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REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Streamline planning with an outcome-based MSI approach

Define, plan, and implement battery manufacturing facilities by focusing on business outcomes instead of isolated technologies. Use Siemens as Master Systems Integrator (MSI) to align building infrastructure, production systems, and OEM equipment.

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Challenge

Battery manufacturing projects envisage interactions between production equipment and building infrastructure and involve multiple vendors to cover the complex scopes above. Traditional-, specification-driven procurement creates siloed systems, late design changes, integration issues, and delayed factory ramp-up, putting safety, energy efficiency, and time-to-value at risk.

Solution

Apply an outcome-based MSI approach with Siemens acting as a single integrator from early design through operations. By defining outcomes up front and standardizing interfaces across building and production systems, battery factories achieve faster commissioning, reduced risk, scalable operations, and improved lifecycle performance.

Transform OT fragmented build into a cohesive, future-ready infrastructure, with aligned digital and physical assets, tailored to the complexity of battery manufacturing

Reduce project complexity by aligning building and production systems under a single MSI partner.

  • Accelerate factory ramp-up by defining outcomes early and standardizing interfaces.
  • Improve reliability, safety, and energy efficiency through integrated design.
  • Minimize change orders and commissioning time.
  • Scale operations more easily while protecting long-term performance and lifecycle ROI.

Technology aligned to business outcomes

Focus on business outcomes first. Define goals and user stories early, then select and integrate only the technologies needed to achieve them, reducing redesigns, change orders, and late-stage surprises.

Open and interoperable by design

Integrate new and existing battery manufacturing equipment through standardized interfaces and data models. Support multi-vendor environments, simplify commissioning, improve scalability, and maintain long-term flexibility.

Secure and lifecycle-ready

Embed cybersecurity, safety, and maintainability from concept to operations. Apply proven security principles and standardized architectures to protect assets, ensure compliance, and support long-term performance.

How to get started

Implement an outcome-based MSI approach that aligns stakeholders early and integrates building and production systems across the battery factory lifecycle – from concept to operations.

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Define desired outcomes

Before starting the factory design, identify business, safety, energy, and production goals with Siemens and key stakeholders early in the design phase. Translate these goals into measurable outcomes and user stories that guide all building and manufacturing system decisions.

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Design integrated architecture

Work with Siemens to create a technology roadmap that links building systems and production environments. Standardize interfaces, data models, and controllers to enable seamless integration, reduce complexity, and support scalable battery manufacturing operations.

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Implement and orchestrate system

Coordinate OEMs, partners, and contractors under a single MSI lead. Integrate, commission, and validate building and production systems efficiently to reduce change orders, accelerate ramp-up, and ensure long-term operational performance.