Siemens plans to spend $2.2 billion to ramp manufacturing capacity including the building of a new high-tech factory in Singapore and expand factories, labs and other sites globally.
The factory in Singapore will be developed using Siemen’s digital twin and intelligent hardware technologies. The investment will be about $218 million and will incorporate highly automated manufacturing processes. The factory will support about 400 new jobs.
Siemens will also expand its digital factory in Chengdu, China, to better bring products to the domestic customers. The expansion will include $153 million in funding and create about 400 new jobs. The company will also invest in a new digital R&D innovation center in Shenzhen, China, for the development of motion control systems with digitalization and power electronics technology.
“The investments underpin our strategy of combining the real and the digital worlds — as well as our focus on diversification and local-for-local business,” said Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens. “We are clearly doubling down on our strong global presence to support growth in the most relevant markets in the world.”
These new investments come after Siemens already invested in:
- Expansion of Czech Republic factory
- $32 million to expand switchgear plant in Germany
- $220 million in new rolling stock factory in North Carolina
