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Arabian Post
a day ago
- Business
- Arabian Post
Engineering Giant Siemens Propels Simulation Frontier with Altair Deal
Siemens has completed its acquisition of Altair Engineering in a £8.3 billion all-cash transaction, signalling a significant evolution in its industrial software strategy. The integration of Altair's high-performance computing, data analytics and simulation portfolio into the Siemens Xcelerator platform represents a major leap in the company's ambition to lead in AI-powered engineering. At the heart of this consolidation lie clear financial and strategic benefits. The deal, offering Altair shareholders US $113 per share, reflected a near 19 percent premium on its pre-announcement price. Siemens anticipates that digital revenues will rise by about €600 million in its 2023 financial results, with annual revenue gains projected at US $500 million in the medium term and potentially more than US $1 billion over the long term. Siemens president and CEO Roland Busch underlined the move as essential to cementing Siemens' industrial software position. He described Altair as a 'diamond, a unique opportunity' with complementary strengths across regions—Altair strong in the US, Siemens dominant in Europe and Asia. Managing board member Cedrik Neike noted Siemens' capacity to continue making strategic acquisitions, heralding a new phase of expansion in the software arena. ADVERTISEMENT Altair, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Troy, Michigan, specialises in computer‑aided engineering software such as HyperWorks, as well as in cloud‑based simulation, IoT, AI and HPC services. Its client base spans industries from automotive and aerospace to consumer electronics, underscoring its global relevance. The company has been delivering an average revenue growth of roughly 12 percent per year—a pace Siemens is keen to elevate. By integrating Altair's capabilities into the Xcelerator platform, Siemens intends to offer an end-to-end, AI-driven portfolio that unifies simulation, data analysis, and HPC tools. The synergy is expected to extend Siemens' leadership in virtual product development, enabling engineers to create digital twins, test design iterations virtually and optimise product performance before physical prototyping. The acquisition deepens Siemens' exploration into AI-enhanced design. With manufacturing industries under pressure to produce sustainable, efficient and safe products, the ability to simulate and analyse complex systems virtually becomes increasingly critical. Combining embedded hardware and software from Siemens with Altair's software tools could significantly reduce time‑to‑market and R&D costs. Integration planning is underway. Altair's CTO, Sam Mahalingam, and Siemens executive Jean‑Claude Ercolanelli are spearheading the combined simulation and test‑solutions portfolio, which will roll under Siemens Digital Industries Software. Users at Siemens' Realize Live Americas 2025 conference have been briefed on the roadmap for merging software suites, enabling interoperability and expanding cloud‑native simulation options. Market reaction to the announcement has been largely favourable. Analysts point out that this represents Siemens' third‑largest acquisition, second only to its Varian Medical Systems deal, and the biggest yet in its software division. Investors are eyeing enhanced earnings per share within two years post‑closing—a benchmark similar to the Varian acquisition. Competition in the simulation software space remains intense, with rival consolidations such as Synopsys' US $35 billion takeover of Ansys earlier this year. Siemens' strategic bet on Altair appears timely, as industrial users increasingly demand seamless digital‑real world integration and advanced simulation capabilities, underpinned by AI and HPC. Altair's established presence in North America, combined with Siemens' engineering and manufacturing legacy worldwide, paves the way for extensive cross‑selling opportunities. High‑impact use‑cases in electric vehicle development, aerospace, and electrification of train systems could showcase the full power of the unified platform. The scale of the transaction means full technical, organisational and cultural integration may unfold gradually. However, Siemens has signalled its commitment by placing Altair's CTO within its senior digital industries hierarchy to ensure sustained innovation and continuity. With simulation, AI and digital twins becoming indispensable in modern engineering, Siemens' completion of the Altair acquisition marks a strategic inflection point. The expanded toolkit will serve as a catalyst for manufacturers aiming to embrace advanced engineering methodologies, reflecting Siemens' broader vision of becoming the leading 'One Tech Company' in the digital age.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Siemens and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Accelerate AI Capabilities in Manufacturing
Siemens and NVIDIA Companies Celebrate Collaboration Driving Industrial AI for Global Manufacturers Expanded Partnership to Enable AI-Powered Factories of the Future, Connecting NVIDIA AI and Accelerated Computing With the Siemens Xcelerator Platform and Products New Industrial AI Infrastructure on NVIDIA Accelerated Computing Transforms the Factory Floor PARIS, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA GTC Paris at VivaTech—Siemens and NVIDIA announced today an expansion of their partnership to accelerate the next era of industrial AI and digitalization and enable the factory of the future. 'Modern manufacturers face mounting pressure to boost efficiency, enhance quality and adapt swiftly to changing market demands,' said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. 'Our partnership with Siemens is bringing NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing to the world's leading enterprises and opening new opportunities for the next wave of industrial AI.' 