Press information Home News| Press releases| Images| Video| Events| Press material “Baptism of the air” for the electric motor of Siemens records Siemens AG Milan, 5 July 2016 Siemens researchers have developed an innovative electric motor that - weighing only 50 kilograms - is capable of delivering around 260 kilowatts of power; five times more powerful than comparable drive systems. This record-breaking propulsion system has successfully completed its first public flight at Schwarze Heide Airport, near Dinslaken, Germany, powering an Extra 330LE aerobatic aircraft with incredibly low noise levels. Startup: the 'next47' project is underway Siemens AG Milan, 30 June 2016 As of 1 October 2016, Siemens will set up a new separate unit, ready to incubate the most disruptive ideas capable of accelerating the development of new technologies. The name of the unit, next47, is a celebratory reference to the date of foundation of Siemens, in 1847, and aims to transmit to young startuppers the confidence to believe in their own “1847”. Frost & Sullivan awards Siemens Siemens AG Milan, 5 July 2016 The consulting firm Frost & Sullivan awarded Siemens' Building Technologies Division with the European Building Technologies Company of the Year award, recognizing its solutions and services of excellence. On 29 June, in London, Aroop Zutshi, Global President and Managing Partner of Frost & Sullivan, presented the award to Peter Hallberg, Head of BT Region Northern Europe. Offices made with the 3D printer Siemens AG / Building Technologies Division Milan, 29 June 2016 The world's first office building produced by a 3D printer was recently inaugurated in Dubai. The 250-square-meter “office of the future” was built using a 3D printer and measures 6 meters high, 36 meters long and 12 meters wide. The new headquarters in Munich Siemens AG Milan, 21 June 2016 The splendid view of the bronze sculpture “Schwesterngruppe” (Group of Sisters) by Georg Baselitz frames the entrance to the new Siemens headquarters in Munich. Fully accessible to the public, the sculpture is an integral part of Siemens' new concept of “open building”. New Headquarters in Italy Siemens Italy Milan, 22 February 2016 Aperto ufficialmente il cantiere per la realizzazione del nuovo quartier generale di Siemens in Italia. Sorgerà in via Vipiteno a Milano dove l’Azienda ha già una sede recentemente ristrutturata.Quando sarà inaugurato a inizio 2018, il nuovo edificio, progettato dallo studio di architettura Barreca e La Varra, offrirà un ambiente di lavoro moderno e stimolante per oltre 900 collaboratori su 15.000 metri quadri Siemens a SPS IPC Drives Italia 2016 Siemens Italia / Divisione Digital Factory Parma, 24 maggio 2016 Siemens Italia once again confirms its participation as a protagonist in the event dedicated to technologies for automation in the industrial world - SPS IPC Drives Italia 2016 - with an exhibition area of about 600 square meters in Hall 2 (Stand E026 - E014 - F026 - F014) where to present its wide portfolio, perfectly integrated for all phases of the production workflow, thanks to the combination of automation, industrial software and Information Technology. Contacts Information about Siemens © Siemens SpA - Milan - VAT no. 00751160151 - Reproduction without authorization prohibited, 2013 All Rights Reserved | Corporate Information | Privacy | User license