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Continue with the current browserFor more than 170 years, groundbreaking ideas, new concepts and convincing business models have been the guarantors of our success. Our innovations move beyond mere ideas to become convincing products that conquer markets and set benchmarks. They have made our company big and strong, and will enable us to build a successful future.
The Annual Report provides detailed information about the business development of the company, its earnings, assets and finances.
Innovations have always formed the basis for Siemens’ success. In fiscal 2016, we spent approximately €4.7 billion on research and development, which is around €200 million more than the previous year. We are developing new technologies in all business fields and bringing them to market.
Werner Von Siemens
1816 -
1892
Founder of Siemens, visionary businessman, pioneer in electrical engineering and an initiator of the modern economy.
Siemens innovations
covering about 170 years
1847
In the pointer telegraph, Werner von Siemens created a reliable system for transmitting messages and also laid the foundation stone for the Siemens & Halske Telegraph Construction Company and therefore for the global company Siemens.
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covering about 170 years
1866
Conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy – the Siemens dynamo is steadily putting electricity into people's daily lives.
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covering about 170 years
1925
The Irish Free State awarded Siemens the contract for electrification of the entire country. The core was the hydroelectric power plant on the river Shannon with three 30 MVA generators.
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covering about 170 years
1959
In launching the SIMATIC controllers on the market, Siemens laid the foundation for a leading position in automation technology, which lasts until today.
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1975
Breakthrough for Siemens in high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission – first used along the 1,400 km route from Mozambique to South Africa.
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1983
The MAGNETOM was the first magnetic resonance imaging scanner from Siemens to go into service in Germany.
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2010
The next stage in automation technology: Siemens introduced the Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal), which improves all operating, machine and process flows.
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covering about 170 years
2012
Siemens started field testing of the world's largest rotor at the six-megawatt offshore wind farm near Østerild in Denmark, allowing 6,000 households to be supplied with clean electricity.
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covering about 170 years
2014 -
2016
Siemens presents its digitalization strategy. With its digital portfolio consisting of vertical software, digital services, digitally improved electrification and automation, and digital platforms, Siemens offers its customers a broader range of digital products and services than any other company.