Digital Transformation by Siemens Digital Industries

Intelligent Performance Engineering has the potential to revolutionize how manufacturing facilities operate. But as with any big change that takes place within the industry, it takes time for the value of new technology to resonate. Digitalization changes everything, but how do we best communicate these benefits to customers? Throughout the series, we’ve taken this deep dive into Intelligent Performance Engineering to help answer questions and curiosities about this groundbreaking...

Manufacturing technology is full of moving parts. From design to simulation and ultimately production, physical changes to any part of the process can be costly. How can businesses keep up with those changes in a world where frequent customization has become the new norm? The answer is simple: integration. When part design and simulation are integrated, designers and engineers can work together seamlessly. Proposed changes in design can be simulated using simple drag and drop tools. This...

One of the three differentiators of Siemens Intelligent Performance Engineering Solution was designed specifically to meet a very demanding set of requirements. Today, manufacturers demand products that are lighter, smaller, and more complex than ever before. That calls for evermore advanced software that is able to digest a multitude of information and has the ability to effectively communicate that data so that collaboration remains seamless. Joining us again today are Rahul Garg,...

Digital capabilities are proving increasingly valuable in the world of industrial manufacturing. As manufacturing increases in complexity, digital solutions are proving ever more valuable for companies hoping to outpace the competition. In order to address the needs of customers, we rely on intelligent performance and accurate, information-rich simulations. My guests today are Rahul Garg, Industry Leader for Siemens Industrial Machinery, and Giulio Camauli, Industry Solutions Manager at...

Complexity within manufacturing continues to increase at breakneck speed, and from what we understand about consumer demands, it’s clear that this is the new norm. Rapidly changing trends require equipment that can keep up. The industry needs high-level flexibility so that it’s able to adapt quickly when consumer demands dictate. Manufacturers in-the-know are relying on digitalization, and additive manufacturing is saving the day in more ways than one. By enabling improvements to product...

The complex issues that face manufacturers today are myriad. One of the most intriguing solutions is to implement synchronized parts manufacturing. By adopting a closed-loop manufacturing process, equipment manufacturers can improve their planning by introducing intelligence. Manufacturers often struggle with facilitating communication and timing between the data and people. As the flow of information becomes increasingly complex, synthesizing all that information becomes a major challenge....

In today’s competitive market, increasing pressure is being placed on manufacturers. Tied into that pressure is the need to expedite production and bring products to the market faster than ever before. Meeting those needs while keeping part quality at a premium hasn’t been the easiest package to deliver. That is, until highly-automated CAM changed everything. Understanding the importance of efficiency in high-level manufacturing, the designers behind CAM sought to create a solution that...

Welcome to the latest show in the Siemens Industrial Machinery podcast series. Join host Bill Butcher, Global Industry Marketing Leader at Siemens, as he and his guests discuss the Digital Part Production solution from Siemens Digital Industries Software. As industrial equipment becomes more complex, it is increasingly obvious that leading industrial manufacturers have to use new strategies in order to succeed in today's competitive market. OEMs have to create fixes that put forth superior...

As we've learned throughout this podcast series, industrial machinery manufacturers have seen groundbreaking technological advancements in the areas of design and machine simulation. In the first three podcasts, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry, key trends that continue to shape the industry today, and we have also introduced the Advanced Machine Engineering solution at a high level by describing two of the three key differentiators:...

In our last two podcasts, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry, key trends that continue to shape the industry today, and we introduced the Advanced Machine Engineering solution at a high level by taking a deep dive into one of the three key differentiators - multi-disciplinary design. Today, our expert in the series, Bill, focuses the discussion around virtual machine simulation and commissioning and how machine manufacturers are implementing this...

In our last podcast, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry and we highlighted three key differentiators for advanced machine engineering solutions: multi-disciplinary design, virtual machine simulation and commissioning, and multi-disciplinary BOM and configuration management. Today, in our second podcast of this series, we are discussing the first key differentiator and we are learning how machine manufacturers are leveraging multi-disciplinary design to...

It is a daunting task to design, validate, and manage modern industrial machinery to address rapidly increasing automation complexity and mass customization requirements while increasing market share and unlocking new business opportunities. Today, in our first podcast of the series, we are discussing how machinery manufacturers are gaining a competitive advantage by implementing a digital twin approach to engineering, which enables the development of highly complex machines faster. Bill...

With technological advancements all around us in the manufacturing industry, it's important to understand how improving machinery operations is dependant upon making your factory smarter. Today, in our fourth and final podcast of these series, Bill Davis — the Director of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Solutions at Siemens — and I, we're discussing the smart manufacturing techniques to use to improve machine assembly, shop layouts, and process simulation. So, listen to the Final...

Innovations with industrial machinery and manufacturing are seeing groundbreaking technological advancements. There are not many companies the size of Siemens with both the manufacturing capability and their industry breadth of knowledge. Today we're learning how machine manufacturers are implementing smart manufacturing to improve the product of parts manufacturing. Listen to the Third Episode of Siemens PLM Podcast series, where Bill and I are going to take a close inspection of the...

What’s the digital twin really being used for? In this podcast, Bill Davis—the Director of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Solutions at Siemens—and I do a deep-dive into how machine manufacturers leverage the digital twin technology to start utilizing smart manufacturing. The digital twin does more than what one sees on the surface; it really spans the whole gamut, from design to manufacturing to operations management, into commissioning and service life. Tune in to learn about...

The landscape of industrial machinery and manufacturing has seen an innovative overhaul of technological advancements. Siemens is one of the largest industrial automation supplier in the world, With a unique position in the software side. They have been a leading provider of industrial automation for a number of years So they understand how technology needs to be integrated into the machinery. Today, in our first podcast in this series, Bill Davis and I, we're discussing how machinery...

As much as we’d like for everything to run as planned all the time, disruptions are simply an unavoidable part of life. We can’t eliminate them, but we can do more to prepare ourselves for their arrival. If we can take one lesson away from a year of pandemic-induced disruption, it’s that the more prepared we are, the better chance we’ll have to sustain a somewhat normal state of business as usual. We’ve witnessed the industry-wide benefits that digitalization has provided for companies...

We’re all aware of the mounting challenges within manufacturing. With constant changes related to innovation and customer demands, companies must keep up if they want to remain relevant and competitive. Thankfully, there’s a solution that not only meets these challenges head-on, but provides unlimited opportunities that help manufacturers gain a competitive edge. The answer is the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s helping industrial manufacturers leverage digitalization and overcome...

Projections indicate that 40% of organizations expect to increase Internet of Things (IoT) spending in the next fiscal year. This tells us that it’s quickly becoming a crucial component within the industrial machinery industry. Knowing that this is a clear path for companies who want to accelerate their own digital transformation, getting started can seem daunting. Where should an organization even begin? Understanding the benefits to production capacity and the reduction of energy...

As the manufacturing industry continues to grow, companies know that in order to remain competitive, they need to increase labor and machine productivity, but also simultaneously find a way to reduce costs. This expansion of low-cost competition is a big ask, but thankfully, technology is answering that call. There’s also the issue of an aging workforce and impending retirement of knowledgeable, dedicated employees. We’re expecting a mass exodus of machine workers in the coming years, and...