Machine building solutions
Automation machine building solutions
Enhance your operations to build and deliver next-gen production machines and services fast and at scale.
Why leverage automation engineering solutions?
Machine builders are under pressure to continuously increase efficiency, resilience and future readiness to develop high-quality production machines that meet customer requirements. With a holistic machine automation engineering solution, you can achieve easy standardization and modularization, increased precision, flexibility and scalability, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration.
20% Reduce engineering time
Leveraging a standardized automation and drive solution from Siemens, SN Maschinenbau improved project planning and scalability — resulting in 20% less engineering time. ( SN Maschinenbau)
20% Lower energy consumption
Thanks to the latest highly energy-efficient devices from the Siemens portfolio, Hugo Beck reduced its machine's energy consumption by 15-20%. ( Hugo Beck)
50% Reduce commissioning time
Using the digital twin, Hugo Beck was able to optimize its machines virtually and reduce commissioning time by up to 50%. ( Hugo Beck)
Accelerate automation machine design
Build innovative production machines and master the future of automation with a holistic automation engineering approach. Solve complex challenges and shorten innovation cycles to speed up time-to-market and exceed customer expectations.
Automate your way to success
Using a holistic automation engineering solution is a cornerstone strategy that helps you build and deliver innovative and sustainable production machines, fast and at scale. Achieve sustainable engineering for machine innovation.
Adapt
Respond quickly to new market demands by applying agile development methods and collaborative approaches. Shorten time-to-market and draw on standardized components.
Automate
Reduce repetitive tasks and free up time for creative, innovative work by automating everything that can be automated. Save time and empower your people to embrace training and innovation.
Collaborate
Increase collaboration within and between teams. Enable engineers to work in parallel on a single project and speed up coordination from the planning to the engineering phase.
Innovate
Leverage new technologies and innovative solutions to enhance your operations and accelerate the development of next-gen production machine concepts.
Unlock the power of machine automation engineering
Implement a holistic automation engineering solution to help you develop production machines quicker and ensure higher levels of efficiency and functionality.
Digital twin for production \
Leverage a comprehensive digital twin to plan, predict and optimize your production processes digitally and in real-time.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/insights/)
Standardization in automation \
Increase your flexibility and realize innovative machine concepts faster and with fewer errors.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/)
Efficient engineering in automation \
Make better use of your engineering team's capacity and improve your competitive edge.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/insights/)
Efficient motion control \
Meet industry's growing demands for handling, robotics and complex motion control solutions, safely and flexibly.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/campaigns/efficient-motion-control/)
Machine connectivity and integration \
Design your machines to be future-ready and make your business more competitive.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/insights/)
Enhanced performance and reliability \
Increase the performance and reliability of your machines and production lines with innovative automation solutions.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/insights/)
Machine transparency \
Optimize the usability and efficiency of your production machines with machine transparency solutions.](https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/insights/machine-transparency/)
Start your machine automation engineering journey
Implement a comprehensive machine automation engineering solution with trusted support and training
Deploy your own way
Experience cloud-based engineering with TIA Portal Cloud, using a cloud provider of your choice, or SaaS by Siemens. Or deploy TIA Portal on-premise and manage with your IT team.
Access training
Adopt TIA Portal and master its elements with ease. Get on-demand and instructor-led training. Or visit TIA Portal Tutorial Center to learn more about general functions and tools.
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Frequently asked questions
For which industries can machine builders benefit the most from a holistic machine automation engineering solution?
Across industries, machine builders who embrace a holistic automation engineering solution can optimize processes and deliver high-quality projects on time and cost-effectively. This holistic approach impacts different industries in distinct ways:
- Industrial Machinery: Equips machine builders with advanced design tools to create a digital twin of machinery — encompassing mechanical, electrical, software and automation details. This empowers them to execute projects efficiently and effectively.
- Battery: Provides battery machine builders the tools and expertise to design, simulate and commission highly flexible, efficient and future-ready production machines. This enables them to adapt to the dynamic requirements of the rapidly evolving battery manufacturing landscape.
- Food and Beverage: Enables machine builders to develop production machines for the F&B industry that ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance. Additionally, it optimizes efficiency, flexibility and traceability across the manufacturing process.
What key challenges do machine builders face when adopting automation engineering solutions?
Integrating diverse components, customizing solutions to customer needs and upskilling the workforce — these are just a few of the hurdles machine builders face when adopting automation engineering solutions. Ensuring seamless compatibility with existing infrastructure, managing lifecycle updates and meeting stringent regulatory requirements add further layers of complexity. Scalability and flexibility to accommodate future changes are also critical considerations.
Overcoming these obstacles requires a comprehensive, integrated automation engineering approach. This approach must be powered by a holistic solution that addresses the unique needs of machine builders and empowers them to deliver innovative, future-ready solutions to their customers.
How does this solution differ from a traditional automation machine engineering approach?
Our automation engineering solution for production machines enables machine builders to achieve easy standardization and modularization. This allows them to create more consistent, flexible and maintainable automation solutions by leveraging standardized function blocks and modular program structures.
Furthermore, the solution enables them to develop more flexible software that can be easily modified or updated for different machines or products. This reduces the time and cost associated with software development.
Lastly, the solution drives collaboration between all engineering domains, enabling engineers to work in parallel on a single project, enhancing efficiency and productivity.
Can automation engineering solutions be easily integrated with existing processes and systems?
Our solution is designed and built with open, future-proof technologies. It complies with industry standards and leverages a global partner ecosystem of solution providers, system integrators and Siemens service engineers. All of our solutions are open and interoperable with other Siemens or non-Siemens solutions, enabling seamless integration of systems and processes.
What simulation and virtual commissioning technology is included?
Our holistic automation engineering solution includes two powerful simulation tools that enable you to leverage the digital twin to simulate and validate your production machines virtually. This helps identify potential issues, optimize the design and validate the performance of the machine before actual manufacturing begins, reducing the risk of errors.
NX Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD) is specifically designed to help engineers and machine builders develop and validate mechatronic systems, which combine mechanical, electrical and software components.
SIMIT is a simulation platform that allows users to virtually test and validate automation and control systems before commissioning. This enables closed-loop simulation of the entire automation system, including PLCs, HMIs and other connected devices.
How does this solution enable machine builders to create energy-efficient production machines?
Our machine automation engineering solution enables machine builders to innovate and utilize new technology to produce energy-efficient production machines — aligning with customers' environmental expectations and business objectives.
The solution empowers machine builders to achieve sustainable engineering by leveraging the comprehensive digital twin to validate and optimize machine designs virtually, drastically reducing prototyping and saving resources. In addition, software and hardware capabilities can be employed to design more innovative and sustainable production machines and machine tools that can optimize energy consumption, without compromising its performance and reliability.