SPRING HOUSE, Pa. (June 1, 2005) - Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., is now an associate member and partner of the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA). GMA is the world's largest association of food, beverage and consumer product companies.
With U.S. sales of more than $500 billion, GMA members employ more than 2.5 million workers in all 50 states. "We are pleased that Siemens has joined GMA as an associate member at the partner level," said Stephen Sibert, GMA vice president, industry and membership development.
"We rely on our associate members as resources to the industry, and we are especially interested in leveraging Siemens' expertise at the intersection of technology and the manufacturing process." Siemens is a premier provider of manufacturing execution systems (MES) to the Food and Beverage Industry. Siemens is focusing on Food and Beverage manufacturing in the US; investing in tools, methods, software and expertise that provide efficient cost reductions and business benefit bundles to the manufacturers that produce many of the world's most recognizable brands. Siemens' MES technology - SIMATIC IT - bridges the gap between enterprise level software products, including ERP, and shop floor control systems to provide a complete product history.
Coupled with a robust reporting engine, SIMATIC IT from Siemens helps manufacturers to comply with regulatory statutes, GMP requirements including 21 CFR Part 11, HACCP and others. To kick off the partnership, Dr. Mark Nelson, GMA vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, delivered a presentation on regulatory compliance trends and issues at Siemens' SIMATIC IT Summit in Tampa, FL, May 4-6, 2005. "It was an honor to have Dr. Nelson speak at our conference," said Karsten Newbury, general manager, Siemens Process Automation and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
"Many of our attendees are consumer products manufacturers. Regulatory compliance greatly impacts their business processes and bottom lines." 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 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.
For more information: www.sea.siemens.com .
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances.
With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States.
With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com .
