Siemens in China

Comprehensive portfolio for long-lasting partnership

In China, as China’s manufacturing industry is experiencing a significant transition from “Made in China” to “Innovated in China”, Siemens helps manufacturers enhance production efficiency and flexibility, improve product quality, and shorten the time to market of new products. 

In July 2017, based on the existing cooperation framework between Siemens and China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that specified cooperative activities in areas of innovation and in the application of digital technologies. In response to the “Made in China 2025” and “Internet+” initiatives, Siemens will continue to offer Digital Enterprise solutions to support the upgrade and transformation of China’s industrial sector. 

With expertise and rich experiences in digitalization area, in June 2017, Siemens opened in Beijing the first “Digitalization Experience Center” in Asia-Pacific Region. The Center comprehensively exhibits the company’s leading Digital Enterprise concept for “Industrie 4.0”. In August 2017, Siemens Process Industry Digitalization Experience Center opened in Shanghai to demonstrate Digital Enterprise solution for process industry with “Digital Twin” as the core. 

Siemens’ digital technologies have already helped Chinese companies of different types and scales realize transformation towards digitalization. Siemens has joined hands with Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd in a digital and intelligent upgrade project of a water/aerated water line that produces pure water and aerated beverages at Wahaha Xiasha Production Base No 2 in Hangzhou. In the food and beverage industry, this was the first intelligent manufacturing demonstration pilot project under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It was also the first digital and intelligent beverage production line in China. 

In the process industry, Siemens focuses on creating long-term values and increasing return on investment for customers. The company has signed a strategic partnership framework with Sedin Engineering Co Ltd, whereby the two parties joined forces to create “Industrie 4.0” solutions for the coal chemical sector. Integrated engineering and operation solutions from Siemens for process industries are fully deployed at Sedin to underpin the latter’s digitalization initiative.

Siemens has always been pursuing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emission. In early 2017, Siemens received an order to deliver a power block for a new combined cycle in Black Point Power Station in Hong Kong. This is the first H-class power plant project in Greater China. Scheduled to start operation by 2020, the plant will have an installed total capacity of 550 megawatts to supply approximately 1 million households with electricity per month.

In power generation services, Siemens continues to strengthen localization in China, aiming to help local customers maximize operation efficiency and reduce risks. In February 2017, Siemens was awarded an order of a long term service program (LTP) by East Asia Power (Wuxi) Co Ltd. Siemens will provide professional services to the customer’s two latest SGT5-4000F gas turbines, including scheduled maintenance and spare parts. This is the first LTP contract signed with Siemens China local entity, which represents an important milestone for the progress of Siemens gas turbine services’ localization strategy. 

With digital technologies, Siemens has also helped partners in areas such as energy management, mobility and buildings to build intelligent infrastructure and enable digital cities. In December 2017, Siemens and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation announced the official opening of Smart City Digital Hub. Powered by MindSphere, the Hub will tackle city challenges and unleash potential of digitalization that is rising rapidly in Asia. While dedicated to building an innovative ecosystem, the Hub also offers start-ups and infrastructure providers a platform to create their digital portfolio and develop smart city solutions. 

In the area of mobility, Siemens helped build Zhuhai Traffic Information and Comprehensive Service Platform. The Platform has adopted the “green traffic index system” and is able to collect, sort out and analyze mass data in real time to provide a quantitative basis and criterion for the city’s decision-makers, and bring mobility convenience to residents. In September 2016, Siemens was awarded the order of Zhuhai Traffic Management System Phase II project. Siemens further upgraded and improved functions of the existing platform and systems and also added in more functions. In October 2017, the third-party evaluation of Phase II was successfully completed. The project has also passed the inspection. By December 31, 2017, 33 operating metro lines with a total length of over 1,000 km in 15 cities have been equipped with Siemens’ safe and reliable signaling systems. 

As one of the world’s leading suppliers of healthcare solutions, Siemens offers customers medical products and solutions covering prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and aftercare to support China’s medical institutions at various levels. Through the six business areas including Diagnostic Imaging, Advanced Therapies, Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Diagnostics, Services and Ultrasound, Siemens provides various products including CT, MR, X-ray, ultrasound and in-vitro diagnostic equipment, and also provides angiography system and combined operating room solution, integrated mammary solution, tumor diagnosis and treatment solution, etc. to customers from China and worldwide. With advanced technology, Siemens keeps innovating in high-end medical imaging and diagnosis, helping customers with efficient, accurate and safe medical diagnosis services. The company has become a trusted partner to medical organizations.