A manufacturer of wind power stations is setting standards regarding environmental compatibility, efficiency, and sustainability at sea with a special ship. Thanks to highly available and securely communicating automation, the E-Ship 1, with a crew of only 15, can transport three times as many wind turbines as conventional freighters of the same size. more

The key point of Schilliger Holz AG is its round timber yard: The logs delivered are placed in the right place by the ton by means of a huge gantry crane. more

The key point of Schilliger Holz AG is its round timber yard: The logs delivered are placed in the right place by the ton by means of a huge gantry crane. more

When it comes to increasing productivity and quality equally in the electroplating of plastic parts, innovative ideas and a willingness to apply completely new technologies are needed. more

When it comes to increasing productivity and quality equally in the electroplating of plastic parts, innovative ideas and a willingness to apply completely new technologies are needed. more

When a parcel arrives, most recipients do not think about the enormous logistical effort behind it by Germany's largest logistics company for mail and parcel transport. In Deutsche Post AG's parcel centers, the key system components involved in the sorting process are linked together in a complex network with multiple redundant configurations to ensure failsafe operation of equipment and systems. more

Flexibility is one of the keys to the competitive production of large steel pipes for the most diverse applications. A renowned automation company from Siegen, Germany, is backing industrial wireless LAN for automatic and real-time control of automated guided vehicle systems for transporting pipes. more

The rise in order-related production in the automobile industry presents production logistics with new challenges. The right body, in the right place, at the right time: Whereas things can still be organized in the body shop by means of the logical sequence of work steps, when it comes to the paint shop, at the latest, what is needed is an intelligent combination of identification and logistics control that can be efficiently optimized by the use of industrial WLAN. more

Lasting, reliable and cost-effective wireless communication across the boundaries of the office and production worlds requires network components that are designed to meet the respective requirements. more

Analyzer System Management, based on proven Simatic and Scalance components, monitors measurement results and status information from the various analyzers and processes them for the higher management level. more

Thanks to integrated weighing technology, Unilever Germany benefits from simpler processes and more efficient production at its Mannheim site. more

Paper logistics is an important field when it comes to optimizing the competitiveness of large printing shops. A particularly critical cost factor in sheetfed offset printing is the reliable localization of the stocked paper pallets. With a radio-based identification system, Koenig & Bauer now offers an economical solution for this market. more

SSAB Svenskt Stål is one of the world's leading producers of special steel products. The product portfolio of the Swedish company includes quarto, band, and fine sheet. Products from SSAB Svenskt Stål offer added value due to their strength, formability, and durability. The SSAB Corporation includes SSAB Tunnplåt AB, which has factories in Borlänge, Luleå, and Finspång. more

The Austrian producer and plant manufacturer Berndorf Band, specialist for belt systems and endless transport and process belts made of stainless steel has equipped its new and biggest production hall to date, which has been christened “Great Bear” based on the company logo, with state-of-the-art automation technology. more

They are every automobile driver's dream in downtown areas where the tiresome search for a parking space never seems to end: automatic parking lots which park autos without the driver having to do anything. more

A community in Westerwald, Germany relies on modern telecontrol technology to connect various remote units for its water supply and waste water disposal to the respective control centers. more

Under extreme environmental conditions the multi-ton weight electrolysis crane systems supplied by Künz must satisfy demands for the highest precision, day in, day out. Communications between the supervisory computer, control desk and the safety controller on the crane are performed by Wireless Industrial Ethernet. The technological combination of Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN), Profisafe and Profinet ensures secure and reliable data traffic. more

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover recently modernized the automation between the paintshop and assembly hall in its central high-bay warehouse. This rules out bottlenecks in a crucial area of production from the very start. more

As of recently, Siempelkamp, the global market leader in the field of continuous presses for the timber industry, has been passing on its knowledge to customers and employees through its own academy. Technology from Siemens thereby plays an important role. more

Linck Holzverarbeitungstechnik, a leading manufacturer of saw mill systems, offers concepts for cutting capacities of up to 1.5 million solid cubic meters of timber per year. Linck further optimized the cycle time of a trunk handler with a drive solution that uses Sinamics and Profinet. more

New machine modules were developed for an Indian paper manufacturer in no time with a Simotion-based solution. The possibilities of the motion control system were already taken into consideration in the mechanical conception. more

Two examples at the Bodycote Wärmebehandlung GmbH show how the combination of wireless communication and integrated safety functions protect man and machine reliably and economically. more

Holcim is one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates. The Group has majority and minority interests in more than 70 countries on all continents and employs some 90,000 people. more

High data speed rates, a high level of reliability and the characteristic high degree of flexibility prompted a well-known manufacturer of diesel engines for agricultural and building construction machinery to rely on Industrial Wireless LAN. more

As part of the automation initiative of the German Automotive Industry (AIDA), Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles made the decision to increase its use of failsafe communication via Profinet. more

Audi is relying on Siemens control technology for the small series production of its new R8 sports car. more

