- Process control system Simatic PCS neo version 4.0 ready for process plants of any size
- Extended functionalities for modular systems based on MTP standard
- New hardware platform: Siemens presents new Simatic S7-4100 controller generation and Simatic CN 4100 communication node
- Siemens presents Simatic PCS neo V4.0 together with the new hardware for the first time at the SPS trade fair from November 8 to 10, 2022 in Nuremberg
Digitalization, sustainability, shortage of skilled workers: Companies
in the process industry are currently facing major challenges. To prepare their
plants for the future, Siemens believes that operators must rely on a highly
flexible process control system. Against this backdrop, Siemens has now
launched both a new software version and new hardware components for its
Simatic PCS neo web-based process control system. 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.
- New Offering Seamlessly Combines Next-Generation Virtual Platform, Hardware Emulation, and FPGA Prototyping Technologies to Help Accelerate Verification Cycles
- Expansion of the Customer-Proven Veloce Family Sets New Standard in Hardware-assisted Verification
Siemens Digital Industries Software today unveiled its next-generation Veloce™ hardware-assisted verification system for the rapid verification of highly sophisticated, next-generation Integrated Circuit (IC) designs. This is the first complete, integrated offering that combines best-in-class virtual platform, hardware emulation, and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) prototyping technologies, and paves the way to leverage the latest powerful hardware-assisted verification methodologies.
- Shorter development and commissioning times
- Software libraries enable standardization
- Commissioning tests on virtual test rack
The new Sinumerik One CNC generation is at the heart of digital transformation for machine tools. As a digital native, the controller features not only a new hardware platform, but also versatile software for the creation of a digital twin. It closes the gap between the virtual and the real world and helps to reduce development and commissioning times considerably.
- Sinumerik One Dynamics - three technology packages to increase the efficiency of CNC users when programming in the shopfloor and executing CAM-generated CNC programs
- Top Surface and Top Speed Plus for excellent motion control and perfect workpiece surfaces
With the software version NCU-SW 6.14, Siemens is launching three powerful technology packages exclusively for the CNC Sinumerik One. The Sinumerik One Dynamics packages are available in three different packages: One Dynamics Operate, One Dynamics 3-axis milling and One Dynamics 5-axis milling. The software functions contained in the technology packages support users from machine-oriented programming in the jobshop to high-performance machining of CAD-CAM-programmed workpieces with high surface quality.
- Improvement of machine tool availability through predictive maintenance with Analyze MyMachine /Condition
- Analyze MyMachine /Condition for Sinumerik Edge creates a mechanical fingerprint of the machine tool
- Condition evaluation, analysis and comparison of all connected machines using the Mindsphere application
Siemens is extending its edge application Analyze MyMachine /Condition with a corresponding Mindsphere application and thus demonstrating how edge computing and cloud computing can be intelligently combined. The Sinumerik Edge Application Analyze MyMachine /Condition, which the company presented last year at the EMO, uses high-frequency CNC data to create the mechanical fingerprint of a machine tool. In the application, users can capture and evaluate various parameters such as stiffness, friction, and backlash in the individual axes with the help of flexibly configurable measurement series. The measurement results can then be visualized and compared with reference data.
- Digitalization and automation solutions provide companies in discrete and process industries with the necessary flexibility for new conditions
- The Digital Enterprise Virtual Summit showcased concrete and future-oriented solutions
- The Digital Enterprise Virtual Summit had around 12,000 registrations from Customers and Partners with already 6,300 live attendees on the day of the event
The current situation creates major challenges for industrial companies worldwide – and shows that digitalized and highly automated production is more important than ever when it comes to gaining a competitive edge. This is the only way that companies can react to current and future challenges with the required degree of flexibility. Successful solutions were presented at the Digital Enterprise Virtual Summit by Siemens on July 16. As part of the conference, representatives from numerous companies from the discrete and process industries discussed strategies and technologies for future success under these new conditions. The focus was on topics such as the horizontal and vertical integration of the value chain with simulation and optimization from product creation through to servicing and from field level to the cloud. Other topics included online and remote solutions as well as edge and cloud computing, additive manufacturing, industrial 5G and artificial intelligence. The Digital Enterprise Virtual Summit had around 12,000 registrations from Customers and Partners with already 6,300 live attendees on the day of the event. The Summit is now also available to be viewed on demand at http://www.siemens.com/digital-enterprise-summit.
