Siemens Industrial Copilot accelerates the generation of complex automation code, reduces development time and increases productivity
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IRDH575B1W-435 During Hannover MESSE 2024, Siemens demonstrated its first generative AI product for engineering in an Industrial environment – Siemens Industrial Copilot. The generative AI assistant, now available with TIA, helps engineering teams generate basic virtualization tasks and code for programmable logic controllers (PLCS) and automatically handle repetitive tasks, significantly reducing the engineering team’s workload while ensuring that complex tasks are error-free, thereby reducing development time, improving quality and productivity.

From concept to scale landing: the first generative AI product for industrial engineering

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At Hannover MESse 2023, Siemens and Microsoft jointly presented their vision for a generative AI assistant: integrating automation and process simulation information from Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform, into the Industrial Copilot. At the same time, the large language model in Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service is applied to further enrich its functions, such as enhancing the creation and optimization of code in factory automation software. At the International Industrial Automation and Components Fair (SPS) in Nuremberg, Germany, last fall, Siemens teamed up with Schaeffler to showcase the first generative AI-enhanced production equipment. At Hannover MESse 2024, Siemens officially launched its first generative artificial intelligence product for engineering, promoting generative artificial intelligence from concept to large-scale application.

IRDH575B1W-435 Siemens Industrial Copilot will empower industrial customers of all sizes to leverage the power of industrial-scale generative AI to transform business operations. Grenzebach Group, a supplier of Industrial automation solutions, is a small and medium-sized company and one of the early adopters of Siemens Industrial Copilot. The company is testing how generative AI can enhance industrial automation engineering and help engineers save time, effort and reduce error rates.

Dr. Steven Althaus, CEO of Grynzebach Group, said: “Generative AI is a ‘must-have skill’ for businesses. Grynzebach is committed to using generative AI to stay competitive. With Siemens Industrial Copilot, we are able to take full advantage of the data in the factory and take human-machine collaboration to the next level. By working with Siemens, we are better able to meet the challenge of a shortage of skilled workers, accelerate innovation and significantly increase productivity.”