Video Tutorial: Siemens Machine Safety Reduces Integration Costs

Traditional machine safety system upgrades can be costly and time consuming. Learn how Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) can eliminate high integration costs and engineering time on your next machine safety upgrade. This graphical animation video will highlight several techniques for reducing cost when integrating machine safety for a manufacturing or process control system.Have an Inquiry for Siemens about this article? Click Here >>    Read More →

Video Tutorial: Siemens TIA Reduces Machine-to-Machine Integration Costs

Interlocking multiple machines in a production line can make or break an automation budget. Learn how Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) can eliminate costly hardwiring, troubleshooting and programming overhead when connecting multiple machines in a production line system. This graphical animation video will highlight several techniques for reducing cost when integrating multiple pieces of equipment for a manufacturing or process control system.Have an Inquiry for Siemens... Read More

Safety Modules Prevent Explosions

When gases, vapors, mists and dusts form explosive atmospheres, electronic systems must be designed to avoid any chance of sparking under any conditions. The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed three fail-safe modules to meet these requirements. The new modules, for the SIMATIC ET 200iSP intrinsically safe distributed I/O system, are the 8F-DI Ex NAMUR, 4F-DO Ex 17.4V/40 mA and 4F-AI Ex HART. They meet the high safety requirements in accordance with the relevant... Read More

Safety Relay Simultaneously Monitors Multiple Parameters

A new safety relay from Siemens Industry Inc. provides enough performance to handle simultaneous monitoring of multiple parameters such as machine speed and motor standstill. The SIRIUS 3TK2810-1 is part of the SIRIUS 3TK28 safety relays family. The latest addition to the line can simultaneously monitor three parameterizable limit values for downtime, setup speed and automatic speed. For example, speed limits are defined using buttons on the front of the unit and an LCD display. Diagnostics... Read More

Latest Microprocessors Expand User Control

Adopting Intel™ multicore processors lets Siemens cut costs, improve performance Chipmakers who are vying for increased market share in consumer products and personal computers continue to pour huge investments into microprocessors, bringing rapid performance advances. That’s good news for designers and users in industrial automation and other fields that can utilize the powerful devices designed for high volume markets. The days when ruggedized markets like the military,... Read More

The Matrix Moves Into Mainstream

Data matrix codes are gaining acceptance and helping improve high precision manufacturing lines in consumer product labeling Over the last couple years, observant consumers may have noticed new markings on some common products like detergent and ice cream. Manufacturers are beginning to use data matrix codes to augment the bar codes that have been used for decades. These small markings give manufacturers another tool to improve the high precision manufacturing lines needed in... Read More

Configure and Manage Automation Efficiently from a Single Screen

This is the second in a series of three articles outlining Siemens revolutionary new TIA Portal software framework. For more technical details, please go to http://www.engineering-redefined.com. Complexity is usually a given when it comes to industrial automation projects; and complexity has to be accounted for in many ways. For example, you know when you start that some systems aren’t going to talk to each other out of the box, which means different elements such as the HMI/SCADA... Read More

HMIs Operate In Hazardous Zones

Siemens Industry Inc. has enhanced its rugged line of industrial PCs with two intrinsically safe HMIs (human machine interfaces). The SIMATIC HMI Panel PC Ex and SIMATIC HMI Thin Client Ex are designed for hazardous zones 1/21 and 2/22. They eliminate the need for complex and expensive enclosures or additional certification processes. The two units are suitable for applications where ignitable gases, vapors and air/dust mixtures are present, making them suitable for oil and gas,... Read More