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The world’s first solar ski lift equipped with Siemens technology 8

Siemens’ integrated automation solution for Poland’s largest waste water treatment plant 9

The world’s biggest lactic acid producer Purac relies on Siemens technology 10

Press Feature: Energy-efficient industrial controls and energy management 11

Did you know…? 12

Industry Automation worldwide: Peterborough 14

First solar ski lift with Siemens technology p. 8

Siemens sponsors 8th ARC Process Management Academy 2

Siemens portfolio for the food and beverage industry at the Anuga FoodTec 3

Siemens to showcase glass industry portfolio at the China Glass in Shanghai 4

Comos Software Conference 2012: Trends and the latest plant management technologies 5

Siemens cooperates with Enterasys Networks in Industrial Wireless LAN 6

Würzburger Hofbräu brews up a storm with Siemens technology 7

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Siemens sponsors 8th ARC Process Management Academy

Antwerp, Belgium. Siemens is spon-soring the 8th ARC Process Manage-ment Academy, due to be held in Ant-werp, Belgium, on 5 and 6 March. The title of the event is “Excellence in Safety and Sustainability”.

Focussing on IT security, energy effici-ency and process lifecycle manage-ment in the process industry, the main emphasis will be on practical expe-rience and applications. On behalf of Siemens, Rolf Panzke (Director Strate-gic Account Business Development, Sensors & Communication) will be dis-cussing ways to optimize production processes and lifecycle management in the process industry. In addition, Mar-nix du Clou (Vice President & General Manager, Siemens Industry Software BV) will be talking about the seamless integration of engineering and opera-ting functions into the lifecycle of an entire plant using Comos and Simatic PCS 7.

Details on the event are available athttp://www.arcweb.com/events/pages/process-management-academy-2012.aspx

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Cologne, Germany. At the internatio-nal food and beverage technology tra-de fair Anuga FoodTec 2012 from Mar-ch 27 – 30 in Cologne, Siemens will be showcasing its latest develop-ments for the food and beverage in-dustry.

In Hall 7.1, booth B078 at the Anuga FoodTec, Siemens will be presenting its portfolio for greater efficiency and pro-ductivity in the food and beverage indus-try: for example the TIA (Totally Integra-ted Automation) portal, which can be used to allow optimum configuration of planning and production processes in the bakery and confectionery industry. The complete portfolio on offer to the bakery and confectionery industry can help red-uce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for manufacturers while enhancing their fle-xibility and ensuring a consistently high standard of quality.

On the subject of energy efficiency, Sie-mens will be presenting its b.data energy management system, its measuring de-vices 7KT/7KM PAC and its range of consulting and engineering-related services. A number of demonstration mo-dels, for instance the “milk spray

tower”, will be on hand to illustrate Siemens’s extensive product portfolio for the dairy industry. This centres on the process control system Simatic PCS 7 with its Dairy Functional Toolset (DFT) developed specifically for dairies, and its interfaces to facilities such as process in-strumentation and higher-level ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or MES (Manufacturing Execution System). Using the Manufacturing Execution Sys-tem Simatic IT, production processes can be optimized in the food industry in real time.

The Optimized Packaging Line (OPL) standardization concept will also be exhi-bited at a control center live at the show. Line integration is simplified by the use of harmonized interfaces based on inter-national standards, further reducing the TCO. Here, Siemens not only supports OMAC (Open Modular Architecture Con-trols) Users’ Group guidelines, but also actively supports the Weihenstephan Standards (WS) for data acquisition, this

year’s winner of the “Inter-national FoodTec Award

in Gold” conferred by the German Agricul-ture Association DLG.

Due to be unveiled for the first time at the Anuga FoodTec is the system Sima-tic WinCC SES (Sequence Execution System) for the flow control of recipe and sequence-based operations such as mixing processes in food production. Its benefits include simple engineering through pre-produced visualization tem-plates and functional modules. In additi-on, the user-oriented interface allows simple adjustment of recipes and pro-cesses or switchover to new products without any specialist knowledge of the system.

The range of Siemens products and services featured at the show will be supplemented by process instrumentati-on devices and automation technology catering specifically to the food industry. These include panels in stainless steel and modern engineering tools for the efficient, sustainable automation of heterogeneous machine environments using a wide range of automation com-ponents.

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Siemens portfolio for the food and beverage industry at the Anuga FoodTec

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Shanghai, China. Siemens will be exhibiting at the China Glass in Shanghai from April 2 – 5, 2012 with a portfolio of products and services designed to improve the energy effici-ency of production processes, reduce raw material and energy costs and minimize pollutant emissions in the glass industry.

