On the path
to Industrie 4.0:Siemens
showcases concrete customer applications
- Digital Enterprise solutions for the
discrete and process industries - “MindSphere Lounge” draws visitors
into the Siemens Cloud - Simulations link the real and
digital worlds - Siemens expands its portfolio for
the Digital Enterprise with new products
In Hall 11
at the SPS IPC Drives 2016, Siemens will be presenting elements of its Digital
Enterprise portfolio which are already available today for realization of the
Industrie 4.0 vision. Under the banner “Driving the Digital Enterprise”,
Siemens will be showcasing integrated applications which customers can use to
optimize their production systems and processes over the entire life cycle of
their plants and products. Working together with customers from both the
discrete manufacturing and process industry, Siemens is developing new
solutions for plant and production processes. In the specially created
“MindSphere Lounge”, visitors will also have the chance to experience the IoT
ecosystem live in a unique atmosphere.
at the SPS IPC Drives 2016, Siemens will be presenting elements of its Digital
Enterprise portfolio which are already available today for realization of the
Industrie 4.0 vision. Under the banner “Driving the Digital Enterprise”,
Siemens will be showcasing integrated applications which customers can use to
optimize their production systems and processes over the entire life cycle of
their plants and products. Working together with customers from both the
discrete manufacturing and process industry, Siemens is developing new
solutions for plant and production processes. In the specially created
“MindSphere Lounge”, visitors will also have the chance to experience the IoT
ecosystem live in a unique atmosphere.
“Siemens is
actively driving forward the digital transformation. To this end, we have made
consistent additions to our Digital Enterprise portfolio, in particular in the
field of cloud data platforms which pave the way for new digital business
models”, says Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG Klaus Helmrich. “These
innovations allow our medium-sized and large-scale customers alike to invest
even more into integrated approaches for the end-to-end digitalization of
industry.”
actively driving forward the digital transformation. To this end, we have made
consistent additions to our Digital Enterprise portfolio, in particular in the
field of cloud data platforms which pave the way for new digital business
models”, says Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG Klaus Helmrich. “These
innovations allow our medium-sized and large-scale customers alike to invest
even more into integrated approaches for the end-to-end digitalization of
industry.”
MindSphere
provides the foundation for applications and data-based services from Siemens
and third-party suppliers in fields such as predictive maintenance, energy data
management or resource optimization. In this way, MindSphere offers customers a
development environment in which they can integrate their own applications and
services. In the MindSphere-Lounge – an area over 400 square meters in size –
Siemens and its partner companies at the booth will be presenting their ideas
and applications and allowing visitors to become immersed in whole new spheres.
Visitors will also have the chance to find out just how easily their machines
and production plants can be docked onto MindSphere applications with the aid
of Totally Integrated Automation.
provides the foundation for applications and data-based services from Siemens
and third-party suppliers in fields such as predictive maintenance, energy data
management or resource optimization. In this way, MindSphere offers customers a
development environment in which they can integrate their own applications and
services. In the MindSphere-Lounge – an area over 400 square meters in size –
Siemens and its partner companies at the booth will be presenting their ideas
and applications and allowing visitors to become immersed in whole new spheres.
Visitors will also have the chance to find out just how easily their machines
and production plants can be docked onto MindSphere applications with the aid
of Totally Integrated Automation.
Siemens will be providing a practical illustration of its digital expertise in
the form of two highlight exhibits. The discrete manufacturing application
highlight is a model of a pilot plant illustrating the efficiency of the
Mechatronics Concept Designer from Siemens PLM Software. All the modules which
make up the plant will be merged to create a kinematic model, enabling the
creation of a detailed digital copy of all the components. The model is capable
of mapping their functional characteristics and simulating both their physical
(multibody physics) and automation behavior. This allows users to simulate and
optimize the sequence of all individual movements prior to real production
using the virtual copy. The Mechatronics Concept Designer also provides open
interfaces for additional tools and a Gantt chart depicting all the different
phases and dependencies. This means that right from the early planning phase,
development engineers are able to detect where sequential movements are
required or where parallel ones are possible. For plant builders, this means
tangibly reduced project lead times, faster commissioning and – because
existing data can be re-used – far simpler replication of identical or similar
plants.
The second
highlight exhibit uses the example of a pump application to demonstrate the
possibilities for systematic optimization across the entire life cycle of a
plant based on actual projects. Using Comos as a central engineering and data
management platform, a standardized and continuously updated database is
available to all those involved at the planning stage, ensuring consistent data
management. The virtual identical copy of a plant generated during the
engineering phase – the digital twin – can be used to simulate and optimize
commissioning, operating and servicing processes. Comos Walkinside provides the
user with a high-resolution 3D virtual reality depiction visualizing all the
engineering data. This allows the user to navigate through the virtual copy of
a plant right from the initial planning phase of a plant, to check issues such
as the availability of critical assets. The control system’s functionality is
tested using the Simit simulation software, which enables any errors to be
detected at an early stage and worked around before the plant is commissioned.
