The Schaeffler Group-owned special machinery department, a globally operating automotive and industrial supplier, is one of the major manufacturers of customized production facilities, also in comparison to the external market. More than 1,800 employees at 16 locations develop, construct and maintain the special machinery used in Schaeffler plants worldwide, especially assembly systems, testing equipment and […]

Why data consistency is key How many brand-new factories with a state-of-the art IT/OT infrastructure are built each year?  Quite a number, I am sure. But in most cases, our customers are facing the challenge to upgrade or extend existing production lines or plants. With our concept of Totally Integrated Automation we started a couple […]

“Can you imagine running an entire combined cycle power plant with no staff?” One of our colleagues welcomed us into the office with this question a while ago. The question had come up when customers expressed this need due to increasing competitive pressure in their markets. Even though this idea had already been floated in […]

The digital twin is everywhere. It brings benefits to designing houses or operating trams and it helps to develop and operate machine tools. You want to know more about that? Then you might enjoy reading this article! When I started work at Siemens, I was soon confronted with the term “digital twin”. I began to […]

APM is a phrase much bandied about within the power generation sector. What it is really about is reliability. That seemingly simple word can have slightly different connotations within sectors, but in essence it means that a piece of equipment needs to be trusted to be able to perform its expected function. How to achieve […]

In 1851, the Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition, Britain’s first world fair. Through its iron-cast and glass-plate structure the building was completely transparent. It was about three times the size of St. Paul’s Cathedral, roughly the size of 10 football pitches. Picturing this might give you an idea of how deep […]

Modern technology help tram operators to ensure the transport of their passengers rapidly, reliably and comfortably – day by day. A digital twin feeded by Simatic Real-Time Locating (RTLS) supports the managem

Remember that haunting Hollywood vampire tale from the 90s? Tom Cruise and Brad Pritt as beguiling immortals roaming fabled cities and centuries lusting for blood? Well, I guess, I’m the Christian Slater in that story. At the Siemens booth on the packing industry’s FachPack2018 fare in Nuremberg I had the honor to sit down for […]