Siemens at the automatica 2018

Katharina Lamsa, spokeswoman of Siemens AG

"Our Digital Enterprise portfolio dovetails perfectly with the automatica motto 'Optimize your production," explained Ralf-Michael Franke, CEO of the Factory Automation Business Unit during the Siemens press conference at automatica. "The Siemens Digital Enterprise portfolio offers integrated software and hardware solutions which allow the whole value chain to be integrated and digitalized."

Armin Grünewald, Vice President Business Development Manufacturing Engineering Software: "It is essential that traditional industries, such as mechanical engineering, make use of new technologies from the field of robotics, and the associated automation, to drive digitalization forwards. This is the only way to ensure long-term competitiveness in the global market."

Dr. Wolfgang Heuring, CEO of the Motion Control Business Unit: "Robotics is one of the most dynamic growth areas in the manufacturing industry. The integration of robotics into production machines significantly increases the degree of automation."

International Siemens Press Conference at the automatica 2018: Implementing Industrie 4.0 today with Digital Enterprise solutions from Siemens.

F.l.t.r.: Dr. Wolfgang Heuring, CEO of the Motion Control Business Unit; Armin Gr�newald, Vice President Business Development Manufacturing Engineering Software; Ralf-Michael Franke, CEO of the Factory Automation Business Unit and Katharina Lamsa, spokeswoman of Siemens AG.

Siemens will be exhibiting at the automatica 2018 with an array of integrated and user-oriented Digital Enterprise solutions designed to sharpen the competitive edge of both end users and machine builders. Exhibiting under the banner "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!", Siemens will be focusing on ways in which industrial enterprises of all sizes can benefit from the digital transformation.

Siemens has expanded its Simatic S7-1500 Advanced Controller portfolio for challenging automation applications to include two new technology CPUs that combine standard, safety and motion control functionalities in a single device.

Siemens extends the Sinamics S210 servodrive system to include the Extended Safety Integrated functions. The existing basic functions such as Safe Torque Off (STO), Safe Stop 1 (SS1) and Safe Brake Control (SBC) are now complemented by extended functions provided by the new firmware versions V5.1 SP1: Safe Stop 2 (SS2), Safe Operating Stop (SOS), Safely-Limited Speed (SLS), Safe Speed Monitor (SSM), Safe Direction (SDI), and Safe Brake Test (SBT).

The new technology CPU 1516T-3 PN/DP and fail-safe technology CPU 1516TF-3 PN/DP from Siemens combine standard, safety, and Motion Control functionalities, such as gearing and camming, in one device. Midrange Motion Control tasks can be easily implemented in conjunction with the Sinamics V90 PN and S210 servo drive systems. The Motion Control functionalities of all Simatic S7-1500 technology CPUs have also been extended to include the control of 2D to 4D kinematics.

The new technology CPU 1516T-3 PN/DP and fail-safe technology CPU 1516TF-3 PN/DP from Siemens combine standard, safety, and Motion Control functionalities, such as gearing and camming, in one device. Midrange Motion Control tasks can be easily implemented in conjunction with the Sinamics V90 PN and S210 servo drive systems. The Motion Control functionalities of all Simatic S7-1500 technology CPUs have also been extended to include the control of 2D to 4D kinematics.

With the new version of the TIA Portal V15 (Totally Integrated Automation Portal), Siemens is extending its engineering framework to include a range of new practical digitalization functions to shorten engineering times. The main features of the innovations are extension of the application possibilities, expansion of the digitalization portfolio, standardization and higher engineering efficiency.

Siemens has entered into a cooperative arrangement with the Italian robot manufacturer COMAU and will be unveiling the jointly engineered product Sinumerik Run MyRobot /DirectControl at the EMO 2017 in Hanover. This development enables the robot kinematics to be fully integrated into a CNC system. As a result, the Sinumerik controls the articulated robot arm directly with the basis of complex algorithms without the need for a separate robot controller. The Sinumerik Run MyRobot /DirectControl solution allows the CNC to control both the robot arm drive system andcontains safety functions typically performed by the robot controller. In addition, the robot is programmed solely using Sinumerik.

Siemens now enables robots to be connected simply to machine tools for automated production cell setup using Sinumerik 828D and 840D sl controllers. Different types of robots designed by different manufacturers can be connected to machines for handling tasks using the CNC controller Sinumerik 828D and 840D sl using the Sinumerik Integrate Run MyRobot/EasyConnect interface.