Siemens Innovation Day discusses the future of IoT, AI, digitalization
The event showcased real-world applications of digital solutions that enable customers to reduce costs, increase speed, develop new business models and improve the quality of life.
Siemens, Washington, D.C., demonstrated its approach to taking the Fourth Industrial Revolution from concept to reality at its annual U.S. Innovation Day, which took place at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chicago. The event showcased real-world applications of digital solutions that enable customers to reduce costs, increase speed, develop new business models and improve the quality of life.
Siemens teamed up with Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., to integrate alternative energy sources for cleaner and more efficient data center operations, helping establish what is said to be the world’s first zero-carbon, waste-to-power data center in Cheyenne, Wyo. Siemens also teaming up with Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) to help build and test software that will allow the utility to manage clusters of microgrids simultaneously.