- Edge application Optimize MyMachining /Trochoidal allows real-time data processing for high availability and productivity
- Siemens Industrial Edge closes the gap between local and cloud computing in the industrial sector
- Sinumerik Edge facilitates high-frequency control data processing
As part of Siemens Industrial Edge, Siemens is launching applications for Sinumerik Edge, the machine-level platform specially designed for the machine tool industry, at AMB 2018 in Stuttgart. This is the first opportunity to see the Edge application Optimize MyMachining /Trochoidal for use in trochoidal milling.
- Analyze MyPerformance /OEE Monitor supplies data to increase plant efficiency
- Manage MyMachines now available on the latest version of MindSphere
- Manage MyMachines /Remote provides remote access to CNC
Siemens is presenting new applications for the open, cloud-based IoT operating system MindSphere specifically for the machine tool industry at AMB 2018 in Stuttgart. This includes the Analyze MyPerformance /OEE Monitor application which is now available on the latest version of MindSphere. Analyze MyPerformance /OEE Monitor allows users to capture machine data for configuring important parameters, to carry out availability and utilization analyses, and to compare estimated productivity with actual results – customer-specific OEE calculations are also available. In addition to this, users can also produce a shift calendar with the application which allows the machine utilization to be calculated even more accurately. This makes production planning significantly easier.
- "PCU Retrofit for Sinumerik 840D" service offered for machine tools with a Sinumerik 840D pl controller
- PCU-based (Panel Control Unit) controller updated
- After a short retrofitting time, equipment is ready again for immediate use
The "PCU Retrofit for Sinumerik 840D" service is offered by Siemens to modernize machine tools with a Sinumerik 840D pl controller, as an alternative to a new purchase. This can be significantly more cost-effective than investing in new equipment. In the retrofit, the PCU-based (Panel Control Unit) controller is updated and obsolete hardware and software is replaced. Users then benefit from long-term spare parts availability, as well as greater IT security thanks to the current operating system. In addition, the latest HMI Advanced (human-machine interface) software provides extended functionality and increased convenience in operation and monitoring. With the retrofit service, users can experience an appreciable improvement in the performance of their machine tools and in the productivity of their facility.
- Siemens Mobility will manage contract from the Singapore MindSphere Application Center
- Rail Enterprise Asset Management System to enhance availability
Siemens Mobility and consortium partner ST Engineering Electronics Limited have been awarded an 18.8 million Singapore dollars contract by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) to develop and implement a Rail Enterprise Asset Management System (REAMS). This digital program will be managed from the MindSphere Application Center in Singapore, one of Siemens' digitalization hubs. The facility was the first to integrate multi-disciplinary digitalization specialists from different Siemens businesses.
- At the "Forum Deutscher Mittelstand", representatives of well-known companies discuss strategies for the future viability of small to medium-sized enterprises
- New forms of collaboration between companies are essential for the digital transformation in the manufacturing and process industries
- Technical prerequisites for digitalization in industry are in place: SMEs can make targeted use of their resources
For the implementation of Industry 4.0, Siemens is relying on even more intensive collaboration with small to medium-sized companies. "Small to medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the German economy. That's why the digital transformation of small and medium-sized companies is essential for the future viability of Germany as a business location," explained Klaus Helmrich, Managing Board Member of Siemens AG, at the "Forum Deutscher Mittelstand" (German SME Forum) in Stuttgart. "This requires increased collaboration between companies of different sizes - from start-ups to medium-sized companies to large corporations". During the conference, representatives of numerous well-known German companies from the machine and plant manufacturing industry, discussed strategies to ensure the future viability of small and medium-sized businesses.
- Continuous dimming of LEDs and other lamps
- Powerful lighting control of up to 1000 volt-amperes (VA) and adjustable dimming sequences
- KNX DIN rail-mounted device with integrated front operating panel
The Siemens Building Technologies Division has updated its GAMMA instabus product line with the powerful new KNX based universal dimmer N 554. This universal dimmer can be used to control LED and other lamps up to a total 1000 VA, making it perfect for advanced lighting solutions in cinemas, theaters, opera houses, museums and hotels. The device features continuous dimming, the dimming sequences can be adjusted to the behaviors of the different lamps. Manual testing of the lighting installation from the integrated panel saves time.
- Service on non-electrified rail lines
- Passenger tests planned in second half of 2019
- Eco-friendlier operation with up to 50 percent less CO2 emissions than with diesel engines
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens Mobility are jointly investing in the future of passenger transport and are developing an electro-hybrid battery drive for trains. Today, both companies presented in Vienna the first result of this innovative pilot project, the prototype of the Desiro ML Cityjet eco. Operating as a battery-powered train, the Cityjet eco is an alternative for non-electrified rail lines primarily served at present with diesel-powered passenger trains. Battery operation can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50 percent compared to diesels. Following extensive testing of the train, it is expected to first be used in passenger service in the second half of 2019. The prototype will be presented on track 1/400 in the outdoor exhibition area at the InnoTrans 2018, the leading international trade fair for transport technology, being held in Berlin on September 18-21.
- Siemens to design, supply and build onshore substation and offshore transformer modules (OTM®)
- Triton Knoll is the 10th UK offshore wind farm Siemens has connected to the mainland
- After completion Triton Knoll would be able to provide sufficient clean and sustainable power for the equivalent of 800,000 British homes
Siemens Energy Management has received an order to design, supply and build the grid connection for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm by German customer Innogy SE. The wind farm, 32 kilometers (km) off the Lincolnshire coast, will have an installed generation capacity of circa 860 megawatts (MW) after its completion. Triton Knoll will be capable of providing sufficient clean and sustainable power for the equivalent of at least 800,000 British homes, making a significant contribution to the UK's renewable energy targets. Siemens will lead on the construction of a new four-hectare onshore substation at Bicker Fen, as well as offshore infrastructure, including two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM ®). The Siemens OTM® is significantly smaller in size and weight compared to conventional alternating current platforms and highlight Siemens' commitment to helping power developers improve efficiencies and the delivery program.
- Rail Service Center inaugurated in Dortmund-Eving, Germany
- Digitalized service and maintenance of RXX trainsets for 32 years
- Contract specifies over 99 percent availability of RRX trains
Today, after one-and-a-half years of construction, Siemens Mobility is officially inaugurating the new maintenance depot for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX). In the future, 75 employees in the Rail Service Center in Dortmund-Eving will service and maintain the 82 electric RXX Desiro HC multiple-unit trains for a period of 32 years. The digitalized and paperless concept ensures that the trains' contractually agreed availability of over 99 percent can be guaranteed.