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Press Release08 November 2022Siemens AGNuremberg
Siemens at SPS22: Digital solutions for more sustainability
Siemens at SPS22: Digital solutions for more sustainability
This
past June, Siemens launched the new open and digital business platform
Siemens
Xcelerator to make the digital transformation of
companies easier, faster and scalable. Siemens Xcelerator consists of three
pillars:
- Portfolio: A curated, modular portfolio of IOT-enabled hardware and software based on standard application programming interfaces, facilitating the integration of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).
- Ecosystem: A growing ecosystem of partners.
- Marketplace: Interactions and transactions among customers, partners and developers.
In addition to the breadth of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Siemens will also be showcasing its growing
partner ecosystem: Together with blue automation GmbH, Digital Industries World e.V., Mytra, Wireless Consulting and Zscaler, the Siemens partner ecosystem illustrates how collaboration across company and sector boundaries generates customer value.
Advancing the integration of IT and OT with Siemens Industrial IoT
Another
core topic of the Siemens booth is the convergence of IT and OT, which will showcase
the interconnected offerings of
Industrial Edge, MindSphere and Mendix, among other solutions. These bring
together IoT capabilities from sensor to edge to cloud with embedded low-code
capabilities and a wide range of ready-to-use applications, enabling customers
and partners alike to embark on their digital transformation regardless of the
size or digital maturity of their business.
"With
Totally Integrated Automation, we started 25 years ago integrating the OT world
and opening it up to IT applications. Siemens Xcelerator further accelerates
IT/OT integration, making it the next big vision for industrial transformation.
We're bringing IT and OT together more seamlessly than any other company, making
industrial processes simple, open, flexible and sustainable," said Rainer
Brehm, CEO Factory Automation. "This is exactly what we are demonstrating
at SPS with innovations from our entire product portfolio."
Siemens
is continuously optimizing its Industrial Edge solutions, driving forward the
integration of IT and OT with the new Industrial Edge Management System V2.0.
This system is available for the open-source system Kubernetes, which is widely
used in IT for managing container applications. Siemens is thus addressing the
increasing number of IT users in industrial production. It is now easier to
integrate Industrial Edge into existing Kubernetes clusters and manage
automation on the shop floor more efficiently. Since computing power can be
flexibly allocated within one or more Kubernetes clusters, companies save IT
resources and thus energy and costs.
Other
innovations include license management with the Industrial Edge Hub and a new, completely virtual device (Industrial
Edge Virtual Device, IEVD) as well as new
Simatic IPC Edge devices.
TIA Portal v18 Highlights
With the latest version of the TIA
Portal, users can jointly create, manage, and roll out global libraries
throughout the company thanks to extended multi-user engineering
functionalities. Another innovation is the IT-oriented approach of SIMATIC AX.
Although the TIA Portal is a classic OT-level tool, IT users can now also
program engineering functionalities in Visual Studio Code. This provides them
with mechanisms such as Git versioning, unit testing, or object orientation.
The libraries created in Structured Text can then be seamlessly integrated into
the TIA Portal. Since SIMATIC AX is also
cloud-based, it can be downloaded and updated quickly and easily anytime,
anywhere.
Hardware updates are also increasingly
supporting the combination of IT and automation: The medium performance class
of PLCs also gets more memory and stronger performance in the field of
industrial communication. This allows data to be exchanged and used more
efficiently. In addition, version 18 of the TIA Portal enables advanced
kinematic engineering (5D/6D), and the reliability of automated production is
protected with R1 redundancy.
Siemens is presenting a new
feature of the Analyze MyDrives Edge application that ensures transparency around
the energy consumption of the entire drive system. The AI-based feature of the
app calculates all data without the need for additional sensors and special
measuring devices. The app shows how efficiently the drive runs, energy
consumption and operating costs and the CO2
footprint. Drive settings can thus be optimized to better meet customer needs.
The
second innovation is in the hardware area. Here, Siemens is introducing another
Compact DC-DC Converter to the market in time for the SPS trade fair. Available
now, Siemens’ Sinamics DCP 250kW offers a device with output voltages of up to
1200V. The new device meets the increased requirements in the automotive
industry and offers the optimal basis for the realization of test benches for
electric vehicles. DC controllers offer additional advantages for efficient energy
use: In the system network, the load absorption from the grid can be smoothed
out by using energy storage devices such as batteries. This eliminates peaks loads.
In addition, braking energy can be made available in the DC system. With
suitable system design, DC converters also require fewer conversion steps.
With version 4.0,
Simatic PCS neo is now ready for plant capacities and large-scale projects of
up to 64,000 process objects and 56 controllers – making it suitable for
industrial plants of all sizes.
With the Simatic
S7-4100 automation system, Siemens is also presenting the new generation of
controllers for the process industry. The first release will be available
exclusively for Simatic PCS neo. Compared to the current model, which will
continue to be available in the long term, the new controller is 30 percent
smaller and thus saves space in the control cabinet. In addition, Simatic
S7-4100 offers extended communication options with up to six Profinet or
Profibus interfaces. The use of the latest Siemens chipsets reduces the energy
consumption of these controllers by up to 50 percent.
Parallel to Simatic PCS
neo V4.0, Siemens is introducing the fully integrated Simatic CN 4100
communication gateway, which enables simple and secure process data exchange
with Simatic PCS neo. Supported
protocols include Modbus TCP and OPC UA, and more protocols are planned.
Siemens has also
renewed the Industrial Ethernet Switches of its Scalance XC-/XR-300 series and
upgraded them with additional functions for next-generation industrial
networks. The switches of the new Scalance XC-/XCM-300 and Scalance XR-/XRM-300
series have a high port density, which allows many devices to be connected
within large network infrastructures. Thanks to their high-bandwidth ports (up
to 10 Gbit/s), the new models also enable various OT network applications for
data, voice, video and Profinet.With the Industrial Ethernet switches, OT
networks are easily connected to IT and thus enable more flexible production.
Prototype of a local 5G infrastructure
At SPS, Siemens will also show
the prototype of a private, local 5G infrastructure which companies can use to
build their own 5G network. The private 5G network can then be used to connect
edge devices, industrial tablets, or mobile robots (AGVs) in factories and use
augmented reality solutions without interference. The launch of the product is
expected in the coming year.
Further information about Siemens at the SPS can be found at:
http://www.siemens.com/press/sps22
http://www.siemens.com/press/sps22
Further information on Siemens Xcelerator:
https://new.siemens.com/uk/en.html
https://new.siemens.com/uk/en.html
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Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2021, which ended on September 30, 2021, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €62.3 billion and net income of €6.7 billion. As of September 30, 2021, the company had around 303,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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