24 Apr 2024

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has expanded its Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem to include the TESSA® APM suite of transformer and switchgear condition monitoring and management applications from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen.

This addition marks a significant advancement in providing comprehensive solutions for grid management, empowering utilities with unparalleled visibility and condition monitoring of their asset fleets.

Siemens Xcelerator portfolio

Transformer monitoring applications will be an integral part of Electrification X Asset Management

Switchgear and transformer monitoring applications will be an integral part of Electrification X Asset Management, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, an open digital business platform that enables customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier, faster, and at scale.

This latest addition comes at a pivotal time as utilities around the world grapple with the challenges of aging infrastructure, increasing loads, and the need for rapid digitalization to improve the resilience of their distributed networks against environmental and cybersecurity threats.

APM suite from Machinenfabrik Reinhausen

The digitalization of energy distribution, automation systems, and networks brings many advantages. Not only does it lead to substantial savings in terms of time and money, it also significantly boosts efficiency and reliability,” says Stephan May, CEO of Electrification and Automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure.

Stephan May adds, “By adding the TESSA® APM suite from Machinenfabrik Reinhausen to our open ecosystem, customers benefit from an expanded offering across their entire asset fleet with AI-enabled asset management. This latest move to integrate transformer and switchgear condition monitoring and management into Electrification X Asset Management demonstrates our continued commitment to sustainable innovation.”

Power of SaaS and AI-enabled technologies

By seamlessly integrating TESSA® APM with Electrification X Asset Management, customers gain a unified view of their entire substation, enabling proactive management and maintenance strategies. Leveraging the power of SaaS and AI-enabled technologies, Siemens’ solutions deliver actionable insights that help mitigate risk and optimize performance.

Wilfried Breuer, CEO of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, says: “The integration of TESSA® APM and Electrification X Asset Management allows customers to track the performance of the entire substation through a single glass cockpit, enabling early recognition of incipient faults and thus avoiding unplanned outages."

Wilfried Breuer adds, "The Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem offers customers the benefits of integrated, tested, and certified modularity that combines the best-in-class TESSA® APM functionality of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen with Electrification X innovation from Siemens.”