- Siemens to ensure the efficient networking of production systems, machinery and equipment of various manufacturers at the 122 Volkswagen plants as integration partner
- Data transparency and analysis to lay the technological foundations for further productivity improvements at Volkswagen
- Volkswagen and Siemens intend to develop new functions and services together with machinery and equipment suppliers which can be used in future by all partners of the Industrial Cloud
Siemens technology group is to be the integration partner for the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud. This was announced by Volkswagen and Siemens today. Siemens will play a key role in ensuring that machinery and equipment of different manufacturers at the 122 Volkswagen plants are networked efficiently in the cloud. The resulting data transparency and analysis will lay the technological foundations for further productivity improvements at Volkswagen plants. In addition, Siemens and machinery and equipment suppliers will make applications and apps from the MindSphere Internet of Things system available in the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud. Volkswagen and Siemens intend to develop new functions and services for the Industrial Cloud together with machinery and equipment suppliers; these will then be available to all future partners. The development of the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud is gathering pace.
- Can be simulated in a cloud in just minutes
- Saves time and lowers operating costs
- Simplifies training and speeds up troubleshooting
Designing and commissioning a complex energy automation system are time-consuming processes and often can only be done after plants and systems have actually been set-up and connected to each other. This used to take days and sometimes even weeks. With the new digital twin in the Siprotec 5 series from Siemens, tests can now be carried out before or while setting up the hardware. This significantly shortens the time to system operation. Project data can now be simulated and tested individually in a cloud in just minutes, with no hardware or additional effort. This also lowers operating costs, since improved preliminary inspections can shorten downtimes and thus increase system availability.
The German Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE and the French Grenoble Ecole de Management perform a study on the use of sulfur hexafluoride gas (SF6) in power distribution grids. The goal of the study is to investigate the environmental and socio-economic impact of SF6 and fluorine gas-free alternatives as the insulating medium in combination with vacuum switching technology in medium voltage switchgear. Siemens will support this study, and further sponsors can take part. The study is also intended to support the COP 21 Paris Agreement as well as industry's commitment to sustainability.
- Extremely high efficiency and low losses especially in partial load
- High dynamics due to low moment of inertia
- Safe operation due to low motor temperature
- Easy to commission – simply enter the motor code into the converter
Siemens is extending its Simogear portfolio with a new synchronous-reluctance drive system consisting of Simogear standard gear unit, Simotics reluctance motor and a Sinamics frequency converter for controlling speed. The solution has an output range from 0.55 to 4 kilowatts and is available for Sinamics G110M, G120D, G120 and S120 converters. Its efficiency class is comparable to IE4 and it is particularly impressive when operating under partial load when compared to asynchronous motors due to its greater efficiency and lower losses. In addition, the drive system is characterized by high dynamics due to the low moment of inertia and optimized control. Commissioning is also quick and easy – simply enter the motor code into the converter. An external fan is not required due to the constant torque/speed curve up to the nominal speed and the drive system is certificated to CE, UL/CSA and CCC is in preparation.
- 8DJH 12 switchgear is expanding the "blue GIS" portfolio in the medium-voltage range
- "Clean Air" used as the F gas-free insulating medium
- Follows the proven operating concept for load-break switchgear
- Connection to IoT platforms integrated
At this year's Hannover Messe trade fair, Siemens will present the 8DJH 12, an additional medium voltage switchgear that uses "Clean Air" as the insulating medium. "Clean Air" is an insulating gas consisting only of the natural constituents of ambient air. The new gas-insulated load-break switchgear (ring main unit) thus combines the sustainability of the "blue GIS" portfolio with the benefits of the proven 8DJH product family. The switchgear is used in public and industrial power grids on the secondary distribution level.
- Navigator combines distinct types of asset and maintenance data with performance data
- Deep analysis as the basis for new and improved Energy and Asset Performance Services
- Extended possibilities for apps and dashboards through integration into MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens
Navigator, the cloud-based energy and asset management platform from Siemens, has recently become even stronger thanks to a new release issued this February. With this latest version, it can aggregate a wider range of data sets, more powerfully analyze data, and create a whole new range of customized reports for easier decision making and communication. "Since we brought Navigator to the market in 2012, it has been evolving constantly to help our customers make better decisions, reduce operational expenditures, achieve sustainability targets and lower their exposure to risk. For example, Building Technologies saved 10,96 million tons CO2emissions in 2018, which corresponds to the emission of one million small cars, which are all driving once around the world." says Eike Steffen, Global Head, Solutions and Services Portfolio. Currently, Navigator processes over 625 million values per day from over 80,000 connected buildings worldwide.
The Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar has been inaugurated by Siemens, delivering almost a quarter of the country's installed power generating capacity and providing up to 136 million imperial gallons of drinking water per day. It is the second-largest power plant in the country.
- The TIA Portal moves into the cloud: flexible use of the engineering framework in various phases of development
- Fast, flexible access to pre-installed engineering environments
- Integration of the widest range of PC and tablet hardware into the development process
- Fast access to project data through storage in a cloud-based FileShare
With the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation Portal) in the cloud, Siemens is expanding the options of using the engineering framework even more flexible in the various phases of planning, engineering and commissioning. The possibilities that this offers are based on all the main features of TIA Portal V15.1, with additional available innovations of TIA Portal options – the simulation of the application in the cloud environment with the help of S7-PLCSIM Advanced, full use of the application possibilities, for example the complete controller portfolio including the new, redundant S7-1500R/H controller, the configuration of visualizations with HMI Panels, PC-based runtime systems, and the fully integrated Sinamics drives portfolio.
- Strategic Partnership Agreement signed
- Technology collaboration agreement in heavy-duty gas turbines
Siemens AG and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) signed a comprehensive Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement (SPFA). This follows a Technology Collaboration agreement on heavy-duty gas turbines between Siemens AG and China United Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Company (UGTC). The SPFA was signed by Qian Zhimin, Chairman of SPIC and Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG on March 26, 2019 in Beijing. The SPFA will further expand the cooperation in power generation in addition to the earlier agreed technology collaboration between Siemens AG and UGTC and will create a China-based supplier eco-system. Both companies will also collaborate in high-technology product demonstration e.g. in the field of digitalization of power plants or in hydrogen utilization projects and smart energy management for a decentralized energy system. Furthermore, both parties agreed to cooperate in project execution, and will jointly develop proper Gas-to-Power projects worldwide.
- 23 Desiro HC trainsets
- Order worth around €300 million
- Service on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the Elbe-Spree network
- Option to increase capacity of the RE1 trains following platform extensions
- Attractive passenger experience and significant capacity increase
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth around €300 million. The multiple-unit trains are planned to be used on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the new Elbe-Spree network. In January 2019, ODEG was awarded the contract to operate these lines following a Europe-wide tender by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). The contract includes the option to expand the capacity of the RE1 trains when the station platforms along this line are extended. Delivery of the 21 six-car and two four-car trains is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022. The start of operations is planned for the timetable change in December 2022. The trains will be built at the Siemens plant in Krefeld, Germany.