SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE GMBH & CO KG

Their core work

Siemens Industry Software is the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and industrial simulation software division of Siemens AG, headquartered in Cologne. They develop commercial engineering software — including simulation, modeling, and manufacturing execution platforms — used by industrial companies worldwide to design products and validate performance before physical prototyping. In H2020 projects, they contributed as an industry partner bringing validated commercial simulation tools and industrial methodology to academic consortia. Their participation spans clean combustion research and battery storage modeling, where their software platforms supported model calibration and validation workflows that link research outcomes directly to industrial practice.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 involvement (POLKA, 2019) was anchored in thermal combustion physics — hydrogen flames, thermoacoustic instability, and decarbonisation of gas infrastructure including turbines and industrial boilers. By 2020, MODALIS2 shifted their visible focus toward electrochemical system modeling: lithium-ion cell manufacturing, capacity modeling, sensitivity analysis, and battery end-of-life assessment. This mirrors the broader industrial transition from gas-based energy systems toward electrification, and suggests their simulation tools are being repositioned to serve the battery and EV supply chain market.

Their project trajectory follows the energy transition — from combustion and gas turbine simulation toward lithium-ion battery modeling — indicating their simulation platforms are being actively targeted at the electrification and EV supply chain sectors.

How they like to work

Siemens Industry Software joined both projects as a supporting partner or third party rather than leading consortia — consistent with a large software vendor contributing tools and expertise without driving the research agenda. Despite only 2 projects, they connected with 26 unique partners, reflecting the large multi-institution structure of the RIA and MSCA-ITN schemes they joined. Working with them means access to industrial simulation platforms and validated engineering workflows, but they will not anchor or administratively manage a project.

From just 2 projects, they connected with 26 unique consortium partners across 8 countries, reflecting participation in large multi-institution consortia typical of RIA and MSCA training networks. No single geographic cluster is identifiable from this limited dataset, but their reach is genuinely pan-European.

What sets them apart

As the software arm of Siemens AG, this unit brings commercially validated simulation and PLM platforms to research consortia — tools that most academic partners pay to license, making their direct participation a genuine industrial asset with immediate transfer value. Their role is not to publish papers but to ensure research models are built on platforms that translate directly into industrial deployment. For a consortium that needs industrial credibility and a clear commercialization pathway, Siemens Industry Software as a named partner signals maturity to evaluators and end-users alike.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MODALIS2
  Directly targets lithium-ion battery modeling for energy storage — a fast-growing commercial priority — with Siemens contributing model calibration, sensitivity analysis, and end-of-life assessment methodology that bridges research outcomes to industrial battery lifecycle management.
• POLKA
  An MSCA Innovative Training Network on hydrogen combustion and decarbonisation where Siemens' industry partner role gave PhD students direct exposure to industrial simulation workflows and real-world career pathways in clean energy.