The biggest computer-aided engineering software firms, Ansys, Dassault Systemes and LMS International, aSiemens subsidiary, have enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in recent years as large customers snap up their pricey suites of simulation and material analysis software.
Beginning in late 2012, the Swedish carmaker will deliver a test series of up to 200 vehicles to Siemens, which will then be tested and validated under real-life conditions as part of aSiemens internal test fleet.
On a slightly smaller scale, there's the huge Siemens breaker I saw at the Bonneville Power Administration. (If you're thinking of buying one as an art object, ask your dealer for aSiemens 72.5 kV SF6 sulfur hexafluoride power circuit breaker).