Name just about any large auto manufacturer on the planet and the likelihood is that BWI Group supplies them with chassis, suspension, and brake products. With headquarters in Beijing, China, the company has more than 5,000 employees, 16 technical centers and factories worldwide, and annual sales approaching $1 billion. But expansion meant the company had […]
Frost Protection Using Water
Using a frost protection sprinkler system, fruit grower Thiermann keeps the sensitive blueberry blossoms safe from late frosts. The crops grown in the fruit orchards of the Thiermann agricultural business in Dümmer-Weserland include blueberries. To protect the frost-sensitive blossom of the blue fruit from damage in freezing temperatures, Thiermann uses a frost protection sprinkler system […]
New Extension Card Equips IPC or PC with High Performance PROFINET IRT Controller Interface
The CP1625 is a PCIe extension card for SIMATIC IPCs or a standard PC. It allows the user to equip the IPC/PC with a high performance PROFINET IRT controller interface e.g. for motion control. There is also a developer version available (CP1625Dev) which allows the CP1625 to operate as a stand-alone embedded PROFINET IRT controller. […]
New PC-based Controller Now in a Modular Controller Design
Every machine or system makes individual demands in terms of performance and application complexity. To handle this requirement, Siemens offers a range of controllers to match every application. To achieve this Siemens has blended its line of modular S7-1500 advanced controllers seamlessly into its PC-based SIMATIC S7-1500S controllers for those applications that need the functionality […]
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 put back on) due to the transition. Having everything on […]
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. The configuring and programming of the CPU 1507S (F) is handled with the […]
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 their predecessors (exchange of SIMATIC memory card). The new modules are functionally compatible […]
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 trusted a fully integrated Siemens SIMATIC suite to assure passenger […]
Four Ways to Turn a Basic Controller into an Automation Dynamo
Automation in today’s manufacturing environment is being called on to perform increasingly complex tasks faster and more efficiently. While advanced controllers are typically top of mind to perform such functions, smaller controllers should never be ruled out as they are ideal for a wide range of automation requirements. Take the case of the Siemens S7-1200 […]
Siemens Technology Modernizes Town Water Supply
The problems inherent in bringing fresh water to communities have been in the news in recent times. Aging infrastructure, poor filtration, pollution and lack of adequate controls can lead to unhealthy conditions and undersupply. The town of Tega Cay, South Carolina (population 8,000), turned to Siemens integrator Kinard Control Systems to provide its citizens with […]
