Just a few days ago, Siemens Power Automation Co., LTD. (SPA) welcomed the 300,000th relay protection device off the production line in Nanjing factory! It is only three years since the 200,000th device came off the production line.

“300,000 is not achieved overnight, which shows that our production capacity has reached a new height, but also represents that our products have been widely recognized in the market, solid performance and user reputation are our strong endorsement.” Wang Peiyuan, general manager of Siemens Power Automation Co., Ltd. said at the downline ceremony.

Power system is one of the important infrastructure, with the “14th Five-Year Plan” energy planning and the intelligent upgrade of the power grid, the market demand in the field of relay protection is more and more refined, intelligent and diversified. In this process, after nearly 20 years of steady development, SPA R & D and manufacturing of relay protection products, both in the key technology and market performance, have made outstanding achievements! When customers refer to Siemens relay protection, the most common comments are “product stability”, “reliable” and “quality free”.

Behind the results, SPA is steady and steady every step. Since the establishment of the factory, SPA has continued to deepen the localization value chain in China, improve the R & D design and production capacity in the field of automation and digitalization, and respond to localization needs more timely and efficiently.

Layout localization production

Siemens relay protection products.

As early as 2012, SPA designed a Smart Device protection device tailored for Chinese users. Humanized design and flexible functions make this series of products gain praise once they are introduced to the market. In recent years, with the continuous development and manufacturing of products such as 7SJ58 and 7SJ686+, as well as the localization project of SIPROTEC 5, SPA has further enriched the local product portfolio to meet the needs of customers, meet more diversified market changes, and enhance the competitiveness of the overall product business.

Accelerate digital operations

SPA Daily digital operations dashboard example.

In 2019, SPA introduced advanced digital technologies in global factories to accelerate the digital transformation of corporate operations, while continuing to promote lean improvement and process improvement, and promote product localization process to enhance product competitiveness and delivery flexibility. Through digital improvements such as RPA technology, OCR technology and automatic welding technology applied in the production line, the delivery capacity is continuously improved.

Practice a growth mindset

“People” has always been one of the core concerns of SPA, and the various teams in the factory are very “can fight”! From research and development to production line, we have close communication and interaction with Siemens global team, sharing daily production experience and success stories. At the same time, the factory actively practices the growth thinking, the internal establishment of a perfect training mechanism, regularly organize training to ensure that the professional ability of team members online, the team has always maintained vitality and toughness!

Burning its China is the past, unswervingly to the future! As Wang Peiyuan said, “After today, everything is a brand new beginning, think of customers first, move first, accelerate innovation, improve efficiency, and look forward to the next 100,000!”

It is reported that in October this year, SPA is about to move into the new plant, based on the digital twin factory simulation, to further optimize the production line layout of the workshop, equipment utilization, human resources deployment, etc., which will further improve the production capacity of the factory