2023-11-03 12:58:56
Siemens and Microsoft work together to drive AI adoption across industries
• Leading company in the automotive sector, Schaeffler AG, was one of the first to adopt Siemens Industrial Copilot;
• The Siemens Teamcenter app for Microsoft Teams will be available in December 2023 and will accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle.
Microsoft and Siemens are deepening their partnership, bringing the benefits of generative AI to industries around the world. As a first step, the companies are introducing Siemens Industrial Copilot, a jointly developed, AI-powered assistant that aims to improve collaboration between humans and machines in production. Additionally, the launch of integration between Siemens Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management and Microsoft Teams will further pave the way to enable the industrial metaverse. This will simplify virtual collaboration for design engineers, frontline employees, and other teams across the company.
Siemens and Microsoft partner to drive AI adoption across industries. Photo: Microsoft
“With this next generation of AI, we have a unique opportunity to accelerate innovation across the entire industrial sector,” said Satya Nadella, President and CEO of Microsoft. “We are building on our long-standing collaboration with Siemens and bringing together Microsoft’s cloud AI advancements with Siemens’ industrial domain expertise to empower frontline and IT workers with new AI-powered tools, starting with the Siemens Industrial Copilot.”
The companies introduce Siemens Industrial Copilot, an AI-powered generative assistant designed to enhance human-machine collaboration and increase productivity;
“Together with Microsoft, our shared vision is to empower customers with the adoption of generative AI,” said Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. “This has the potential to revolutionize the way companies design, develop, manufacture and operate. Making human-machine collaboration much more available allows engineers to accelerate software code development, increase innovation, and address skilled labor shortages.”
A new era of collaboration between men and machines
Siemens Industrial Copilot will enable users to quickly administer, optimize and debug complex automation codes and significantly reduce simulation times. This will reduce a task that previously took weeks to minutes. The copilot receives process automation and simulation insights from Siemens’ open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, and enhances it with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Customers retain full control over their data and it will not be used to train underlying AI models.
Siemens Industrial Copilot promises to increase productivity and efficiency across the entire industrial lifecycle. Using natural language, maintenance staff can be assisted with detailed repair instructions and engineers with quick access to simulation tools.
The vision: copilot for all sectors
Companies envision AI copilots assisting professionals in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation and hospitals. Many copilots are already being planned in industrial sectors such as automotive, consumer goods and machine building.
Schaeffler AG, a leading automotive company, is among the first to adopt generative AI in the engineering phase. And it helps your engineers generate reliable code to program industrial automation systems like robots. Furthermore, the company intends to incorporate Siemens Industrial Copilot during its own operations, aiming to significantly reduce downtime and for its customers at a later stage.
The companies will work together to set up additional copilots for the manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation and hospital sectors;
“With this joint pilot we are entering a new era of productivity and innovation. This Siemens Industrial Copilot will help our team work more efficiently, reduce repetitive tasks and unleash creativity. We are excited to partner with Siemens and Microsoft on this project,” said Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler Group.
Copilot generative AI facilitates virtual collaboration
To take virtual collaboration between teams to the next level, Teamcenter for Microsoft Teams will be available starting December 2023. This new application uses the latest advances in generative AI to connect functions across the entire design and manufacturing lifecycle of a product, such as frontline workers to engineering teams. It connects Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management (PLM) with the Microsoft Teams collaboration platform to make data more accessible for factory and field service workers. This will allow millions of workers who today do not have access to PLM tools to more easily contribute to the design and manufacturing process as part of their daily work.
Siemens will share more details regarding Siemens Industrial Copilot at the SPS exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany in November 2023.
About Siemens
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and networks, to cleaner, more comfortable transportation and advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose that delivers real value for customers. By bridging the real and digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them transform the everyday lives of billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in publicly traded Siemens Healthineers, a leading global provider of medical technology that is shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in electrical energy transmission and generation.
In fiscal 2022, ending September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net profit of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company had approximately 311,000 employees worldwide. More information is available on the internet here.
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