TIA Portal V14 engineering framework: increased productivity, reduced time to market

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TIA Portal V14: expanded functionality focuses on
diagnostics, virtual commissioning and multi-users

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Digital enterprise functions and Industrie 4.0 requirements

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Enhanced energy management and motion control, cloud
connectivity and digital twin for virtual commissioning

Siemens has launched the new Version 14 of
the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation) in the Southeast Asian region,
which will shorten the time to market for machine manufacturers and increase
the productivity of end users. This Version 14 of the engineering framework is
enriched with a wide range of new functionalities for the digital enterprise
and the requirements of Industrie 4.0.

The TIA Portal interacts with other systems
and exchanges data through open interfaces. The Teamcenter gateway has a new
interface for product data management in Teamcenter, the Siemens data
collaboration platform for design, planning and engineering. The user can
easily create model-based programs with a new interface to Matlab/Simulink. The
cloud-based engineering is also new. From their private cloud, users can access
the plant controller with the new TIA Portal Cloud Connector, or use
MindSphere, the Siemens cloud solution for industry, for additional digital
services from Siemens. Another new feature is PLCSim Advanced with interfaces
to simulation software, such as Plant Simulation and Process Simulate. A
Simatic S7-1500 controller can be simulated as a digital twin with PLCSim
Advanced to achieve efficient, virtual commissioning.

Based on the “one for all” guiding
principle, the TIA Portal combines parameter assignment and programming of
automation components – from controllers and HMI devices to drives – with
over-arching functionalities, such as security and safety. A harmonized
package, comprising the Simatic Advanced Controller and the Sinamics servo
drive system, has been integrated into the V14 TIA Portal for motion control
applications. The new Simatic S7-1500 T-CPU controller handles the control
tasks and the new Sinamics V90 servo drive system with Profinet brings the
required speed and precision into the machine. The new package now enables
Simatic users to solve advanced motion control tasks, such as gearing and
camming, in a familiar environment. The new multi-user function is applied for
decentralized work concepts. This provides several operatives with efficient
and simultaneous access to a server project, based on automatic synchronization,
facilitating device, object and function-based organization of automation
tasks. Parameter assignment and evaluation of the 3VA molded-case circuit
breaker and the 7KM PAC series of measuring instruments are also new features
of the TIA Portal V14. This simplifies acquisition of energy values for the
infeed system, electrical outputs and individual loads.

Jorey Guzman, Director, Product Management,
Factory Automation, Siemens Singapore, said, “There can be varied machine and
system components in an engineering process, making it complex and challenging
to manage. With added features such as simulation via a digital twin, an open
interface system and cloud solutions, processes and data can be seamlessly
integrated via the TIA portal, reducing commissioning time, redundant workflows
and increased flexibility.”

Siemens organized a TIA Portal V14
Innovation Tour around Southeast Asia, which was attended by 120 industry
guests in Singapore, and about 800 guests in total.

Further new functionalities in TIA Portal
V14 reduce engineering requirements and increase transparency during
operations. The ProDiag option offers detailed plant and machine monitoring
with minimal configuration and visualization costs and provides support thanks
to automated code generation and synchronization of HMI devices. ProDiag
detects errors in the user process and can supply information on the type,
location and cause of such errors on a display device, together with data on
how to correct the error. The Simatic Energy Suite facilitates easy parameter
assignment and evaluation of many measuring components, with the requisite
control program being generated simply by pressing a button. The Simatic Energy
Suite increases the transparency of energy flows and helps to save energy in
accordance with ISO 50001. The energy data is easily acquired, and integrated
into the automation solution. WinCC/WebUX help not only to monitor plant
processes but also, if necessary, to control them via the Internet or intranet
via mobile HMI devices, such as tablet PCs and smartphones. The process data
are available worldwide providing easy access to the machine. The TIA Portal
V14 now gives all Simatic S7-1500 controllers OPC UA server functionality, such
as for standardized connections to a Manufacturing Execution System for
vertical plant integration.

Background information:
The Siemens TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation Portal) enables users to
perform automation and drive tasks quickly and intuitively through efficient
configuration. The software architecture is designed for high efficiency and
ease of use, and is suitable for both new and experienced users. It offers a
standardized operating concept for controllers, human machine interfaces (HMI)
and drives, as well as for shared data storage and consistency, for example
during configuration, communication and diagnostics, as well as offering
powerful libraries for all automation objects. The simple engineering in the
TIA Portal facilitates full access to the entire digitized automation, such as
digital planning, integrated engineering and transparent operation. Alongside
PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
within the Digital Enterprise Software Suite, the TIA Portal complements the
holistic range of software from Siemens for companies on the path toward
Industrie 4.0.

For further information on TIA Portal v14,
please visit www.siemens.com/tia-portal