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MediaServiceOctober 2015
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Siemens MediaServiceOctober 2015 – Industry News
The October issue of Siemens Media Service presents a variety of new products and practical applications in drive and automation technology. First up is a new transponder, the lat-est addition to Siemens’ RFID portfo-lio. Also, the Sinamics G120C con-verter is now available in a new housing size. A luxury stud uses Sie-mens technology and a sophisticated suction unit to remove vast amounts
of horse manure. Steel or stone, pa-per or glass, or even food – Siemens automation techno logy is used for high-pressure water jet cutting. Prod-uct lifecycle man agement software supports the development and pro-duction of modern buses and coach-es. And “powermanager,” our PC-based energy monitoring software, helps cut power consumption at a Ba-varian sawmill. «
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PRODUCTS02 New 8 Kilobyte-
transponder series
03 Compact, powerful all-rounder
APPLICATIONS04 Luxury stud farm mucks out
using vacuum
05 High-pressure waterjet cutting
06 Improved 3D design
07 Energy efficiency to the power of three
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Transponder MDS D522 from Siemens is suitable for use in assembly and produc-
tion lines as well as in powertrain
applica-tions.
tics operations close to production under even the toughest of environ-mental conditions.
Large data memory and FRAM technology
This new series of passive, mainte-nance-free data carriers based on the ISO standard 15693 allows the user to utilise the large eight kilobyte FRAM memory over a range of be-tween 6 and 400 millimeters. Be-cause the transponders allow an unlimited number of write cycles, they are particularly suit-able for the per-manent identifi-cat-
Nuremberg, Germany. Radio-Fre-quency Identification (RFID) systems use radio waves to localize and identi-fy objects. The Simatic RF200 is an RFID system from Siemens which is particularly suitable for use in industri-al production in the areas of for small assembly lines and intralogistics. To allow to objects to carry a large amount of data locally, Siemens has extended its RFID portfolio to include a new series of compact, rugged tran-sponders based on the ISO standard 15693. The new models come with an eight kilobyte memory capacity, and their Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) technology supports an unlimited number of write cycles at high speeds.
Whether you need to keep track of car body components in the automotive industry, or order picking boxes in a warehouse – all the user-specific data is stored on the transponder. The new series of MDS D52x tran-sponders from Siemens are ex-ceptionally compact and rugged, making them ideal for a wide range of uses. MDS D521 can be used wherever small data carriers and precision are needed, for instance for tool identification or on workpiece carriers, while in assembly and production lines as well as powertrain applications, MDS D522, D525 and D528 models are most suitable. MDS D524 is ideal for use in production and distribution lo-gistics applications, and the MDS D526 transponder units are particularly suited for logis-
New 8 kilobyte transponder seriesSiemens extends RFID system with further compact, rugged transponders
Transponder
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ion of workpieces, part carriers and containers. The transponder data is read by the proven RFID readers of the Simatic RF200 system. «
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The Sinamics G120C family is available with immediate effect in four sizes from 0.55 to 18.5 kilowatts.
The Sinamics G120C frequency converter with new FSAA housing size: requires less space without compromising performance.
The exterior of the new FSAA hous-ing size remains compatible with the previous models. As the drilling template coincides with the Sin-amics FSA and Micromaster MM4, there is no need for any reconfigu-ration when exchanging products.
The new housing size also supports all conventional bus systems such as Profinet, Profibus or USS/ Mod-bus RTU, and the FSAA is available in an output range from 0.55 to 2.2 kilowatts.
Sinamics G120C converters are true multi-talents, and form an integral part of Totally Integrated Automation and Integrated Drive Systems. The converter family is ideally suited for the machine building industry and for sales through distribution chan-nels, and also covers the require-ments of wide-ranging applications such as conveyor belts, mixers, pumps or compressors. «
Nuremberg, Germany. More compact without compromising performance or functionality: Siemens has unveiled the FSAA, a new housing size for its Sin-amics G120C converters. With their new, higher performance density, these converters require up to 32 percent less space in the control cabinet while re-taining their compatibility with the cur-rently available sizes and bus systems.
The versatile Sinamics G120C fre-quency converter stands for high per-formance density in a compact design, as well as for extreme application flex-ibility. Siemens equipped the convert-er with an even more compact hous-ing, the FSAA, but with identical functionality and performance. Com-pared to the previous size, the FSA, the new FSAA housing excels with up to 32 percent space savings in the control cabinet. The Safe Torque Off safety function has been integrated as standard, meaning that other external components can be dispensed with.
