Siemens, Deloitte demonstrate Industry 4.0 innovation at The Smart Factory @ Wichita

The Smart Factory @ Wichita, based at Wichita State University. Photo Credit, all images: Siemens Digital Industries Software, Deloitte

Siemens Digital Industries Software (Plano, Texas, U.S.) has announced the opening of eXplore Live at The Smart Factory @ Wichita, an experience center convened by Deloitte (New York, N.Y., U.S.) that is said to marry an ecosystem of world-leading organizations with business strategy and cutting-edge technology to demonstrate Industry 4.0. Located on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus, The Smart Factory includes a fully operational production line and experiential labs for developing and exploring innovative capabilities of smart manufacturing.

A founding member of The Smart Factory @ Wichita along with Deloitte and other ecosystem members, Siemens developed the eXplore Live space as a 3,000-square-foot area dedicated to hands-on learning opportunities for companies looking to modernize, reshore, localize or regionalize operations in North America. The eXplore Live space will enable Siemens to expand customer engagements at The Smart Factory @ Wichita with a showcase focused on design and optimization using a closed loop digital twin. It will also enable exploration of industry digital threads and provide space for innovation workshops, co-creation and help empower the next generation of engineers.

Siemens' eXplore Live space is a 3,000 square-foot area dedicated to hands-on learning opportunities.

The Smart Factory @ Wichita’s Siemens eXplore Live space joins Siemens’ global eXplore Center network, customer experience centers that, combined with a proven innovation methodology, are said to help companies discover what’s possible for a digital tomorrow, help define a vision for their organization and design a roadmap for making it real.

“Our alliance with Deloitte has been bringing together mutual customers to explore the future of manufacturing and Industry 4.0 for over a decade,” Bob Jones, EVP, global sales and customer success, Siemens Digital Industries Software, says. “The opening of Siemens eXplore Live space at The Smart Factory @ Wichita is the next progression of this relationship; bringing to life the concepts, ideas and practicalities of The Smart Factory, and enabling customers in multiple industries to accelerate digital transformation and solve complex manufacturing challenges.”

To learn more about the center and how it is bringing the power of digital transformation through the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to companies of all sizes at The Smart Factory @ Wichita, visit this link.