Daylight Readable HMI

Siemens releases the latest addition to its Simatic HMI family, the MP 377 15-inch Daylight Readable HMI, enabling users to see full color HMI screens in outdoor daylight environments. The new Daylight Readable HMI meets the needs of automation users requiring a rugged HMI for outdoor installation where screen visibility is necessary in direct sunlight. “Daylight readable HMIs are popular in several outdoor applications including oil, gas, irrigation, marine, electric power... Read More

Win AC MP

Siemens has unveiled the latest version of its embedded automation family, WinAC MP 2008 which enables users to implement control and visualization tasks on a single, compact, maintenance-free platform. “People have been predicting the death of traditional PLCs for a few years now, and I think they are getting a little ahead of reality. That said, WinAC MP certainly has its uses in automation and is capable of handling applications outside of the paradigm of a traditional PLC,”... Read More

SIMATIC Industrial PCs

The wait for multi-core processing on the shop floor is over. The industrial environment can be pretty hostile to computing equipment. Equipment has to be hardened and shielded against vibration, shock, heat and EMC before it can be expected to function consistently in the factory, meaning it often takes a little extra time for the latest computing technologies to filter down from the consumer and office markets to the shop floor. Siemens’ industry automation group has released... Read More

HMI Anywhere

Adding input to industrial equipment is always a difficult challenge. Siemens is addressing this with an HMI line that provides flexibility with a number of variations for both physical mounting and architectural formats. The Siemens Division Industry Automation has broadened its Simatic HMI product line with a series of rugged HMI devices that feature stainless steel and composite IP65 protection. A key benefit is a versatile mounting structure.“These are encased, so they... Read More

New MP 177 6-inch Color Multi Panel

Miniaturization isn’t just desirable in the silicon chip and computing markets. Any automation engineer will happily tell you that the most precious commodity in an industrial environment is space. But there are limits to how small you can make a piece of equipment and still have it perform adequately. Siemens Energy & Automation has introduced a new HMI touch screen that, at 6 inches, has an extremely low footprint on the plant floor. With built-in Profinet/Ethernet and... Read More