€500m technology campus will work on a new generation of controls
24 September 2025 
Siemens has laid the cornerstone for a €500m Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany, which, among other things, aims to develop a new generation of converters and controls that will steer the movements of systems and machines even faster, more precisely and more efficiently.
The campus is part of a €2bn global investment strategy that the company unveiled in 2023, half of which is being spent in Germany. The Technology Campus will make Erlangen “the world-leader in technology activities for the industrial metaverse” – the virtual environment in which technologies such as AI and digital twins are used to digitally simulate, test and optimise processes, products and systems before they are implemented in the real world.
In the first phase of the campus, a 7,000m2 centre for logistics, services and flexible automation, employing up to 300 people, will be built by 2027. In a second phase, a development and innovation hub for power electronics, combined with space for manufacturing, will be added. This is due to be completed by 2030.
The Technology Campus is a lighthouse project in the Made for Germany initiative, which aims to strengthen the economic viability of Germany – and, in particular, the Bavaria region – primarily in the area of power electronics. Under the initiative, leading companies and investors have teamed up across sectors to foster a strong, sustainable economy in Germany.
“Our colleagues at the location are a role model for Germany’s innovative power and competitiveness,” says Siemens’ president and CEO, Roland Busch. “Here, we’ve got superior products and a radical approach to customer value coupled with a relentless focus on digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence. With these success factors, we’re securing Germany’s economic future. Siemens delivers. Now it’s up to policymakers to implement the necessary structural reforms.”
Siemens’ existing facilities in Erlangen develop and manufacture key components for industrial automation and digitalisation technologies. Around 3,000 people work in production, research, development and administration in the area.
Sustainability and digitalisation have been applied during the planning phase of the new campus. For example, the buildings have been planned, simulated and optimised for sustainability with the help of a digital twin. In addition, the site is being developed as a net-zero location: plans include an innovative energy infrastructure, a green energy supply and an energy storage system implemented in partnership with the city of Erlangen.
