Siemens and E.ON have reached a significant milestone in the area of 3D-printing for the energy sector. The world's first 3-D printed burner for an SGT-700 gas turbine has been in operation for one year at E.ON's combined cycle power plant in Philippsthal in the German state of Hessen and the results are impressive. The burner has been operating for over 8,000 hours with no reported issues.
- Siemens Mobility equips 30,000 freight cars with smart sensors
- Digitalization improves customer service and transport efficiency in rail logistics
DB Cargo AG, Europe's leading rail freight carrier, has commissioned Siemens Mobility to digitalize a large part of its freight car fleet. A total of 30,000 freight cars will be equipped with the CTmobile freight sensor solution. With this system, DB Cargo can directly and continuously determine the cars' location. The sensor also provides information about load conditions. The freight cars will be equipped over a period of three years. Siemens Mobility will operate the system for six years, monitoring data acquisition and data flows through its central in-house CT server. The contract includes an option to equip up to 50,000 freight cars.
- 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.
- 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.
- Motto of the company's show: "Shaping connected mobility"
- Fair highlights: Digital Station, Interlocking in the Cloud and new Velaro Novo high-speed train with 30 percent lower energy consumption
- Digital solutions make infrastructures intelligent, improve passenger experience, guarantee availability and increase sustainability over the entire lifecycle
Under the motto "Shaping connected mobility" at the InnoTrans, Siemens Mobility is presenting digital innovations in an increasingly networked "total mobility system." The solutions will make rail transport even more efficient, safer and reliable.
- New version SW 4.8 SP3 release for Sinumerik 828Dand Display Manager for Sinumerik 840D sI
- External PC remote control for 828D enables operation via external PC with Sinumerik Operate
- 828D operation simplified by multi-touch display and side screen
- Second control channel and Collision Avoidance Eco simplify handling
- New Display Manager for 840D sI enables integration of standard and machine-specific functions into user interfaces
Siemens has updated its proven Sinumerik 828D and 840D sI machine tool controls. For 828D, a software update SW 4.8 SP3 with Panel Processing Unit (PPU) 4 has now been released. Users benefit not only from exceptionally robust hardware but also improved connectivity through the ability to access central data and programs, increasing operating safety. Another feature of the update is an external PC remote control facility for the simplified connection of other authorized PCs via Virtual Private Computing (VPC). In addition, the application for MindSphere ManageMyMachines now enables connection of Sinumerik 828D controls to the cloud based open IotT operating system MindSphere. For exceptionally simple operation, Siemens offers Smart Operation, a robust multi-touch display used in conjunction with a side screen. The CNC Sinumerik 828D now also offers a second control channel for use during milling operations, making available additional integration and control possibilities for automation systems or handling robots. Another invaluable feature is the Collision Avoidance Eco, which works on the basis of protected areas and distances which can be configured by the user. There is also a new update designed to make life more convenient for users of the Sinumerik 840D sl. The new Sinumerik Operate Display Manager allows the operator to fully leverage the possibilities offered by larger widescreen monitors, as both standard and machine-specific functions can be integrated into the user interface. These innovations allow rapid and comprehensive access to all the relevant data and allow more efficient, simpler machine control, as well as speeding up and simplifying process workflows. This saves both time and costs throughout the entire milling process.
- At AMB, Siemens will be demonstrating new applications for Sinumerik Integrate
- Illustration of the whole tool cycle with Manage MyResources
- Optimize MyProgramming /NX CAM Editor revolutionizes CAM machine integration
- Consistent digitalization solutions increase efficiency, flexibility and competitiveness
Siemens is presenting two new applications for the open digitalization platform Sinumerik Integrate under the banner "Digitalization in Machine Tool Manufacturing – Implement now!" at AMB 2018. Using the Manage MyResources application, the complete tool cycle can be displayed for use in the CAD/CAM CNC chain. This provides the customer with a range of benefits including increased tool life. When combined with Manage MyResources, the user gains direct access to a set of NX CAM parameters using the second new application, Optimize MyProgramming /NX CAM Editor on Sinumerik, and can easily optimize and modify the NC programs generated there. The two new applications contribute to the highest possible level of tool availability and therefore to avoiding machine down time. Consistent digitalization solutions such as Sinumerik Integrate allow businesses in the machine tool industry to increase flexibility and production efficiency significantly, to reduce their development and launch times considerably, and thus to improve their competitiveness on the global market.
- "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.