The products and services featured at the Siemens booth in the Germany Pavilion in Hall 2 will range from process control technology with Simatic PCS 7 through the most important methods for measu-ring pressure, temperature, filling level and flow rate to gas chromatographs and analytical systems, and a comprehensive portfolio of coordinated modular switching devices with built-in communication capa-bility.

Advanced Process Control (APC) permits efficient process management, allowing plant operators to significantly reduce the input of energy and raw materials.On the subject of energy efficiency, Siemens will be demonstrating how energy guzzlers can be detected using its “Power Management” system. Modern heat reco-very systems, the exchange of obsolete and inefficient units and also the use of energy saving motors all offer significant potential for saving energy.

Also featured at the Siemens booth will be motion control systems and drives for use in hollow glass machines, for flat glass manufacture and for glass further proces-sing.

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Berlin, Germany. The Siemens Indus-try Automation Division will be ho-sting the Comos Software Conference 2012 on 18th and 19th April in Berlin. Under this year’s headline “Meet the Next Breakthrough”, Siemens will be talking to an audience of plant design engineers and operations managers about pioneering solutions for the effi-cient planning and smooth operation of industrial facilities with its Comos product range. The event will focus on the official unveiling of the new Co-mos 10.0 software generation.

The Comos Software Conference will be held in the Spreeufer district of Berlin in the Radialsystem V cultural and events center created in a disused pumping sta-tion. Participants will have the opportuni-ty to find out about the latest trends and technologies in plant management and also to glean valuable information from best practice examples across a range of different industries. The program will also include chaired expert discussion panels. This international forum additionally of-fers plenty of scope for networking and making new contacts.

Up to 500 participants are expected to travel from around the world to take part. The Comos Software Conference has evolved to become a key international communication platform for the process industry. Siemens “Plant Engineering Software” www.siemens.com/comos

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Nuremberg, Germany. The Scalance W product line has made Siemens’ In-dustry Automation Division a market leader in the field of Industrial Wire-less LAN (IWLAN) according to the IEEE Standard 802.11. In an effort to strengthen its position and expand into such new industry-related mar-kets as logistics, Siemens is now co-operating with Enterasys Networks.

The cooperation, which has existed sin-ce 2005, is set to focus mainly on con-troller-based wireless LAN products and solutions. The combination of Enterasys’ wireless controller and access points and Siemens’ robust controller-based outdoor access points has proven its worth in a number of joint projects, for example in cases where wireless net-works are extended to include outdoor access.

The Scalance WLC711 industrial wireless LAN controller, presented at SPS/IPC/Drives 2011, was also a result of suc-cessful cooperation between the two companies. Scalance WLC711 combines the functionality of Enterasys’ wireless controller with Siemens’ Simatic Microbox PC as a hardware platform for industrial use. “With its specific expertise, Entera-sys is an optimum partner for us to deve-lop powerful and easy-to-use WLAN sys-tems for our customers in industry,” states Herbert Wegmann, CEO of the Siemens Industrial Communication and Identification Business Segment.

Chris Crowell, President and CEO of En-terasys Networks, stated: “Working with

Siemens we are able to extend the indus-try-leading funcationality of our wireless solutions from the office to outdoor cam-pus environment, providing seamless mobile device and application access for our customers.”

The next stage in the cooperation bet-ween the two companies will see the in-troduction of a new controller-based ac-cess point line by Enterasys Networks

which is based on the new Siemens Sca-lance W generation. This involves con-troller-based access points with up to 450 Mbit/s as part of a sturdy design for use under the roughest conditions.

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Enterasys Networkswww.enterasys.com

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Configuration – Würzburger-Hofbräu

Würzburg, Germany. The Hofbräu bre-wery in Würzburg has modernized its fermenting and storage cellar opera-tions by introducing the Siemens bre-wery process control system Braumat. The recently installed BraumatClassic V6.0 control system is now controlling processes in 31 fermentation and sto-rage tanks, three yeast tanks and a CIP (Clean in Place) cleaning plant.

Siemens was commissioned to carry out a complete modernization program at the Würzburger Hofbräu brewery, from plan-ning through engineering with FAT (Fac-tory Acceptance Test) to commissioning. The project also entailed installation of the new high-performance process con-trol system BraumatClassic V6.0 based on the Windows 7 operating system, in-

cluding the RCS Route Control System for simple, transparent management of complex transportation routes through the brewery.

The specifications of parent company Kulmbacher Brauerei as well as the re-quirements of the Würzburger Hofbräu brewery itself were taken into account in selecting the best control system for the modernization project: one particular re-quirement was scope to upgrade the sys-tem for connection to new areas such as the filtration plant, the pressure tank cel-lar, the brewhouse and malt transportati-on system.

