New Controller Combines Motion Control, Safety and PLC in One Device
Siemens Industry is continuing to integrate and combine devices for the plant floor environment, further reducing footprints and improving overall efficiencies. The latest device to get the totally integrated automation treatment is the new Simatic CPU 317TF-2DP controller which combines motion control and safety into a standard PLC. “We are continuing to deliver on our vision of the totally integrated plant,” says Siemens spokesperson Zuri Evans. “The idea behind this new... Read More
Smart Grid: Is Your Business Poised to Reap the Benefits?
How much energy do you use? And, more to the point, how much energy do you waste and how much does that cost? Not too long ago the power grid was strictly a transmission system. From the end user’s perspective it was as dumb as a box of rocks and hadn’t changed significantly in 40 years, but that is changing. With a dramatic surge in both energy demand and associated costs already underway – oil has gone from $20 per barrel to $100 per barrel and spiked at $147 per barrel... Read More
New Controllers Extend Integration to Small Systems
In an ideal world every widget and system in an automation environment would be fully integrated into your control system. The value of even the smallest piece of operational information has increased exponentially as high end automation systems that manage manufacturing execution, maintenance, supply chain management and even capable-to-promise decisions all want as much detailed process information as they can possibly get from the automation system. And as this demand for data... Read More
Crown Valley Brewery Delivers Quality Craft Beer While Lowering Costs Through Automation
Alexander Graham Bell said that the existence of beer “is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Although renowned for his innovations and inventions, it is unlikely Bell would recognize a modern brewery. While the basic process remains unchanged from that used in Bell’s 1800s, and indeed back thousands of years before that to Ancient Egypt and Sumeria, today’s brewing process is managed by a series of integrated automation systems including sensors, valves,... Read More
Scalance X324 Switches Deliver Unprecedented Flexibility
The shop floor is a constantly changing environment, with constantly changing requirements. The need to provide users with the ability to adjust to these requirements led to the design and delivery of the latest members of the Scalance family of modular Ethernet switches from Siemens Industry Inc. “We wanted to deliver a switch that added value today, but that would keep rolling with whatever changes come in the near future and so continue to deliver that value when other products... Read More
Siemens Releases New, Cost Effective Safety Relay
Siemens Industry Inc. has released a new cost-effective safety relay that complies with ISO 13849 – an important international standard that governs the safety of machinery, safety-related parts of control systems and covers the general principles for design – up to PL e (performance level e). The new Sirius Safety Relay 3TK2820, with relay enabling circuits, is designed for protecting simple emergency stop, or safety-door applications with potential-free contacts in all stand... Read More
Video Tutorials: Control System Fault Simulation
Learn how easy it is to simulate System and Process faults to test your logic and diagnostic messaging in Simulation mode. This is part four of a four part series showcasing the time and cost saving benefits of the STEP7 PLC-SIM software.Have an Inquiry for Siemens about this article? Click Here >> Read More →