Siemens showcased the different ways in which machine tool builders can boost their production flexibility and efficiency, drastically reduce their engineering input and time-to-market, as well as consolidate and expand their competitive standing in the global marketplace by digitalising their operations.
Digitalisation is set to fundamentally transform and advance the machine tool industry, which is an integral part of India’s manufacturing sector.
Special focus
Siemens’ digitalisation portfolio for machine builders ranges frommachine design to engineering to commissioning and service. For the machine users, the range of digitalisation solutions includes the entire value chain, from production design and planning on to execution and services.
The company, at IMTEX, showcased CAD/CAM-CNC — The Digital production chain and production Resource optimisation solution, MindSphere — The Cloud-based open IoT operating system, SINUMERIK Controllers and Solutions — The Modular premium machine concepts, Production Lifecycle Management portfolio, Digital Enterprise Suite portfolio solution for the complete process chain starting from Machine tools until the end-user level which also includes focus on the revolutionary Additive Manufacturing and Digital Twin technologies and Siemens Financial Services.
Talking about digitalisation, Vijay Pratap Singh, Head of Motion Control business, Digital Factory, Siemens India, said: “It is radically and sustainably changing the production environment. As a result, machine builders and companies operating machine tools can now flexibly address market requirements.”
Crucial technology
Adoption of digitalisation technologies to meet end-user requirements like increased volume of production, cost reduction and lead-time reduction is crucial. This technology push in machine tools industry is driven by user demand for automation and increase in productivity.
“Digitalisation can unlock the capabilities of machine tools manufacturers and sustainably improve customers’ productivity and competitive standing,” he said.