The Würzburger Hofbräu brewery foun-ded back in 1643 by the Main-Franconian Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Schön-

Würzburger Hofbräu brews up a storm with Siemens technology

born looks back on a long and eventful tradition. The brewery, now a part of the Kulmbacher Brauerei Group and emplo-ying a workforce of around 80, is the oldest still existing company in the Würz-burg region.

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Tenna, Grisons/Switzerland. The world’s first solar ski lift is being ope-rated in Tenna, in the Swiss Canton of Grisons. The “Skilift Tenna” (GST) co-operative opted for technology from Siemens’ Industry Automation Divisi-on to modernize its drag-lift. Since its commissioning in late 2011, the solar ski lift has produced three times more solar power than that required to ope-rate it and has doubled the number of people it can transport.

The 460 meter long drag-lift is located at an altitude of 1644 meters in the holi-day resort of Tenna and required refur-bishing after 40 years in operation. To

achieve this, GST opted for a combinati-on of a photovoltaic system and auto-mation. The newly installed photovoltaic equipment associated with the drag-lift is based on a solar wing system, where-by 82 photovoltaic modules forming so-called solar wings are hung between two ropes and automatically track the position of the sun. The system produ-ces a total power of about 90,000 kWh per year, two-thirds of which are fed back into grid at market prices, using Sinvert PVM string inverters. The drag-lift’s operation involves a significant number automation components. A Si-matic S7 programmable logic controller, enhanced with a fail-safe CPU and ET

200S modules, control the ski lift‘s operation. The refurbishment made it possible to double the hourly transport capacity to 800 persons. The exchange of data between the lift’s mountain and valley stations is also based on Siemens technology, using an IM 151-3 interface module from the ET 200S dis-tributed peripherals range. The entire ski lift system in Tenna is operated using a Simatic Touch Panel.

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Solarlifthttp://www.solarskilift.ch/

The world’s fi rst solar ski lift equipped with Siemens technology

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Warsaw, Poland. On the banks of the Vistula River, Poland’s largest waste water treatment plant “Czajka” will be commissioned in mid-2012 to treat the waste water collected from roughly 2.1 million inhabitants living in the greater metropolitan area of Warsaw. Siemens’ Industry Automation Division will be providing a comprehensive automation solution for this major project, based on the Simatic PCS 7 process control system. More than 60 automation sys-tems, more than 200 Sitrans flow me-ters, about 100 Multiranger level trans-mitters, Pointek level switches, and a large number of Ultramat gas analyzers

will make “Czajka” an efficient and en-vironmentally friendly plant.

With a population of around 1.7 million, Warsaw, located on the Vistula River, is the most important conurbation in Central and Eastern Europe and a major transport and trading hub. The city’s river serves as an important potable water resource, but also collects waste water from the area. Downstream towards the Bay of Gdańsk, the Vistula River was heavily polluted be-cause existing waste water treatment plants could cope with only 70 percent of all the waste water. The new „Czajka“ plant, due for completion in mid-2012, has

been designed for a daily treatment capa-city of 435,300 cubic meters, representing a major part of the waste water collected from Warsaw and neighbouring districts.Alongside the complete process automa-tion, including project planning, installati-on, and system tests, Siemens will also be supplying the lion’s share of low-vol-tage power supplies and energy-saving drive technology.

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Siemens’ integrated automation solution for Poland’s largest waste water treatment plant

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Rayong, Thailand. Purac, the world‘s leading producer of lactic acid head-quartered in the Netherlands, has cho-sen the Simatic PCS 7 process control system to be installed in its new facili-ty in Rayong (Thailand). Purac uses this technology from the Siemens In-dustry Automation Division to produce lactic acid, an ingredient that goes into many everyday products such as foods, beverages, cosmetics and de-tergents.

With its production capacity of 100,000 tons, the new production facility in Ra-yong is the world’s largest lactic acid plant. Here, sugar and tapioca (starch extracted from manioc roots, cassava) are fermented in a 35-meter high destilla-tion column to produce lactic acid. The facility has also been designed to produ-ce lactides, known as polylactide plastics or biodegradable plastics, which are used in organic packaging or as biocompatible plastics. Purac uses the Simatic PCS 7 Engineering Station (ES) for system con-figuration and several Operator Stations (OS) for process monitoring. The auto-mation system, including S7-400 control-lers, is linked to Simatic ET 200 distribut-ed peripherals, process instrumentation and drive technology via Profibus DP. Ul-timately it was the standardized design of the Siemens automation solution invol-ving identical user interfaces and user

guidance, alongside the company’s wealth of experience in the field of plant safety and security, asset and alarm ma-nagement in critical processes that deci-ded the deal.

Purac, headquartered in The Nether-lands, is a leading company in lactic acid based bioplastics and the worldwide mar-ket leader in lactic acid, lactic acid deri-vatives and lactides.

