Siemens Introduces TIA Portal
A new software engineering framework, as the building block for modern automation and drive technology. The Siemens Industry Automation Division has introduced the industry’s first automation software with One Engineering Environment and One Software Project for all automation tasks called the Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal). The new software engineering framework enables users to develop and commission automation systems quickly and intuitively, which eliminates... Read More
Simatic WinCC V7 Simplifies Complex Data Monitoring
November 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under Articles, Diagnostics, Software
Keeping track of equipment operating time and comparing usage is even more difficult in this economy when shift usage is changing to meet fluctuating production demands. Siemens Industry Automation Division is responding with two upgrades to its software for the Simatic WinCC V7 SCADA system.CLICK TO ENLARGEThe Simatic WinCC/DowntimeMonitor now works with equipment that has varying production speeds or varying changeover schedules. The program’s shift model can now handle... Read More
Software Upgrade Helps Reduce Downtime
Maintaining equipment without much downtime is critical for efficient plant operations. The Siemens Industry Automation Division is addressing this requirement by upgrading its Simatic Maintenance Station software, focusing on diagnostic functionality and plant asset management. Version 2009 offers functions for the efficient planning and monitoring of maintenance operations. It also allows devices in the field to access the Simatic Maintenance Station via a web client for remote... Read More
SIMATIC Manager: The Software “Glue” for Totally Integrated Automation
When Siemens unveiled its Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) approach to manufacturing in 1996 the concept didn’t seem all that new or revolutionary at first glance. “Well that’s just modularity,” some opined. However, they didn’t understand the totality of the TIA vision which calls for both vertical and horizontal integration, defines the interaction of the software, the hardware and services and ties the plant together from the management level, through the operators... Read More