Digital Transformation in BSH Production with Siemens Technology

 

Siemens has brought artificial intelligence and data analytics to manufacturing processes through the digital transformation project launched at BSH Home Appliances' Çerkezköy campus in Turkey. Siemens Industrial Edge technology integrated into the plastic tub production line at the BSH Çerkezköy Washing Machine Factory has delivered impressive results across multiple areas, from sustainability to efficiency and quality management. The "Production Control Tower" developed with an EdgeAI-based system has enabled real-time analysis of data collected from the field, anomaly detection performed through artificial intelligence algorithms, and performance comparisons between machines performing the same production. All these new processes were integrated in just one year without stopping the production line, with a flexible and secure architecture.

 

Hakan Mandalı, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of BSH Turkey, said: "With this digital transformation project we have implemented with Siemens, BSH Turkey has opened the doors to a new era in manufacturing technologies. With Siemens Industrial Edge and artificial intelligence-supported systems, we have not only increased our efficiency, but also raised the bar in sustainability and quality. The fact that this system, implemented for the first time at BSH Turkey, sets a global example is an indication of our digital transformation vision and the strong synergy we have established with our business partners."

 

CREATING VALUE ACROSS A WIDE RANGE
Kerim Oal, General Manager of Siemens Turkey Digital Industrial, stated in his assessment of the project: "This project clearly demonstrates how Siemens' open and compatible product portfolio and IT capabilities can be integrated into manufacturing processes. Through Siemens Xcelerator, our contributions to industrial digitalization are evident in the secure and seamless integration with different components of our customer's system. We create value across a wide range, from data analysis to artificial intelligence. We are building tomorrow's manufacturing systems today. With this exemplary project, we continue to add technological value to manufacturing processes, serve as a solution partner in our business partners' digital transformation journeys, and support sustainable industry."

 

DATA MANAGED FROM A SINGLE POINT
By choosing Siemens Industrial Edge technology, BSH Turkey has created end-to-end value beyond high reliability and powerful integration capabilities, in energy efficiency and sustainable manufacturing opportunities managed from a single point. Industrial Edge, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, has enabled easy collection of data from the field at the washing machine tub production line, analysis at field level, increased operational efficiency in production with analysis outputs, reduced quality problems and unplanned shutdowns, creation and recording of product identity for each produced tub, tracking of semi-finished products, monitoring of operator targets, and full integration with IT layers. In doing so, it created a centralized platform between IT and OT systems, enabling data management from a single point. Using advanced technologies on the Industrial Edge platform to optimize BSH's processes, detect anomalies through artificial intelligence-supported algorithms, provide efficiency, and improve quality processes has increased both the technological level and flexibility of the manufacturing process. This solution also works integrated with digital twin processes, secure cloud environment, and visual inspection data monitoring systems.

 

OPERATIONS NOW MANAGED BETTER
Plastic tub manufacturing is now managed through automatic controls with artificial intelligence-supported Industrial Edge, and each tub is assigned a unique identification number. Process data such as energy consumption, performance and quality are analyzed on Siemens Industrial Edge and in the cloud. The system learns from anomaly patterns and can automatically stop machines, identify root causes, and notify engineers. Models developed with historical data increase system accuracy by enabling proactive preventive measures.

 

CONTRIBUTION TO EFFICIENCY
Following implementation, overall equipment efficiency increased by 20%, while energy consumption was reduced by 25%. All this efficiency improvement also contributed to BSH Turkey's sustainability targets. With each product made traceable through its unique digital identity, prevention of out-of-quality products increased both consumer satisfaction and brand trust. The project stood out not only for its technical achievements but also for its strategic results. BSH Çerkezköy Washing Machine Factory was recognized with the "BSH Global Manufacturing Technology Award of the Year" for this implementation last year. This system, implemented for the first time at BSH Turkey, now serves as an example for BSH's other manufacturing facilities on a global scale.