Posts Tagged ‘Siemens’
Siemens at EVS26 – Recap
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
In my last post, I gave an overview of Siemens’ participation in EVS26.
EVS26 was a conference and exhibit event for electric vehicles and the electric drive industry. The topics covered included; Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, EV Charging and Refueling, Auto Marketing, Environmental Policy, and Transportation Policy. The event included:
- Presentations, workshops, seminars and keynote speakers.
- A Ride, Drive & Charge event, where the public and registered attendees could test the latest battery, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell electric drive vehicles, bikes and scooters.
- Exhibits from EV automakers, technology developers, manufacturers, infrastructure companies.
Now that everyone is back home, I wanted to give you a brief recap of the show.
First of all, the booth; Wow! As you can see, it was gorgeous, and packed with Siemens technology.
Siemens Displays included:
- Drive Technology solutions: Information on Siemens’ motors and inverters.
- Private Charging solutions: Showcasing VersiCharge line of products
- Commercial charging solutions: Showcasing variety of public charging solutions
- Electric highway technology (eHighways), showcasing the new environmental way heavy duty trucks can transport items from ports to metropolitan areas.
- Industry Automation solutions: optimal and sustainable battery manufacturing process.
- EV design software solutions
- An electric car that is an electric conversion performed by local engineering students utilizing Siemens PLM software during the EcoCAR competition.
- Siemens Smart Chopper. An all-electric chopper built by the famed American Chopper group.
Siemens also had a large number of speakers at the conference, including Daryl Dulaney CEO, I&C Sector.
How the Smart Grid will power Electric Cars – Video
As an EV/Alternative fuel enthusiast, I was extremely excited to see this glimpse of the future.
If you want more information on Siemens at EVS26 Click here.
Jerry
Electric Vehicle Symposium 26 – Los Angeles – May 6-9, 2012
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Are you an Electric Vehicle enthusiast interested in seeing a wide range of solutions to enable the electrification of transportation? Join us for EVS26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center!
Siemens will be showcasing our solutions from industry automation for manufacturing and design to EV components and charging solutions.
Displays will include:
- Drive Technology solutions: Information on Siemens’ motors and inverters.
- Private Charging solutions: Showcasing VersiCharge line of products
- Commercial charging solutions: Showcasing variety of public charging solutions
- Electric highway technology (eHighways), showcasing the new environmental way heavy duty trucks can transport items from ports to metropolitan areas.
- Industry Automation solutions: optimal and sustainable battery manufacturing process.
- EV design software solutions
- An electric car that is an electric conversion performed by local engineering students utilizing Siemens PLM software during the EcoCAR competition.
- Siemens Smart Chopper. An all-electric chopper built by the famed American Chopper group.
Siemens will be presenting at 7 sessions, including an open plenary session, on May 7.
Siemens PLM will be there showing our solutions for:
- Anywhere, anytime decision making with Teamcenter mobility
- Improving the decision making process through a systems driven product development process
- Single source of product and process knowledge
We hope that you will come join us at EVS26, next week:
EVS26.org
May 6-9, 2012
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
If you aren’t attending Siemens PLM Connection in Las Vegas, stop by our booth and say hi. I’ll be at EVS26!
Jerry
Siemens big role at the 2011 GMA Executive Conference
Friday, July 15th, 2011
The annual GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association) Executive Conference is approaching August 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and we are excited about the prominent role Siemens is playing at this event. Siemens is a lead sponsor, and is contributing to the content of the conference as well, including:
- Eric Spiegel, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, introducing Chairman’s address keynote speaker, Michael Eisner (former Disney CEO).
- Eric Spiegel presenting and moderating on a sustainability panel entitled, “Practical industry strategies for a sustainable future”. He will be joined by Cargill CEO Greg Page and Kroger CEO David Dillon. Basically, this discussion will be a CEO’s view on sustainability.
I’ll be posting on this blog in the weeks before, during, and after the GMA Executive Conference. So stay tuned!
