A robot hand reaches out to touch the finger of a human hand.

Siemens Company Core Technologies

Our core research areas

Siemens strives to be at the cutting edge of several important technology and innovation fields: the Siemens Company Core Technologies. These core research topics have been determined to be critical for our customers success. Siemens’ researchers work closely with customers and partners to achieve the best results in an open exchange.

A close-up shot of an industrial 3D printing nozzle creating a metallic object, with digital green lines and dots radiating from the nozzle, symbolizing data flow.

Advanced Manufacturing & Circularity

A 30 percent increase in productivity or up to 85 percent less energy consumption: This is the tremendous potential unleashed by additive manufacturing (AM) applications.

A robotic arm interacts with a server rack, with green digital lines and dots flowing between them, symbolizing data transfer.

Future of Automation

Automation technology – e.g. in factories, buildings, process plants or transportation systems – has always been the key driver for productivity in industrial and infrastructure businesses.

A man in a lab coat uses a laptop next to an automated guided vehicle (AGV) with green data overlays in a factory setting.

Connectivity & Edge

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an important driver of digitalization across a wide range of sectors, from consumer applications like smart homes and quantified self to industrial domains like Industrie 4.0, smart grids.

A woman in a lab coat wears a VR headset and holds controllers, with green data visualization overlays, indicating virtual reality interaction.

Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) comprises a set of programming techniques that was inspired by natural learning.

A gloved hand places a CPU onto a motherboard, with green digital lines and squares overlaid, suggesting data flow or connection.

Integrated Circuits & Electronics

Powerful, sustainable, and cost-efficient industrial electronics are at the heart of many systems’ performance.

A man in a cleanroom suit and face mask operates machinery, with green data overlays suggesting advanced manufacturing or quality control.

Power Electronics

Power electronics are a fundamental prerequisite for the functioning of our society, because they make electric power available as the principal end-user form of energy at any time, at any place, and in the appropriate form.

A top-down view of an airplane on a dark blue surface, with green digital outlines and data points suggesting analytics or design.

Simulation & Digital Twin

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object and is one way to integrate real-world objects into the digital world.

Aerial view of a solar farm with wind turbines in the background, overlaid with green digital data points and lines.

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

The energy landscape is transforming from centralized, large-scale power generation to a network of often independently owned and operated energy producers and consumers.

Two male engineers in an industrial setting, one holding a laptop, discussing data represented by green digital overlays.

User Experience

Users expect easy-to-use interactions with our products. How do customers use Siemens products? What features do they need – and more important, what features are redundant and can be eliminated?