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CAD software to improve people's lives

17-year-old student Ashley Kimbel used software to design, test and build a lighter weight prosthesis for an amputee in her hometown

Industrial 5G – The Wireless Network of the Future

Smartphone users as well as industrial companies are looking forward to the advent of the new 5G wireless mobile standard, thanks to which companies will be able to connect their machines and thus make their production plants and intralogistics operations more efficient, more autonomous, and more flexible than ever before.

Rescue from the sky: Drone design with NX

Silicon Valley-based company Zipline designs autonomous drone planes to deliver lifesaving medical supplies to remote areas. Siemens NX software is used as the product design platform.

Blockchain for a potato chip

Next time you hear potato chips rustling appetizingly in their bag, blockchain technology might be in there as well. Blockchain makes it possible to track products transparently throughout their life cycle – even in the food industry.

When corn is turned into clothing

Polyamide is essential for many everyday objects, from garments and shoes to car parts. In its digital factory, Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. in China now produces the popular material from renewable biomass.

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Blog: When science fiction becomes reality

The digital twin is everywhere. It brings benefits to designing houses or operating trams and it helps to develop and operate machine tools.

Doubling down on America’s largest transmission system

AEP is keeping energy transition in sight using digital twin software to model and predict growing electricity fluctuations.

Cooling in the desert heat

With strong competition from the UAE’s numerous free zones, Dubai Airport Freezone sets itself apart with state-of-the-art building management systems that ensure operational and environmental efficiency as well as delivery of best-in-class infrastructure and services to its clients.

Evolution of power on the Galapagos

Using renewable energy to create clean power for UNESCO world heritage site.

Lake water for luxury hotel

A world-class luxury hotel recently opened on top of Mount Bürgenberg in Switzerland: the new Bürgenstock Resort. Switzerland’s largest hotel facility is heated and cooled with energy from Lake Lucerne, with approximately 300 m3 of water per hour pumped up the mountain.

When the smart factory is close at hand

Here’s something new: A manufacturer of clamping technology and gripping systems is using digital twins to help plant manufacturers and users to increase their competitiveness. Digital twins enable the virtual simulation and testing of all process steps, from engineering and plant commissioning to performance.

Can you teach old buildings new tricks?

As more and more cities worldwide commit themselves to the twin goals of zero emissions and maximum energy efficiency, “smart city” solutions are playing a pivotal role. But how do these solutions impact older infrastructure and buildings? In Brussels, building retrofits constitute a promising lever for optimization.

How do you know where to invest in your power grid?

A digital twin of Finland’s power grid is going to shake up the future of infrastructure investment.

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