Compact, powerful all-rounderSiemens presents Sinamics G120C converters with compact new housing
Sinamics G120C converter
www.siemens.com/sinamics-g120c
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The luxury stud farm close to Seoul in South Korea with the new manure removal system.
out the box, stable personnel simply lift the lid in the floor and push the droppings close to the extraction point. The extreme suction of the sys-tem immediately engages the drop-pings and transports them through the pipeline. A vacuum is generated with the aid of a turbine which conveys the droppings underground to the collec-tion point, where they can then be transported away. An automated rake distributes the collected droppings evenly until the container is full. The main challenge facing the project team in South Korea was the distanc-es involved: The system must be guaranteed to maintain its high suc-tion output even over stretches of up to 200 meters in a pipeline system with a total length of 600 meters.
Perfectly coordinated technology
The suction is provided by four tur-bines developed specifically for this
project. These are controlled by four Simatic S7-1200 pro-grammable logic controllers from Siemens, with each station of the system driven by Simogear gear motors with Sinamics G120 frequency converters. This combination offers the bene-fits of simple installation, rapid commissioning and superb oper-ating convenience. The compact Simotics low-voltage 1LE motors used take care of optimum dimensioning. The result: minimal rotor losses and excellent start-up and switching behavior. The whole system can be monitored and operated from the Siemens Basic Panel KPT400 and is fitted with remote maintenance capability. This handy facility allows the suppli-er to guarantee smooth every-day running of the system in South Korea from its Niederrohrdorf headquarters. «
Seoul, South Korea. Villiger Technik GmbH from Niederrohrdorf in Switzer-land constructs manure removal sys-tems which vacuum manure directly from the stable floor and transport it to a collection point using an ingenious pipeline and suction system. Only re-cently, the biggest system ever in-stalled was commissioned in a luxury stud farm close to Seoul in South Ko-rea, which accommodates over 100 racing and competition horses. CEO Bruno Villiger placed his trust in quality Siemens technology applied in the fields of automation, machine and plant engineering to implement the project.
The manure removal system works ac-cording to the following principle: A vac-uum extraction station – essentially a hole in the floor with a lid - is installed in the corner of every horse box. A pipe is laid from the extraction station directly to the manure collection point. To muck
Luxury stud farm mucks out using vacuumSiemens technology enables smart control of vacuum manure removal system
Simatics S7-1200
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Sinamics G120http://sie.ag/1Z3H1mD
Manure removal systemThe extreme suction of the system immediately engages the droppings and transports them through the pipeline.
Each station of the system driven by Simogear gear motors is powered by Sinamics G120 frequency converters. This combination offers the benefits of simple installation, rapid commissioning and superb operating convenience.
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Waterjet cutting machines operate today at pressure levels in excess of 6000 bar.
Precision and reliability
Controlled by Sinumerik 840D sl, these machine tools offer extreme accuracy of +/- 0.01 millimeters and cut even the hardest materials us-ing a water pressure of over 6200 bar. The first Waricut series ma-chine ever built back in 1990 is still doing stalwart service at Ridder fol-lowing an upgrade to the latest Sie-mens control system. The machine builder is impressed by the sys-tem’s open architecture, reliability in operation and long-term spare part supply security no matter what the location. Alongside Sinumerik 840D sl, other products from the Siemens range used by Ridder in-clude the Sinamics S120 converter and servomotors 1FT7 and 1FK7. The manufacturer combines the standard components to create be-spoke complete systems to individ-ual customer order – from flatbed machines through to raised gantry plants with work areas ranging from 0.75 x 0.75 to 8 x 30 meters. «
Hamm, North Rhine Westphalia/Ger-many. H. G. Ridder Automatisierungs-GmbH relies on Siemens technology to control its Waricut waterjet cutting machine. Siemens automation tech-nology steers a waterjet pressurized to over 6200 bar to machine a wide variety of materials – from steel, non-ferrous metals and titanium through plastics, wood, paper, card-board and stone to glass and even foodstuffs.
Whether aircraft wings, medical im-plants or food: Waricut waterjet cut-ting machines produced by Ridder from Hamm in Westphalia, Germany, are able to cut just about anything to shape. And right from day one, these cutting machines have been auto-mated using Siemens technology. The machines can be configured for both 2D and 3D machining, and there is practically no limit on the plant size. In 3D machines, for instance, as many as 20 axes have to be actu-ated by the machine tool’s NC (nu-merical control) system.