'AI is fundamentally transforming manufacturing and infrastructure. Over the last three years, we've worked closely to merge AI models and high-performance computing, with industrial data and domain know-how,' said Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens AG. 'Together, Siemens and NVIDIA are now empowering companies across every industry to unlock the scaled impact of AI in the physical world.' The combination of Siemens and NVIDIA technologies will empower industrial companies to leverage comprehensive, AI-powered technologies for next-generation factory automation — spanning every stage from product design to execution. This enables companies to make more confident decisions using real-time, data-driven insights, enhance operational efficiencies and improve collaboration. Partnering to Accelerate Digital Transformation of IndustryIn 2022, the companies announced a partnership to bring the industrial metaverse to life by connecting technologies from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to the NVIDIA Omniverse™ platform. The combination of Siemens' software and industrial automation leadership with NVIDIA's cutting-edge AI and accelerated computing empowers organizations across sectors to optimize performance, boost productivity and meet sustainability goals through digitalization. The partnership has since expanded to include collaboration in generative AI, industrial AI and robotics. Siemens integrates NVIDIA technology throughout the Siemens Xcelerator platform. Announced earlier this year, Teamcenter Digital Reality Viewer represents a significant leap forward in product lifecycle management-based visualization, bringing real-time ray-tracing capabilities directly into Teamcenter to enable companies to seamlessly visualize and interact with photorealistic, physics-based digital twins of their products, allowing for faster, more informed decisions. HD Hyundai, one of the world's largest shipbuilders, is using this capability to visualize next-generation hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vessels — managing millions of parts in real time while cutting design iteration time from days to hours with generative AI. By coupling NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with Siemens' computational fluid dynamics software, Simcenter Star-CCM+ customers can simulate and test products virtually with significantly enhanced speed. For example, using Simcenter Star-CCM+ software accelerated by NVIDIA Blackwell and NVIDIA CUDA-X™ libraries, BMW Group and Siemens achieved a 30x speedup for transient aerodynamics simulations of entire vehicle geometries — accelerating the simulation of vehicle aerodynamics while reducing energy consumption and costs. Siemens and NVIDIA are also redefining how factories operate. A new line of Siemens Industrial PCs, certified for NVIDIA GPUs, drive powerful AI-supported industrial computing, withstanding heat, dust and vibration, and allowing for 24/7 operation. They enable complex industrial automation tasks — from AI-based robotics to quality inspection and predictive maintenance — delivering a 25x acceleration in AI execution. Advanced AI agents will work seamlessly across the Siemens Industrial Copilot portfolio, executing entire AI-powered processes without human intervention. Siemens' Industrial Copilot for Operations brings generative AI to shopfloor operators and will be optimized to run on premises with NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. The Operations Copilot leverages NVIDIA NeMo™ microservices and the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization to deliver real-time, AI-powered assistance for shopfloor operations, saving 30% of reactive maintenance time. To provide manufacturers with 360-degree visibility into industrial systems and strengthen cybersecurity operations, Siemens is also collaborating with NVIDIA to pioneer a new class of operational technology cybersecurity by integrating NVIDIA BlueField® DPUs, leveraging accelerated computing in pursuit of AI-driven cybersecurity. The expanded partnership between Siemens and NVIDIA is poised to drive the next wave of innovation in industrial manufacturing. With Siemens spearheading the transformation of industries and NVIDIA accelerated computing, the companies are enabling the deployment of AI solutions on the shopfloor with unprecedented speed and efficiency. About Siemens AGSiemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company's purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2024, which ended on September 30, 2024, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €75.9 billion and net income of €9.0 billion. As of September 30, 2024, the company employed around 312,000 people worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at About NVIDIANVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world leader in accelerated computing. 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Techday NZ
04-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Northrop Grumman extends Siemens partnership for digital upgrade
