Machine Engineering
Machine engineering is one of Germany’s key industries. The importance of this segment has led to the creation of new university degree programs in fields such as production and logistics, process engineering, vehicle/automotive engineering, production engineering and aerospace engineering among others.
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Panel series for operator control and monitoring of simple applications
The new Basic Panels from the Simatic HMI (Human Machine Interface) product range have basic functions for operator control and monitoring, for example, an…
Mobile operator control and visualization in 10-inch format
This makes it possible to show images of the complex processes that go on in large-scale plants. Coming from the 270 family of products, the device has a high…
Smart Shear from Siemens VAI – a New Hydraulically Operated Plate Shear for Improved Cutting Quality and Increased Cutting Speed
Due to the rising demand for high-strength types of steel and for plates with a greater thickness and width, the requirements placed on plate mill shears have…
Small operator panel with large visualization screen
The new product from the 170 family of panels is notable for its compact format and a visualization screen that is one third larger than that of comparable…
Engineer Works to Clean and Improve Engine Performance
Song-Charng Kong, Mechanical Engineering, (515) 294-3244, kong@iastate.eduThe five engines in Song-Charng Kong’s Iowa State University laboratory have come a…
Energy-efficient automation for the glass industry
Using integrated automation, instrumentation, drive and power distribution solutions, Siemens links all sequences of glass production. Services and solutions…