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Siemens is on the pulse of groundbreaking innovations. In step with that objective, the Thought Leadership Team at Siemens Digital Industry Software provides podcasts, blogs, articles and white papers based on the knowledge of engineers and experts in their field. We discuss what Siemens is doing in many industries while forecasting the landscape of innovative technologies.

Our team focuses on emerging technologies in the next two to five years that Siemens is investing in and for which we are developing solutions.

Featured posts

Humanoids: a new step in automation evolution

March 27, 2026

Once limited to eye‑catching technology demonstrations, humanoids are now approaching production readiness, driven by meaningful advances in battery technology, artificial intelligence, sensors and computing power.

By Bianca Ward
3 MIN READ
Sleek silver electric sports car in side profile against a dark blue background, with large “AI” text behind it, representing AI-powered automation and agentic workflows in automotive engineering

End-to-end automation & agentic workflows

March 26, 2026

Innovation that truly empowers engineers A day in the life: Practical engineering use case Imagine you’re an automotive engineer developing…

By andreassprickmannkerkerinck
6 MIN READ

Why OEMs must increase simulation adoption

February 20, 2026

Efficiency in manufacturing is key to ensuring competitiveness for years to come. Manufacturers around the world work to tackle labor…

By Bianca Ward
3 MIN READ

Latest posts

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Shedding light on sustainable product design with AI

April 10, 2026

Designing a successful sustainable product these days is frequently a careful balancing act, navigating trade-offs between environmental impact and other…

By Quinn Foster
3 MIN READ

Humanoids: a new step in automation evolution -podcast transcript

April 10, 2026

Dale Tutt: Welcome to the Industry Forward Podcast, the show where we examine industry and technology trends with the help of…

By Bianca Ward
9 MIN READ
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How to make data the new oil with AI

April 2, 2026

Make “data the new oil” can be a dangerous analogy for CEOs championing AI efforts. But one important step turns this hallucination into reality.

By Shawn Wasserman
4 MIN READ
A person reaching out toward a conceptual AI icon in the shape of a microchip.

Designing in the dark: How AI brings clarity to sustainable product development – Transcript

April 1, 2026

In this episode of The Industry Forward Podcast, Eryn Devola and Neil D’Souza explore how AI and digital technology can…

By Quinn Foster
9 MIN READ

Humanoids: a new step in automation evolution

March 27, 2026

Once limited to eye‑catching technology demonstrations, humanoids are now approaching production readiness, driven by meaningful advances in battery technology, artificial intelligence, sensors and computing power.

By Bianca Ward
3 MIN READ
Sleek silver electric sports car in side profile against a dark blue background, with large “AI” text behind it, representing AI-powered automation and agentic workflows in automotive engineering

End-to-end automation & agentic workflows

March 26, 2026

Innovation that truly empowers engineers A day in the life: Practical engineering use case Imagine you’re an automotive engineer developing…

By andreassprickmannkerkerinck
6 MIN READ

The major shift toward humanoids podcast transcript

March 25, 2026

Humanoid robots are transforming from technology showcases to practical, scalable solutions for real-world factories. And nowhere is this shift more meaningful than in brownfield environments, the legacy factories that make up the vast majority of global manufacturing.

By Bianca Ward
9 MIN READ

Ontologies: How to make sense of the data explosions in process industries – Transcript

March 25, 2026

Digitalization is burying the process industry under a mountain of data. Industry leaders must learn how ontologies make sense of it and transform it into revenue.

By Shawn Wasserman
10 MIN READ
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How digitalization turns circularity from the abstract into reality

March 24, 2026

As industries are confronted with the limits of the take-make-waste model, circularity is emerging as a defining strategy for the…

By Eryn Devola
3 MIN READ