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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

Industrial machinery and AI – Episode 7 transcript

January 30, 2026

Chris Pennington:  With all the software development being considered with AI, how can an enterprise company maintain some consistency in…

By Bianca Ward
7 MIN READ

Industrial machinery and AI – Episode 6

January 23, 2026

Chris Pennington: When we consider capabilities like Gen AI and Agentic AI, where does Mendix fit in into the workflow…

By Bianca Ward
8 MIN READ
Digital Supply Chain solutions help companies simulate and plan for supply chain optionality.

Supply Chain Resilience Built by Early Planning

January 19, 2026

Continuing our conversation on the Industry Forward Podcast, hosts Dale Tutt and Conor Peick talk with Richard Barnett, the Chief Marketing Officer and SaaS Sales Leader at Supplyframe. In part two, we dive into early supply chain planning, how to deal with legacy tools for management and a glimpse into the future of supply chains.

By Conor Peick and Nick Finberg
3 MIN READ

Latest posts

Studying autonomous car safety and the human attention span

September 5, 2017

Stories about autonomous cars hitting the road and the automakers testing these cars frequently make the news. But there’s one important part of the conversation we rarely hear anything about, even t…

By Ed Bernardon
5 MIN READ

Disruptive innovation and your future business

August 31, 2017

I recently heard this incredible story about leatherback turtles.

There are certain leatherbacks in Gabon, Africa that swim all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to feed off the coast of B…

By BobJones
4 MIN READ

What prevents autonomous flying cars from the market?

August 29, 2017

Autonomous capabilities are gaining a bigger role in the automotive industry’s future. A lot of today’s innovation in the industry involves these capabilities, and these capabilities are now a centra…

By Ed Bernardon
5 MIN READ

Virtual commissioning and the production process

August 25, 2017

Product personalization and Industry 4.0 are creating an increasingly volatile market, and manufacturers need to be able to quickly respond to change so they can maintain a competitive edge.
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By NezihY
7 MIN READ

Tech to the rescue: What brands and manufacturers must change

August 22, 2017

No one should deny that fashion and retail brands can be innovative. Many are leaders in e-commerce and digital marketing. Some have even pioneered groundbreaking materials and designs that now are w…

By Suzanne Kopcha
4 MIN READ

Powering A&D business agility with digital integration

August 14, 2017

Sometimes cars are faster than planes.

They roll off the production line in less time, of course, but the auto industry also is known as an innovation leader among discrete manufacturers. …

By DRiemer
4 MIN READ

How digital twin technology is increasing competition, innovation

August 11, 2017

The digital twin is giving companies the ability to enable a fully digital enterprise and get their products to market faster than their competitors.

I recently spoke with two colleagues a…

By ToniB
7 MIN READ

Production systems engineering in future digital factories

August 7, 2017

By: Wolfgang Schloegl and Christian Heck
We’re now at a similar turning point like we were in 2000 when the first digital factory projects began. Now, the full potential of digitalization is withi…

By WolfgangS
4 MIN READ

Better engineering curriculum for future-ready graduates

July 31, 2017

Engineering companies are having trouble filling their open jobs. They’re experiencing a jump in open positions, and the demand to fill these positions is only going up. Most can’t be filled because …

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