The bidirectional exchange of data between Comos and Simatic PCS7 means that
the digital twin is always fully up to date. Plant operators benefit from a
cohesive, optimized flow of information across every level of the production
process and throughout the entire operating period. The Operations Intelligence
Software XHQ transforms Big Data into Smart Data, making available prepared
up-to-the-minute process and plant data almost in real time as the basis for
management decisions. The exhibit at the Siemens booth demonstrates the optimum
interaction between all the components used for electrification, automation and
digitalization using the example of the real pump drive train. The simple
integration of energy-efficient drive solutions into the customer’s application
and the automation environment over a plant’s complete life cycle (Integrated
Drive Systems) enables customers to reduce their time-to-profit.
highlight exhibit uses the example of a pump application to demonstrate the
possibilities for systematic optimization across the entire life cycle of a
plant based on actual projects. Using Comos as a central engineering and data
management platform, a standardized and continuously updated database is
available to all those involved at the planning stage, ensuring consistent data
management. The virtual identical copy of a plant generated during the
engineering phase – the digital twin – can be used to simulate and optimize
commissioning, operating and servicing processes. Comos Walkinside provides the
user with a high-resolution 3D virtual reality depiction visualizing all the
engineering data. This allows the user to navigate through the virtual copy of
a plant right from the initial planning phase of a plant, to check issues such
as the availability of critical assets. The control system’s functionality is
tested using the Simit simulation software, which enables any errors to be
detected at an early stage and worked around before the plant is commissioned.
The bidirectional exchange of data between Comos and Simatic PCS7 means that
the digital twin is always fully up to date. Plant operators benefit from a
cohesive, optimized flow of information across every level of the production
process and throughout the entire operating period. The Operations Intelligence
Software XHQ transforms Big Data into Smart Data, making available prepared
up-to-the-minute process and plant data almost in real time as the basis for
management decisions. The exhibit at the Siemens booth demonstrates the optimum
interaction between all the components used for electrification, automation and
digitalization using the example of the real pump drive train. The simple
integration of energy-efficient drive solutions into the customer’s application
and the automation environment over a plant’s complete life cycle (Integrated
Drive Systems) enables customers to reduce their time-to-profit.
Product innovations at the SPS IPC Drives 2016
Alongside
the two highlight exhibits, Siemens will be presenting a range of other product
innovations in Hall 11. These include Sitrans TO500, Sinamics V20, Simatic
Energy Manager PRO V7.0, Sinamics S120, its industrial security concept, energy
management with TIP, network quality with Sicam Q200, and the UL
standard-compliant molded case circuit breaker 3VA (these innovations are also
described in more detail in separate press releases).
the two highlight exhibits, Siemens will be presenting a range of other product
innovations in Hall 11. These include Sitrans TO500, Sinamics V20, Simatic
Energy Manager PRO V7.0, Sinamics S120, its industrial security concept, energy
management with TIP, network quality with Sicam Q200, and the UL
standard-compliant molded case circuit breaker 3VA (these innovations are also
described in more detail in separate press releases).
Alongside the main booth in Hall 11, Siemens is
represented at special interest and shared booths in four additional locations
at the SPS IPC Drives. These are the “OPC Foundation Booth” (Hall 7, Booth
180), “Profibus&Profinet International” (Hall 2, Booth 220),
“AS-International Association” (Hall 3, Booth 502) and the shared booth
“Automation meets IT” (Hall 3a).
represented at special interest and shared booths in four additional locations
at the SPS IPC Drives. These are the “OPC Foundation Booth” (Hall 7, Booth
180), “Profibus&Profinet International” (Hall 2, Booth 220),
“AS-International Association” (Hall 3, Booth 502) and the shared booth
“Automation meets IT” (Hall 3a).
In Hall 11
at the SPS IPC Drives 2016, Siemens will be presenting elements of its Digital
Enterprise portfolio which are already available today for realization of the
Industrie 4.0 vision. Under the banner “Driving the Digital Enterprise”,
Siemens will be showcasing integrated applications which customers can use to
optimize their production systems and processes over the entire life cycle of
their plants and products.
at the SPS IPC Drives 2016, Siemens will be presenting elements of its Digital
Enterprise portfolio which are already available today for realization of the
Industrie 4.0 vision. Under the banner “Driving the Digital Enterprise”,
Siemens will be showcasing integrated applications which customers can use to
optimize their production systems and processes over the entire life cycle of
their plants and products.
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