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Siemens supplied four bays of the 8VM1 gas-insulated SF6-free high-voltage switchgear (GIS) – which has a capacity of 72.5 kilovolts (kV) – to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. The systems were deployed in the Nissum Bredning Vind wind farm in Denmark. The switchgear protect the wind turbines from overloads and short circuits and thereby ensure an uninterruptible power supply. The metal-encapsulated 8VM1 from the blue GIS portfolio was developed specifically for use in offshore wind turbines. They work with the proven vacuum circuit-breaker technology and with clean air as the insulating medium instead of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). The wind farm operators, Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug and Jysk Energ, are relying on a new cable and turbine concept at a voltage of 66 kV to connect the four seven-megawatt (MW) wind turbines from Siemens to the grid. Compared with the usual 33-kV grid connection, this new concept increases transmission capacity and lowers the cost of laying cables. The wind farm has been supplying electricity since March.

• Sensformer™ will make relevant data available in real-time
• Enable customers to take full advantage of digitalization
• Benefit from Siemens expertise in IoT and cybersecurity

Siemens has launched the world's first comprehensive digital transformer portfolio at Hannover Messe, Germany. The new Sensformer™ merges physics and information and ensures digital intelligence for transformers regardless of their product class, size and rating. As transformers are placed at critical nodes of the power grid, they are perfect sensors for grid conditions containing full information on energy flow. Sensformer™ provides the easy step-in to digitalization for all customers, turning the "voltage regulators" into an info-hub. The data will allow for conclusions on the status of the assets as well as the power grid and thus allow for enhanced flexibility and optimized operation of the entire grid. While currently available solutions are imposing additional hurdles in terms of cost and complexity to customers, Sensformer™ will already be equipped per default with easy-to-use digital intelligence. The basic functionalities of Sensformer™ (incl. hardware, software and cloud access) are kept simple for ease of use. The Sensformer™ also holds the advantage of offering highest stability by limiting physical measurements to the bare minimum as well as avoiding unnecessary IT equipment at site. Siemens will shift its complete transformer portfolio to Sensformer™ starting June 2018.

• Inclusion as an integral part of the corporate culture and diversity strategy
• New inclusion agreement: digitalization opening up new possibilities for integrating individuals with disabilities

Siemens has won Germany's Inclusion Prize in the Company category for its activities to foster the inclusion of disabled employees. The prize was presented in Berlin, at a ceremony attended by German Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil. Awarded by the German Federal Employment Agency, the Confederation of German Employers' Associations, Germany's Charter of Diversity and the German Business Forum, the Inclusion Prize for Business is awarded to honor exemplary inclusion practices.

• Integrated motor portfolio of Simotics reluctance motors from 0.55 to 45 kilowatts
• Additional shaft heights 90 and 225
• Encoderless closed-loop control down to a standstill
• Reluctance motor portfolio rounded off with rated speeds of 1500 and 3000 revolutions per minute

Siemens is extending its portfolio of Simotics synchronous-reluctance motors to include the two new shaft heights, AH90 and AH225. With these new additions, the company is addressing calls from renowned manufacturers of pumps, fans, compressors and machine builders in general for different shaft heights. The motors are available in a power range of 0.55 to 45 kilowatts (kW), and now also with rated speeds of 1500 and 3000 revolutions per min-1. In conjunction with the recently launched Sinamics Reluctance Control License, precise encoderless closed-loop torque control is possible down to a standstill. The license enables field-oriented (vector) closed-loop control even when at a standstill – reliably eliminating the possibility of the synchronous motor "stalling" at any time even if the load inertia is not known.

• Simatic Energy Manager V7.1 for energy management according to ISO 50001 with new functions
• Simatic Energy Manager Basic with web-based engineering for the entry into energy management
• Connectivity to the MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system, for further analyses
• Simatic Energy Manager V1.0 app for iOS and Android for easy, intuitive mobile recording of consumption data

Siemens has expanded its ISO 50001 certified energy management portfolio to include Simatic Energy Manager Basic V7.1. Designed for entry-level energy management, Simatic Energy Manager Basic offers the user energy transparency quickly created by web-based engineering and data connection. The customized design of dashboards and reports enables initial efficiency measures to be derived quickly. If the requirements increase, for example in the direction of batch or material-related analyses, baseline management or energy consumption forecast, the user upgrades to energy management with Simatic Energy Manager PRO V7.1 simply with a license key. Simatic Energy Manager PRO V7.1 now offers not only extended analytical possibilities, but also additional interfaces, such as that to the Simatic S7 Energy Efficiency Monitor for assessing the efficiency of machines and plants. This is a step toward the energy labeling of industrial plants and machines. Also new is the connectivity to the MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system, for further analyses.

• This year's motto: "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!"
• The time has come to implement Industrie 4.0: focus on industry-specific solutions
• MindSphere – the cloud-based, open IoT operating system: rigorous expansion with new partners and further solutions

Siemens is presenting its continuously enhanced Digital Enterprise portfolio for Industrie 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. "We created the technical prerequisites for this transformation with our range of consistent solutions. By implementing Digital Enterprise solutions, users and customers can now tap into the full potential of Industrie 4.0," said Klaus Helmrich, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, at the press conference for Hannover Messe on April 23. On 3,500 square meters of exhibition space in Hall 9 at Booth D35, Siemens is using the motto "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!" to show how companies of any size can use the Digital Enterprise portfolio in various industries to secure real competitive advantages. "With our Digital Enterprise offerings, our customers are already achieving greater flexibility, shorter times to market, higher efficiency and better quality – and they're accomplishing this during ongoing operations. Our customers are thus attesting to the benefits and added value that the Siemens Digital Enterprise offers for the discrete manufacturing and process industries," said Helmrich.

• Three new redundancy CPUs for the Simatic S7-1500 Advanced Controller range
• Simple engineering just as with standard CPUs
• Back-up CPU takes control of the process automatically and quickly – without data loss
• Connection of field devices via Profinet ring

Siemens is expanding its Simatic S7-1500 Advanced Controller range with three new CPUs for redundant automation applications. The CPU1513R and CPU1515R are used for small to medium-sized projects with a focus on CPU redundancy. If one CPU fails, the back-up CPU automatically takes control of the process with no data loss and the process continues very quickly. As with the standard CPUs, the engineering of the redundancy CPUs is especially easy for users. The TIA Portal engineering framework and the redundant CPUs synchronize programs and data without the user having to intervene. The CPU1517H is used for larger applications and higher performance requirements. Here, dedicated synchronization modules enable faster, smooth switchover.

• The Simatic S7-1500 Advanced Controller portfolio has two new technology CPUs for motion control tasks
• Standard, safety and motion control functionalities for gearing and camming up to the control of kinematics
• Even challenging motion control tasks can be easily handled in combination with Sinamics servo drive systems
• The "Simatic Safe Kinematics" software library safely monitors kinematics in space – to protect the machine operator

Siemens has expanded its Simatic S7-1500 Advanced Controller portfolio for challenging automation applications to include two new technology CPUs that combine standard, safety and motion control functionalities in a single device. The 1515SP PC2 T CPU and fail-safe 1515SP PC2 TF CPU complement the range of Open Controllers. They are suitable for motion control tasks such as gearing and camming, or the control of kinematics with up to four axes – for example for handling applications, such as Pick & Place, Cartesian Portal, Delta Picker and Scara robots. Even challenging motion control tasks can be easily handled in combination with the Sinamics V90 PN, S210 and S120 servo drive systems.