Siemens at automatica: Automation and Digitalization for Industrial Transformation

Siemens AG is a German technology company headquartered in Berlin and Munich, with roots dating back to its founding in 1847. Through Siemens Digital Industries, the company provides automation and industrial software technologies for discrete and process manufacturing, combining connected automation, digital twins, software-defined technologies and industrial AI. Siemens Xcelerator extends this portfolio through an open digital business platform and partner ecosystem, enabling manufacturers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations.

Products and Capabilities

Siemens Digital Industries provides a comprehensive automation and software portfolio covering control systems, industrial communication, motion control, CNC automation, and industrial software:

SIMATIC Industrial Automation : Siemens’ scalable automation portfolio includes industrial controllers, distributed I/O, software controllers, virtual PLC technology and engineering tools for machine and factory automation.

TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation) : Siemens’ engineering framework for automation tasks, providing open interfaces for IT/OT integration and enabling unified engineering across controllers, HMIs, drives, and industrial communication systems.

Software-Defined Automation : Siemens is extending traditional industrial automation through software-based and virtualized control technologies, including the SIMATIC S7-1500V virtual PLC, allowing automation functions to operate with greater independence from dedicated control hardware.

Industrial AI : Siemens integrates industrial AI into engineering and production workflows, including generative AI capabilities for automation engineering through AI-assisted tools connected with TIA Portal.

CNC Automation : Siemens provides Sinumerik CNC controls (including Sinumerik One) combined with the CNC Digital Twin (Run MyVirtual Machine) for virtual validation and optimisation of machining processes before production.

Digital Twin and Digital Enterprise : Siemens supports digital twins across products, production, and performance — enabling manufacturers to simulate, validate, and optimise processes across the entire value chain.

Siemens Xcelerator : An open digital business platform bringing together a curated portfolio of digital and IoT-enabled offerings from Siemens and certified partners, designed to accelerate customers’ digital transformations.

Siemens Capabilities for Industrial Automation and Digital Manufacturing

Siemens provides a technology ecosystem spanning design, engineering, production and optimisation:

End-to-End Digital Thread : Siemens integrates design (NX), product lifecycle management (Teamcenter), automation engineering (TIA Portal), CNC simulation, and production execution within a single technology ecosystem — enabling seamless data flow across the entire value chain.

Industrial AI Integration : Siemens applies AI across automation workflows, including generative AI for engineering and AI-assisted production operations.

Edge Computing and IT/OT Convergence : Siemens’ Industrial Edge platform brings computing power and data analytics directly to the shop floor, supporting real-time decision-making and digital transformation.

Virtualised Control : Software-defined automation and virtual PLCs enable manufacturers to decouple hardware from software, providing flexibility and scalability for diverse production environments.

Global Industrial Support : Siemens combines its international engineering, service, training and partner infrastructure to support industrial customers across global manufacturing markets.

Who Uses Siemens Automation Solutions?

Siemens serves a wide range of manufacturing and industrial sectors:

Discrete Manufacturing : Automotive, machine building, electronics, and intralogistics — where automation, robotics, and precision control are critical.

Process Industries : Chemical, food and beverage, water and wastewater, oil and gas — where process control, safety, and compliance are essential.

Machine Builders and OEMs : Companies building production machinery, CNC machine tools, and automated systems.

System Integrators : Engineering firms integrating automation solutions across multiple industries using TIA Portal and the broader Siemens automation portfolio.

Siemens and automatica Munich

Siemens exhibited at automatica Munich in 2025, presenting automation, industrial AI and robotics technologies for increasingly autonomous production environments. Its presence included technologies for industrial automation, AI-enabled operations and automated guided vehicles. For broader information on the event, explore the BHOWCO automatica Munich Trade Fair Overview or visit the official automatica website. Siemens at Hannover Messe

Siemens AG FAQ

• What does Siemens provide for industrial automation?
  Siemens provides industrial automation and software solutions including SIMATIC controllers, TIA Portal engineering framework, digital twin technologies, and industrial AI — serving discrete and process manufacturing industries.
• What is TIA Portal?
  Totally Integrated Automation (TIA Portal) is Siemens’ unified engineering framework for controllers, HMIs, drives, and industrial communication systems.
• How does Siemens use AI in automation engineering?
  Siemens integrates industrial and generative AI into automation engineering workflows, including AI-assisted engineering capabilities connected with TIA Portal for tasks such as configuration, coding and validation.
• What is Siemens Xcelerator?
  Siemens’ open digital business platform providing a curated portfolio of digital and IoT-enabled offerings from Siemens and certified partners — designed to accelerate customers’ digital transformations.
• What manufacturing applications does Siemens automation support?
  Siemens automation can be applied to factory automation, CNC machining, process control, robotics integration, digital twin workflows, edge computing, and AI-driven production optimisation.