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Smarter manufacturing with Industrial Edge computing

Empower your manufacturing future with Siemens Industrial Edge, the multi-purpose platform and open ecosystem. Industrial Edge delivers real-time insights and intelligent data processing right to your shop floor.

What is Industrial Edge?

Industrial Edge is an edge computing platform designed to optimize factory operations through scalable and secure solutions. It combines hardware, software and connectivity from Siemens and ecosystem partners to make data and software management more efficient on the shop floor. Here's what Industrial Edge offers:

Integrated platform: includes applications, OT/IT connectivity, edge devices and a central management system to streamline operations
Efficient data handling: simplifies collecting, processing and analyzing data from industrial assets for actionable insights
Scalability and security: ensures software rollout are fast, reliable and easy to manage across factory floors without added complexity
Cost-Effectiveness: helps reduce IT effort and operational costs while enabling smarter and faster decision-making

With Industrial Edge, manufacturers can enhance productivity, improve system reliability and support informed decision-making.

What does Industrial Edge solve?

Explore ecosystem solutions with Industrial Edge

Centralized management and scalability

Scale and manage distributed apps and devices with IT-like ease. Integrate Siemens, 3rd-party, or own apps on secure infrastructure. Benefit from IEC 62443-4-2 and UL Platinum-certification for maximum openness and resilience.

Data-driven OEE monitoring

Gain full transparency with data-driven OEE monitoring. Siemens Industrial Edge enables manufacturers and machine builders to standardize data, gain real-time performance insights, and minimizes downtime.

Intelligent maintenance

Maximize reliability with intelligent maintenance. Hybrid edge-cloud architectures provide predictive insights and OT/IT integration, enabling proactive intervention and optimized resource planning.

Software-defined automation

Achieve high-performance production and reduce IT/OT complexity. Siemens Industrial Edge allows to centrally manage applications, automates system updates, and effortlessly adapts to changing production requirements.

AI-Supported production optimization

Drive efficiency and quality with AI-powered process optimization. With Siemens Industrial Edge you streamline workflows, boost throughput, and deploy AI models on the shop floor for advanced defect detection and monitoring.

Machine builder case study

Case study

ficonTEC relies on Industrial Edge

Company:ficonTEC

Location:Lower Saxony, Germany

Product:Industrial Edge

Siemens Software:Industrial Edge

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