Controls Product Brief
| February 18, 2013

Single-axis drive operates pumps, fans, compressors

Siemens’ new single-axis Sinamics V20 drive for basic applications comes in four frame sizes covering the performance range from 1/6–20hp and is used to operate pumps, fans, compressors and conveyor systems, and features short commissioning times, easy operation, and cost and energy benefits.
Controls Product Brief
| August 6, 2012

Drive system expanded

See it at PACK EXPO--Booth # 4239! Siemens Sinamics S120 drive system has been expanded to include Profinet, Ethernet TCP/IP and EtherNet/IP connectivity, providing maximum flexibility for industrial Ethernet communication while offering innovative concepts for those wanting a single network for the entire plant.
Controls Product Brief
| March 23, 2012

Servomotor ships in 3 weeks

Using a configurable options menu to exactly build the motor required, customers can now place an order for any first-generation Siemens SIMOTICS 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks.
Controls Product Brief
| January 19, 2012

Scalable motion control system

Siemens’ Simotion Scout, the engineering system used for configuring Simotion motion controllers, has been updated with a wide range of usability improvements.
Controls Product Brief
| October 4, 2011

Multi-axis motion controllers

Siemens’ new generation of Simotion D445-2 multi-axis controllers has new features such as onboard Profinet interfaces, high-speed I/O, and with 3 times the performance, a single controller can support up to 128 axes of motion.
Controls Product Brief
| July 26, 2011

Drive frequency inverter

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #C-3434! Siemens’ Sinamics® drive frequency inverter combines motion control, safety and standard tasks in a single device, reducing footprints and improving overall efficiencies.
Controls Product Brief
| April 8, 2011

Quick-release mechanism protects cables

Siemens’ Speed Connect is a quick-release mechanism that protects against vibration shakeout on its Motion-Connect® line of power and signal cables.  
Controls Product Brief
| January 12, 2011

Distributed drive platform

Siemens’ Sinamics® G110D drive platform is designed for installation in close proximity to motors located throughout facilities where dust and water ingression are a concern.
Controls Product Brief
| January 3, 2011

Motion control system with embedded PC

Siemens Simotion® P320-3 motion control applications now come with an embedded PC that features a DDR3 memory and an Intel Core2 processor.
Controls Product Brief
| November 13, 2010

Controller

The new Simatic® CPU 317TF-2DP controller from Siemens combines motion control, safety, and standard tasks in a single device to integrate and combine devices for the plant floor environment, reducing footprints and improving efficiencies.
Controls Product Brief
| September 28, 2010

Spindle motors

Designed for all types of production machinery and machine tools, Siemens’ 1PH8 family of spindle motors are available in a power range from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, and combine induction and high-powered servo technologies.
Controls Product Brief
| September 21, 2010

Controller

The new Simatic® CPU 317TF-2DP controller from Siemens combines motion control, safety and standard tasks in a single device to integrate and combine devices for the plant floor environment, reducing footprints and improving efficiencies.
Siemens
Controls Product Brief
| July 7, 2010

High-inertia servomotors

A high-inertia style servomotor from Siemens makes the control response of the new 1FK7-HI suitable for high- and variable-load inertia applications, including the feed and auxiliary axes on machine tools, as well as winders and unwinders.
Siemens
Controls Product Brief
| June 5, 2010

Single-axis AC servo drive

Sinamics® from Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is an economical, single-axis AC servo drive that is easily commissioned, flexible and may be conveniently connected to higher-level controllers. 
Controls Product Brief
| March 8, 2010

Industrial PCs

Siemens’ Simatic® IPC427C compact Microbox PC and Simatic HMI IPC477C Panel PC use the Intel Core 2 Duo processor to double the computing capacity of its previous models while delivering maintenance-free, 24/7 operation in hostile environments.
Controls Product Brief
| January 4, 2010

Servomotors

Siemens has added new models to the 1FT7 family of high-performance servomotors.
Machine Product Brief
| November 12, 2009

Wireless I/O and module

Machine Product Brief
| October 12, 2009

Induction motor

Siemens’ SH630 Above NEMA AC induction motor offers up to 11,000 horsepower in a small footprint.
Machine Product Brief
| October 28, 2008

I/O modules

Siemens has added space saving, low-cost analog and temperature expansion I/O modules to its SIMATIC® S7-200 micro PLC product line.
Controls Product Brief
| May 8, 2007

