
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| About 120 customers of the Siemens Process Instrumentation division accepted an invitation to visit the Porsche factory in Leipzig in April of this year. There, they were impressed not only by a test drive in the new Porsche Cayenne, but also by the advantages of the extensive product portfolio that Siemens offers in process instrumentation. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| After the very successful first edition in 2004, Siemens is now preparing for the Simatic IT Worldwide Partner Conference 2005. The event will be held from September 19 – 21 in Genoa, Italy, and is open to all Certified and Start Up Simatic IT partners around the world. The three days are divided into various general and breakout sessions, each dedicated to specific business topics or products. Latest product news, roadmaps, and successful business strategies will be shared with the attendees, making this event a valuable source of information more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Nestlé places great emphasis on maintaining uniform high standards worldwide, whether in terms of product quality and safety or the efficiency of operations and production processes. That is why the company is currently networking all its production sites in a common ERP system within the scope of the Globe project. That was also one of the main reasons behind the decision to equip the production facilities at their Weiding site in Germany with a new process control system that is modular and scalable in structure, and that meets all the requirements of modern production automation: Simatic PCS 7. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| With a potential market of one billion people and an annual growth rate of 9 percent, China is one of the most important and exciting nations in the world for industrial investment and development. The chemical industry in particular is currently making huge investments to expand local production capacity for base and specialty chemicals. At present, more than 50 large chemical industrial parks are being developed in China, offering vast opportunities for system and solution providers such as Siemens. With mature products and solutions and an efficient customer support network, Siemens offers an optimal project approach for those mega projects. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Sometimes the expansion of production capacity is a good opportunity to bring the entire process control system up to the state of the art. This was the case at DyStar in Brünsbüttel, Germany, where a completely new dye apparatus was automated with the Simatic PCS 7 process control system. At the same time, part of the existing plant was migrated from Teleperm M to Simatic PCS 7, and one of the first recipe systems with Simatic Batch was implemented. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Tata Consultant Services Limited in Mumbai, India and Siemens have signed a partnership agreement for India, USA and Germany to develop and deploy manufacturing IT solutions based on Simatic IT. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| In the last few years, China’s economy has been booming. Industries that involve processing enjoy a high growth rate in particular, and products and expertise in the process automation field therefore have great potential in China. For Siemens, China is now the third-largest market worldwide. More than 30,000 Chinese employees work at Siemens China, and Siemens plans to invest a billion euros in China over the next few years. We spoke with Peter Herweck about his view of the Chinese automation market. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| The Profibus universal fieldbus system has been very successful in many industries. Throughout the world, Profibus is used to connect more than 2.1 million devices in the process industries. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation is a joint venture established in 1992 between San Miguel Corporation and Nihon Yamamura Glass Co. Ltd. Japan to manufacture glass bottles in the Philippines. In January 2005, the company awarded Siemens a contract for the implementation of a new control system. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| System integrators are among Siemens’ most important partners in process industry projects – including in China. Siemens is currently working with almost 100 system integrators in the various industrial sectors, and of these, 10 are advanced system integrators. Shenzhen Yuzhan Automation Technology Co. Ltd., one such company, is one of Siemens’ most important partners in China. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Building a completely new production line is a complex project. Project partners who are familiar with the peculiarities of the industry in question are indispensable for successful execution. Capitalizing on the process-technical expertise and production knowledge of Toho Tenax, Siemens demonstrated the advantages of having specialists from different disciplines working hand in hand with customers to create a consistent solution: fewer interfaces simplify the implementation of the project. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| High temperatures, extremely high or low pressure, high viscosity, aggressive media – chemical processes are a challenging business. With solutions and devices designed for industry and successfully tried and tested in chemical plants all over the world, Siemens is now conquering the Asian market with its rugged and reliable process instruments and analytics portfolio. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| PT HM Sampoerna Tbk is one of the leading clove cigarette manufacturers in Indonesia. Recently, the company decided to implement a manufacturing execution system to better support management decision making and continuous product-quality improvement, as well as for overall equipment effectiveness to fully integrate all the operations in Sampoerna with ISO 9000 compliance, and to provide full product traceability to meet FDA requirements. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| From automobiles and packing to facades – modern high-tech effect pigments can give practically any object the right finish. At its factory in Gernsheim, Germany, Merck, the market leader in effect pigments, operates a modern production facility for pearl luster pigments. For the first time, the automation technology for the process plant is based on Profibus and AS-Interface throughout. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Quality first, and people’s health above all – this motto has also enabled NCPC Beta to acquire an excellent reputation among its international customers. The company’s high degree of automation ensures strict compliance with current national and international regulations as well as safe, transparent, and economical production. To ensure this compliance, NCPC Beta has recently turned to Simatic PCS 7 and Simatic Batch version 6.0. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| In a breathtakingly short time, China has become one of the major industrial nations, playing a key role in global markets. But this rapid development has had its drawbacks. Above all, increasing environmental pollution has often made the news in recent years. The Chinese government, with cooperation from private enterprises, has now taken initial measures to restrict the emission of pollutants. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Strong electromagnetic fields, harsh ambient conditions, and continuous operation – these demands were too great for the existing weighing technology in a sinter plant owned by the Shougang Mining Company. The company was looking for a robust, reliable, and accurate alternative. The solution: Siwarex U weighing systems, which have already proven themselves in numerous similar plants. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Hirtler, a soap manufacturer in southern Germany, provides a good example for the gradual modernization of a complex production process to achieve higher quality and greater productivity. The company has equipped its production facilities with an integrated automation platform based on Totally Integrated Automation and Simatic PCS 7. The uniform automation solution for all production sectors also provides the perfect foundation for the seamless integration of production and management. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| Simatic PCS 7 has been used successfully in numerous wastewater treatment plants for many years. Rugged technology, a guaranteed supply of spare parts, and flexible expandability are important benefits of the system. Recently, another project has been added to Siemens’ reference list: in the Songjiang district northeast of Shanghai, a new wastewater treatment plant has been automated with Simatic PCS 7 and Sinaut. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 02/05
| The Technical Services of Bayer Industry Services in Leverkusen and Siemens have signed a cooperation on pressure transmitters, regulators, recorders and position controllers. Bayer Industry Services will be responsible for the service of these field devices from Siemens in Germany, and for Bayer sites worldwide. more |
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