Siemens and Hirano Tecseed Collaborate to Transform Battery Production with Advanced Simulation and Digital Twin Technology

Siemens and Hirano Tecseed Collaborate to Transform Battery Production with Advanced Simulation and Digital Twin Technology

(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Hirano Tecseed have partnered to advance battery manufacturing processes, focusing on digitalization and the optimization of coating machines. The collaboration uses Siemens’ Simcenter™ software and digital twin technology to simulate and improve the coating process, ensuring better product quality and faster development. The integration of real-time data, coupled with virtual performance testing, allows for more efficient machine optimization and reduced waste, ultimately lowering costs and improving production timelines.

(PRESS RELEASE) NUREMBERG, 2-Jun-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens and Hirano Tecseed, a leading Japanese machine builder, have entered into a partnership aimed at revolutionizing the battery manufacturing process. The collaboration is centered on the digitalization and standardization of battery coating machines, focusing on enhancing coating processes, reducing waste, and improving product quality and operator efficiency. As the global demand for sustainable energy solutions, particularly electric vehicles and energy storage, accelerates, both companies aim to increase battery production while ensuring high-quality standards and cost reduction.

A critical stage in battery production involves the coating of foil strips with multiple active layers to create battery electrodes. Any defects during this process can drastically impact the battery’s performance and longevity. Maintaining tight control over speed and tension during coating is essential, and Siemens has equipped Hirano with advanced tools to achieve this goal. Through the development of a digital twin for the battery manufacturing equipment, Siemens’ Simcenter™ software has played a pivotal role in simulating and testing the battery coating machine’s operations. By integrating real-time data from Simatic controllers and Sinamics drives, the simulation has provided an accurate virtual model for performance testing, allowing Hirano to fine-tune the machine’s performance before physical production begins.

In the past, machine parameters were set based on experience, potentially leading to defects. The use of Siemens’ digital twin technology allows Hirano to simulate the machine in a virtual environment, reducing the reliance on physical prototypes and enabling the identification of potential product defects early in the design phase. This approach has reduced the time needed to optimize machine settings by a factor of five, and up to 80% of the machine simulation can be built using pre-configured standard function blocks. This results in faster implementation and commissioning times and a significant reduction in development costs.

Siemens supports Hirano with the digitalization of its battery coating machines (Source: Hirano Tecseed)

“We are excited to work with Siemens to improve our battery manufacturing processes,” said Katsuhiro Omori, Director and Executive Officer of R&D at Hirano Tecseed. “Integrating mechatronics and automation simulation into one cohesive modeling environment has allowed us to identify potential defects and optimize our machines in a virtual space.” Michael Thomas, Senior Vice President of Factory Automation and Head of Production Machines at Siemens, added, “By utilizing our cutting-edge simulation and automation technologies, we are enabling Hirano to achieve unmatched efficiency and quality in battery production. This partnership highlights Siemens’ dedication to fostering innovation and assisting customers in their digital transformation journeys.”

Siemens Digital Industries (DI) empowers companies of all sizes within the process and discrete manufacturing industries to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformation across the entire value chain. Siemens’ cutting-edge automation and software portfolio revolutionizes the design, realization and optimization of products and production. And with Siemens Xcelerator – the open digital business platform – this process is made even easier, faster, and scalable. Together with our partners and ecosystem, Siemens Digital Industries enables customers to become a sustainable Digital Enterprise. Siemens Digital Industries has a workforce of around 70,000 people worldwide.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2024, which ended on September 30, 2024, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €75.9 billion and net income of €9.0 billion. As of September 30, 2024, the company employed around 312,000 people worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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