Siemens teams with UK universities to launch Industry 4.0 curriculum

Siemens has announced a new academic teaching programme focused on Industry 4.0. in partnership with UK universities. The launch of Connected Curriculum has already secured participation from leading institutions including The University of Sheffield, Liverpool John Moores, Middlesex University, Newcastle University and Manchester Metropolitan University, along with automation technology and technical training supplier Festo. The aim is to bring advanced industrial tools, data and approaches into the universities respective apprenticeship, undergraduate and masters courses. Key to the Connected Curriculum is Siemens Digital Industries software portfolio and cloud-based IoT platform MindSphere, a secure operating system which connects industrial machines and devices via IoT protocols. It allows data from multiple sources to be captured and analysed simultaneously, creating a real-time picture of the whole production process via a single, intuitive interface.