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Simatic S7-1200 microcontroller from Siemens
Siemens's industry automation division has launched the Simatic S7-1200 microcontroller.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 June 2009
Siemens helps secure safety of Heathrow T5
BAA turned to Siemens and its tunnel-systems partner Applied Industrial Systems (AIS) when it needed a control system for the tunnel ventilation at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 June 2009
Siemens enhances Milltronics belt scales
Siemens has extended its range of Milltronics MSI and MMI belt scales, allowing them to be used on systems with flow rates of up to 12,000 tonnes per hour, an increase of 7000 tonnes per hour.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 May 2009
Siemens adds switch to vibrating level range
The Siemens range of vibrating level switches has been extended with the addition of a switch designed for use in dry bulk solid applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 May 2009
Siemens offers gear monitoring services
Companies are making cost savings through the greater use of condition monitoring, such as on-site and remote services from Siemens Mechanical Drives for handling and power generation applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 May 2009
Siemens introduces oxygen gas analyser
The Sitrans SL in-situ oxygen gas analyser from Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies is designed to make gas measurement easier and more accurate for the chemical and steel industries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 April 2009
Siemens offers MES packages for manufacturers
Siemens Industrial Automation has launched a range of off-the-shelf packages to help manufacturers take advantage of manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions quickly and at a lower cost.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 March 2009
Model rig shows efficiency of helical bevel gears
Siemens Automation and Drive Technologies has built a demonstration rig that compares helical bevel geared motors with helical worm gear units.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 January 2009
Customisation capability added to Simatic HMIs
Siemens Industry Automation has added modular expansion kits to its Simatic series of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 January 2009
Siemens releases Industrial Ethernet switches
Siemens Automation and Drives is expanding its range of Industrial Ethernet switches with the launch of two products: the Scalance XB-000 range and the Scalance XF-200 range.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 December 2008
Siemens outlines MES business benefits
Mark Perry from Siemens Automation and Drives has outlined the business case for manufacturing execution systems (MES).
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 October 2008
CNC makes flood-damaged machine better than new
When the Sheffield Forgemasters plant was flooded in June 2007 there was a silver lining: the repairs to one of its largest machines allowed it to be upgraded to full CNC.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 August 2008
Servo kit suits varied applications
The Sinamics S120 AC/AC single-axis servo kit includes motor, power and control modules, flash card and along with free configuration software and configurable PLC functionality.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 June 2008
Switchgear device combines three tools
For efficient energy supply to the main circuit, the user can simply plug the Sirius 3RA6 compact starter into the associated, pre-wired infeed system and significantly reduce the wiring overhead.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 May 2008
Logic modules provide increased capacity
The logic modules of the new 0BA6 series are significantly more powerful than previous models and, with 200 function blocks, the memory capacity is 50% larger than before.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 May 2008
Compact starter saves cabinet space
Soft starter improves startup characteristics of motors with two-phase polarity balancing, and avoids mechanical loads, voltage fluctuations and current peaks.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 May 2008
Visualisation software offers Vista compatibility
Siemens Automation and Drives has expanded the functionality of its visualisation system Simatic WinCC in the new version 7.0.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 April 2008
RFID software links controllers and terminals
Simatic RF-Manager 2008 now links RFID data with automation data from Simatic S7 controllers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 March 2008
Bottle debagging system offers large speed boost
Knight Warner's debagging system provides bottle stability despite the fact the bottles move in single file and at a very high speed into a filling system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 March 2008
Control system migration minimises shutdown
The PCS7 control system has migration platforms built in, and allows intelligent alarm handling techniques to be developed in a cost-effective way.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 March 2008
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