Siemens, along with industry experts from EPLAN, UL, and CSA will be hosting a Control Panel Online Symposium on December 12th . Registration for this free online event is now open. The Control Panel Online Symposium will offer insights from industry experts on all aspects of panel building. The symposium is hosted online in a…
Siemens announces Xcelerator integrated software portfolio
· Xcelerator unites core Siemens Digital Industries software portfolio with Mendix multi-experience application development platform to power digital transformation and make it possible for anybody to easily build, integrate and extend existing data and systems · Enables rapid innovation and validation of products during design, manufacturing and use through creation of an accurate digital twin…
Motion-failure alarm from Siemens supports commissioning and configuration
Siemens now sells a Sitrans WM300 motion failure alarm (MFA) to detect changes in the motion and speed of rotating, reciprocating, or conveying equipment. This alarm acts as an early warning system for a plant’s machinery, alerting users to potential problems in their operations before they occur or develop into something more serious. This versatile […]
Corindus Vascular Robotics to be acquired by Siemens Medical Solutions for $1.1B
Corindus Vascular Robotics, whose CorPath GRX has FDA approval for percutaneous coronary and vascular procedures, will be acquired by Siemens Healthineers.
Siemens Run MyRobot /Direct Control offered with Comau
Siemens entered into a cooperative agreement with the Italian robot manufacturer Comau and together they offer the jointly engineered product Sinumerik Run MyRobot /DirectControl. This development enables the robot kinematics to be fully integrated into a CNC system. The Sinumerik CNC controls the articulated robot arm directly with the basis of complex algorithms without the…
ESA selects Siemens and Sonaca to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing
The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applications will use Siemens’ end-to-end software for industrial additive manufacturing that combines generative engineering, topology optimization, predictive analytics, process simulation, build preparation and production execution. The two-year long project, named Design4AM, will be a collaboration […]
Siemens to showcase Industry 4.0 at Digital Industry USA 2019
Hannover Fairs USA and Deutsche Messe, the organizers of the world’s largest manufacturing show Hannover Messe and its North American edition, Hannover Messe USA, announced today that Siemens, a global leader in the fields of industrial automation and digitalization, will showcase its latest Industry 4.0 solutions at Digital Industry USA 2019 from Sept. 11-12 in…
Creating a “wayback machine” for IT security
Many people are familiar with the “wayback machine,” an incredibly useful internet archive at web.archive.org. But until now, there’s been no similar type of system for cyber security professionals. An attack may happen today and then not manifest itself for months or years … by then, it’s nearly impossible to do the sleuthing necessary to figure…
Load analyzer software reduces aerospace electrical compliance and certification risks
The Capital Load Analyzer software product helps simplify aircraft electrical design compliance and certification. The new Capital Load Analyzer is the industry’s first electrical systems technology that leverages automation and digital data continuity to facilitate regulatory compliance. Current methods for verification and analysis rely on fragmented data and are typically conducted manually using drawings and…
Dunkermotoren BG series motors now compatible with Siemens SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE servo drive system
As part of a product partnership with Siemens, Dunkermotoren BG series motors are now also available in specific versions compatible with the new Siemens SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE servo drive system. The series BG 45, BG 65(S), BG 75 and BG 95 are 24 to 48 V brushless dc motors with power ranges from 20 to 1,000 […]
New drive series for infrastructure pump, fan and compressor applications
The new Sinamics G120X drive from Siemens is a simple, seamless and easy-to-use drive, designed for use in pump, fan and compressor applications in industries such as water/wastewater, HVAC/R, irrigation/agriculture and in industrial environments. Sinamics G120X has a power range of 1 to 700 hp (0.75 to 630 kW) and can operate in temperature ranges […]
Operator touch panels with blackline and sidescreen enhancement
Sinumerik CNC Blackline touch panels include a sidescreen enhancement. This development enables users to customize the panel of the CNC, laying out the operator panel in real time, using drag-and-drop technology. Screens can be customized to view documents, camera projections, web server access information, access protection data for IT security protocols and even user administration.…
IBM, Siemens and the Charter of Trust
Druing last month’s Siemens cybersecurity press meetings, journalists had the opportunity to get the perspective of researchers at IBM Watson’s Munich IoT operations center. The Center brings together developers, consultants, researchers and designers to drive state-of-the-art collaborative innovation with SMEs and start-ups, as well as governments, schools and universities and investors. Dr. Angelika Steinaker, CTO…
