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Industrial AI , digital twins and data
Siemens has showcased its vision for the future where data , AI and software-defined automation will converge to enable flexibility , optimisation and continuous improvement across the world ’ s industries , for companies of any size . This ambition was at the heart of Siemens ’ presence at CES 2025 , the global technology event in Las Vegas , USA , from 7-10 January 2025 .
Peter Koerte , Member of the Managing Board , Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer , Siemens AG at CES 2025 , Las Vegas , USA .
Industrial AI
“ Industrial AI is a game-changer that will create significant positive impact in the real world across all industries . Industrial AI allows us to harness the vast amounts of data generated in industrial environments and turn it into insights that drive real business impact . We are adding new industrial AI capabilities across the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to enable our customers to stay competitive , resilient and sustainable in an increasingly complex world ,” said Peter Koerte , Member of the Managing Board , Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy officer , Siemens AG .
Siemens is bringing Industrial AI directly to the shop floor with the new Siemens Industrial Copilot for Operations , enabling AI tasks to run as close as possible to machines . This facilitates rapid , real-time decision-making for shop floor operators and maintenance engineers , boosting productivity , operational efficiency and minimising downtime . The Siemens Industrial Copilot ecosystem is continuously evolving to offer AI capabilities across the industrial value chain and into sectors including discrete and process manufacturing , infrastructure and mobility .
“ This suite of copilots can enhance humanmachine collaboration across all experience levels , helping to accelerate development times and innovation cycles . The Siemens Industrial Copilot will be integrated with the Industrial Edge ecosystem , which has been enhanced with AI for deploying , operating and managing AI models within the production environment ,” said the company .
Siemens Xcelerator
During Siemens ’ press conference at CES 2025 , the company announced an agreement with JetZero , a pioneering aviation start-up working to build the future of sustainable air travel , to collaborate on the development and production of JetZero ’ s revolutionary blended wing aircraft . The innovative blended- wing design aims to improve fuel efficiency by 50 per cent , reduce noise and deliver the promise of zero carbon emissions by 2035 . JetZero will leverage the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform to design , manufacture and operate the new aircraft .
JetZero is planning to build “ Factory of the Future ”, a new greenfield factory in the United States where it intends to tightly integrate Siemens ’ automation hardware , software and services to help it achieve its ambitious vision encompassing electrification , automation and digitalisation of both the aircraft and its production . The JetZero aircraft and its associated manufacturing operations will be simulated virtually using comprehensive digital twins , enabling the company to de-risk the manufacturing process , validate the approach and scale processes long before any ground is broken or jets take to the skies . “ Siemens is giving us the confidence to take a leap , not just a step , in revolutionising air travel ,” said JetZero CEO , Tom O ’ Leary . “ Its digital twin and industrial metaverse technologies will be instrumental in helping us to design , build and operate the world ’ s first fully digital aircraft , delivering a better
JetZero Z4 JetLiner .
experience for passengers and airlines while also reducing fuel consumption by 50 percent .”
Together with NVIDIA , Siemens also announced new additions to the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform , including the Teamcenter Digital Reality Viewer powered by NVIDIA Omniverse , which brings large-scale , physically based visualisation directly into the product lifecycle management ( PLM ) system . This capability also enables teams to collaborate in a secure , digital twin environment using their live 3D data , reducing errors and data discrepancies while streamlining workflows and decisionmaking .
Siemens for start-ups
Siemens ’ presence at CES also highlighted the company ’ s commitment to enabling start-ups and companies of all sizes to use its industrial metaverse technologies .
“ Through the new ‘ Siemens for Startups ’ programme , innovators of any size have access to the intelligence , ecosystems and technologies needed to turn their big ideas into world-changing innovations . We are providing access to venture partnering and clienting services along with dramatically reduced cost access to software and hardware from the Siemens Xcelerator open business platform . In addition , we are collaborating with Amazon Web Services to offer AWS credits , business development resources and access to the AWS Activate programme for technical and go-to-market support ,” confirmed Siemens .
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