Siemens AG is a German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich. It is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Europe with branch offices in over 190 countries. Siemens has business operations in the fields of industry, energy, transportation and healthcare. It operates more than 350 factories and seven research and development centers around the world with a focus on providing customers with innovative solutions to improve their operations.
In 1847, Werner von Siemens founded Siemens AG in Berlin as an electrical and telecommunications company. Von Siemens is credited with developing the worlds first electric telegraph and electric elevators. By the end of the 19th century, Siemens had transformed into an industrial powerhouse and had expanded from its electrical roots into manufacturing locomotives and steam turbines, telephone cables and generators, and soon ventured into new industries, such as medical diagnosis and aerospace.
In the early 20th century, Siemens grew rapidly, beginning with the purchase of German competitor AEG in 1929, which made it the largest industrial company in Europe. Siemens went on to expand its product portfolio to include medical equipment, electronics, electrical vehicles and a broad range of industrial products. The company also made significant investments in its global operations, becoming the first German company to set up a branch in India in 1898 and pioneering the practice of international production and sharing of technical innovations.
Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century, Siemens focus on technological innovation has continued with the invention of groundbreaking products, such as the worlds first long-distance microwave transmission network in the 1950s, the worlds first gasoline powered electric car in 1974, and the first remote diagnostics for MRI scanners in 1999.
Today, Siemens is a global leader in the technology industry, with its products being used by customers from over 190 countries. It is one of the only companies to remain active in almost all technological domains and is one of the worlds leading suppliers of software, intelligent and digital systems and solutions for automation, healthcare and energy markets, among others.
Siemens is proud to be the worlds biggest engineering firm, with over 35 divisions operating in more than 190 countries. With a proud history of innovation, Siemens is a leader in many industrial technologies including automation, energy, medical, retail, transportation and more. Recently, Siemens unveiled its latest development, the MindSphere, a cloud platform that connects physical and digital machinery to convey data into new levels of analyzing and finding solutions to complex problems.
Siemens continues to be an industry leader through a key ideology of collaboration and forward-thinking innovation. From new concepts such as the Siemens MindSphere to the integration of AI and machine learning in various industries, Siemens celebrates a smart and efficient future with their customers and partners at the core.
