- Technical conditions in place for digital transformation of the process industry
- New and existing plants of any size capable of digitalization
- Digital twin for greater flexibility, efficiency, quality and shorter time to market
The digital transformation of the process industry is in full swing. At the Achema 2018, Siemens will be exhibiting under the banner "Accelerate the digital transformation – from integrated engineering to integrated operations". Featured over a total area of just under 1,300 square meters will be the Digital Enterprise solutions portfolio, which allows companies of the process industry to leverage the benefits of Industrie 4.0 already today. The portfolio encompasses integrated hardware, software and services for companies of all sizes and from all sectors of the process industry. "We are the first provider ever to offer an end-to-end data model along the entire plant life cycle, from integrated engineering and integrated operations through to data-based services. This model, the digital twin, enables users to achieve higher flexibility, a shorter time to market, greater efficiency and improved quality during running operation. With this achievement, we've already put the technical conditions in place to allow the implementation of Industrie 4.0. Using co-creation methods in association with our partners, we are concentrating the expertise needed to develop new, innovative products and services," says Jürgen Brandes, CEO of the Process Industries and Drives Division.
- Siemens and Bilfinger SE step up long-standing cooperation
- Comos as a central database focusing on process industry with sufficient flexibility to meet individual project requirements
- Customers worldwide benefit from integrated engineering
- Exchange of experience enables targeted software development and rapid value creation
Siemens and industrial service provider Bilfinger SE have decided to step up their cooperative association, as Bilfinger drives forward digitalization using the Comos Engineering & Maintenance Platform across its many sites and subsidiaries spread around the globe. This software platform from the Siemens Digital Enterprise portfolio not only allows close cooperation between the different Bilfinger sites and its customers through the use of a shared database, but also offers sufficient flexibility to accommodate individual project requirements. "By using Comos, we are driving the standardization of our engineering tools forward to a new level," says Tom Blades, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bilfinger. "This enables us as a company group to offer broad-based support from every one of our different sites to customers in the implementation of their engineering projects." This solution allows Bilfinger to respond rapidly to customer requirements and modification requests while at the same time enhancing reliability in terms of both quality and engineering. "In Bilfinger, we're delighted to have found a partner capable of enriching our Comos software with industry-specific knowledge. Customers benefit from Bilfinger's pre-configured expertise, while using Comos helps them speed up the value creation process," explains Eckard Eberle, CEO of the Process Automation (PD PA) Business Unit and Director of the Siemens booth at the Achema.
- Strategic collaboration of Siemens and PSE extends integrated digitalization portfolio for process industries
- Close linkage of Comos, Simatic PCS 7 and Simit with PSE's gPROMS Advanced Process Modelling technology
- Integrated use of Advanced Process Modelling along plant lifecycle
- Model-based solutions are essential complements of the Siemens portfolio
Siemens AG and Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), the Advanced Process Modelling (APM) company, today announced at Achema that they have signed a long-term collaboration agreement to bring the power of PSE's gPROMS APM technology to Siemens automation and digitalization offerings for the process industries. Under the agreement, the companies are bringing to market a new set of solutions for long-term equipment and health monitoring, soft-sensing, prediction of future process performance, real-time optimisation, and operator training incorporating high-fidelity models. The solutions are all based on the combination of process models that embody deep process knowledge with real-time as well as historical plant data.
- Siemens unveils V10 of its Simit simulation software at the Achema 2018
- Flexible integration of additional functions and improved scalability
- New license and dongle concept for improved scaling
Siemens will be presenting the latest release of its Simit simulation software, part of the Digital Enterprise portfolio for the process industries, for the first time at the Achema 2018. Version 10 of the software enables the flexible addition of functionalities such as new libraries, the Component Type Editor and Virtual Controllers. Used in combination with the new license structure, V10 offers improved software scalability tailored to any individual project size. This makes the use of simulation affordable right from the initial stage, as the pricing structure in place from Version 10 onwards takes into account the size of the simulated project. Another new feature is the dongle concept, which enables the number of dongles required to be significantly reduced in future depending on the specific application. Alongside this fundamentally new licensing concept, Simit V10 users also benefit from a number of functional upgrades. These include support for the S7 Redundancy Protocol in the Virtual Controller for the Simatic S7-400 as well as new components within the ChemBasic library for process simulation. Also featured at the Achema will be a number of exhibits demonstrating the wide-ranging possibilities of Simit, including an application for virtual commissioning, automatic model generation with the aid of planning data from COMOS and an operator training system.
