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Hacking for Siemens After a successful opening hackathon at the Siemens headquarters in Munich, the wait for a second one did not take long. The global event in Prague included an even larger audience and exciting use cases with a common goal: solving real-life business problems across Siemens with ecosystems and co-creation. A hackathon for data enthusiasts, problem solvers and curious minds The Industrial Metaverse is set to significantly improve engineering and production. It’s no surprise that leaders in businesses of every size and industry are closely following its progress. And naturally, all eyes are on Siemens – the company with perhaps the greatest expertise and understanding of digital transformation in production. How are they themselves creating the Industrial Metaverse in their own factories? Velia Janetzky, the person in charge of implementing the Industrial Metaverse at the Siemens Electronics Factory Erlangen, has a candid conversation with Industry Stories.  

Customized and sustainable eyewear with additive manufacturing Spectacles directly from a 3D printer? Yes, it’s a thing, and a startup in Germany is working at capacity to serve a quickly growing market. Siemens is involved as a financer, consultant, and as a technology and solution provider for additive manufacturing.

Printing parts on-demand saves time and reduces CO2 emissions Traditionally, machine operators have had to face long waiting times for form and spare parts. That’s changing thanks to Additive Manufacturing Network from Siemens. Schubert Group subsidiary Schubert Additive Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Crailsheim, Germany, is now using the solution to pioneer a new business model. Parts can be printed directly on-site, cutting lead times by 90 percent and eliminating 80 percent of logistics-related greenhouse gas emissions. With frequent changes of products and its packaging manufacturing lines have to be more adaptable than ever. A common task for operators is changing form parts to get existing machinery ready for new or altered tasks. Until recently, machine builder Schubert manufactured form and spare parts at its headquarters and shipped them to its customers all over the world. Thanks to a combination of various technologies – like additive manufacturing and advanced manufacturing platforms – that’s changing. Now, form and spare parts can be printed at the customer’s site. That slashes lead times by 90 percent and logistics-related greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent. And for Schubert, storage costs are greatly reduced.

Industrial Metaverse at Siemens Electronics Factory Erlangen Expert Velia Janetzky explains how the Industrial Metaverse bridges real and digital worlds The Industrial Metaverse is set to significantly improve engineering and production. It’s no surprise that leaders in businesses of every size and industry are closely following its progress. And naturally, all eyes are on Siemens – the company with perhaps the greatest expertise and understanding of digital transformation in production. How are they themselves creating the Industrial Metaverse in their own factories? Velia Janetzky, the person in charge of implementing the Industrial Metaverse at the Siemens Electronics Factory Erlangen, has a candid conversation with Industry Stories.