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Siemens Historical Institute Case Study

The highlight and main attraction at the 1879 Berlin Commercial Exposition, Siemens’ electric railway operates on exhibition grounds at Berlin’s Lehrter Station, where the city’s Main Station is located today. ©Siemens Historical Institute

Piql trusted with Siemens historical treasures Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. Established in 1847, Siemens has played an impressive role in shaping the technological evolution of Germany, Europe and the whole world.

CHALLENGE

The Siemens Historical Institute maintains one of the largest, best-known corporate archives in Germany. Consisting of documents, books, films and products, the archive holds approximately 10,000 metres of shelf space and 10 terabytes of information.

The constantly growing collection includes a million historical pictures, recordings of various speeches, 8,000 films and 10,000 historical objects.

Such a rich history is too valuable to lose.