New Online App Store for Manufacturers From Siemens
The Industrial Edge Marketplace enables the scalable deployment of IT technologies and apps in the production environment. In addition to the Siemens Edge apps for the discrete and machine tool industries, third-party providers have already started to list products.
Siemens, a provider of automation technology and industrial software, has launched a digital and vendor independent, cross-manufacturer app store for industry customers.
The Industrial Edge Marketplace enables transaction specifically for the Siemens Industrial Edge platform, an IT platform which enables the scalable deployment of IT technologies and apps in the production environment. In addition to the Siemens Edge apps for the discrete and machine tool industries, third-party providers such as Braincube, Cybus, SeioTec and Tosibox have already started to list products.
Siemens says users will benefit from a broad range of software components offered by numerous providers and manufacturers, which they can integrate into their manufacturing processes in a standardized manner. Currently, the platform ranges from connectivity, data storage, visualization and analysis, as well as machine monitoring and energy and asset management.
The marketplace is said to enable business-to-business (B2B) customers to purchase and operate multiple software components on an all-in-one platform. The Industrial Edge Marketplace’s user experience is inspired by business-to-consumer (B2C) app stores. Siemens says that in just a few steps, users can fill their app shopping cart, place their order and pay and use their products right away. According to Siemens, the platform is ideal for app developers to access the industrial automation market. To extend and expand the offering, Siemens is placing particular emphasis on additional partner services and software apps — the focus of the Industrial Edge ecosystem.
