Digital Enterprise

The digital enterprise is already a reality. To draw on all the benefits of digitalization, businesses must first achieve an end-to-end integration of their data. Completely digitally integrated business processes, and those of the suppliers, can help to generate a digital representation of the entire value chain. This requires an integration of industrial software and automation, expansion of communications networks, security in the area of automation and use of business-specific industrial services.

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Process industries To optimize especially long running processes, and to boost flexibility and efficiency, the digital twin can prove very useful for process industry. It's an integrated data model that covers the entire lifecycle of a plant - it can also be created for brownfield plants.

It is essential for plants to remain stable and operate without interruption for decades, while also maintaining maximum energy efficiency. Product quality must not fluctuate at all throughout the entire plant’s service life. Simulating, testing, and optimizing processes and plants before operation in the real world, can help to ensure this.

Gathering and evaluating data on the fly makes it possible to constantly monitor and refine processes. Feedback from the production process and the end customers can be incorporated for further improvement. Unnecessary maintenance work and plant downtime can also be avoided thanks to predictive maintenance.

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Discrete industries The Digital Enterprise Suite offers the manufacturing industry integrated software and hardware solutions that can be used to seamlessly integrate and digitalize the entire value-added chain, including suppliers. The result is a digital twin that uses a data model to depict the product, process, and manufacturing.

It is also essential to respond flexibly and efficiently to the individual requests of the customers. Products need to get to the market as quickly and simply as possible and at the lowest possible price. Focusing on automation alone is no longer sufficient.

For both manufacturing companies and mechanical engineers to fully benefit from digitalization, the comprehensive, shared database needs to extend from product design to production planning, engineering, production, and services. It also has to incorporate the suppliers and customers.

The experience acquired along the entire value chain then flows back into the design and development processes, creating a beneficial cycle.

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The value of integrated industry software

Infographic To help customers leverage the potentials of Industrie 4.0. Siemens already offers a portfolio of solutions that comprises the four core elements of the digital enterprise. With the scalable solutions, companies in the manufacturing and process industries can invest in Industrie 4.0 to become completely and comprehensively digitalized across the entire value chain. Explore the Digital Enterprise with our interactive infographic!

The Future of Manufacturing is digital

Big Data: By 2020, the amount of data worldwide will grow to 44 zettabytes with 10% attributed to the Internet of Things

According to 52% of the world’s CEOs, digitalization is expected to transform the industry

The lifecycle of products has decreased by 25%. New products must be developed and launched faster

Sources: Siemens AG, IDC, Statista, siemens.com/magazin | 01.2016

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Industrial servicesview more

Siemens offers both traditional and data-based services to unleash hidden potential and increase performance. For example Plant Data Services and MindSphere, the Siemens Cloud for Industry.

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With industrial security, Siemens offers a broad portfolio of products and services to implement the “defense in depth” strategy and protect industrial plants from cyber attacks. This portfolio covers both plant and network security and system integrity.

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Process industry

Siemens is paving the way to Industrie 4.0 through Integrated Engineering and Integrated Operations. The COMOS software enables comprehensive plant management projects throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants. The process control software SIMATIC PCS 7 combines scalable architecture with powerful engineering tools.

Manufacturing industry

The Digital Enterprise Software Suite is based on Teamcenter as a collaborative platform integrating Product Life Cycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), and lifecycle and data analytics.

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Siemens offers a comprehensive solution and service package from an all-in-one provider based on industrial ethernet and corresponding SCALANCE network components, open and future-proof PROFINET, and OPC UA – as well as industrial identification.

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Edge to the market:

Time to market decreases by up to 50% with the help of Siemens software solutions for the Digital Enterprise.
Integrated Automation Solutions reduce complexity and save up to 30% of engineering costs.
The industry consumes 25% of global energy. Virtual planning and development help increase productivity to save energy.

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Core elements Discover how software, communications, security and services shape the Digital Enterprise.

Industrial software and automation

Software needs to be seamlessly integrated into the automation components, because optimizing just the automation process is no longer enough. Only intelligent software makes it possible to further improve production.

Industrial communication

Industrial communications networks must ensure not only that machines communicate with each other, but also that all relevant data can be shared with the management level and other locations. Identification systems increase transparency and efficiency of the complete production and supply chain.

Industrial security

Much stronger security is needed in the automation process, because increased networking opens up more fronts for cyber attacks.

Industrial security

Industrial services

Business-specific industrial services offer new opportunities to unleash hidden potential and increase the performance of machines and plant equipment.

Industrial communication networks

High-performance data communication is essential

Digitalization of industry is proceeding apace. Experts estimate that there will be 15 billion connected smart machines by 2020. At the same time, the amount of data will increase dramatically. This shows: digitalization is only possible with high-performance data communication.

Digitalization opens up totally new perspectives for industry and opportunities and potentials are huge. Discover why reliable future-proof industrial networks are the basis of every digitalization solution.

News & videos Read all the latest news about the Future of Manufacturing, watch current videos and inform yourself about newest industry developments!

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Industry 4.0 makes high demands on the chemical industry.

Some 70 million cars are produced annually worldwide – and the number is steadily increasing.

References Siemens’ solutions for the digital enterprise and for mastering the transformation of the energy systems are already available. They provide the industry to fully benefit from the future of manufacturing.

Nonstop production

Digitalization and process expertise in a dynamic market
Intelligent, integrated process automation thanks to integrated, efficient drive systems
Increased speed, excellent plant availability and reduced energy consumption

Digitalization in manufacturing

Shorter time to market without sacrificing quality
Efficient and intelligently-networked integrated software solutions along the complete product development and production process
More efficient, faster and more reliable processes thanks to state-of-the-art planning, development, and manufacturing methods

Medicine tailored for the patient

Automated production process for personalized tumor medicine
Flexible production scheduling by SIMATIC IT Preactor AS
Paperless documentation with SIMATIC IT eBR

Flexible mass production

Production of low volumes with increased productivity thanks to smart software
Digitalization of the manufacturing for machine builder Optima Consumer GmbH
High degree of automation and yet extreme flexibility in production

Digital control

Close integration of all engineering processes
Digitally controlled oil refinery sets new standards for quality and safety
Uniform standards based on object-oriented database ensure close integration of all processes

Digitalization of industry is proceeding apace. Opportunities and potentials are huge – reliable future-proof industrial networks are the basis of every digitalization solution.