Siemens
Siemens strengthens AI infrastructure leadership with more than $200 million in U.S. manufacturing investments
07 Aug 2026
Siemens will invest more than $200 million in two new U.S. manufacturing facilities in Pendergrass, Georgia, and Grand Prairie, Texas. These investment ...
Earnings Release and Financial Results Q3 FY 2026
06 Aug 2026
Third-quarter orders climbed 14% on a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, led by a sharp increase at Smart Infrastr ...
Record third quarter – Outlook raised
06 Aug 2026
Siemens again continued its profitable growth trajectory and delivered another successful quarter in Q3 of fiscal 2026 (ended June 30, 2026). The compa ...
Siemens-led consortium awarded three major railway signaling modernization contracts in Romania
30 Jul 2026
Siemens Mobility, as leader of a consortium formed together with ELSITEL and IMSAT, has been awarded three major contracts for the modernization of rai ...
2,000 locomotives, 20 countries, one platform: the Vectron
24 Jul 2026
As part of a ceremonial event at the Munich-Allach locomotive plant on July 23, 2026, Siemens Mobility handed over the 2,000th Vectron locomotive built ...
Siemens and HD Hyundai sign multi-million-dollar deal to pioneer AI-powered shipbuilding
24 Jul 2026
Siemens and HD Hyundai are expanding their strategic partnership to define the future of shipbuilding with a new “digital shipyard” blueprint. This ...
Siemens to Digitalize São Paulo’s Metro Line 4-Yellow Extension
21 Jul 2026
Siemens Mobility has been selected by Motiva to equip São Paulo’s transformative Line 4-Yellow, Latin America's first fully automated and driverless ...
Green light for the future of Berlin’s S-Bahn
21 Jul 2026
(Berlin, 16th July 2026) S-Bahn Berlin, Siemens Mobility and Stadler Deutschland have won the tender for the Berlin S-Bahn. With receipt of the award n ...
New Sinumerik One generation makes CNC control systems AI-ready and prepared for the EU Cyber Resilience Act
21 Jul 2026
Siemens is introducing a new hardware generation for its Sinumerik One CNC control system. With significantly enhanced computing performance, modern gr ...
Siemens powers next-generation reusable spacecraft development
21 Jul 2026
European aerospace industry startup focused on reusable space systems, The Exploration Company, is using software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio ...
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
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