Schaeffler and Siemens presented an industrial automation solution with the use of AI at Hannover Messe 2024. Artificial intelligence converts natural language into complex automation codes for machine control. This makes work significantly more efficient for employees on the shopfloor.

The “Siemens Industrial Copilot” developed by Siemens and used at the world’s largest industrial trade fair in a robot cell from Schaeffler’s Special Machinery division also has access to relevant documentation, guidelines and manuals to help employees identify potential sources of error. The AI-supported assistant offers further potential for machine correspondence or validations.

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"The use of AI-based solutions is a decisive factor for making production processes more innovative, agile, and efficient."

“Digitalization is one of Schaeffler’s key topics,” says Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG. “The use of AI-based solutions is a decisive factor for making production processes more innovative, agile, and efficient. With Siemens, Schaeffler has a strong industrial partner at its side to accelerate the development and implementation of generative AI solutions in a targeted manner and to generate added value for its customers.”

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“Siemens and Schaeffler are pioneers on the path to highly-automated and digital factories. With the ‘Siemens Industrial Copilot’, we are bringing the capabilities of generative AI to the Schaeffler shop floor,” says Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries.