Trends: Your Wish Is My Command
Customers’ wishes are becoming increasingly individualized. Manufacturers must thus achieve fast, flexible production cost-efficiently. For Siemens, this means focusing on platform strategies, key account management, and the virtual world
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Interview: Self-Optimizing Factories
Prof. Dr. Günther Schuh is Chairman of the Production Systems department at the RWTH Aachen University and member of the Board of Directors of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology. He developed the concept of the "virtual factory" and has played a key role in motivating the discussion on "lean innovation"
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Mass Customization: The Road to Personalized Production
As the world market leader for automation systems, Siemens is addressing the next challenge on the path to super-flexible production systems: achieving complete integration of all product lifecycle data so that information can flow optimally
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Financing: Affordable Municipal Services
Government agencies are increasingly working with private-sector investors on infrastructure renewal projects and new construction. Here’s a look at why Siemens has invested in many such projects
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Siemens One: All-Inclusive Solutions
Thanks to the Siemens One initiative, Siemens is offering customers complete, made-to-measure solutions—for airports, hotels, hospitals, and entire districts such as the 4-bn € New Wembley construction project in London
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Interview: Inside Corporate Account Management
Interview with Thomas Dieckhoff, Siemens Corporate Account Manager for BASF, the world’s leading chemicals company
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Subways: Nuremberg’s Driverless Subway
Nuremberg’s subway system will be the first in Germany to use trains without drivers. It will also boast the first line anywhere to share automated trains with conventionally operated ones
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Rail Transport Study: Rail Systems of the Future
In collaboration with the Siemens Mobility Division, Siemens Corporate Technology has analyzed the requirements of rail traffic for the next ten to twenty years in a study called "Picture of the Future Rail" that focuses on the Indian, Russian, Chinese, U.S., and European markets
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Locomotives: Flexible Family
The locomotives of the Eurosprinter family can be flexibly adapted to each customer’s requirements. They have been designed to support cross-border rail traffic—and thus benefit railroad operators and passengers alike
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Terminals: Custom Terminals that Come and Go
At the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, Qatar, passengers landing at the airport were ushered into an enormous Arabian tent. It was an airport terminal spanning 8,000 m², erected especially for the world’s second-largest sports event, only to be taken down afterwards. This achievement was made possible by CapacityPlus from Siemens
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Transformers: Power for All Climates
Siemens transformers are in service all over the world. Whether in the desert, the tropics or at the Arctic Circle—they are optimized for their locations
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Usability: Operation Interface
Attractive design, ergonomics, and ease-of-use have long been important in consumer goods. Usability experts are applying these factors with scientific precision to the development and optimization of products for professionals
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IT Solutions: Personalized Programs
Flexible IT solutions from Siemens are changing the way people live and work. They range from secure border crossings and simplified tax returns to  real-time electricity billing in the smart grid
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In Brief
Developments, contacts, links, literature
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