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Media Relations: Julia Kauppert Telefon: +49 911 895-7952 E-Mail: [email protected] Siemens AG Industry Sector – Drive Technologies Division Gleiwitzerstr. 555, 90475 Nürnberg

Press Presse Press Presse Industry Sector Drive Technologies Division Nuremberg, February 23, 2011 BACKGROUND PAPER

Facts and figures for the Siemens Nuremberg Vogelweiherstrasse location

• Workforce: 3,100

• Area: 200,000 sq m, of which 75,000 sq m manufacturing space

• Delivery volume: approx. 130 trucks/day

• Shipment volume: 8,000 items/month, Shipment weight: 6,000 tonnes/month

• Manufacture of the following products: o Low and high-voltage motors from 200 kW to 11,700 kW o Motors for lift drives and for main spindle drives o DC motors o Low and medium-voltage converters from the product families Sinamics

and Robicon Perfect Harmony from 75 kW to 100 MW o Drives for rolling stock (converters, controls and motors) o Hybrid drives for buses and mining trucks o Service and support for these products

• Test center: Customer acceptance testing and testing of machines and systems, integrated testing of motors, converters, transformers, also sensors and controls

o Loading equipment: Up to 5 MW, 13.8 kV, 4,200 rev/min for industrial drives Up to 1.6 MW, 30 kV, 6.00 rev/min for traction drives Climate chamber for temperatures from -55°C to +85°C with

variable humidity

• Headquarters of the Large Drives Business Unit, Drive Technologies Division



• History o 1888: Construction of the new Schuckert & Co plant in the

Landgrabenstrasse in Nuremberg o 1903: Forming of Siemens-Schuckertwerke GmbH with headquarters in

Berlin and regional office in Nuremberg o 1935: Construction of buildings for series production of machinery,

searchlights and electrical apparatus o 1950: Reconstruction of former AC hall for motors production (Sigmund-

Schuckert hall) o 1966: Forming of Siemens AG o 1979: Demolition of casting shop, forge and electroplating shop o 1982: Commissioning of central punching shop o 2003: Inauguration of the new system test center on January 27 (Please see the flyer for further details)



The pictures are on the USB stick in the press folder.

Fig. 1: The Siemens Nuremberg Vogelweiherstrasse location covers 200 000 sq m.

Fig. 2: How it looked around 1900.



Fig 3: Design of tools and fixtures with 3D CAD system

Fig 4: Daily status dialog by the team noticeboard



Fig. 5: Final assembly work on a medium-voltage converter shortly before function testing

Fig 6: Traction converter assembly on a clocked line



Fig 7: Control room in the system test center

Fig. 8: System test on a high-voltage motor



Fig. 9: Service technician checking the electrical protection of a machining/milling center

Fig. 10: Checking the precision of a rotary table for housing components



The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the worldwide leading supplier of environmentally friendly

production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With integrated automation technologies and

comprehensive industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of its customers in

the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies,

Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 204,000 employees worldwide (September

30), Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal year 2010 total sales of approximately €34.9 billion. www.siemens.com/industry

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is the world's leading supplier of products, systems,

applications and services for the entire drive train with electrical and mechanical components and motion control systems

for production machinery as well as machine tools. Drive Technologies serves all segments in manufacturing industry,

process industry and energy/infrastructure. The division provides answers to the customers´ key requirements

productivity, energy efficiency and reliability. In fiscal year 2010, around 36,000 employees of the Division (September

30), achieved total sales of €7.0 billion. www.siemens.com/drivetechnologies

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