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Accenture is acquiring Industries eXcellence Group from Siemens Digital Industries to strengthen its digital engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain offerings through software, data, and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies.
Accenture has agreed to acquire Industries eXcellence Group (IndX), a division of Engineering Group and long-standing partner of Siemens Digital Industries, in a move designed to enhance its capabilities in digital engineering and manufacturing transformation.
The acquisition will bolster Accenture’s ability to help manufacturers modernize product development, production processes, and supply chain operations through the integration of software, data, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies.
According to Accenture, manufacturers are increasingly investing in digital technologies to create more intelligent, connected, and adaptable operations. However, integrating these technologies across products, factories, plants, and supply chains remains a significant challenge.
“Manufacturers are increasingly investing in software, data and AI to make engineering and factory operations more flexible, intelligent, and connected,” said Tracey Countryman, Global Supply Chain and Engineering Lead at Accenture.
Tracey Countryman, Global Supply Chain and Engineering Lead, Accenture
“But many companies struggle to integrate these technologies across their products, factories, plants and supply chains. We will combine IndX’s proven expertise in Siemens technologies with Accenture’s AI capabilities and industry knowledge to solve this challenge for clients faster.”
Tracey Countryman, Global Supply Chain and Engineering Lead, Accenture
DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Headquartered in Rome and Chicago, IndX specializes in software solutions for discrete and process manufacturers built on Siemens technologies.
The company delivers digital thread solutions that connect engineering, manufacturing, and automation functions across information technology (IT) and operational technology environments. Its expertise spans product lifecycle management, simulation, digital twins, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), industrial edge computing, and cloud computing.
IndX serves clients across a range of sectors, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer goods, energy, high tech, industrial equipment, life sciences, and utilities.
The company employs more than 650 professionals located across Italy, the US, India, Germany, Mexico, and other European countries.
Following completion of the transaction, IndX’s team and capabilities are expected to support the continued expansion of the Accenture Siemens Business Group, a dedicated global business practice launched last year that combines industrial technology with AI-enabled engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
“Accenture’s acquisition of IndX is a milestone for the Accenture Siemens Business Group,” said Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software.
Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software
“It brings proven skills in our industrial solutions for digital manufacturing, engineering, automation, digital twin and simulation, plus long-standing relationships with clients that apply them.”
STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL AI
Accenture and Siemens have been working together to develop industrial AI-enabled solutions aimed at accelerating engineering processes and improving manufacturing performance.
“Together with Siemens, we develop industrial AI-enabled solutions that shorten engineering time to market, increase manufacturing efficiencies, and strengthen the digital core for our clients,” added Vivek Kaushik, Global Head of Accenture Siemens Business Group.
“IndX will strengthen the Accenture Siemens Business Group and help deliver on Accenture and Siemens’ shared ambition to scale these AI solutions.”
Vivek Kaushik, Global Head of Accenture Siemens Business Group, Accenture
As part of its plans following the acquisition, Accenture intends to establish two new Centers of Excellence focused on Siemens Digital Industries solutions in Italy and India.
The centers will bring together specialists in industrial software and advanced digital technologies to support clients in improving product design, factory operations, and supply chain management through a combination of industrial software, AI, and digital engineering expertise.
“Italy has a unique combination of manufacturing excellence, engineering capabilities, and innovation talent,” said Teodoro Lio, Market Unit Lead of Accenture Italy.
“By expanding our Siemens industrial software capabilities and creating a new Center of Excellence in Italy, we are strengthening an ecosystem that can help Italian industry become even more competitive at the global level, accelerate digital transformation, and create highly specialized skills and jobs for the country.”
Upon completion of the acquisition, Accenture will integrate IndX’s assets and services supporting other technologies into its respective business units.
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Lucy Pilgrim is an in-house writer for North America Outlook Magazine, where she is responsible for interviewing corporate executives and crafting original features for the magazine, corporate brochures, and the digital platform.
