At SPS 2019, Siemens presents its latest solutions
for smart and networked drive technology. By networking entire drive systems, machine
and plant builders as well as users can simulate machines and plant more
accurately using digital twins, perform commissioning, reduce downtimes and therefore
increase productivity.
- Easy connection to Simatic controllers using plug-in connectors
- Integration
in TIA Portal supports quick commissioning
Simatic
Micro-Drive F-TM Servodrive is the newest member of the Simatic Micro-Drive
family. The servo drive system comprises a Simatic Micro-Drive F-TM Servodrive
drive controller module, the Simatic ET 200SP and universal motors and plug-in
cables. It adds to the Simatic Micro-Drive PDC (ProfiDriveControl) and
completes the drive portfolio in the protective extra-low voltage range for EC
motors from 24 to 48 volts. The drive controller module supports dynamic and
accurate positioning in a small amount of space in the performance range up to
280 watts.
- Extension of seamless software and automation solutions in the Digital Enterprise portfolio drive forward the industrialization of additive manufacturing for machine builders and users
- Expansion of partner network advances industrial additive applications
- New: AM factory planning now offered by IoT Services Consulting
- Siemens Additive Manufacturing Network is now globally available
Under the slogan “Thinking industrialized Additive Manufacturing further!”, Siemens is exhibiting at Formnext 2019, the leading global trade fair dedicated to additive manu-facturing and all of its upstream and downstream processes, where it will present its entire solution portfolio for industrialized additive manufacturing, tailored to specific in-dustries. With the Digital Enterprise portfolio, the company is offering a comprehen¬sive end-to-end solution for the entire value chain from function-driven design through manufacturing to services. The portfolio of industrial software and automation also in-cludes leading simulation software and CNC technology. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, Siemens supports the complete use of digital twins, which simulate the real world for machine manufacturers and users in order to ensure the correct manufac-ture of a component on the very first attempt.
Siemens announced today the official launch
and general availability of the
Siemens Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network, following pilots and successful implementations
with customers and partners, including Decathlon, Siemens Gas & Power,
Siemens Mobility, HP and Materialise. The Siemens AM Network provides an
advanced cloud-based solution to foster collaboration and process orchestration
between engineers, procurement and suppliers of 3D printed parts. Providing an
end-to-end digital process that connects the demand for parts with a supplier
network helps enable globally distributed manufacturing. The Siemens Additive Manufacturing
Network will be featured at
Formnext 2019
in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Maximizing performance and efficiency with innovative drives solution
- Three power plants will be equipped with latest-generation power generation equipment
The current increase of packaging and pulp demand in the fiber industry is accompanied by numerous challenges, including fluctuating costs of energy and raw materials. Siemens energy-efficient concepts and solutions are designed to help the paper industry set new global standards for efficiency, performance, and sustainability. A recent example is a project in Germany, where Siemens will help paper and packaging producer Palm increase its plant efficiency by providing a holistic energy concept. This includes the electrification of a new paper-machine production line and a new power plant equipped with the latest-generation gas turbine.
- Simatic S7-1500 controller with expanded motion control functionality and Sinamics S120 drive control in one device – thus saving space
- Powerful for high-end applications, with integrated safety functionality for the controller and drive
- Extensive communication interfaces, technology I/Os, as well as cross-PLC synchronous operation for an easy implementation of modular machine concepts
- Proven engineering in the TIA Portal
Siemens is expanding its product portfolio of technology CPUs with the Simatic Drive Controller. The new controller combines a Simatic S7-1500 controller with motion control, technology and safety functionality with a Sinamics S120 drive control in one device, thus saving space. This makes it easy to implement requirements for powerful, compact and flexible automation solutions. The high performance of the new controller is particularly beneficial for applications with many axes where a multi-axis drive system is used – for example in packaging, printing and textile machines.
Siemens Digital Industries Software today
announced Additive Manufacturing (AM) Path Optimizer, a beta technology
integrated in NX™ software, to help customers solve overheating challenges and
help reduce scrap and increase production yield to achieve the industrialization
of AM, or the use of AM at the industrial scale. Siemens has developed this
next generation advanced simulation technology to help maximize the production
yield and quality of powder bed fusion manufactured parts. This latest
extension of Siemens’ end-to-end additive manufacturing solution feeds the
digital thread, informing each step of the industrialized additive
manufacturing process.
- Contract awarded to Siemens for 2.2 megawatt PEM electrolysis plant
- Salzgitter Wind Hydrogen energy project gathers pace
- Goal is to achieve low-CO2 steelmaking based on Salzgitter’s innovative SALCOS technology concept
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) has awarded the contract to build a 2.2 megawatt PEM electrolysis plant (PEM = Proton Exchange Membrane) to Siemens Gas and Power, marking an important step towards hydrogen-based steelmaking. The plant is due to commence operation in the 4th quarter of 2020 and cover SZFG’s entire current demand for hydrogen. The necessary electrical power will be generated by seven wind turbines with a capacity of 30 megawatt. These will be erected by Avacon AG on the Salzgitter Group site and will likewise enter service from 2020.
- Acquisition
to expand ability to create a comprehensive digital twin with addition of
material modeling
- Siemens
to integrate MultiMechanics’ TRUE Multiscale simulation technology with
Simcenter 3D software to accelerate innovation and adoption of advanced
materials
Siemens
announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire MultiMechanics, Inc.,
developer of MultiMech finite element software that helps companies virtually
predict failure in advanced materials at an unprecedented level of speed and
accuracy. The company plans to integrate MultiMechanics into Siemens Digital
Industries Software, which will add the ability for customers to create a
digital twin of materials by closely integrating materials
engineering with part design, performance engineering, and manufacturing through
the unique TRUE Multiscale™ technology for a broad range of material-driven
applications. MultiMechanics’ technology helps companies to efficiently predict material
properties and behavior, including failure starting at the microstructural
level, at an unprecedented level of speed and accuracy. This unique technology
will be incorporated into Simcenter™ software within Siemens’
Xcelerator portfolio, implementing materials engineering into the digital
workflow and establishing a pervasive link between material developers,
manufacturing process developers and part designers.
- Two new indoor GIS systems increase power and ensure reliable supply
for consumers
- Clean Air products ensure
much more climate-friendly operation
- Turnkey solution provides
key support for transition to a new energy mix
German transmission grid operator TransnetBW
has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380 kilovolt (kV)
Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Two new gas-insulated
indoor switchgear, initially with 26 panels, will boost the substation's
transmission capacity and cover the increased transport demand in the German
high-voltage grid as a result of the transition to a new energy mix. In the
future, it will thus be possible to transport large quantities of wind energy
from northern Germany to the southern part of the country. Replacing sulfur
hexafluoride (SF6) with treated air, so-called Clean Air, as the insulating
medium in the bus ducts simultaneously ensures much more climate-friendly
operation. The commissioning of the turnkey solution will take place in stages
and be completed in 2029. The order is priced in the low triple-digit millions
range.