High-pressure waterjet cuttingWaterjet cutting machine with Siemens CNC control
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The company plans to develop additional new models using NX and Teamcenter from Siemens PLM Software in the future.
The company Solaris Bus & Coach has been developing and producing city bus-es as well as intercity and special coach-es since 1996.
arczyk. NX also supports purchasing and logistics by creating objects in Teamcenter which then provide a ba-sis for ordering individual elements. The PLM software provided by Sie-mens has not only enabled the Pol-ish company to gain the best possi-ble command of both engineering and production, at the same time it makes for a far simpler and faster vehicle production process. Solaris plans to develop additional new models using NX and Teamcenter in the future.
Market success spanning almost 20 years
Since it launched production in 1996, over 12,000 buses have rolled off the production line heading for the roads of 29 different countries. To ensure its ability to adjust its pro-duction in line with the demands of the public transport authorities, So-laris is keen to pursue the ongoing development of innovative vehicles, with a particular focus on the contin-uous improvement of driver and pas-senger safety but also on minimizing the environmental impact of bus and rail travel. «
Bolechowo, Poland. When it comes to the development of innovative public transport vehicles and simplification of its production process, the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach relies on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software from Siemens. Solaris manu-factures city buses and coaches, and since introducing Siemens technology has succeeded in significantly reduc-ing both engineering and production times.
Simpler design process
Solaris Bus & Coach, one of Europe’s biggest producers of city buses, inter-city and special coaches as well as trolleybuses and trams for public transport, took the decision to use PLM software NX and Teamcenter from Siemens to improve the 3D de-sign process of its vehicles as long ago as 2009. “The key advantage of NX is that it dynamically accelerates the design process,” explains Deputy Director for Production Tomasz Broni-arczyk. “NX is a tool that makes our concepts and ideas a reality in a sim-ple way, but is significantly less time consuming and labor-intensive than traditional methods,” continues Broni-
Improved 3D designInnovative development and production of modern city buses and coaches
PLM Softwarewww.siemens.com/plm
Teamcenter
www.siemens.com/teamcenter
In the fast laneSiemens PLM software has enabled a significant cut in en-gineering and production pro-cesses
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As one of Europe’s biggest sawmills, Ziegler Holzindustrie KG was using around 27 gigawatts of power a year.
With the the “powermanager” software, the key energy indicators can be record-ed and precisely analyzed.
cord the energy flows across all the production areas and plants. The aim was to achieve a sustainable reduc-tion in the mill’s power consumption.
Sophisticated measurement sys-tems and precise software
The PC-based power monitoring software “powermanager” is based on the SCADA system SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture. Used in combination with the measuring de-vices, it provides the ideal solution for power monitoring.
7KM PAC series measuring devices now supply data from all the produc-tion areas of the mill using Ethernet connections. This entails the record-ing, analysis, evaluation and ar-chiving of practically every key ener-
Plößberg, Bavaria. As one of the larg-est sawmills in Europe, Ziegler Holzin-dustrie KG used to consume up to around 27 gigawatts of power a year. To identify potential for energy sav-ings, the company opted to use the solutions offered by its long-term part-ner Siemens. The result: a three per-cent reduction in power consumption in just the first year.
27 gigawatts is around the amount of electrical energy needed to power a town with 9,000 inhabitants including commercial enterprises. This statistic prompted the Managing Directors of Ziegler Holzindustrie KG to take a hard look at the overall energy con-sumption of the sawmill. This was done using an energy monitoring sys-tem supplied by Siemens which used around 40 measuring devices to re-
Energy efficiency to the power of threeMeasurement systems from Siemens optimize power consumption in sawmill
Measuring Devices
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Power monitoring http://sie.ag/1NItKvE
Power consumptionThe “powermanager” energy monitoring software allows optimization and savings potential to be identified.
gy indicator using the energy monitoring software “powermanager”. This allows the power consumption data to be allocated to the individual cost centers, and optimization and sav-ings potential to be identified in the power distribution. The level of trans-parency achieved has enabled Ziegler to reduce its power consumption in only the first year by around three per-cent. This move has also resulted in an improvement of the power supply qual-ity, and therefore significantly reduced downtimes. The investment outlay for the system was recouped within only a short time. «
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