Stories

It’s 5 am at a bakery in Wales. The smell of freshly baked bread hangs heavy in the air as fluffy loaves race along congested conveyor belts. Shiny metallic arms slice and wrap bread, while a machine datestamps each loaf, before carefully dropping them into a delivery container. For the unsuspecting, everything seems to be running smoothly.

CAD for the racetrack. Products and software systems of Siemens PLM Software help racing teams to achieve their goals in making cars go faster.

Inaugurated in 2012, the critically acclaimed Crystal in London is Siemens’ test bed for cutting-edge building management innovation. Even after several years of operation, the building continues to optimize its footprint.

The 1923 Ruston B2 that had been parked for decades at the plant site of the gas turbine manufacturer in Lincoln was basically a wreck. The vintage vehicle was missing important parts, which made it impossible to restore. These parts, however, have now been reproduced by Siemens’ Materials Solutions subsidiary using 3D printing technology. The project that led to these reproductions demonstrates the possibilities offered by additive manufacturing of spare parts and components.

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

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.

Every professional soccer stadium has an experienced greenkeeper who cares for the sacred turf. And now, for the first time, the greenkeeper at the Allianz Arena – home of FC Bayern – will be assisted by an application. It’s being made possible by MindSphere, the open IoT operating system, and software developers at evosoft.

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.

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.

The latest chapter in the Siemens electromobility story: The company’s BlueVault lithium-ion battery modules are now being assembled in a new plant in Norway. The batteries are used to power the country’s ferries as well as store energy on offshore rigs. That puts Norway ahead of the game.

The new cheese factory in Altendorf is the first facility in Switzerland to be completely configured with the TIA Portal engineering framework from Siemens, including the drive technology. Every year, up to 8 million liters of milk can be converted into Swiss cheese, which finds enthusiastic buyers not only in Switzerland but also internationally.