- Simotics S-1FS2 in stainless steel housing with specific features for use in the pharmaceutical and F&B industries
- Servo planetary gearmotors Simotics S-1FK2 for optimum adjustment of speed, torque and mass inertia
- Simotics S-1FT2 in protection class IP67 with 26 bit encoder, higher rated speed and other selectable features
Siemens is adding new servo motors to its proven Sinamics S210 single-cable servo drive system, thereby expanding its range of applications. Specifically, for use in the pharmaceutical and food industries, the company is launching the Simotics S-1FS2, a motor version with a stainless-steel housing, the highest degree of protection IP67/IP69, and high-resolution 22-bit absolute multiturn encoders. The servo motor thus meets all hygienic conditions and can be used for mixing and stirring, air conditioning and ventilating, dosing and filling, as well as conveying, packaging and storing a wide variety of end products in the food and beverage sector and in the pharmaceutical industry.
- New software for omnidirectional control
- 360-degree freedom of movement for AGVs
- Innovative steering system implemented with ebm-papst
Siemens has expanded Simove, the scalable automation solution for Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)
applications, to include functionality for omnidirectional control. The new software supports unrestricted freedom of movement for AGVs. Together with Simatic
Micro-Drive, the new member of the Siemens converter family specifically for
the safety extra-low voltage range, plant and machine builders can create universal
and flexible systems. Together with partner ebm-papst an initial application example has been realized: a steering system that uses Simatic Micro-Drive,
the universal Simatic controller and the new control software from Simove. The
compact steering system features a special gearbox where the speeds of both
motors in the steering system are overlaid. This means that the steering system
does not require moving cables. The result is 360-degree rotational movement of
the wheel and therefore of the system. In addition, the high transmission in the
driving and steering direction provides a high level of control accuracy for
the system. Thanks to the integrated safety functions of the Simatic Micro-Drive,
safe control and monitoring of the integrated motors is ensured at all times.
- Eight desalination plants with process automation, drive technology, process instrumentation and communication technology
- Total capacity of 240,000 cubic meters per day
- Order volume is a double-digit million Euro figure
Siemens has received a follow-up order from the A3C consortium (Rawafid Industrial, Advanced Water Technology, SETE and Al Fatah) to equip eight seawater desalination plants in Saudi Arabia with electrical equipment. The new plants for seawater desalination using the principle of reverse osmosis are spread along the West coast of Saudi Arabia. The total capacity of the plants will be 240,000 cubic meters per day, with a power consumption of just three kilowatts per cubic meter of produced water, which is below the usual value and will provide significant energy savings. The scope of supply from Siemens includes hardware and software engineering, power distribution, PCS7 automation, medium and low voltage converters, Industrial Ethernet communication technology and process instrumentation for eight reverse osmosis plants, plus plant commissioning. The project will follow a tight schedule, with commissioning planned from autumn 2019.
- New “Location Intelligence” software expands Simatic RTLS locating platform to include digital twin of performance
- Visualized real-time analyses create potential for optimization and facilitate rapid decision-making
- Provides customers with overview of material flow and order information
Siemens introduces new “Location Intelligence” software, which expands the Simatic RTLS (Real-Time Locating System) locating platform to include the digital twin of performance. The web-based software analyzes and visualizes dynamic data, processes events, and can be addressed directly from local ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or MES (Manufacturing Execution System) systems. The intelligence acquired based on position data provides the user with a comprehensive overview of material flow, order information or possible problem areas.