Siemens today officially launched the Siemens Xcelerator Eco-Partner “Star Program” (hereinafter referred to as Siemens “Star Program”), which aims to leverage the platform network effect based on the open digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator. Share knowledge and technical resources with ecological partners, create services and solutions, and win new opportunities for digitalization and low-carbon development. In order to better support the collaborative development of ecological partners, Siemens further clarified the rights and interests of Siemens Xcelerator ecological partners. Siemens will make use of its own software, hardware and service capabilities, localized complete value chain, and global resources, from the three dimensions of technology empowerment, brand empowerment, and sales empowerment, to help partners enhance their competitiveness in the field of digitalization and low-carbon, with ecological power to help the transformation and upgrading of the industry.

The innovation capability assessment model for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, developed by Siemens in collaboration with the Research Institute for Mechanical Industry Information, was officially launched today. This model can provide valuable reference for enterprises in the formulation and implementation of innovation strategy, the cultivation of innovation comprehensive ability, and the construction of innovation organization, so as to guide and help enterprises to accelerate their development through innovation.

As the latest result of Siemens’ Zero Carbon Pioneer Program, Siemens’ 3 plants: Siemens Industrial Automation Products (Chengdu) Co., LTD., Siemens (Nanjing) CNC Co., LTD., and Beijing Siemens Siberus Electronics Co., LTD., have been certified as “Carbon Neutral Factory” by TUV SUD (hereinafter referred to as TUV SUD).

Siemens site important signing information at a glance

• Siemens and Jingbo Holdings Group renewed their strategic cooperation agreement to deepen cooperation in the petrochemical sector based on Siemens’ digital and low-carbon solutions. This signing marks that the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in more fields and in a wider dimension.

• Siemens and Juhua Group Co., LTD. (Juhua Group) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on intelligent manufacturing. Siemens will provide Juhua with products and services such as digital plant consulting and planning, process simulation and optimization, digital R&D and operation technology, integrated engineering design and equipment operation and maintenance to help it build a low-carbon chemical park and promote digital innovation and sustainable development of the fluorosilicon industry.

• Siemens and Shell China signed a memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation aimed at deepening their cooperation to create low-carbon and efficient energy solutions, and strengthening cooperation in the areas of energy transformation, digitalization, product development, green mobility, and support for key projects. The signing of this mou is a further implementation of the global cooperation Memorandum of Understanding signed by Siemens and Shell in 2022, which will further consolidate the strategic partnership between the two parties.

• Siemens and Hesteel Group Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding on further deepening comprehensive cooperation in the field of green and low-carbon, and the two parties will further cooperate on the basis of SiGREEN, Siemens’ trusted actuarial and traceability solution for carbon footprints, to further accelerate the realization of carbon neutrality in the metallurgical industry. At the same time, the two sides will also explore the high-quality and sustainable development of the metallurgical industry based on Siemens iEMS technology from the aspects of multi-energy complementarity, energy saving and consumption reduction.

• Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Mining & Metallurgy Technology Group Co., Ltd. to establish a long-term strategic cooperation relationship based on their own advantageous resources, improve the production efficiency and energy utilization efficiency of the non-ferrous mining industry, and promote the digital transformation of the non-ferrous mining industry.

• Siemens and Cangzhou Zhongtuo Cold Bending Equipment Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement on intelligent manufacturing. The two sides will cooperate in programming and equipment performance optimization based on Siemens automation and digital products and services to accelerate the digital transformation of the tilepress machine manufacturing, and injected new momentum into the transformation and upgrading of the traditional machinery manufacturing industry.

• Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Qingdao Ankuai Intelligent Technology Co., LTD. (Ankuai Intelligent). Based on this signing, Siemens will work with Ankuai Intelligent to carry out in-depth cooperation in environmental control systems and agricultural facilities, apply Siemens’ automation and digital products and solutions, jointly accelerate the development of smart agriculture, and contribute scientific and technological strength to the strategy of China’s agricultural power.

• Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dalian Wanxun Power Instrumentation Co., LTD. (Dalian Wanxun Power) to jointly promote the development of the new energy industry. Siemens will provide automation and drive products and related application training, technical support and consulting services to Dalian Wanxun Power to accelerate its digital transformation. The two sides will also further complement each other’s advantages through this cooperation, and work together to explore new markets and promote new business development.

