Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound Business Area Improves Customer Experience Using AWS

Siemens Healthineers · Remote patient monitoring · AWS

Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound Business Area remotely monitors global ultrasound devices to reduce downtime and improve customer experience using AWS. Built a scalable infrastructure using AWS Systems Manager, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and Amazon DynamoDB to enable remote device management, automated log collection, software updates, and support. Reduced ultrasound device setup time from 2 hours to 5 minutes, minimized onsite technician visits, enhanced IT staff experience, and ensured compliance with global security standards.

Siemens Healthineers revolutionizes imaging diagnostics with Azure AI

Siemens Healthineers · AI development platform · Microsoft

Siemens Healthineers utilizes Microsoft Azure AI solutions, including the Azure Arc framework, to connect medical equipment securely to cloud systems. AI tools like AI-Rad Companion automate diagnostic tasks, reducing radiologists' workload. During the COVID-19 pandemic, AI algorithms rapidly interpreted lung scan changes, driving innovation cycles. The platform is deployed across 6,000 sites with plans to scale further, setting an exemplary model for healthcare diagnostics.

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Siemens Healthineers improves production efficiency with smart factory and AI-driven predictive maintenance

Siemens Healthineers · Predictive maintenance · Microsoft

Siemens Healthineers partnered closely with Microsoft to establish the High Energy Photonics Center (HEP), its first natively digital factory in Forchheim, Germany, aimed at digitalizing and optimizing all areas of production. The 69,000 m2 HEP Center employs 800 people developing core parts for advanced diagnostic imaging systems such as CT and X-ray. Leveraging Microsoft Azure cloud, Azure AI, and Azure Machine Learning, their solution integrates IoT-connected devices, digital twins for each machine, and a centralized cloud data infrastructure. These digital twins simulate production facilities and enable predictive maintenance, while AI models analyze real-time production data for anomaly detection. This enables employees to take data-informed actions for preventative machine service and to catch unknown anomalies before causing failures. Connectivity extends across the entire environment, boosting production line efficiency, supporting rapid anomaly response, and reducing downtime. By integrating digital solutions throughout all factory operations, Siemens Healthineers has moved to a holistic, data-based management approach, allowing ongoing process optimization and improved production outcomes.

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