Siemens Digital Industries Software
Division of Siemens
Develops software and digital twin solutions to optimize additive manufacturing design, simulation, and serial production.
- CEO / Founder
- Tony Hemmelgarn
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Subsidiary
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Siemens AG
Technology & Products
Key Products
Siemens Digital Industries Software offers a comprehensive portfolio including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), performance analytics software, and rapid application development tools. Their offerings are integrated into the Siemens Xcelerator platform.
Technological Advantage
Verified serial production of complex gas turbine components (burners/vanes) at Finspång facility; acquisition-led expansion into simulation (Atlas 3D) and service (Materials Solutions).
Patent position
Siemens Digital Industries Software filed 13 patent families in 2022-2024, up from 9 in 2019-2021: filings rose 44%, while tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 16%. Software’s share fell from 100% to 85%. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 13 families filed 2022–2024, 9 in 2019–2021 (+44%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -16%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Software 100% → 85%
- Filed in
- WO 33%US 29%EP 25%CN 21%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- ANSYS 6
24 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables end-to-end industrialization of AM by reducing lead times and costs through digital twin simulation and integrated CAD/CAE/PLM workflows.
How They Differentiate
Focuses on the 'Digital Twin' of the entire AM lifecycle, offering 3D simulation that predicts and compensates for distortion during the build process.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial OEMs in aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors transitioning to serial AM production.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Automotive; Energy; Industrial Manufacturing
Competitors
Ansys, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, Altair
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Consolidated 13 components into 1 AM-printed gas burner; reduced repair times, weight, material usage, and power consumption.
Major Milestones
2016 acquisition of Materials Solutions; 2018 launch of Additive Manufacturing Network; 2019 expansion of HP alliance; Acquisition of Atlas 3D
Notable Customers
SK hynix, iThera Medical, NIO, Vaillant, Copreci, Karma Automotive, NetSuite, Küster Automotive.
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 27
- Granted
- 7
- Families
- 24
Leading domains: process (27), software (24), material (8)
Filings by year: 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4
- METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING HEATING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2025071610 · WO
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SYSTEM3406370 · EP
- Construction of conformal cooling channels for injection mold designs12109735 · US
- METHOD OF GENERATING A CONTROL SEQUENCE FOR A COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING FACILITY2026015246 · WO
- Boundary characteristic-based part processing in support of additive manufacturing11127204 · US