Digital systems let brewer try more flavors, ramp up for hot sellers Intense competition in the brewing and distilling field is driving a significant digital transformation. Time-to-market is essential for craft brewers who need to capture consumer interest before their competition do. Craft breweries constantly refine and modify their recipes, so their brewing operations must […]
Global Aerospace Manufacturer Reduces Risks of Production Disruptions with RFID
Maine-based Caron Engineering develops advanced CNC hardware and software solutions to improve performance, productivity and profitability. A global jet engine manufacturer approached the company to find a way to better manage the tools used by its CNC machines. Caron Engineering provided its Tool Monitoring Adaptive Control (TMAC) system to automatically adjust the CNC machine tool’s […]
HMI Design: The Key to Process Efficiency
Instant impressions are important. Visitors quickly flee from a poorly designed website to others with more visual appeal. It is the same with the Human Machine Interface (HMI). Some companies go to great lengths to ensure their product caters to every possible need – yet spoil them with a poorly conceived HMI. According to recent […]
Comfort Panel Lifetimes Extended
Redesign ensures long-term parts availability SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels from 15 to 22 inches have been redesigned to ensure that spare parts will be available over the long term. These advances have been made without altering functionality or pricing. The new versions have the following certificates at the start of delivery: CE, cULus, RCM (CTick), […]
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panel PRO
The device concept for the SIMATIC HMI PRO series offers individual enhancements in operating options via additional add-on system components. The combination of the standard components – control panel, extension units, installation adapters and optional keyboard along with the keyboard tray – enables customized system solutions with standard components and easy adjustment to individual customer […]
TIA Portal V15 Engineering Framework: Focus on Applications, Digitalization and Efficiency
The new version of the TIA Portal V15 engineering framework is now available, with an emphasis on applications, enhancements within the digitalization portfolio and even more functionality ensuring engineering efficiency. The components of the TIA Portal framework, STEP 7 for PLCs, WinCC for HMIs, StartDrive for Drives, and Safety are all available for delivery or […]
The Digital Twin and Its Effect on Automation Efficiencies
By providing a digital twin that enables software-in-the-loop simulation, Siemens gives users the ability to simulate their PLC and HMI programs with an exceptional simulated model of the real physical machine. Users can apply this simulation for highly effective virtual commissioning, which allows issues to be identified early in product development, lowers the risks of […]
U.S. Customers: Nanobox (IPC227E) and Nanopanel (IPC277E) Now Available from Ohio Assembly Center
As the demand for industrial personal computers (IPCs) in the U.S. continues to grow, Siemens is making it easier for customers to get their units faster. The units selected for onshore assembly represent the most popular configurations from our U.S.-based customers. Additional IPC models will be added over time to the Lebanon, Ohio facility to […]
Siemens Introduces New HMI Devices for Hazardous Areas
While the next generation SIMATIC HMI Panel PC Ex NG and SIMATIC HMI Thin Client Ex NG were designed specifically for use in the pharmacy, chemistry, and life science industries, they can also be used in other fields since they fulfill the requirements for operator control and monitoring directly in hazardous areas. Due to their […]
New Step-by-Step Tutorial for WinCC 7.4 Available
iQuest, a WinCC System Integrator, has developed a WinCC V7.4 Step-by- Step tutorial. The tutorial explains the basics of building a complete WinCC HMI application in about six hours of hands-on experience. The tutorial is divided into topics with screenshots that lead the user through each topic. A video option enables users to watch the […]