• Siemens and Nanjing Sandiji Medical Technology Co., LTD. (Sandiji) signed a deepening strategic cooperation, following the strategic cooperation reached in March 2022. The two sides will continue to focus on the goal of “digitalization of the pharmaceutical industry”, jointly develop the world’s leading digital pharmaceutical technology and production solutions, and promote the digital transformation of global pharmaceutical enterprises. The two sides signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement, based on Siemens automation and digital products and solutions, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in industrial automation and control, digital product development and management, digital twin, digital lab, smart factory, artificial intelligence technology, continuous production process control and quality monitoring, etc. Siemens will help San Diego accelerate its digital transformation through cutting-edge technologies and help San Diego become a globally influential smart pharmaceutical company

• Siemens and Aerostat (Beijing) Intelligent Technology Co., LTD. (Aerostat) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on science and technology innovation ecology, and Aerostat will join Siemens Xceleator ecology as a strategic technology partner of Siemens Workflow Canvas. The two sides will jointly innovate and jointly provide manufacturing customers with rapid design of hardware and software integrated intelligent manufacturing solutions.

• Siemens and Beichen Advanced Cycle Technology (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement, and the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in the field of emerging electronic waste recycling such as lithium batteries, photovoltaic panels, wind power blades, and other fields, build a benchmark factory, and jointly explore the recycling of new energy waste. The two parties will continue to promote the development and application of cutting-edge technologies based on Siemens’ trusted actuarial and traceability solution for carbon footprint SiGREEN, Siemens’ Whole Life Cycle Digitalization Concept, and TIA’s fully integrated digitalization solution and industrial artificial intelligence, enabling the high-quality development of the resource recycling industry.

• Siemens and Xinfanta Electronics Co., LTD. (Xinfanta) establish a strategic partnership for sustainable development, which will be based on the Siemens SiGREEN carbon footprint trusted actuarial and traceability solution to collect, model, analyze and calculate carbon footprint data related to product emissions. Jointly develop solutions and value-added services that can serve China’s battery industry in response to the EU Battery and Waste Battery Regulations, and help global new energy enterprises achieve green, low-carbon and stable development. The two sides will also continue to explore multi-level and multi-dimensional cooperation projects in enterprise digital transformation, industrial Internet application, sustainable development of industrial chain, and continue to deepen their strategic cooperation through collaborative innovation and application improvement.

• Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xiongan New Area, which will give full play to the advantages of both sides, combine the development foundation of key industries in Xiongan New Area, focus on advanced technology research and development and intelligent manufacturing upgrading, and promote the intelligent development of energy and construction in Xiongan New Area.

• Siemens signed strategic cooperation agreements with China State Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau Co., LTD., and China State Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau Co., LTD. Siemens will provide products and related services including electric valves and building automation systems according to the strategic procurement needs of China State Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau and China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau. Jointly create innovative development and green development of the construction industry.

• Siemens and Angang Group Co., LTD. (Angang Group) signed the Siemens Digital Industrial Products Integrated Services Cooperation Agreement, which is a continuation of the 2020 agreement between the two parties. According to this agreement, the comprehensive service range of Siemens will cover all bases of Angang Group in China. Siemens will adhere to the service concept of excellent operation and maintenance, excellent operation and excellent talents, and provide comprehensive services including product lifecycle management, digital operation and maintenance services, digital enterprise services and talent system construction services to Angang Group, so as to continue to support the future development of Angang Group and lay a good foundation for broader and deeper cooperation between the two sides in the future.

• Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China General Institute of Mechanical Science. In the era of industrial digitalization, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in equipment manufacturing, logistics, metallurgy, environmental protection, automotive, scientific research and other fields based on Siemens automation, drive, digital and other products and solutions, seize the opportunity to achieve win-win cooperation.

• Siemens and Taicang High-tech Zone signed a strategic cooperation agreement, combined with Siemens’ best practices in Industry 4.0 and international vision and resources, to build a multi-dimensional integrated development of vocational education brand in the new era, explore the “dual system with Chinese characteristics” mechanism and practice research, Enable the collaborative development and high-quality growth of society, enterprises, talents and ecology in the digital era.

• Siemens and Taicang High-tech Zone signed a framework cooperation agreement to jointly build a dual-carbon laboratory, based on Siemens Avendar’s leading digital consulting and dual-carbon consulting capabilities, as well as Siemens China and its ecosystem end-to-end technical solutions and enabling capabilities, combined with the high-quality development environment and goals of Taicang High-tech Zone. Provide overall solution consulting and technical services for Taicang High-tech Zone and its affiliated enterprises, and promote the sustainable development and transformation of Taicang High-tech Industrial Development Zone and enterprises in the park.