Reinforcement learning shows promise for industrial robotics
Industrial robots deployed today across various industries are mostly doing repetitive tasks. The overall task performance hinges on the accuracy of their controllers to track predefined trajectories. The ability of robots to handle unconstructed complex environments is limited in today’s manufacturing. Two examples are flexible picking of previously not encountered objects or the insertion of…
Digitalization and the importance of cybersecurity
Here at Siemen’s press event on cybersecurity in Munich, the company is focusing on the issue of trust — without trust in digitalization, industrial users will not embrace the IoT and connected technologies. Eva Schulz-Kamm, Global Head, Government Affairs, Siemens, spoke today on “digitalization and the importance of cybersecurity.” Schulz-Kamm, a physicist by training, is…
Expanding the reach of digital twins
It’s incredible to think about how much engineering has changed, and continues to change, in the 25 years since I received my degree. Large and small steps forward each year in everything from CAD to 3D printing have bettered the manufacturing world and improved how we design for it. I’ve been familiar with the concept…
AM progresses as EOS, Siemens intensify cooperation around industrial 3D printing
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research The race to dominate digital engineering technologies and physical production devices for additive manufacturing just took a significant step forward with a new, tighter cooperation between Siemens and EOS. EOS, which bills itself—with considerable credibility—as “the world’s leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and […]
Siemens demonstrates concrete potential of digitalization for the machine tool industry
Under the motto “Digitalization in Machine Tool Manufacturing”, Siemens demonstrates how machine tool users and manufacturers can benefit from digitalization. Siemens is driving digitalization in the machine tool industry forward from its leading position in the field. The future is a focus on the company’s extensive, integrated, end-to-end digitalization portfolio. With this unique offering, Siemens…
Webinar: Next generation design for industrial machinery
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Click below to watch on demand. Today‘s machinery design is about more than just a mechanical design. OEMs need to be able to produce machines that have faster cycle times and fewer errors in a compressed delivery cycle. Upfront digital validation is needed…
Thermoforming machinery gets up to speed
Edited by Mike Santora When thermoforming machinery company, SencorpWhite set out to create the Ultra 2, several challenges were up ahead. The machine is said to be the largest production steel rule die inline thermoformer in the global plastics industry. On the machine, which has a footprint of 50’ x 11’, the process tonnage of…
UCF honors Siemens with President’s Partnership Award
Honoring more than 30 years of academic and research collaboration with Siemens, the University of Central Florida today awarded the global technology company with the prestigious President’s Partnership Award. UCF President John C. Hitt presented the award to Siemens leaders at an innovation symposium attended by Siemens employees, community and business leaders, and UCF faculty…
Design World announces winner of Generate Ideas Design Contest
Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced that Dave King of British Columbia, Canada, has won the company’s generative design contest, with his entry detailing how to make prosthetics more comfortable. CAD programs continue to evolve to meet the needs of industry, incorporating the ever-increasing computational power available to design engineers. From their humble beginnings, these programs…
Siemens SCADA/IPC Days 2018 Event introduces new products and emerging communications
From February 19-22, 2018, at the Riverwalk Westin in San Antonio, Texas, approximately 130 people gathered for four days of product presentations, emerging technology discussions and a market trend outlook at the Siemens Factory Automation SCADA/IPC Days 2018. Members of the Siemens management, sales and support team joined their Solution Partners and a diverse assortment…
Siemens introducing IPCs to medical market
Siemens Factory Automation plans to go to market for its embedded and panel PC products in the healthcare segment, including x-ray, analyzer, imaging and diagnostic equipment plus data acquisition to patient and hospital records. These domestically sold products are now assembled in Lebanon, Ohio. At the recent Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) show held on…
Siemens and partners sign joint charter on cybersecurity
At the Munich Security Conference today, Siemens and eight partners from industry will sign the first joint charter for greater cybersecurity. Initiated by Siemens, the Charter of Trust calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalization. In addition to Siemens and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the companies…