- The Simatic S7-1500V is the first virtual controller from Siemens
- Expands the Simatic portfolio and is part of Industrial Operations X
- Ensures greater flexibility and scalability, and simplifies collaboration between IT and OT users
- Enables central management via Industrial Edge and is compatible with Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portfolio
Siemens will be presenting
a complete virtual programmable logic controller (PLC) for the first time at
Hannover Messe 2023. The Simatic S7-1500V expands the existing Simatic
portfolio and meets special market requirements such as virtual hosting of PLC
computing. In the future, that means the range will include both hardware
controllers and the virtual PLC. The new Simatic S7-1500V is part of Industrial
Operations X. This is a continuously growing, interoperable portfolio geared
towards production engineering, execution, and optimization which Siemens is
adding to its portfolios on Siemens Xcelerator – the open, digital business
platform. With Industrial Operations X, Siemens is consistently integrating IT
and software capabilities into the world of automation, thus speeding up the
transition from automated to highly adaptable production. After all, volatile
markets, the labor shortage, and an increasing scarcity of resources all mean
industrial firms have to structure their automated production more flexibly.
- Higher engineering efficiency thanks to more functionalities for team collaboration
- IT/OT integration thanks to extension with the IT-oriented approach of Simatic Automation Xpansion (Simatic AX)
- Advanced engineering of kinematics (5D/6D)
- Maximum availability in through R1 redundancy
At the SPS trade fair
in Nuremberg from November 8 to 10, Siemens will present Version 18 of its
engineering framework TIA Portal (Totally Integration Automation Portal). If
industrial companies are to shorten their time-to-market, counteract the lack
of skilled workers, and remain competitive, they need efficient automation
engineering that can be quickly modified to meet new requirements. That’s why
the new version of the TIA Portal once again boosts engineering efficiency and
offers optimized functionalities for multi-user engineering. This means that
users can now work in teams and in parallel on projects and build and manage
shared libraries. Access rights can be assigned either individually or
group-specifically, which makes collaboration more flexible.
- Siemens expands Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform with launch of Industrial Operations X
- Uniquely combining the real and digital worlds, Siemens continues to strengthen its technological leadership in automation and industrial software
- Production processes to become more efficient and highly adaptive
- Includes launch of first fully virtual controller
Siemens introduces
Industrial Operations X, an open and interoperable portfolio for automating and
operating industrial production. The new portfolio is part of Siemens Xcelerator,
the open digital business platform comprising a portfolio of software and
connected hardware, an ecosystem of partners, and a marketplace.
- New Industrial Edge partnerships enable easy integration of machine vision into Siemens automation technology
- Improves product quality control and addresses labor shortages
- Basler cameras combined with Siemens automation portfolio create a standardized infrastructure for visual inspection also for TIA
- MVTec app on Industrial Edge facilitates end-to-end anomaly detection
Two industry leaders in
machine vision and industrial image processing are independently joining forces
with Siemens. As a result of the new partnerships, customers will be able to integrate
machine vision applications directly into their existing automation technology.
By combining their respective strengths, portfolios, and experience, it will be
possible to offer plug-and-play machine vision solutions – aligned portfolio of
automation and machine vision components consisting of hardware and software.
- Siemens and Continental Tires sign strategic supplier agreement
- Machine standards expected to maximize interoperability and flexibility
- Siemens to supply automation and drive technology, software, industrial communication, and training
Continental’s tire division and Siemens have signed a
strategic supplier agreement. As Siemens announces on the sidelines of the Tire
Expo trade fair in Hannover (Germany), the company will supply automation and
drive technology for Continental’s tire factories worldwide in its capacity as
a preferred supplier. The aim of the cooperation is to further optimize
Continental's global tire production with innovative control and automation
technology. As part of the agreement, standards will be established which will
help Continental make its production machinery even more efficient throughout
their lifecycles.
- Sinumerik Ctrl-E in V6.22 with new functions for evaluating and reducing energy consumption
- Flexible HMI portfolio for multifunctional machine tools
- Perfect compatibility in use and programming for easy integration into the existing machine fleet
At this year's EMO, Siemens is expanding its range of products and services with the "Digital Native" CNC Sinumerik One. The new CNC generation from Siemens, which was launched on the market in 2019, comes with numerous innovations in software and hardware. With the new Sinumerik software version V6.22, there are new technology functions for the Sinumerik One that increase transparency in the machine, simplify operation, reduce machine wear, and increase performance. This leads to the optimal use of available resources, for example by reducing scrap and repairs. It also helps to increase machine productivity by minimizing idle and production times, for example.
- Collaboration to make industrial robotics more accessible and usable for manufacturing SMEs
- Exploration of new solutions to advance interoperability and more efficient interfaces between automation and robotics systems to address existing hurdles and cost drivers
- Solutions to speed up the development process for flexible work cells and facilitate their operation
Intrinsic, an Alphabet
company, and Siemens have teamed up to explore integrations and interfaces
between Intrinsic’s robotics software, which is designed for easy use of
AI-based capabilities, and Siemens Digital Industries with their open and
interoperable portfolio for automating and operating industrial production.
- Sinumerik One is in operation at the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria
- High performance through integrated Simatic S7-1500F
Siemens supplies automation hardware and software to the BMW Group. The automation solution includes, among other things, the new generation of the Sinumerik One CNC control, which offers digital possibilities to increase productivity in production. The new automation portfolio will be used at the Steyr production plant in Austria to produce the electric drive housing. It will also help to transform production for the digital age. Siemens and the BMW Group have a long-standing partnership. The success of both companies is based on driving innovation and developing forward-looking technologies, while at the same time focusing on sustainability.
Whether for workpiece handling, retooling, postprocessing or parallel
machining, robots and machine tools are working ever more closely together.
Companies in almost all industrial sectors already benefit from robots today.
But integrating robots into automation and exploiting their full potential poses
many challenges. Under the motto "Seamless and fast integration of robot
kinematics into automation", Siemens will be presenting at this year's
automatica (Hall B6, Booth 302) how companies can overcome these
challenges and how the digital and real worlds can be connected through
robotics and automation solutions.
- SICAM 8 delivers a universal automation platform for all applications in the field of power supply
- Incorporates SICAM HMI, elevating process visualization to the next level
- Includes the SICAM S8000 software solution for power automation
- SICAM 8 platform forms part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has launched the highly scalable SICAM 8 power automation
platform. Designed with scalability and security at its core, the platform helps
customers achieve resilient and secure grid operation, while allowing for the
incorporation of additional applications in the future. It also includes two
new software solutions: the SICAM HMI (Human Machine Interface) visualization
tool and the SICAM S8000 software solution for power automation, and forms part
of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, an open digital platform that enables
customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier, faster, and at
scale.