Siemens Smart Infrastructure has broadened its Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem by incorporating the TESSA APM suite from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen. This addition signifies a substantial leap in offering comprehensive solutions for grid management, granting utilities unprecedented visibility and condition monitoring of their asset fleets. The integration of switchgear and transformer monitoring applications into Electrification X Asset Management, a part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, underscores Siemens' commitment to enabling customers to accelerate their digital transformation seamlessly and at scale.

This expansion arrives at a critical juncture as utilities globally confront the challenges posed by aging infrastructure, mounting loads, and the imperative for swift digitalization to bolster the resilience of their distributed networks against environmental and cybersecurity threats. Stephan May, CEO of Electrification and Automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, emphasizes the manifold benefits of digitalization in energy distribution, automation systems, and networks, citing substantial savings in time and money, alongside enhanced efficiency and reliability. Integrating the TESSA APM suite enhances Siemens' open ecosystem, offering customers expanded AI-enabled asset management capabilities across their entire asset fleet.

The seamless integration of TESSA APM with Electrification X Asset Management equips customers with a unified perspective of their entire substation, facilitating proactive management and maintenance strategies. Siemens' solutions leverage the prowess of Software as a Service (SaaS) and AI-enabled technologies to furnish actionable insights that mitigate risk and optimize performance. Wilfried Breuer, CEO of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, underscores the significance of this integration, enabling early fault recognition and averting unplanned outages through a singular glass cockpit view. The Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem assures customers of integrated, tested, and certified modularity, amalgamating Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen's best-in-class TESSA APM functionality with Siemens' Electrification X innovation.

Source: automation.com