Heitec AG in Erlangen has made an extensive trough conveyor system at the dispatch centre of Quelle Neckermann Logistik fit for the future with modern guidance and control technology. more

In portal robots, part of the system is constantly in motion. more

"Automation Live" in Hall 17 was one of the main attractions at the Hanover Fair 2006. In cooperation with Siemens, the automaker Volkswagen provided live presentations of specific production stages for its new VW Eos coupé cabriolet. more

The company SGW uses a network of programmable logic controllers to acquire and edit the process data from around 60 widely dispersed salt and oil caverns. more

The Depot West built in 1968 was no longer state-of-the-art as far as technical equipment and energy consumption were concerned. more

The town of Rainsville, Alabama set itself the objective of raising the wastewater treatment capacity of its sewage treatment plant by an average of 30 percent, and to increase the peak load to improve the capability to capture run-off after heavy rainfalls. more

Frequency changing product portfolios in the production industry place high demands on the company-internal logistics. Here, non-contact identification systems prove to be an efficient means for specifying and acquiring important data. more

Streif downhill and high society - that´s what the winter sport resort Kitzbühel in Tirol is world famous for. Fully automated with Simatic, climatic conditions can be optimally exploited to create perfect, long lasting slope conditions. more

Industrial Wireless LAN´s versatility and robust ness is particularly convincing in the integration of driverless transport systems at a factory for pre-assembled walls in Denmark. more

One of the first Dutch Profinet applications is in operation on the premises of the Corus steel company in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands. more

The modernized Opel factory in Azambuja, Portugal is equipped with the finest technology. With the Andon systems for quality assurance and material logistics, Opel has created one of its most modern factories in Europe. more

The Bitburger brewery has gradually upgraded existing plants with Profibus and equipped new plant parts with it, placing great emphasis on the smooth integration in the Braumat process control system based on the Profibus technology. more

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) Internet link coded with 128 bits opens up totally new telemaintenance perspectives such as Internet telephony and moving picture transmission for a leading provider of perforation presses. more

Small, compact and easy to integrate in existing Ethernet net-works: Those are the strengths of the Simatic Net component for Industrial Ethernet. The new communication processor CP 243-1 IT allow intelligent data entry solutions outside the industrial sector. more

BMW is relying on Siemens technology for the production of their 3 series - from the power supply through the automation technology in the various production sectors right up to the IT and communication infrastructure. more

Fully automated production places high demands on safety technology, especially when heavy loads, heat and inflammable gases are involved - as in the casting of engine blocks. more

Supplying production plants with energy, compressed air and technical gases is a basic service which is an automatic assumption. At Osram Simatic S7 control and IT technology support the staff in the maintenance and control of sub-plants. more

Airport operators must always be ahead of their time. They must implement future trends and developments in their own facilities at an early stage. more

The engineers responsible for implementing a control system for a new wastewater treatment facility on the West Coast of the USA literally had to scale a few cliffs since part of the serviced community was on the other side of an inlet of the Puget Sound. more

The Orange Sky is one of the first ships transporting juice directly from the orange in a liquid state. Getting the ship fit for this task was not only a technical challenge it was also dependent on an excellently functioning international management of the parties involved in the equipping - Brazilian juice producer, Atlanship Ship Management Company, Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven and Siemens. more

When Highland Spring needed to increase plant capacity, it turned to Siemens technology to achieve a 60 percent increase in just three weeks. New diagnostics simplify troubleshooting and leverage plant productivity. more

Bei Opel Antwerpen/Belgien wurde kürzlich ein erstes Automatisierungs- und Sicherheitsprojekt auf Basis von Saftey Integrated mit fehlersicheren Simatic Controllern realisiert. Der Systemintgrator war Imtech. more

The Schuster & Partner company, located in Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Germany, builds control systems for the wire and cold strip processing industry. In an individually configured hardening and tempering line for cold steel strip - the end customer carries out production in three shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - Schuster & Partner chose Micromaster 440 and Masterdrives Motion Control frequency converters and automation components from the Simatic range for the demanding project in view of the high availability required. more

From the very beginning Zentis relied on consistent automation and networking in the new factory: Central components in the overall concept are an IT-CP as a web server and Optical Switch Modules from the Simatic Net range which ensure smooth data transfer. more

When the fault reporting system failed after being struck by lightning, the production was equipped with a future-safe system. Profibus and Industrial Ethernet are used as communication systems which have a totally redundant structure. more

Plastic surfaces have become indispensable in industry and household because they are so easy to look after - new areas of application and remarkably "genuine" surfaces are constantly being developed. Rational and reliable methods for printing the laminates are in extreme demand as a result. The Bürkle company in Freudenstadt, one of the market leaders in the field of press and surface technology, has earned a good reputation for itself in the field of decorative printing thanks to Siemens automation technology. more

The Profidrive Profilserver provides Groninger, a successful company, with a custom-made application for the initial commissioning of Simovert Masterdrives converters that require no detailed know-how about drives to operate it. more