Enhanced process automation

Siemens Energy & Automation has released Version 7 of its SIMATIC® PCS 7 Process Automation System, giving plant operators new ways to realize cost savings and performance improvements.
Marathon's HMI offers an advanced software feature, Pro-Watch™ Productivity Monitoring, that tracks labeler productivity an
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 2004

Labeler runs on electronics

B&H Labeling’s new Marathon labeler eliminates a mechanical drive, adds productivity-monitoring software, and slashes real changeover time.
Controls Product Brief
| June 30, 2003

4th-generation inverters

Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) has released the 4th generation of its Micromaster inverters. This universal drive series for AC motors from 1/6 HP to 300 HP has a new user-friendly parameter structure that simplifies installation and start-up for the basic to complex speed control applications at a commensurate price, says the manufacturer.
Controls Product Brief
| October 31, 2002

Machine controls

Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) offers Simotion®, a family of products that incorporates motion control, logic, as well as temperature and pneumatic control, in a single, integrated system.
Controls Product Brief
| November 30, 2001

Web training for electricals

Internet-based training program for electricity and electrical products is offered by Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA). The electronic version of the company’s “STEP 2000” print-based training program includes selections on Basics of Electricity, Basics of Sensors, Basics of Controls Components, and others.
Controls Product Brief
| August 31, 2001

Distributed servo drive

Intended for use with packaging machinery, the Simodrive Posmo A distributed drive system from Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) is an intelligent positioning motor that resides as a node on a Profibus-DP network, receiving both power and signaling on one cable.
Controls Product Brief
| May 31, 2001

Online PLC training

Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., (Alpharetta, GA) introduced earlier this year a series of 3 online courses for its Simatic™ S7 programmable logic controllers.
Controls Product Brief
| February 28, 2001

Expanded micro PLC line

Siemens Energy and Automation (Alpharetta, GA) has expanded its Simatic S7-200 micro PLC product offering to include 8 CPU options, 25 digital and analog expansion modules, and more user-friendly software.
Controls Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Flow chart programming tool

Siemens Energy & Automation’s Industrial Software Business Unit (Alpharetta, GA) has introduced S7-Charts, a new tool that allows users to design, develop and program flow charts for Simatic S7-300 and S7-400 PLCs and WinAC PC-based control platforms.
Controls Product Brief
| May 31, 2000

CE touchpanel

Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) introduces the Simatic TP170A touch-panel display based on the the Microsoft Windows CE operating system, which offers “instant on” functionality and does not require a hard disk to operate.
Controls Product Brief
| September 30, 1999

Software update

From Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) comes Simatic® WinCC Version 4.02, a 32-bit HMI and SCADA software update said to be completely integrated with Windows(TM) 95/98 and NT V4.0/SP3.
Controls Product Brief
| August 31, 1999

PLC training program

The Industrial Software Business of Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) has launched a 5-day training and certification program for its suite of Simatic software for industrial control applications.
Controls Product Brief
| February 28, 1999

Internet link module

CP 433-1 IT is a new module for Siemens' (Alpharetta, GA) Simatic S7 400 PLC that provides an Internet link directly into the controller via the plant's Ethernet network.
Controls Product Brief
| November 30, 1998

Windows™ CE control

SIMATIC MP270 Multi Panel is said to combine the robust, deterministic behavior of a PLC with the openness of a PC, all in a single operator panel measuring 171/2"W x 113/4"H x 31/2"D.
Controls Product Brief
| August 31, 1998

Financing programs

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA), together with Siemens Credit Corp., have introduced the "Siemens Solution," a partnership that provides customized financing programs for OEMs and manufacturing operations.
Machine Product Brief
| June 30, 1998

Video inspection system

Videomat IV is Siemens' (Alpharetta, GA) new compact, modular vision inspection system. Primarily used for optical quality control or as a flexible system for parts identification, it uses a 32-bit image computer to inspect up to 72ꯠ parts/hr.
Controls Product Brief
| May 31, 1998

Soft logic control system

Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) introduced SIMATIC WinAC, a PC-based control solution allowing users to perform open-loop control on a single, open-hardware platform.
Controls Product Brief
| January 31, 1997

Vacuum pump

ELMO-L is an innovative vacuum pump from Siemens Energy & Automation (Norwood, OH) that emits only cool, clean, dry air, without carbon dust or oil emissions.