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Nuremberg, Germany. The signifi-cance of energy efficiency continues to grow unabated. It holds the key to sustainable production and the reduc-tion of operating costs. By publishing a comprehensive press feature on the

subject of energy-efficient industrial controls and energy management, the Siemens Industry Automation Division is affording rapid access to videos and other background material dealing with this topic.

The material collated in the Press Feature offers a comprehensive overview of the Siemens Industry Automation Division product portfolio and the benefits to cu-stomers to be gained by using energy-ef-ficient industrial controls and solutions for energy management.

All the collected material is available for editorial use in reports for publications or on the editorial websites. The feature will continue to be further developed and ex-tended with a view to simplifying research on the subject of energy efficiency.

Press Feature Energy Effiniencywww.siemens.com/press/ee-industrial-controls

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Did you know...?… that more than 90 percent of car manufacturers showcasing new models at the North American In-ternational Auto Show 2012 rely on Siemens’ PLM Software?

With Chrysler and Daimler having decided in fa-vour of the world’s leading PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) technology from Siemens, 15 of the top 16 global vehicle manufacturers now use the same to plan, evaluate and coordinate the deve-lopment and manufacturing engineering of their vehicles. An increasing number of automotive sup-

ply firms also rely on Siemens PLM software. One example is Eisenmann AG, which is stepping up its use of the PLM solutions Teamcenter and NX.

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Did you know...?... that saturn petfood GmbH in Bremen, one of the largest producers of wet pet food in Europe uses a Siemens solution to ensure that more than two million tins and trays of pet food for cats and dogs manufactured every day, are all made to the same recipe and kept fresh throug-hout the production line?

The main feature of this automation system is a communication processor (CP) which, acting as a smart interface between the Simatic control-lers and the central database server, ensures both correct food preparation and monitoring of the production process using an ERP system.

Siemens Industrial Communication www.siemens.com/industrial-communication

… that RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology from Siemens is optimizing the pro-duction processes of Sachsenmilch AG at their Leppersdorf dairy site?In an effort to improve their internal logistics, in-cluding pallet and product handling, Sachsen-milch have fitted their powder bagging station with a RFID tagging system and UHF readers from Siemens’ Industry Automation Division. In this way they were able to increase flexibility, eliminate reading errors and enable complete batch tracking and tracing.

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Peterborough, Canada. In the midst of the Kawartha Lakes region, near To-ronto, Canada, exists Siemens Milltro-nics Process Instruments - a provider in high technology level and weighing instrumentation. The Siemens produc-tion facility encompasses a 17,000 square meter factory and employs more than 350 people. Established in 1954 as Milltronics Process Instru-ments, the company and the Peterbo-rough site were acquired by Siemens in 2000.

Siemens in Peterborough designs and manufactures sophisticated measure-ment instruments for process industries. Products are used in a wide variety of applications for water distribution and wastewater treatment, aggregate and ce-ment plants, mining, chemical proces-

sing, manufacturing, food processing and milling, as well as in dry bulk sto-rage. Siemens offers a complete product range of level measurement instrumenta-tion, continuous and static weighing equipment, as well as printed circuit board assembly. Siemens on-site Learning Center offers courses to meet instrumentation training needs, which combine theory with hands-on training modules. The Learning Center is the only Canadian site, and one of only 22 centers worldwide, which provide Profibus certified training.

An array of awards received testifies to the excellent reputation enjoyed by pro-ducts from Peterborough. In 2011, the lo-cation was a finalist in the Canadian Ma-nufacturers and Exporters Association

(CME) Awards for New Technology for the Sitrans LR560, the first radar level transmitter for solids measurement ope-rating at 78 GHz. In 2010, Siemens re-ceived the Peterborough Business Ex-cellence Award for Manufacturing. The Peterborough location was also selected to receive an internal Siemens award as one of the company’s “Best Performing Sites”, a program that acknowledges out-standing achievements in industrial envi-ronmental protection.

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The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the world’s leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial custo-mers. With end-to-end automation techno-logy and industrial software, solid vertical-market expertise, and technology-based services, the Sector enhances its custo-mers’ productivity, efficiency, and flexibility. With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the Divisions Industry Automati-on, Drive Technologies and Customer Ser-vices as well as the Business Unit Metals Technologies. For more information, visit http://www.siemens.com/industry

The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany) supports the entire value chain of its industrial cu-stomers – from product design to produc-tion and services – with an unmatched combination of automation technology, in-dustrial control technology, and industrial software. With its software solutions, the Division can shorten the time-to-market of new products by up to 50 percent. Industry Automation comprises five Business Units: Industrial Automation Systems, Control Components and Systems Engineering, Sensors and Communications, Siemens PLM Software, and Water Technologies. For more information, visit www.siemens.com/industryautomation

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