A
collaborative partnership between SKF and Siemens was initiated, where
Siemens brings its digitalization expertise, and SKF contributes over 100 years
of bearing manufacturing experience.
All was
done by using the holistic Digital Enterprise and Digital Enterprise Services
approach for driving the digital transformation of a company with the support
of dedicated Siemens service experts:
Co-creation as a driver on the digitalization journey
One of the first activities was a
scoping workshop involving a joint, cross-functional Siemens-SKF team. This was more than a strategy meeting, as it involved colleagues from across SKF, including salespeople, application engineers, product engineers, production staff and shop floor technicians. That way, those who would really be impacted by the solutions were able to provide their input. To complete the big picture, Siemens also had all necessary expertise and know-how on board, including technology experts, digitalization consultants and
service experts to make this partnership a success.
Increased transparency across the entire lifecycle In
order to create a digital factory, the aim was to connect all assets in
Airasca, from machines to measuring devices, as well as 3D designs, embedded
software, documentation and more.
SKF deployed end-to-end solutions connecting machines, measuring devices, 3D
designs, embedded software, and documentation through Siemens’ Industrial
Connectivity Services, Insights Hub, and Mendix app platform.
Value creation through digital transformation
Siemens has a concept –
Digital Enterprise – to establish vertical and horizontal integrated architectures in its own factories. That gives the company a big advantage, because it can draw on real-life experience when implementing digital threads in a customer’s brownfield environments.
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