For additional information on how Siemens creates sustainable value for Food & Beverage manufacturers, from new product innovation, to efficient, cost effective, quality production see the following brochure and white paper:
Create sustainable value brochure
Sustainable New Product Innovation with PLM Software White Paper
Driving Sustainability into the Innovation Process
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Siemens is moderating a panel discussion at the upcoming GMA-FMI Sustainability Summit in the Washington DC area December 6-9. If you have not yet registered for this event, you’ll want to consider doing so. The event brings together retailers, manufacturers, government and advocacy groups around the common goal of environmentally responsible business practices. The agenda is packed with great session topics and speakers.
The Siemens session on Tuesday is entitled “Driving Sustainability into the Innovation Process”, and we have an awesome panel of experts. Check out the credentials of our panelists:
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Some Lessons Learned in Implementing Lean-to-Green Manufacturing in Plants
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Hello again from the afternoon sessions of the GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference. Siemens is pleased to be the title sponsor of this event, there have been some great speakers, panel discussions and engaging questions from the audience. The next session is about to kick off, featuring Amber Brovak and Ellen Iobst from Sunny Delight Beverages, and David Prybytowski from Mars Chocolate North America, sharing their experiences in creating green plants.
Some key ideas: Continue reading “Some Lessons Learned in Implementing Lean-to-Green Manufacturing in Plants” »
Closing the Manufacturing Gap: How CP companies can use MES to improve performance
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Day 2 of the GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference, sponsored by Siemens. The opening keynote addressed Food Safety including pending senate legislation. Now on to Manufacturing Operations Management, moderated by Michael DuVall and Tom Mayer of the operations practice at Booz & Co.
44% of consumers have switched to less expensive food/consumable products brands in the past 12 months of economic downturn. The same survey says 10% will revert back to their pre-recession buying habits brands/price as the economy recovers. Consumer behavior has changed. What does this mean for F&B CPG maufacturers? Continue reading “Closing the Manufacturing Gap: How CP companies can use MES to improve performance” »
Keynote from the GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference
Monday, November 1st, 2010
GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference is being held at McCormick place in the great city of Chicago
Alan Wilson, the President & CEO of McCormick and Company is the keynote speaker this afternoon to kick off the day-and-a-half GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference. Siemens is pleased to be the title sponsor and an active member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. His topic, From the Top Down to Feet on the Ground, Alan gives the CEO’s perspective on manufacturing excellence from this leading spice and herb company.
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Network and learn best practices from your peers at GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
| Siemens is pleased to be the title sponsor of the upcoming GMA Manufacturing Excellence Conference co-located at the PackExpo on November 2-3 in Chicago. If you are part of the CPG, Food & Beverage industry, check out best practices presented by your peers and industry experts. Here is a partial listing of the workshops and leaders:
Overall Equipment Efficiency can Drive Lower Costs and Harmonization Neil Ackerman, PI Engineer, Pepsico-Quaker Rob Aleska, Machine Control Section Head, The Procter & Gamble Company Mel Bahr, Founder, MGS Machine Manufacturing Execution Systems; Case Studies from Inside and Outside the CPG Industry Samuel Bethea, Director North America, M&R, Campbell Soup Company John Blanchard, Senior Anaylst, ARC Advisory Group Mark Hanley, Worldwide Reliability Lead, Kraft Foods, Inc. Andrea Molinari, Technical Coordinator, Siemens Workforce Development, Critical to Future Manufacturing Success Pamela Stroko, Vice President Management and Organizational Development, Kraft Foods, Inc. Joel Whalen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kellstadt Graduate School, DePaul Jennifer McNelly, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Institute, NAM |
Solid Edge Tips & Tricks – #29: Selection Manager Box Select Sequence
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Learn how selection manager in Solid Edge is used to limit the number of possible faces being selected.
Solid Edge Tips and Tricks from the Experts can be seen weekly. These short videos illustrate how to better utilize features and functions of the Solid Edge CAD software, ultimately helping you do your job more efficiently.
www.siemens.com/solidedge
Solid Edge Tips & Tricks – #28: Shift Click Steering Wheel Offset
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Find out how to use a steering wheel modifier to help accurately position a face relative to adjacent geometry.
Solid Edge Tips and Tricks from the Experts can be seen weekly. These short videos illustrate how to better utilize features and functions of the Solid Edge CAD software, ultimately helping you do your job more efficiently.
www.siemens.com/solidedge
