Siemens Works with Taiwan's New Government on Promoting Industrie 4.0
- Siemens and the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Productivity 4.0 Office sign memorandum of cooperation to promote cooperation between Taiwan and Germany to train talent, forge technology exchanges, and promote business opportunities. This will also assist the new government in its "Five Innovative Plans" and substantively assist Taiwan in its move towards Industrie 4.0.
- Siemens Ltd., Taiwan President and CEO Erdal Elver participates in four forums from May 30 to June 2, explaining Siemens success and experiences in implementing Industrie 4.0. Siemens hopes that its leading industrial manufacturing technology and experience will aid in accelerating Taiwan's industrial transition.
Technological innovation has triggered a new age in "smart manufacturing," and countries throughout the world are working aggressively to adapt to these changes. Siemens Ltd., Taiwan works closely with its local partners to promote its "Grow Taiwan Together" initiative, and it has made every effort to drive industrial transformation to strengthen Taiwan's global competitiveness. Siemens recently signed a memorandum of cooperation with the MOEA's Productivity 4.0 Office, and from May 30 to June 2, Siemens Ltd. Taiwan President and CEO Erdal Elver participated in the Taiwan-Germany Productivity/Industry 4.0 Forum, the COMPUTEX 2016 CPX Conference, the European Innovation Week Smart Industry Seminar, and National Taiwan University's Global MBA Green Economy Class, delivering addresses focusing on Industrie 4.0. Siemens hopes that cooperation with Taiwan's government and Mr. Elver's promotion of the Industrie 4.0 in the forums will help Industrie 4.0 to take root here via the introduction of Siemens' world-leading technology and experience in smart manufacturing.
Mr. Elver pointed out that Taiwan's government has already formulated the Productivity 4.0 Initiative in response to the arrival of the age of smart manufacturing and Taiwan's need for industrial transformation. As an important and trusted technology partner with Taiwan’s industry, Siemens will continue to provide support and assistance by sharing its experience and technology, he said. Mr. Elver added, “Siemens and the Productivity 4.0 Office recently signed a memorandum of cooperation, and we hope that our participation in this series of important forums will enable us to share Germany's experience in Industrie 4.0, exhibit the integration of virtual and physical industrial technologies, and relate our successful experience in creating smart factories with industrial leaders and students here. Siemens is assisting Taiwan in a substantive manner, and it is working together with Taiwan to achieve smart manufacturing.”
Siemens is a world leader in industrial manufacturing technology and has a keen understanding of industrial trends. It has long promoted smart manufacturing that enhances production efficiency and flexibility, and provides Digital Enterprise solutions to this end. These solutions also help to reduce product time-to-market. At the same time, Siemens is a leader in implementing Cyber-Physical Systems technology and offering core solutions to achieve Industrie 4.0.
The signing of a memorandum of cooperation between Siemens Ltd., Taiwan and the Productivity 4.0 Office will pave the way for close cooperation in the exchange of industrial technology, the cultivation of talent, and the creation of international business opportunities, which are anticipated to be a decisive driver of growth in Taiwan. Siemens also hopes to further introduce its core technologies into the five innovative plans being promoted by Taiwan's new government, namely bio-medicine, green technology, smart machinery, national defense and aerospace, and Asia’s Silicon Valley, to create a comprehensive smart manufacturing environment and solidify Taiwan's international competitiveness.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
