Siemens' Custom-Designed AI for Industrial Automation: Eigen Engineering Agent

[Erkan Teskancan]

Siemens has launched Eigen Engineering Agent, an AI specifically developed for automation engineering. This next-generation AI goes beyond models that merely offer suggestions, autonomously performing engineering tasks from start to finish.

The Eigen Engineering Agent operates within real engineering systems, fully understanding the context and constraints of each project, and completes tasks such as PLC coding, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) visualization, and device configuration in accordance with industry standards.

### What Eigen Engineering Agent Brings

• Autonomous operation with multi-step reasoning and self-correction capabilities
• Providing engineering-specific solutions by fully grasping project context
• Tasks completed 2-5 times faster compared to manual workflows
• 80% higher solution quality and 50% more engineering efficiency

### Verified Automation Logic in Project Context
The Eigen Engineering Agent works integrated with Siemens' TIA Portal platform, referencing the data structures, blocks, parameters, and component relationships of each project. This enables it to provide directly usable outputs for specific projects, even succeeding in legacy or undocumented systems.

It reduces the learning curve for new engineers from weeks to days, increasing workforce efficiency. Furthermore, it executes complex tasks step-by-step, evaluates its own performance, and iterates until requirements are met.

### Industry Feedback and Use Cases

• US-based Prism Systems achieved significant time savings by reducing SCL coding to seconds with Eigen.
• Chinese CASMT accelerated its production process by automating device configuration and HMI visualization in production lines for new energy vehicles.
• ANDRITZ Metals achieved efficiency in problem-solving while accelerating code generation and documentation within TIA Portal.

### Siemens and the Future Outlook
Eigen Engineering Agent takes its name from the German word "eigen," meaning "belonging to oneself," and signifies unchanging values in engineering. Siemens aims for this AI to be a continuous and reliable source of intelligence in the industrial sector.

Siemens AG, as a pioneer in industry and digitalization, develops solutions that enable its customers to accelerate their digital and sustainable transformations. The Eigen Engineering Agent symbolizes a significant step representing the real work-performing capacity of artificial intelligence in automation engineering.