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Siemens engaged to push forward industrial revolution
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German manufacturer Siemens is committed to Chinese manufacturing market by participating in the cooperation between China and Germany in jointly promoting “Industry 4.0” and “Made in China 2025” strategy.
The two concepts were raised accordingly by Germany and China, while consistent in terms of their substance to enhance digitization and automation to boost up industrial revolution. Industrial collaboration has been reiterated since October last year.
In practice, Siemens proposed “digital twin” and “product lifecycle management (PLM)” as measures to integrate production process to cooperate with Chinese companies.
“Digital twin” is embodied in the application of technology platforms such as Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) and Integrated Drive Systems (IDS), which means engineers can control practical operations in a parallel virtual workflow.
JIER Machine Tool Group Co, one of China’s largest pressing equipment producer, simplifies its product testing process by commissioning in a “virtual lab” co-built with Siemens, while Sedin Engineering Co, Chinese state owned oil and chemical processer, protects stuff’s safety by simulating work environment before the practical operations.
PLM is a practice which enables diversified products provided by a single production line. Different from previous mass production, machines nowadays can assembly different materials and change product structures for every single product in processing. Siemens thus has an electronics plant at Chengdu, who can provide four to five types of product in a production line.
Shi Yong, Vice President of China Machinery Industry Information Research Institute, told Shanghai Daily that the next industrial revolution required by “Industry 4.0” is required by various and changeable needs of consumers. “Customization should be implanted into mass production, enabling machines adjust properties of products based on customers’ commands.”
Mengniu group, China’s largest dairy producer, has been collaborating with Siemens since 2013 and more than 90 percent of its data is automatically collected. Based on the preparation, Mengniu said they plans to customize packages and dairy products with the help of PLM.
Siemens reaped 6.94 billion euros (US$7.7 billion) in China last year and announced 1 billion euros to be invested in the coming five years focusing on digitization and automation.
Recently state-owned pharmacutical corporation Sino Pharmengin Corporation and Sinopec Lubricant both signed agreements with Siemens to promote digital and automatic solutions in pharmaceutical and petrochemical fields accordingly.
Shi said digitization applied in manufacturing differs from information technology industries as it relies more on industrial experience which helps to synergize machines.
“China has advanced digital technologies but lack industrial experience, thus the collaboration with German companies will help Chinese manufacturers step further to realized ‘Made in China 2025’,”he said.
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