- The new plant comprises three compression trains for uninterrupted gas supply to Abu Dhabi industries and Northern Emirates
- ADNOC Gas Processing to utilize up to 450 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of sales gas, delivered via Maqta-Taweelah pipeline
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) inaugurated its Taweelah Gas Compression Plant, ensuring uninterrupted gas supplies to major Abu Dhabi industries and the UAE's Northern Emirates. The plant, located 50 kilometers north of Abu Dhabi, will utilize up to 450 mmscfd of sales gas, delivered to the facility by ADNOC Gas Processing's recently installed Maqta-Taweelah pipeline.
- Edge Devices to collect and process large data volumes directly at the machine
- Secure, future-proof basis for the execution of Industrial Edge applications
- Simple update procedure and software rollouts through secure link to central Edge Management System
- Savings through edge computing in the Siemens Electronics Factory Amberg
At the SPS IPC Drives 2018 in Nuremberg, Siemens will be showcasing a newly developed hardware platform for edge applications as part of its Siemens Industrial Edge concept: The compact Simatic Edge Device works on the basis of the embedded industrial PC Simatic IPC227E, and features integrated connectivity to automation on the machine level. This allows manufacturing data to be captured and processed directly at the point of production. If there is a change to the framework conditions underlying the industrial application, Industrial Edge offers facility to adjust software applications on the Edge Device, keeping them right up to date using functional, feedback-free updates. The hardware comes with a closed all-metal housing, ensuring maximum industrial functionality for flexible, maintenance-free use under even the harshest of conditions. Rapid commissioning is guaranteed using pre-installed Edge software.
- Industrial PC for use as an IoT gateway enables data to be managed directly in the production environment
- Based on Windows or Linux, for networking machinery of different manufacturers and of different technological versions
- Fitted with up to 3 LAN interfaces for high connectivity
- Pre-configured versions available from stock
Siemens has expanded its product portfolio of Simatic industrial PCs to include the Simatic IPC127E. The newly developed industrial PC is suitable, for example, for use as a gateway and enables data to be managed directly in the production environment. Whether it is based on Windows or Linux, the Simatic IPC127E makes it possible to network existing systems with machinery of different manufacturers and different technological versions. Thanks to the compact enclosure of just 0.3 liters, it can be integrated with a minimum space requirement in the cabinet or directly at the machine.
- Integration of artificial intelligence and edge computing into Digital Enterprise portfolio
- Networking concepts from factory floors to corporate offices
- Growing ecosystem surrounding MindSphere
By expanding its Digital Enterprise portfolio and integrating future technologies, Siemens is driving forward the digital transformation of the discrete and process industries. "An ever-increasing number of industrial enterprises, particularly SMEs, are well on the way towards Industrie 4.0, and are already improving their competitive standing with digital solutions," explained Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Management Board of Siemens AG, at the SPS IPC Drives. "This applies to all sectors of industry with rapidly changing market demands in which products have to be manufactured ever more quickly, flexibly and in diminishing quantities. With the further integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing into our portfolio, we're paving the way for the future of industry." Siemens will be present at the fair with an array of innovations and industry-specific applications, ranging from automation and edge devices using artificial intelligence in applications such as machine tools, production machinery and process plants through to integrated networking concepts from factory floors to corporate offices. These all help to drive forward the use of innovative automation and software solutions.
- New Sinamics converter family series optimized for pump and fan infrastructure applications
- 0.75 to 630 kW power range allows operation with any motor
- Stable running under any network conditions thanks to integrated DC link reactor
- Sinamics G120X is digitalization-ready and can be linked directly to the cloud with Sinamics Connect 300
Siemens will be presenting a brand new converter series at this year's SPS IPC Drives. The converters of the new Sinamics G120X series are especially suited for use in pump and fan applications in industries such as water/wastewater, building technology or also in industrial environments. With a power range of 0.75 to 630 kW, Sinamics G120X converters can be operated with any motor. The converters are at their most effective running with synchronous reluctance motors from Siemens. Sinamics G120X are configured throughout for cost-optimized and resource-saving operation across all voltages and supply networks, and their characteristic compact design saves space in the control cabinet. Although not featuring an additional output reactor, the converters enable motor cable lengths of up to 150 meters. The integrated safety functions are certified to SIL3.
- VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg exercises first option
- A total of 27 metro trains to be delivered
- Greater passenger comfort and optimized passenger flows
VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft, Nuremberg's public transport operator, has ordered six additional type G1 metro trains from Siemens Mobility, exercising one of two options in the contract signed in December 2015. All in all, Siemens Mobility will now be supplying 27 new metro trains for Nuremberg. The new four-car G1 trains in the first option are planned for use on the U1 metro line as of 2021 and will replace twelve type DT2 two-car trains.The metro trains will be built at the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna, Austria. Various vehicle components, such as drive converters, motors, auxiliary converters and control systems, will be manufactured in Nuremberg. Project management, development and service support will be handled in Erlangen.
- New TM NPU module for the S7-1500 and ET 200MP with integral AI-capable chip: Intel Myriad X
- Evaluation of input data such as video, sound or CPU data by means of neural networks
- Use of machine-learning algorithms in production processes
- Efficient implementation of pick-and-place applications or quality checks on the basis of (human) expert knowledge
Siemens is launching onto the market a new module for the Simatic S7-1500 controller and the ET 200MP I/O system, which has a chip with artificial intelligence (AI) capability: The S7-1500 TM NPU (neural processing unit) is equipped with the Intel Movidius Myriad X Vision processing unit, thus enabling the efficient processing of neural networks. The module gets its function from the provision of a trained neural system on an SD card and is equipped with the USB 3.1 interfaces and a Gigabit Ethernet port. On the basis of the neural network, data from a connected sensor system or from the CPU program can be processed. By using machine-learning algorithms, for example, visual quality checks in production plants or image-guided robot systems can be efficiently realized. This makes a considerably more efficient and more "human-like" behavior possible. With this module, Siemens is taking another step toward the integration of future technologies into industrial applications.
- Active support of OPC UA and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology
- Commitment to driving OPC UA with TSN forward within the OPC Foundation
- Comprehensive support of the OPC Foundation with Profisafe domain know-how for functional safety communication based on OPC UA
- Profinet based on TSN as mainstream solution at the field level
Siemens welcomes the initiative previously published by the OPC Foundation to further enable OPC UA adoption throughout industrial automation by extending standardization and harmonization activities for OPC UA, including TSN-enabled Ethernet networks at the field level. Siemens, as a founding and board member of the OPC Foundation, is a strong supporter of the OPC UA technology and has been active in core standardization working groups for many years.
- Smart connection panel with LAN link for cloud-based digitalization solutions
- Simple plug-and-play handling, also for use in legacy systems
- Analyze MyDrives now available on the latest MindSphere version
The new Sinamics Connect 300 from Siemens provides a simple plug-and-play solution for integrating converters of the Sinamics family into the IT world. The new solution is suitable for low-voltage converters and supports cloud-based digitalization solutions. MindSphere applications such as Analyze MyDrives can now be used directly via Sinamics Connect 300. Sinamics Connect 300 is an IoT gateway with its own dedicated LAN connection. The converter is connected directly to the Sinamics Connect 300 terminal block. Parameters, operating data and statuses are being transmitted over universal serial interface protocol and can be retrieved at any time. No modifications are necessary to the hardware or firmware of drives used with Sinamics Connect 300, nor do PLC programs need to be adjusted. Commissioning takes place conveniently and simply using a web server user interface. Sinamics Connect 300 does not bring about any changes to the data and signal flow of the machine automation, nor does it place any additional load on the field bus of the machine or plant. This makes the use of Sinamics Connect 300 completely independent of the automation and enables rapid, trouble-free and low-cost commissioning. The simultaneous connection of up to eight drives opens up outstanding economies of scale, and the Sinamics Connect 300 is also highly suited for machine users looking to directly upgrade heterogeneous legacy machine fleets in brown field projects.