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Digital-twin software
The virtual and real worlds are merging more and more. Already today,
our software solutions are helping customers develop products much
faster, more fl exibly and more effi ciently. For example, they can now
perform endurance tests even before a single bolt is tightened in the real
world. Not only products but also the plants in which they’re produced
have digital twins that can be used to coordinate and integrate product
design and production planning. The digital models are always up-to-
date – as planned, as built, as maintained – while allowing improvements
throughout entire lifecycles.
Key sectors in process industries
Some industry sectors – oil & gas and food & beverage, for example –
are growing at above-average rates. We want to participate in this
growth. That’s why we’re bundling our expertise in process industries
and drive technologies and continuing to expand our related portfolio
of products and software solutions.
Image-guided therapy and molecular diagnostics
The increasing use of molecular biological methods and progress in
the life sciences are accelerating technological change in healthcare.
To improve quality and effi ciency, societies worldwide are also demand-
ing new solutions for next-generation healthcare. Against this backdrop,
fundamental changes are emerging – changes to which we’re optimally
gearing our Healthcare business.
Business analytics and data-driven services,
software and IT solutions
We have a comprehensive understanding of our customers’ business
processes. In the future, we want to leverage this knowledge even better
by analyzing the data generated in these processes, providing recommen-
dations for improvement and action, and thus creating value. The result-
ing competitive advantages for our customers are increasingly
derived
from cloud-based solutions and services powered by data analytics
software. A clear example is our cross-unit remote service, which we’re
continuously expanding.
Our strategy