Siemens and Eplan have announced a collaboration aimed at enhancing data interoperability in machine engineering. This partnership is part of Siemens' broader initiative to accelerate digital transformation through its Xcelerator open digital business platform, which seeks to foster a robust ecosystem of partners.
Cedrik Neike, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Digital Industries, stated, "The partnership between Siemens and Eplan is a milestone in digital engineering. The optimized data exchange enables customers to realize their projects in construction, operation and expansion faster and more efficiently." He further emphasized that this collaboration strengthens the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem, creating more value for customers than either company could achieve independently.
Eplan CEO Sebastian Seitz remarked on the collaboration's impact: "With this collaboration, Eplan and Siemens are bringing together their extensive experience in machine engineering to provide our joint customers with an end-to-end engineering tool chain. This makes engineering processes much faster and less prone to errors."
The agreement was formalized by Cedrik Neike and Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Loh, owner and chairman of Friedhelm Loh Group, during the SPS trade show. Eplan is part of the Friedhelm Loh Group. The enhanced offerings from this partnership will be progressively available to customers starting next year.
Siemens and Eplan are focusing on ensuring seamless data integration within machine engineering processes, such as integrating data from Eplan into the Siemens TIA Selection Tool.