{"id":4,"date":"2020-07-02T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/?p=4"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:44:06","slug":"xcelerator-adaptable-solutions-to-help-inspire-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2020\/07\/02\/xcelerator-adaptable-solutions-to-help-inspire-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Xcelerator: Adaptable solutions to help inspire innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What inspires us to innovate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For most, it\u2019s not the company mission but rather the desire to improve the world through innovation. Regardless of the size of the company \u2014 from a high school student to a multi-billion-dollar international organization \u2014 Xcelerator offers digital transformation solutions that adapt to your personal needs to drive innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are unique stories of how organizations and individuals have used digitalization to blur the lines between engineering domains and leverage advanced tools to think beyond physical limitations and build in a virtual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ashley Kimbel<\/strong> uses Digital Twin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The high school student who used Solid Edge and digital twin technology to design a better prosthetic leg for a local veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ashley Kimbel Story - A Young Designer Finds Her Calling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MDxm4MGI81M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The story of a high school student who built a better prosthetic leg for a wounded marine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read her story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/new.siemens.com\/us\/en\/company\/press\/features\/ashley-kimbel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Siemens and Ashley Kimbel Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Zipline<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The startup that quickly built the drone that delivers life-saving medicine to remote areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Digitalization and drones transform medical supply delivery\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKf-VDAHZi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Zipline uses digital twin software to build drones that transport medical supply<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/new.siemens.com\/global\/en\/company\/stories\/industry\/lifesaving-drones-designed-with-cad-software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a>to read how Zipline is transforming the medical delivery industry with digitalization and autonomous drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JPL Mars Rover<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Figuring out how to land on Mars is the one of toughest jobs on Earth. To get it done, this storied organization had to simulate and build a rover that couldn\u2019t be tested in a lab, but still had to survive in unpredictable conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[NASA\/JPL] - Landing on Mars is one of the toughest jobs on Earth\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ukAsvQN8fQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ran hundreds of simulations to plan for multiple conditions \u2013 some impossible to replicate on Earth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read how 250+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/our-story\/customers\/jpl\/15463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA JPL engineers<\/a> met the challenge and built a rover that could survive a 76-million-mile journey to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xcelerator provides personalized and adaptable solutions that help power innovation and a digital transformation that enables new business models and meets the rapidly changing constraints of technology today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/digital-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xcelerator portfolio<\/a> from Siemens Digital Industries Software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What inspires us to innovate? 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