Machine Engineering

Machine Engineering

High-Speed Manufacturing for Medical Implants Breakthrough

The challenge with artificial knee, shoulder, or hip joints lies in the fact that the materials, such as titanium or chromium cobalt, are very difficult to…

Machine Engineering

Enhancing Operator Control with Simatic WinCC V11

Simatic WinCC V11 is based on the new central engineering framework Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) and is closely coordinated with the other…

Machine Engineering

Streamlined Engineering for All Simatic Controllers

For Simatic Step 7 V11, based on the Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal), the new central engineering framework, the programming editors S7-SCL,…

Machine Engineering

Fail-Safe I/O Modules for Ex Zone 1/21 Safety Standards

The new modules 8F-DI Ex Namur, 4F-DO Ex 40mA/17.4V and 4F-AI Ex Hart meet the high safety requirements in accordance with the relevant standards such as IEC…

Machine Engineering

Siemens TIA Portal: Transforming Integrated Industrial Software

Siemens Industry Automation Division CEO Anton S. Huber took the opportunity to emphasize the central and growing importance of software for Siemens and for…

Machine Engineering

Siemens TIA Portal: Streamlining Modern Automation Systems

The new software engineering framework enables users to develop and commission automation systems quickly and intuitively, which eliminates the traditional…

Machine Engineering

Customized HMI Unit Fronts for Industrial Applications

The new service is aimed at machine and plant builders as well as end customers who require HMI units for their machines or plant in a special design. The…

Machine Engineering

Durable KP8 Key Panels for Tough Industrial Applications

The Simatic HMI KP8 and KP8F key panels are designed with IP65 protection at the front for tough industrial applications and are assembled ready for use,…

Machine Engineering

Enhanced Simatic S7-1200 Controllers for Profinet & Profibus

New CPU firmware enables communication with Profinet IO devices. With two new communication modules, the Simatic S7-1200 can be operated as a Profibus master…

Machine Engineering

Monitoring and controlling plants and machines worldwide by mobile radio

The CP 1242-7 module adds a GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) networks interface to the Simatic S7-1200…

Machine Engineering

Discover Compact High-Performance Sitop Power Supplies

Compact, efficient and powerful – these are the three key features of the new three-phase Sitop PSU300S power supplies and the single phase Sitop PSU100C…

Machine Engineering

Rugged RFID Components Enhance Application Versatility

The newly introduced products include antennas, a mobile reader, and extremely heat-resistant, compact data carriers in the Smart Label format. RFID systems…

Machine Engineering

High-Performance Box PC: Power and Flexibility for Machines

The new device has almost double the processing power of its predecessor, and with five PCI/PCIe slots for expansion cards, it offers a high degree of…

Machine Engineering

New Cooling Unit Enhances High-Strength Steel Production

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will install a new intensive-cooling unit in the Hot-Strip Mill 2 of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, Germany….

Machine Engineering

New Mechatronics Tool Cuts Development Time for PC Game Tech

Depending on the task involved, the new Mechatronics Concept Designer reduces development time by up to 20 percent. The solution makes it possible for all…

Machine Engineering

UN Ultrasonic Sensors Enhance Vegetable Cleaning Efficiency

Fresh vegetables from the field must be cleaned quickly in large quantities, packaged and transported to the supermarket. At first a lot of dirt sticks on the…

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