Siemens Digital Industries Software has renewed its collaboration with Northrop Grumman to support the development of a digital ecosystem within the aerospace and defence sector. Under the renewed agreement, Northrop Grumman will expand its use of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio across its operations. The portfolio is aimed at enabling data-driven decision-making, streamlining development cycles and accelerating the design and production of its defence systems. Northrop Grumman currently operates more than 160 programmes within a comprehensive digital ecosystem which covers all phases of a product's lifecycle, including design, manufacturing, testing and delivery. The company's adoption of a digital-first approach is supported by the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, which is designed to advance digital design, manufacturing and modernisation initiatives across Northrop Grumman's range of capabilities, "from sea to space." Del Costy, Managing Director, Americas, Siemens Digital Industries Software, said: "Today we are making a pivotal step in continuing to support Northrop Grumman's work to create an industry-leading digital engineering ecosystem to accelerate the delivery of next-generation programs." Costy continued: "We are delighted to extend our decade spanning strategic collaboration and that Northrop Grumman will continue to utilize the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to support its strategic decision-making based on cutting-edge technologies and a comprehensive digital thread that enables real-time collaboration, rapid development and a digital first approach." The renewed collaboration follows Siemens' recent receipt of a 2025 Supplier Excellence Award from Northrop Grumman. This marks the second occasion Siemens has received this partnership recognition. Siemens Digital Industries Software supplies a range of solutions through its Xcelerator portfolio, designed to assist organisations in digital transformation using software, hardware and services. Its comprehensive digital twin technology is intended to help companies optimise processes across design, engineering and manufacturing. Northrop Grumman continues to expand its investment in digital environments to support its portfolio of advanced defence and aerospace programmes. With the Siemens Xcelerator supporting real-time collaboration and a comprehensive digital thread, Northrop Grumman seeks to further accelerate the development and modernisation of products across its business units. As a business unit of Siemens Digital Industries, Siemens Digital Industries Software focuses on delivering industrial software and solutions. Key areas include product lifecycle management (PLM), electronic design automation (EDA) and low-code tools. The company's offerings support design, development and manufacture for industry, from chips to entire systems, from products to processes, across all industries. Follow us on: Share on:
Techday NZ
04-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Siemens unveils SysML v2 modeler to boost systems engineering
Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced Systems Modeler for SysML v2 Standard software as part of its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, aiming to support the development of products that include mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software components. The new tool, Systems Modeler for SysML v2, offers a web-based solution for engineers, allowing collaborative product development in complex environments. Powered by IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering, the software is the result of ongoing collaboration between Siemens and IBM, leveraging both companies' experience in systems engineering and adopting the SysML v2 open standard. SysML v2, the Systems Modeling Language version 2, provides a modelling language for the specification, analysis, design, verification, and validation of complex systems. The new tool is intended to streamline cross-domain workflow and enhance productivity for engineering teams developing sophisticated products or systems-of-systems. Frances Evans, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Collaboration Software at Siemens Digital Industries Software, said: "By supporting the latest SysML v2 standard, we're combining cutting-edge systems engineering best practices with a modern user experience and streamlined cross-domain workflows. We are empowering engineers to work more efficiently, align across domains, and accelerate the development of complex systems." The collaboration between Siemens and IBM aims to empower systems engineers to use advanced SysML v2 modelling capabilities while encouraging cooperation across diverse engineering domains, including software, mechanical, and electrical specialisms. Melissa Modjeski, Vice President, IBM Software - Security, Lifecycle Management and B2B Integration, commented: "We are proud to partner with Siemens in empowering systems engineers to leverage advanced SysML v2 modeling while enabling seamless collaboration across software, mechanical, and electrical domains. We are delivering a truly integrated model-based development process that sharpens our clients' competitive edge." According to Siemens, Systems Modeler for SysML v2 is specifically designed to improve collaboration between engineering teams who are often working across multiple areas such as electrical and mechanical engineering. The software allows teams to use SysML v2 models to exchange data between different software applications and across various engineering domains. Another key feature of Systems Modeler for SysML v2 will be its integration with Siemens' Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. This connection is intended to create a systems-focused digital thread using open standards, supporting the integration of data and processes from mechanical, electronic, electrical, and software sources. Siemens states that this will help transfer system designs more efficiently to downstream teams for more specialised development, while also maintaining full traceability throughout the product's lifecycle. The integrated solution will also support comprehensive change management across entire projects, ensuring that all modifications are tracked and coordinated across different engineering teams. This feature is intended to maintain consistency and visibility as products evolve through various stages of development. Siemens Digital Industries Software targets a broad range of organisations aiming to use digital tools to optimise their design, engineering, and manufacturing workflows. The Systems Modeler for SysML v2 is positioned as part of this objective, providing a solution for companies dealing with the increasing complexity of modern products that blend hardware, electronics, and software elements.
