Siemens is launching a gateway based on the TI ARM processor family which links cloud, in-company IT and production. Simatic IOT2050 is designed for industrial IT solutions for the acquisition, processing and transfer of data directly in the production environment. It can be used for connecting the production process to a cloud-based analysis of machine and production data, for example. The new IoT gateway will also be equipped with remote edge functionality for easy integration into Siemens Industrial Edge solutions.

Covid-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to city and infrastructure management. However, the application of big data, AI, 5G and other technologies in combatting the pandemic allows us to draw on the potential of digitization and intelligent technologies in managing cities. As China is accelerating the development of new infrastructure, the integration of infrastructure with AI, IoT and other advanced technologies will greatly drive the transformation and upgrading of the electricity grid, buildings, mobility and other sectors as part of the effort to build more efficient, resilient and livable smart cities.

Despite the clear impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Siemens AG performed solidly in the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Revenue remained nearly unchanged, while net income declined to €697 million compared to the strong prior-year quarter. Orders were down primarily due to a lower volume from major orders at Siemens Mobility year-over-year. In view of the current situation, Siemens will no longer confirm its original guidance for fiscal 2020. Nonetheless, the company sees itself well positioned both operationally and strategically for the coming quarters. Implementation of Siemens’ Vision 2020+ strategy is right on track, and the company is making faster progress than expected in achieving its cost targets.

The first unit of Siemens Energy’s SGT5-8000H heavy-duty gas turbine for Guangzhou Zengcheng Gas Combined Cooling, Heating and Power (CCHP) project had its first fire successfully recently. Invested by Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited (Huadian Fuxin), a subsidiary of China Huadian Corporation Ltd (CHD), this major milestone marked the successful completion of the installation and commissioning work in previous months, showing the unit took another solid step towards commercial operation. Upon project completion, it will become an important energy support for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Guangzhou, helping Guangzhou to speed up becoming a new smart city.

Siemens introduces new “Location Intelligence” software, which expands the Simatic RTLS (Real-Time Locating System) locating platform to include the digital twin of performance. The web-based software analyzes and visualizes dynamic data, processes events, and can be addressed directly from local ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or MES (Manufacturing Execution System) systems. The intelligence acquired based on position data provides the user with a comprehensive overview of material flow, order information or possible problem areas.

With the new Sinec software family, Siemens offers a range of functions in the field of network management. The Sinec software family meets the diverse requirements of a modern industrial network and helps users to overcome the challenges of digitalization, such as the ever-growing number of network devices as well as the security and clarity of increasingly complex networks. Alongside the Sinec NMS Network Management System, two additional Sinec tools – Sinec INS and Sinec PNI – offer even more options for comprehensive network management.

Siemens launched the first global application of its future-oriented, new generation process control system, SIMATIC PCS neo, in China. Siemens will provide SIMATIC PCS neo process control system, MindSphere - the cloud-based open IoT operating system, as well as software and hardware solutions including ET 200SP HA, for the new project of Sandaoyan Second Sewage Treatment Plant in Chengdu. Based on the platform of SIMATIC PCS neo, the sewage treatment plant will become a demonstration plant for digital sewage treatment in China. After completion, its sewage treatment capacity will be 25,000 tons per day, and the plant will play an important role in local efforts of water pollution control, and protection of water quality and ecological balance.

In response to the ongoing global health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network along with its 3D printers, available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components. The AM Network connects users, designers and 3D-print service providers to enable faster and less complicated production of spare parts for machines like ventilators. The Siemens AM network is available globally and covers the entire value chain – from upload and simulation to checking the design up to the printing process and associated services.