World Forum and Leading Show for the Process IndustriesUnder the motto "Accelerate the digital transformation – from integrated engineering to integrated operations." we presented at the Achema 2018 trade show specific applications for how to use the potential of digitalization to enhance efficiency, flexibility, and quality – and to shorten time to market. Production can be significantly optimized and made more flexible by integrating all components in instrumentation and control and management systems and by intelligently using all of the process data generated in a common data model – the digital twin of the overall plant. Maintenance effort and costs can also be slashed dramatically by using cloud-based applications and data-based services.
- Explosion-proof low-voltage motors for the specific requirements of the chemical, oil and gas industries
- Customized solution for simplified processes, standardized components and low lifecycle costs
- Outstanding reliability even under extreme conditions
Simotics XP Chemstar is a customized solution from Siemens for the chemical and petrochemical industries as well as oil and gas. The new low-voltage motors are offered with preconfigured industry-specific option packages tailored to the specific requirements of the process industry. Benefits for customers include fast, simple processes, standardized components and low lifecycle costs. These motors offer a high level of reliability under even extreme conditions and in potentially explosive atmospheres while providing precisely tailored compliance with industry-specific requirements. Added benefits include fast project execution, simple order placement, standardized documentation, short delivery times, simplified inventory and spare parts management and optimized service concepts. Explosion-proof low-voltage Simotics XP Chemstar low-voltage motors are used in machines and applications such as pumps, compressors, fans, extruders, agitators and separators.
Siemens AG and Covestro Deutschland AG have concluded a Joint Business Development Plan to provide further strategic reinforcement of their trust-based partnership of many years, particularly in the field of digitalization. This is based on the corporate ethos of the two companies which is both innovative and geared towards sustainability. The agreement therefore helps make life simpler and safer through continuous improvement and future-oriented products.
- Remote commissioning of SIL devices saves time and effort
- Maintenance costs reduced due to increased proof test interval
- High accuracy and fast response time increases process efficiency
Siemens presents Sitrans P320/420, the first pressure transmitter on the market to feature remote safety handling reducing commissioning time in applications requiring functional safety. Via Simatic Process Device Manager (PDM) the safety integrity level (SIL) devices will be commissioned: rather than manually attending to each individual device across the facility, operators can commission transmitters from the control room. This next generation of pressure transmitters was developed according to IEC 61508 standard for the use in SIL 2/3. Significantly lowering maintenance costs could be expected as these transmitters have an increased proof test interval over other devices on the market.
- First B&R International Summit held in Beijing to "Connect, Create, Collaborate"
- More than ten cooperation agreements signed with Chinese enterprises
- Partnership with over 100 Chinese EPCs in more than 100 markets worldwide
- Siemens calls for digital ecosystem for future-oriented infrastructure development
- Carsten Hasbach to head Siemens' BRI Office in Beijing
Siemens entered into more than ten agreements with Chinese partners today in support and exploration of opportunities from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At the Belt and Road International Summit held by Siemens today, more than 1,000 leaders and executive representatives from governments, enterprises, investors, financing institutions and think tanks from more than 30 countries and regions gathered. The cooperation, signed with a number of leading Chinese enterprises - including for example China Gezhouba Group Corporation International Engineering Co., Ltd., Guangdong Yuedian Group Co., Ltd., China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation Ltd. (CNCEC), China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Ltd., China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. - covers power generation, energy management, building technology and intelligent manufacturing, and it targets market potentials of countries and regions such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Nigeria, Mozambique as well as South America.
- Scalance M804PB for connecting existing plants with Profibus/MPI (Multi-Point Interface)
- Secured remote access via Sinema Remote Connect management platform
- TIA Portal Cloud Connector
- For industries such as automotive, food & beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical
Siemens is extending its portfolio of industrial routers with the Scalance M804PB. This device allows existing machines and plants (for example with Simatic S7-300/S7-400) to be connected to Ethernet networks via Profibus/MPI (Multi-Point Interface). Users can also easily and economically connect older machines and plants directly to the Sinema Remote Connect management platform for remote networks. Secured communication takes place via a VPN tunnel which can be easily configured and administered via Sinema Remote Connect. The Scalance M804PB extends the proven Scalance router product line and provides a consistent remote maintenance concept for existing and new plants. This makes it suitable for companies in the manufacturing industry such as mechanical equipment manufacturers (Original Equipment Manufacturers / OEMs) as well as for companies in the automotive, food & beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.