Techday NZ
03-06-2025
- Automotive
- Techday NZ
Siemens & Hirano innovate battery machine with digital twin
Siemens and Hirano Tecseed are collaborating to enhance battery machine manufacturing by introducing digitalisation and simulation-based optimisation. The partnership involves Hirano Tecseed, a Japan-based manufacturer of battery coating machines, standardising and digitalising its systems with support from Siemens' automation and simulation software suite, including SimcenterTM applications available through the Siemens Xcelerator digital platform. The relationship centres on optimising the coating processes for battery electrodes, a crucial stage in battery production that involves applying several active material layers to foil strips. Defects at this stage can undermine both performance and lifespan of finished batteries. Additionally, precise speed and tension controls are seen as necessary in achieving stable and high-quality results. The drive to improve the manufacturing process comes as global demand for batteries rises, particularly with growth in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. Companies such as Hirano Tecseed are responding with efforts to boost production rates and reduce manufacturing costs, while ensuring safety and quality standards are maintained. A central element in the Siemens-Hirano partnership is the use of a digital twin for manufacturing equipment. Employing Siemens' SimcenterTM software, Hirano has developed and virtually tested a model of its battery coating machines. This digital twin leverages live operational data from Siemens' Simatic controller and Sinamics drives, enabling accurate simulation for performance assessment ahead of actual production. Engineers at Hirano utilise SimcenterTM AmesimTM for systems simulation, helping the company optimise machine designs and throughput in a virtual space. The software tools allow design engineers to evaluate and fine-tune web handling and other key aspects, aiming for increased operational efficiency ahead of physical implementation. Historically, machine parameters at Hirano were determined by in-person experience, an approach that could at times result in defective output due to less precise settings. With the adoption of digital twin technology, the company is now able to finalise and validate configurations before building physical prototypes, which reduces the risk of faults and minimises the number of test units required during development. According to Hirano, digital simulations now allow engineers to optimise machine settings about five times faster than would typically be possible through physical trials. Furthermore, the company reports that as much as 80% of simulations and virtual commissioning processes utilise pre-existing standard modules, simplifying both development and cost structures, while enabling more rapid commissioning of new equipment. Katsuhiro Omori, Director and Executive Officer of R&D at Hirano Tecseed, stated, "We're thrilled to collaborate with Siemens to enhance our battery manufacturing processes. Integrating mechatronics and automation simulation systems into a unified modeling environment has significantly helped Hirano identify potential product defects and advance our machine process optimisation in a virtual setting." Michael Thomas, Senior Vice President of Factory Automation and Head of Production Machines at Siemens, commented, "By leveraging our advanced simulation and automation technologies, Siemens is enabling Hirano to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency and quality in battery manufacturing. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to driving innovation and supporting our customers in their digital transformation journey." The partnership is expected to result in shorter implementation and commissioning periods, enhanced product quality, and reductions in waste material. According to the companies, the increased ability to simulate and optimise machinery digitally prior to deployment also translates into resource savings and a lower likelihood of production issues downstream.
