CHICAGO, May 2, 2008 — Siemens and ROY-G-BIV announced a partnership that combines the Siemens Motion Control Information System (MCIS) software solution with ROY-G-BIV’s XMC universal machine connectivity software. This partnership creates factory-wide productivity solutions that can operate across various brands of machine tools and motion-controlled equipment.XMC is the universal interface enabling customers to use Siemens MCIS software solution on their existing production network. Siemens MCIS software solution is a system that provides fast, easy integration of production machines into the production network while ensuring that production planning, scheduling and execution are problem-free and based on the latest data.
With the MCIS-XMC offering, customers will benefit from reduced machine setup times, increased efficiency, reduced machine downtimes and simplified fault analyses throughout their entire production. “Our partnership will allow us to deliver unmatched software solutions and value-added services that boost manufacturers’ productivity and profitability capabilities,” said Wolfgang Rubrecht, general manager, Siemens Energy & Automation, Machine Tool Business. “Customers will now be able to use our MCIS software products more effectively on machines with either Siemens or non-Siemens control hardware, a unique strategic advantage within the proprietary machine tool industry.”
“This partnership is an excellent union of strengths to provide what customers have been seeking for years — a machine-neutral software solution that provides unprecedented access and visibility into manufacturing operations reliant upon legacy or modern CNC machine tools,” said Jay Clark, President and CEO of ROY-G-BIV. Siemens and ROY-G-BIV are launching the first of several integrated products in 2008 under the Siemens Manufacturing Excellence global initiative. Coupled with a full line of industry-relevant services, MCIS-XMC offerings will enable customers to realize the full benefits of information-driven manufacturing by providing factory solutions that more capably interoperate with machines from many vendors.
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens’ operating companies in the U.S.
Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world’s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions.
The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics, focusing on the three key sectors of healthcare, industry and energy. Founded 160 years ago in Germany, Siemens AG reported sales of $96.6 billion in fiscal year 2007 (ended September 30). Siemens today employs more than 470,000 people in some 190 countries.
In the United States alone, Siemens had sales of over $25 billion (including export sales), fueled largely by infrastructure projects and innovative solutions in the industry areas of medical, automation and control, power, transportation and lighting. Headquartered in New York City, Siemens in the U.S. employs nearly 72,000 people in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
The U.S. is also home to the global headquarters of nine of Siemens’ worldwide businesses.
About ROY-G-BIV
ROY-G-BIV Corporation develops and markets the XMC® connectivity software platform to improve manufacturers’ visibility, utilization and performance of plant floor robotic, machine tool and motion-controlled machinery. XMC serves as a standard vendor-neutral interface between factory machines and factory software systems, facilitating unprecedented access to a wealth of hard-to-reach machine operational and health data in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. ROY-G-BIV’s innovations are protected by 30 issued U.S. and foreign patents.
