Siemens Ag
Profile
Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. The company is active in more than 200 countries. In fiscal 2016 Siemens generated revenue of €79.6 billion and net income of €5.6 billion and had around 351,000 employees worldwide. Siemens is the only provider that offers a comprehensive range of products and systems for automation in all sectors and is a leading supplier of automation systems to the food & beverage industry.
Competences & Capabilities
Siemens is active in the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization with products and solutions like
- Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portal
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
- Energy management and efficient drives
Corporate Technology, the central research & development arm of Siemens, develops the company’s technology and innovation strategy. It has 7,400 employees worldwide, holds 59,800 granted patents and collaborates with 9 centers of knowledge interchange and 16 principal partner universities worldwide.
Expertise related to the EIT Food Strategic Pillars
Siemens looks back to a history of 170 years of innovation from telegraph and dynamo to computer tomography, high speed train, Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portal and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.
Current research & development focuses – among others - on technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT) and for Industrie 4.0.
We are supporting the application of Industrie 4.0 and IoT concepts to the food production value chain and contribute to field trials and demonstrators.
Contact: Rudolf Sollacher Senior Research Scientist
As a leading supplier of automation technology Siemens is presenting innovative solutions at basically all important fairs of the food & beverage sector.
Other means of publication reaching a large audience are e.g.
- Customer Magazine: Information about main developments in technologies and markets
- Pictures of the Future: Presents important technology trends and research at Siemens
Contact: Florian Martini, Press Officer Research and Technology
In 2016 Siemens – itself a global player founded as a start-up in a Berlin backyard – opened a new unit: next47 will cooperate with innovative partners to identify new trends, invest in them and turn them into viable business. These partners may include entrepreneurs from Siemens as well as external start-ups and established companies. A team of dedicated managers will build a bridge between the world of start-ups and of Siemens.
Contact: Lamin Ben-Hamdane, Venture Technologist
Siemens Professional Education provides first-class vocational education, combined vocational and academic education, as well as further education to our internal and external customers. These programs secure nextgeneration skills for the digital world. One example is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offering curriculums, automation training and learning concepts for conveying know-how on Industrie 4.0
Contact: (temporary) Rudolf Sollacher,