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Profit from long-term benefits of digitalization

Machine building and plant engineering

Innovation in machine building and plant engineering

As companies transform themselves into digital enterprises, digitalization is changing everything. This trend calls for new concepts for machines and plants, which in turn imposes new demands on machine building and plant engineering. What’s needed is digital planning and simulation, integration into industrial communications networks, access to top security functionalities and consistent, end-to-end data interfaces for new service strategies.

Find out how you can respond faster, more efficiently and more flexibly, and exploit the benefits of digitalization today.

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Financing solutions for the industry market
PLM software for machine building and plant engineering

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Digitalization in machine building and plant engineering

Flexibly and efficiently exploiting the benefits of digitalization today.

Small production volumes – highly flexible
Digital twins bring real-life success
Bausch + Ströbel builds machines for the pharmaceutical industry and expects to enhance engineering efficiency at least 30 percent with digitalization.
Digitalization in machine building
Discover how software, communications, security, and services shape digital enterprises.
Small production volumes – highly flexible
See how cosmetic manufacturer Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG is using an innovative solution from Siemens, and how machine builder Optima Consumer GmbH is using it to improve efficiency in its filling and packaging process.
Innovation in machine building at a glance:
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Industry and application-specific solutions

Building machines and plants that are just right

Draw on our comprehensive portfolio to optimally meet the demands of different industries:

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Additive manufacturing
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Composites
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Converting
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Conveyor technology
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Electronics
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Glass processing machines
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Handling systems
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Machine tools
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Metalforming
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Packaging machines
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Plastics machines
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Printing machines
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Process OEMs
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Solar production machines
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Textile machines
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Woodworking machines

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Digitalization in use today

Find out how machine builders and plant engineers around the world are using industry and application-specific solutions to create winning concepts for machines and plants.

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Bausch + Ströbel | Ilshofen, Germany

30 percent increase of engineering efficiency

Mechatronic development combines mechanics, electronics, and automation with interdisciplinary teams

Time saving virtual commissioning with digital twin of a new machine

At least 30 percent gain in engineering efficiency until 2020

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Gebo Cermex WB45 Evolution wrap-around case packer
Gebo Cermex | Germany | Packaging Industry

Flexible, dynamic and hygienic

Easy to operate, with motion control providing rapid format changes    

Efficiency improvement following redesign    

Decentralized drives allow for smaller control cabinets
Further information (german only)
Linck four-sided chipper
Linck Holzverarbeitungstechnik GmbH | Germany | Woodworking

Compact for small-diameterwood

New, compact four-sided chipper with continuous log feed    

Increased computer power means higher throughput

Faster, more reliable implementation of new developments, customer requests, and commissioning    
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Multi Carrier System at Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG
Optima | Germany | Packaging Industry

Efficient production thanks to the multi-carrier transportation system

Flexibility and individuality thanks to modular machine design 

Batch sizes down to a single unit with no break in production

Reduced change-over times and costs
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The Magazine | Special feature  

Digitalization in machine building

Digitalization and Industrie 4.0: what are the challenges and opportunities facing the machine building industry? Our special feature provides an overview of key trends and technologies already available today.

 
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The Magazine | Article  

Individuals in the swarm

The Multi Carrier System was first deployed at Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co.KG in an Optima filling machine from the Moduline series

 
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Digitalization at a glance

Now is the right time!

Take off into a digital future today as you and your customers benefit from the wide range of solutions available. Find out about the new types of business models that are now possible. We look forward to accompanying you on this journey.

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