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Mobile WebSiteOn March 24th, Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the “Belt and Road” with the China National Development and Reform Commission (hereinafter referred to as the National Development and Reform Commission). According to the memorandum framework, Siemens will set up special funds to provide financial support for the project. After the establishment of the German “Belt and Road” alliance, it will promote cooperation between Chinese and German companies in the fields of energy, transportation, manufacturing and digitalization. Siemens is also the first batch. In addition, just the day before, on March 23, China and Italy signed a memorandum on the joint promotion of the “Belt and Road” construction.
As early as 2018, Siemens set up a global “Belt and Road” office in Beijing. At the same time, Siemens President and CEO Kay said at the “One Belt, One Road” international cooperation forum held by the company, the “One Belt, One Road” initiative will drive more than 90 global The country and the vast region invest about 1 trillion euros in infrastructure, which will improve the lives of 70% of the world's population and will create new opportunities in almost all industries. Siemens is also the first international company to establish comprehensive cooperation with China after the reform and opening up. In addition, in November 2018, at the first international import fair in China, Herman, CEO of Siemens Greater China, said: “It’s not a preferential policy, but a commitment to keep pace with China’s development. It’s Siemens’ strategy for developing China’s market for many years. The golden rule, we think we are a Chinese company."
It is understood that Siemens has already cooperated with hundreds of Chinese EPC companies, covering more than 100 countries around the world. As a giant in the automation industry, Siemens can see its emphasis on the Chinese market from its layout in China. As of FY 2018, Siemens already has 21 R&D centers in China, and also launched a cloud IoT operating system in cooperation with Alibaba Cloud.
Germany is one of the most developed countries in Industry 4.0. As the leading company in Germany, Siemens is also the first international company to establish a digital factory in China. In 2015, Siemens established a sister digital plant in the Amberg factory in Chengdu, mainly for the production of PLC. In addition, in December 2018, Siemens established a new digital factory in Nanjing, which will be built according to the concept of Industry 4.0, and applied cloud-based IoT operating system MindSpfere for production management.
This Siemens signed the "One Belt, One Road" memorandum of understanding will promote the application of German Industry 4.0 technology in China, and will also attract more German companies to enter the Chinese market. In this way, if the manufacturing industry can rise rapidly, the national economy will also improve.
