Press note. Siemens is collaborating with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, to Help manufacturers achieve new levels of operational efficiency, scalability and knowledge driven by artificial intelligence. The collaboration allows customers that both companies share worldwide connect their operational technology (OT) data of the production plant with information technology data (IT), such as supply chain management and financial data.
By connecting Siemens Industrial Edge and AI Data Cloud by Snowflake, manufacturers can access “Plug-And-Play” applications of industrial Edge to contextualize and transfer OT data to IT systems. This integration allows customers to build a robust database, which is the previous requirement to have a more complete vision, improve the performance of the machines, increase their availability and optimize production processes in all its facilities.
“This collaboration joins the best of both worlds”Señala Rainer Brehm, CEO de factory automation en siemens. «Siemens has extensive experience on how to join OT and you at the production plant, while Snowflake stands out in the management and analysis of OT and Ti data on a large scale. Together, we allow customers to close the gap between you and OT and climb their digital transformation through machines, production lines and entire factories ».
“Together with Siemens, we are allowing manufacturers to take advantage of all the potential of their data through the easy, connected and confidence of Snowflake”indicates Christian Kleinerman, Executive Product Vice President at Snowflake. «The ability to apply AI both to IT and OT data is not a simple improvement; Open a new reality of possibilities for an unprecedented quality improvement and a radical optimization of performance, as well as new forms of automation of processes promoted by AI agents ».
From ‘Edge’ to the cloud
FFT, a world leader of innovative, flexible and complex manufacturing systems, takes advantage of the Siemens Industrial Edge ecosystem and helps manufacturers Transfer in a safe, scalable and efficient way the production data to the AI data cloud Snowflake through its Databridge application. This solution is already implemented in FFT production lines and facilities, demonstrating its ability to meet the highest data -based efficiency and optimization standards. The collaboration between Siemens and Snowflake supports the role of FFT as integrator and confidence partner of Snowflake for automated and flexible production systems in the sectors of mobility and industry. It also underlines the status of FFT as a member of Siemens Xcelerator.
This joint solution, designed for production directors, data engineers and IT leaders, Address common challenges such as data silos, limited transparency and inefficient analysis. Siemens Industrial Edge allows a perfect integration of OT data by connecting to a wide range of sources, including PLCs, sensors and other manufacturing systems. It also preparses the data in the ‘EDGE’ and executes OT transformed data models, such as AI models, in a closed loop with production automation. The snowflake platform then offers processable information through the analysis promoted by AI and AI agricultural capabilities. The result is a measurable impulse in operational efficiency, with a higher machine performance, a better product quality and a reduction in maintenance needs.
