The Siemens Industry Sector is the world’s No. 1 supplier of manufacturing, transportation, building and lighting systems. With our end-to-end automation technologies and a comprehensive array of industry solutions, we’re increasing the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of our customers in the industry and infrastructure segments. <br />To respond faster and more flexibly to customer needs, we’re sharpening our focus on integrated technologies and cross-Sector platforms. Our energy-efficient products and solutions are also making an important contribution to environmental protection. With our IT-based integration of product planning and production, we’re the only supplier worldwide that can accelerate manufacturing processes at every stage of the value chain. For many products, we reduce time-to-market by up to 50 percent, boosting customer competitiveness to unprecedented levels.