By Nicole Lauther, Head of Business Development SIMATIC RTLS, Siemens Industry, Inc. The complexity of increasingly automated industrial plants and modern supply chains requires intimate knowledge of the operation and location of digitized assets. Questions that must be answered include, “What’s where, when?” and, even more importantly, in … [Read More...]
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Space Saving High-Density Expansion I/O Modules for Popular S7-1200 Line
High density, four- and eight-channel modules offer twice the number of channels per module in the same standard expansion module case size. New space saving analog modules for the SIMATIC S7-1200 compact controller give users a range of capabilities for many … [Read More...]
Compact Starter Protects Motors
Distributed motor starter provides IP65 protection. The M200D AS-Interface Basic distributed motor starter line offers both small size and a high level of protection for spatially distributed motor applications. Designed for material handling and conveying … [Read More...]
The Many Benefits of Biomass Energy
As the fastest growing renewable energy industry, biofuels offer manufacturers a low-cost, sustainable and proven energy source. As political and social pressure mounts to adopt more sustainable energy practices, there has been a burst of research aimed at … [Read More...]
Cutting Cost With COTS: Leveraging Commercial Hardware
Office technologies are taking hold, but not without changes. The ubiquitous PC architectures, Ethernet and wireless networking are transforming industrial applications, helping integrators reduce costs. The industrial world is continuing to move to … [Read More...]
Reducing Energy Consumption Offers Huge Potential Savings
Equipment makers help in the drive to cut energy usage. A number of factors are pressuring companies into going green and conserving energy. Uncertainty about spiking prices and an increasingly stringent regulatory environment, not to mention changing public … [Read More...]
Software Service Pack Expands Functionality
Upgrade gives S7-1200 expanded HMI tag count and enhanced indirect addressing. Service Pack 2 for Step 7 Basic, the next generation Simatic engineering software for S7-1200 compact controllers and Simatic Basic HMI panels, targets the need for enhanced indirect … [Read More...]
How to Maintain Compliance to Robotic Certification Standards, Process, and Requirements
By Dan Posner, Robotics/Automation Program Manager, TÜV Rheinland of North America Standards generally necessitate complexity. After all, they attempt to lay out in writing the many ways that machines, systems, and production environments are to be a) … [Read More...]
SIL3 Rated Siemens PLC System Streamlines Operations at Food Process Plants
Food processing plants are increasingly under scrutiny from government overseers as well as the press concerning safety, security, and food purity. Regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act, have focused attention on the prevention of accidental … [Read More...]
SIMATIC Controller and PC Combo
Operators often complain about having to do one task in a controller and another on a PC. The resulting screen hopping not only consumes valuable time, it can be inconvenient to the workforce. In some cases, protective clothing such as gloves must be removed (and … [Read More...]
Better Panels for Food and Pharma
There are many challenging conditions to be faced in the workplace. The food and beverage industry, for example, often uses high-pressure washers. Equipment in such areas must be rated for IP69/ IP69K protection. Similarly, the pharmaceutical industry must uphold … [Read More...]
More Screen, More Resolution with the SIMATIC HMI TP1000F Mobile
Personnel on the factory floor, conducting inspections, or involved in field service often have to work in conditions that are far from ideal. Lighting can either be too bright, too dull, or completely absent. Temperatures can either be uncomfortably high or … [Read More...]
Rugged Mobile Displays Come in Larger Format
Siemens has expanded its human machine interface line, coming out with a 10-inch display, the SIMATIC HMI TP1000F MOBILE. The high-resolution color screen can display 1280x800 pixels. This high-resolution is compatible with the 15”/19” IPC visualization, and … [Read More...]
New Controls Sharpen Wood Processing System
Advanced controls help crosscut saw provide high precision and high throughput Since 1996, Portland, Oregon-based Pacific Trail Manufacturing, Inc. has innovated to produce a range of crosscut saws that process full units of lumber, plywood and other wood types to … [Read More...]
CPU Boasts Improved Communications
S7-1500 upgrades offer faster real time operations The SIMATIC S7-1500 PC-based Software Controller CPU 1507S (F) implements the function of an S7-1500 controller as software on a PC with Windows which enables a PC to be used for controlling machines or plants. … [Read More...]
Digitalization Provides Broad Menu of Benefits
Many elements are required to ensure improvements in output, efficiency Digitalization means many things to many people. In the industrial side of the food and beverage industry, it offers improved speed, flexibility, quality, energy efficiency and security by … [Read More...]
Automation Helps Solve Key Challenges on World’s Largest Tennis Stadium’s New Retractable Roof
Fault tolerance and style are key factors in the design of roof for Arthur Ashe Stadium The world’s largest tennis venue, the Arthur Ashe Stadium, has seen many rain delays since its opening in 1997. Adding a roof was a daunting challenge, one that was finally … [Read More...]
CPUs Include Integrated Displays
Six controllers upgraded with displays The displays of the narrow (35mm) SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs have been upgraded to integrate the display into the base module and remove it from the door. The six CPUs with the new article numbers are spare-part-compatible with … [Read More...]
New Fail-Safe ET 200SP Module for SIMATIC Automation Systems
The Siemens SIMATIC ET 200 is an I/O system for use inside and outside control cabinets. Modular design allows it to be easily scaled and expanded in small steps: digital and analog inputs/outputs, CPUs with full S7-1500 functionality, safety technology, motor … [Read More...]
Siemens Brings Safety and Reliability to the Orlando Eye
Transporting 1500 passengers per hour to a height of 400 feet with safety and reliably is an awesome responsibility. Continuing it 14 hours per day, 365 days per year requires the utmost confidence in the control system vendor. That’s why the Coca Cola Orlando Eye … [Read More...]
Siemens IPCs with SSDs
Solid state drives (SSDs) have taken the IT world by storm. While PCs have traditionally always shipped with hard disk drives (HDDs), more and more now contain SSDs. As a result, shipment numbers of hard disk drives (HDDs) have been in steady decline since the … [Read More...]
Fast Entry into PC-Based Automation Via SIMATIC IPC Starter Systems
PC-based automation enables facilities to implement applications and solutions that far exceed the functions of a classic controller. Siemens SIMATIC industrial PC-based (IPC) products offer flexible, innovative platforms to meet the challenges of the digital … [Read More...]
