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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

Bird's eye view of a battery manufacturing line

Sustainability at scale – The Battery Podcast S01E02 Transcript

August 28, 2024

Here is the full transcript of S01E02 of the Battery Podcast, with Dr. Markus Gräf, Dr. Christian Offermanns, and Dr….

By Nick Finberg
6 MIN READ
City skyline of Bangkok, Thailand.

Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part One – Summary

August 23, 2024

Advanced air mobility (AAM), a new classification of aircraft that includes vehicles such as air taxis, has the opportunity to…

By Quinn Foster
3 MIN READ

The Software-Defined Future of the Auto Industry – Part 2 – Summary

August 23, 2024

In the first part of our conversation on software-defined development, we talked about how the automotive industry influences many others….

By Conor Peick and Nick Finberg
3 MIN READ

Democratizing industrial AI with Mendix

August 22, 2024

Building a robust, industrial grade artificial intelligence solution isn’t a simple task by any means, requiring the intersection of domain…

By Spencer Acain
3 MIN READ

How manufacturers can take advantage of generative AI

August 20, 2024

In their journeys to combat rising operational costs, mitigate labor shortages, and lower energy consumption, the industrial manufacturing industry has…

By Bianca Ward
3 MIN READ
The Chicago downtown cityscape at sunset.

Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part One – Transcript

August 16, 2024

In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill is joined by John Nixon to begin discussing the infrastructure considerations…

By Quinn Foster
12 MIN READ

Enabling low-code development with AI Transcript – Part 3

August 15, 2024

Bringing AI to everyone is no easy task but in a recent podcast, Subba Rao, Director of Manufacturing Industries Cloud…

By Spencer Acain
7 MIN READ

Glocal and Sustainable Battery Production 

August 12, 2024

Battery production is a highly global industry. It has been highly localized for the manufacturing processes, but the supply chains…

By Nick Finberg
3 MIN READ

The Software-Defined Future of the Auto Industry – Part 1 – Summary

August 9, 2024

Even though the automotive industry is only one of many industries we support at Siemens Software, it often has an…

By Conor Peick and Nick Finberg
3 MIN READ