Siemens and BAE Systems have announced a five-year agreement that will see the two businesses collaborate on ‘innovation in engineering and manufacturing technologies embracing digital transformation’. They say the agreement is designed to explore and develop a ‘blueprint for engineering of the future and factory of the future capabilities across design and manufacturing disciplines within BAE Systems’. Key to this work will be the use of software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio: Siemens’ NX software for product engineering; and Teamcenter software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
“Through the agreement, Siemens Digital Industries and BAE Systems commit to working together regionally and internationally in the fields of sustainability, industrial digitalisation, and supply chain modernisation, to develop a framework to accelerate the commercial application benefits to BAE Systems within technology exploitation and adaptation.”
Brian Holliday, managing director at Siemens Digital Industries in the UK and Ireland, said: “This agreement builds on a well-established, successful collaboration between BAE Systems and Siemens, companies which share ambitions to promote manufacturing careers and innovation. Technology is transforming manufacturing at an accelerated pace, and we are proud to work with BAE Systems at the leading edge of Industry 4.0 in the UK.
“The partnership is a good example of Siemens’ broader vision for how we want to work with customers via Siemens Xcelerator, which is built on digital portfolio, eco-system thinking, and a digital marketplace. The principle is that by working together in a focused way, we can accelerate the time to business and sustainability benefits through technology.”
Iain Minton, BAE Systems’ director of technology capability delivery, added: “Collaborations like this help us develop and invest in digital thread enabling technologies in a much more integrated and seamless way. Siemens understands the complexities of our operating environment, so we can very quickly mature an idea to the point where it is put into practice, such as when we are looking to implement/optimise new engineering, support, or manufacturing capabilities.”