Siemens announces acquisition of Agilion GmbH
西門子宣布收購Agilion公司

April 5, 2018 - With effect from March 29, 2018, Siemens has taken over ownership of the company Agilion GmbH based in Chemnitz. Agilion is a supplier of industrial Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) focusing on applications in production, logistics and maintenance. The company is recognized as a pioneer in the field of RTLS in the Ultra Wide Band (UWB) frequency spectrum. This technology enables precise localization within a range of just a few centimeters, tracking of a number of different assets.

2018年4月5日——從2018年3月29日起，西門子正式接管了位于開姆尼茨的Agilion GmbH公司的所有權(quán)。Agilion是工業(yè)實時定位系統(tǒng)（RTLS）的供應(yīng)商，專注于生產(chǎn)、物流和維護應(yīng)用。該公司被公認(rèn)是超寬帶（UWB）頻譜實時定位系統(tǒng)領(lǐng)域的先驅(qū)。這項技術(shù)能夠在幾厘米的范圍內(nèi)精確定位，追蹤多種不同資產(chǎn)。

Uses for RTLS include a range of applications in complex environments. Used in a manufacturing scenario, for instance, it enables monitoring of the production process and a transparent material flow. Real-time data made available using RTLS about the location and status of assets forms the basis for networking involved players and logistical processes along the value chain. This allows users to automatically compare the position of every production asset with the 3D model of the product or production environment. Evaluation and combination of this “digital twin” with other information – for instance using apps in the open IoT operating system MindSphere – are designed to enhance optimization of production and logistics processes. RTLS also provides the foundation for workflows in production, material flow control and logistics, for instance in conjunction with Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) or mobile robots.

實時定位系統(tǒng)的用途包括復(fù)雜環(huán)境中的一系列應(yīng)用程序。例如，在制造業(yè)場景中使用它可以監(jiān)控生產(chǎn)過程和透明物料流。使用實時定位系統(tǒng)提供的關(guān)于資產(chǎn)位置和狀態(tài)的實時數(shù)據(jù)構(gòu)成了價值鏈上參與者與物流過程之間聯(lián)網(wǎng)的基礎(chǔ)。這允許用戶通過產(chǎn)品或生產(chǎn)環(huán)境的3D模型，自動比較每個生產(chǎn)資產(chǎn)的位置。這種“數(shù)字雙胞胎”與其他信息的評估和組合——例如在開放物聯(lián)網(wǎng)操作系統(tǒng)MindSphere中應(yīng)用程序的使用——旨在加強生產(chǎn)和物流過程的優(yōu)化。 實時定位系統(tǒng)還為生產(chǎn)、物料流量控制和物流工作流程提供基礎(chǔ)，例如與自動導(dǎo)向車輛（AGV）或移動機器人相結(jié)合。

About Siemens
關(guān)于西門子

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology company that has stood for engineering innovation internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization.

西門子公司（柏林和慕尼黑）是一家全球性技術(shù)公司，170年來一直支持工程創(chuàng)新國際化。公司業(yè)務(wù)遍及全球各地，專注于電氣化、自動化和數(shù)字化領(lǐng)域。