2025 Hannover Messe reaffirmed its role as the global benchmark for industrial technology trends. While PSI did not participate as an exhibitor this year, its delegation immersed itself in the AI-driven transformation sweeping the industry. Siemens emerged as a standout, showcasing its suite of life cycle-spanning "Industrial Copilots" and the debut of its Industrial Foundation Model (IFM)—marking AI’s leap from niche applications to systemic implementation.

Siemens: Copilot Ecosystem and Industrial Foundation Model
The German industrial titan unveiled ~20 AI-powered Industrial Copilots covering end-to-end manufacturing processes:

Design & Planning: NX’s Design Copilot generates automated design proposals, while Planning Copilot in Team center Easy Plan optimizes project scheduling.

Operations: Insights Hub’s Production Copilot analyzes real-time data to deliver dynamic optimization solutions.

The centerpiece, however, was Siemens’ collaboration with Microsoft on the Industrial Foundation Model (IFM)—trained on Azure to semantically interpret multi-dimensional industrial data (3D models, 2D blueprints, technical specifications) and output actionable insights. This innovation addresses chronic skilled-labor shortages and accelerates scalable AI adoption in complex scenarios.
PSI team observed AI’s deep integration across industrial layers:

Design: Smart software autonomously optimizes parameters and structures.

Manufacturing: Vision model training and integrated data flows enable closed-loop automation.

Maintenance: Predictive maintenance (PdM) vendors demonstrated hardware analytic  systems with millisecond-level fault detection.

"Every corner of the exhibition buzzed with tangible AI deployments," noted PSI. This year’s Hannover Messe proved that AI-industry convergence has moved beyond pilot phases to become a core productivity tool—boosting efficiency and slashing costs. The speed of developing is unbelievable.