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GA-ASI selects Siemens Xcelerator for digital transformation

January 17, 2023
Plano, Texas, USA

The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is the next generation of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), delivering persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) around the globe (image courtesy of GA-ASI).
  • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has the opportunity to achieve significant productivity gains in the design of composite aerostructures from addition of Siemens Xcelerator portfolio
  • Digital transformation helps reduce design cycle times, build more efficient processes, improve collaboration and achieve goals for acceleration of time to design maturity

Siemens Digital Industries Software has today announced that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services as the platform of choice for its digital transformation.

GA-ASI designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the US defense industry and commercial applications worldwide. It has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to reduce costs, build a more collaborative, open and adaptable environment to meet its goal of accelerating product development and achieving design maturity more quickly.

The seamless integration within Siemens Xcelerator between Siemens’ Teamcenter™ software and NX™ software for product engineering provides the digital thread and process capability, with Simcenter™ software bringing advanced simulation capabilities. In the design of composite aerostructures alone, GA-ASI anticipates up to 30% productivity gains with the adoption of Siemens’ capabilities.

“When we ran trials, I received feedback that the software was very intuitive and easy to learn. This will enable our team to get up to speed and rapidly utilize the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to achieve our aggressive digital transformation and productivity improvement goals,” said Dee Wilson, Vice President of Engineering for GA-ASI. “The customer support and responsiveness we get from Siemens is like no other vendor I have worked with before.”

The company’s adoption of Siemens’ Mendix™ low-code platform has provided an all-in-one rapid app development environment to assist with meeting acceleration of delivery timescales. The easy to learn platform will allow GA-ASI to create hybrid cloud deployable native mobile and multi-experience apps it needs to meet its modernization goals.

“General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is joining a large and growing number of innovators and pioneers in the aerospace and defense industry that are gaining competitive advantage by adopting the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio,” said Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Our digital twin technology is second to none and Siemens has established itself as the de facto trusted supplier to some of the world’s most advanced product development and manufacturing organizations.”

Learn more about the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services by visiting our website: www.siemens.com/xcelerator

Siemens Digital Industries Software helps organizations of all sizes digitally transform using software, hardware and services from the Siemens Xcelerator business platform. Siemens' software and the comprehensive digital twin enable companies to optimize their design, engineering and manufacturing processes to turn today's ideas into the sustainable products of the future. From chips to entire systems, from product to process, across all industries, Siemens Digital Industries Software is where today meets tomorrow.

Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power. 

In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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