the link between the physical and the digital world allowing best and flexible product designs and better adaptation to customer needs", said Tim Davidowsky, CEO of the Large Drives Business Unit at Siemens.
Countless products and systems, from intelligent energy systems and CT scanners to converters and drives depend on power electronics. That's because power electronics are used wherever the form or frequency of electricity must be controlled or modified. Power electronics are becoming more and more important in our electrified world. Converters are the elements that link the digital and physical worlds and make it possible to selectively intervene in systems.
For further information on Siemens at the Hannover Messe 2017, please see www.siemens.com/press/hm17 and www.siemens.com/hannovermesse
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens generated revenue of €79.6 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2016, the company had around 351,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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