All siemens articles – Page 2

  • volvo c30 electric.automotiveIT
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    Fast-charging Volvo EVs to start customer trials

    2013-04-23T10:03:57Z

    Volvo hopes its electric C30 will get a boost from faster charging (Photo: Volvo)Selected customers will start driving Volvo Cars' new fast-charging electric vehicles this summer, as the Swedish carmaker tests a new technology designed to address one of the major issues facing the EV industry.Today's lithium-ion batteries used ...

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    Siemens, Bentley Systems cooperate

    2012-11-28T09:17:31Z

    (Photo: Bentley Systems)Siemens and Bentley Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly market software for the digital planning of car factories and other manufacturing facilities.The cooperation is designed to deliver "intelligent and sustainable digital factory infrastructure," the companies said in a press release.Siemens and Bentley Systems, which ...

  • siemens lms.automotiveIT
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    LMS acquisition expands Siemens' PLM offering

    2012-11-08T11:39:06Z

    LMS virtual simulation software will enhance Siemens' PLM offering (Photo: LMS)Siemens has acquired Belgian simulation software maker LMS International for 680 million euros in a move to expand its offering of product lifecycle management (PLM) products.The German industrial group said the acquisition will add model-based simulation, design, test and ...

  • Siemens NX.automotiveIT
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    Siemens PLM unveils latest version of NX software

    2012-09-12T11:04:34Z

    Siemens promises faster solutions with the latest version of its NX software (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM has released the latest version of its NX CAD/CAM software package, claiming the product will provide more flexibility and reduce time to market for the products it will help design and engineer.The Germany-based engineering group ...

  • siemens ehighway.automotiveIT
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    Siemens proposes overhead power lines for trucks

    2012-05-08T12:53:34Z

    Siemens says its eHighway concept lowers fuel consumption significantly and is easy to realize (Photo: Siemens)Siemens believes electric or hybrid-electric trucks can be easily powered via overhead electrified wires, similar to how trolley buses and streetcars are operated today.The German power engineering group unveiled its "eHighway" concept at the annual ...

  • siemens teamcenter.automotiveIT
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    JCI Automotive picks Siemens PLM Teamcenter software

    2012-04-26T13:06:23Z

    Johnson Controls' automotive division has chosen Siemens PLM's Teamcenter as its corporate standard for collaboration and process integration.Siemens PLM Software, a division of Germany's Siemens Group, said Johnson Controls Automotive Experience will use Team Center across its entire global product development operation.Siemens said it had won the contract in competition ...

  • plm.automotiveIT
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    PLM suppliers in Germany see strong growth continuing

    2012-03-19T10:06:21Z

    The PLM industry is benefiting from strong demand through the IT sector (Photo: wikipedia)PLM software suppliers in Germany see strong growth continuing despite expectations of an economic slowdown this year.At a meeting in February of the sendler\circle, an association of PLM service providers in Germany, company representatives said growth in ...

  • cebit conference center.automotiveIT
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    CeBIT Global Conferences - Hanover

    2012-02-06T14:07:04Z

    The conference center at the Hannover Messe will be the venue for the CeBIT Global Conferences program (Photo: CeBIT)Senior IT managers from Amazon, eBay, IBM, Microsoft and Siemens will be among the speakers at a series of events hosted at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover next month.CeBIT Global Conferences, ...

  • siemens plm software.automotiveIT
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    Siemens PLM: "Unreserved support" for PLM openness codex

    2012-02-02T12:39:30Z

    Chuck Grindstaff (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM Software CEO Chuck Grindstaff is a big believer in open systems. The head of the business software division of Germany's Siemens is confident his products can compete in a fully open environment.In an interview with automotiveIT, Grindstaff, a 33year Siemens veteran, also discussed Siemens new ...

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    BMW, Daimler, Bosch to build joint data platform for EV charging

    2012-01-20T10:49:42Z

    A standardized charging-station infrastructure is seen as critical to the growth of electric vehicles (Photo: RWE)Automakers Daimler and BMW are teaming up with key German automotive suppliers and electric utilities to build a common data platform for electric-vehicle charging.The two premium carmakers plan to form a joint venture for this ...

  • mclaren tech center.automotiveIT
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    In F1 PLM, Dassault rules but Siemens is gaining ground

    2011-11-16T07:54:08Z

    Ultra-fast F1 race cars need technical updates to be applied at record speeds as well (Photo: McLaren)The PLM power relationships in motorsports’ top tier have been set in stone for many years. Dassault Systèmes, with its Catia design program, is the undisputed heavyweight.But rival Siemens PLM is fighting back.The German ...

  • siemens solid edge.automotiveIT
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    From Siemens PLM, millions of parts in 3D

    2011-11-07T17:33:03Z

    Configurable parts can be viewed in 3D detail (Photo: Siemens PLM)Siemens PLM has launched a new internet portal where users of its Solid Edge software can review millions of parts and components in 3D CAD models.The German maker of product-lifecycle-management software said the portal allows users to configure parts virtually ...

  • mini_echarged.automotiveIT
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    BMW, Siemens, Munich to develop fast-charging infrastructure

    2011-10-24T12:28:38Z

    The Drive eCharged partners are using electric Minis to test the new charging technology (Photo: Mini)Premium carmaker BMW has teamed up with power-technology group Siemens and the city of Munich to jointly develop a system to recharge electric vehicles in a much shorter time than is possible today.The system, which ...

  • siemens traffic management.automotiveIT
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    In Texas, Siemens tests cellphone-powered traffic evacuation system

    2011-09-26T14:49:34Z

    Siemens’ system can estimate traffic density and take control of traffic lights in an emergency (Photo: Siemens)Siemens is testing an emergency evacuation system that uses information from drivers' cellphones to ease traffic flows in an emergency situation.The test is conducted by Siemens Intelligen Traffic Solutions in Harris County, Texas, which ...

  • Volvo Siemens.automotiveIT
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    Volvo Car, Siemens plan to cooperate on electric vehicles

    2011-08-31T16:21:43Z

    From year-end, Volvo’s C30 Electric will have Siemens electric-power technology inside (Photo: Siemens)Volvo Car Corporation and Siemens announced plans for an extensive strategic cooperation in the area of electric vehicles.The two companies said they will focus on the joint development of electrical drive technology, power electronics and charging technology and ...

  • windchill.automotiveIT
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    An overview of automakers' PLM systems

    2011-05-09T13:27:18Z

    Automakers want more open PLM systems (source:PTC)Automakers are changing their PLM systems. They are increasingly relying on Dassault's Catia and Siemens' NX for car development. But they are also implementing software from other providers.At the same time, users of PLM software are calling for more open systems. ProSTEP iViP, a ...

  • daimler siemens.automotiveIT
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    Daimler: 10-year agreement with Siemens PLM

    2011-05-07T14:39:20Z

    Daimler has agreed with Siemens on a 10-year agreement for the use of the technology group's NX CAD software.The German premium car group decided last year to replace its Dassault CATIA software with Siemens' NX CAD system. The move came as a surprise to France-based Dassault.Daimler wants to implement Siemens ...

  • siemens plm.automotiveIT
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    Upheaval in automotive PLM as car companies change partners

    2011-05-03T08:49:59Z

    Automakers are reviewing - and changing - their PLM software (Illustration: Siemens)Upheaval in the PLM market: Daimler and Chrysler are separating from former partner Dassault Systemes and are doing development work with Siemens PLM software. On the other hand, BMW has settled on Dassault in the E/E domain. In turn, ...

  • porsche lorenz.automotiveIT
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    Porsche CIO Sven Lorenz has growing product portfolio

    2011-04-22T09:01:20Z

    Lorenz isobserving "with great interest" Daimler’s CAD move from Dassault to SiemensSven Lorenz, Porsche’s CIO is a busy man. Not only does he have to manage integration with new majority owner Volkswagen, he also has to deal with the increasing role of social media, continued tight budgets andthe need to ...

  • Siegfried Russwurm.automotiveIT
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    Siemens wants to expand in industrial software

    2011-04-06T18:05:10Z

    CEO Russwurm wants to grow his market shareSiemens said it wants to expand its industrial software business and hopes a reorganization will help it do so."Software for industrial processes, in-depth vertical expertise and technology based service are crucial to increasing our customers' productivity," said Siegfried Russwurm, CEO of Siemens' Industry ...