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T e c h n o l o g y 1958 1979 1996 2002 Hard-wired programs First programming devices Totally Integrated Automation Manufacturing Execution Systems p Simatic– 50 years of proven engineering leadership Automation conquers the World It began in 1956 when a team of experts developed a “Siemens automation system”. In 1958, Simatic was registered as a trademark and has since become one of the most successful automation systems in the world. At the Paris machine tool fair in 1959, Siemens proudly presented the first generation of its “Building-Block System for Solid-State Controls”: the Simatic G. Switching elements in that era’s conventional electromechanical systems were relays and contactors. But in the Simatic G, transistors performed these functions. Their advantage was that they were smaller and not subject to wear and tear. Positive response early on A factor that helped Simatic gain ground was the positive response to the arc control system developed in the early 1960s. Siemens equipped many transformer substations with this system, because these facilities often suffered short circuits caused by arcs resulting from operator errors in using the switchgear, or from voltage surges due to lightning. Arc extinction systems had to convert an arc into a harmless short circuit in a matter of milliseconds, which Simatic G could do because of its fast switching times. A new era The era of programmable logic controls (PLCs) began in the early 1970s. Their functions were not determined by hardware connections but by the software. The S5 module, performed automation, programming and documentation tasks. Subsequently, the first bus systems were introduced, a prerequisite for integrating multiple individual controls into a single, powerful data network. During the 1990s, these advances enabled Simatic to develop into the core of a process control and management system that handles all automation tasks from the signal level to the control console. Though on many occ asions Simatic is still equated with programmable controls, that association has long been incorrect, explains Hermann Richter, product manager for Simatic PCS 7: “Simatic stands for Totally Integrated Automation, and consequently for a new way of implementing automation tasks.” A Simatic platform, Richter explains, makes end-to-end automation feasible. “The advantage is that this will virtually eliminate costly system incompatibilities and discontinuities,” explains Richter. Platform for Control Systems A prerequisite for such integration is uniform data networks that connect all levels of automation, much like a nervous system. Equally crucial is to structure the system landscape according to hierarchical and, as far as possible, autonomous levels. The advantage is that if a fault occurs, only the function of the affected process segment is lost; the rest of the system continues to operate, though with limitations. This approach also makes it possible to expand the system step by step. “The trend is clearly in the direction of open systems architecture,” Richter says. He adds that this is necessary to protect the customer’s investment. “Such a system shouldn’t be scrapped early; it should continue to serve the customer’s needs.” p contact dieter.broeckl@siemens.com 22 ideas singapore | 2008
I n B r i e f Siemens establish partnership with Excel Marco Certified Solution Partner In photo (L-R): JJ Hetzel, Siemens AG Partner Management Program; David Ong, Managing Director Excel Marco; Dieter Broeckl, Siemens Pte. Ltd. Industrial Automation Siemens AG Siemens is proud to announce the formation of partnership with Excel Marco (Industrial Systems) as the certified solution automation partner in Process Control System Simatic PCS 7 and PCS 7 Safety specialist. Siemens and Excel Marco jointly provides complete automation solutions for Process Safety to the offshore FPSO (Floating Production Storage Off-loading), Oil & Gas Production Platform, Jack-up Drilling Rigs, Onshore Refinery and Petrochemical plants in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and the South Americas. Excel Marco offers a wide range of engineering services, from DCS/PLC systems design, logic programming, control panel fabrication, testing to full turn-key systems integration. p contact: dieter.broeckl@siemens.com Siemens remains to be the PLC market leader True Customer Understanding Siemens bagged the Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for three consecutive years now pronouncing Siemens true understanding and anticipation to the customer requirements; superiority in product quality; global customer service and outstanding overall product value delivery. The Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award is presented to the companies in South East Asia which shows excellence in areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers and restraints as well as strategy development and methods of addressing these market dynamics. p contact: dieter.broeckl@siemens.com Siemens AG Siemens celebrates 100 years in Singapore A Century of Siemens Taking part in the cake cutting ceremony. From left: Professor Cham Tao Soon, Chairman, Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Klaus Wucherer, Executive Advisor to the CEO, Siemens AG; His Excellancy SR Nathan, President of the Republic of Singapore; Mr. Hans-Dieter Bott, Country Manager, Siemens Singapore; Dr. Beh Swan Gin, Assistant Managing Director, Economic Development Board Since 1908 Siemens has been continuously setting the pace in the technological and economical growth in Singapore, thus making the company one of the longest surviving foreign companies ever founded locally. It was initially established as a technical bureau sales office to Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works, a London based company. Over the years, Siemens innovations have left its mark on almost every aspect of the Singaporean life. It built over one-third of the country’s power plants; automated SingPosts’ latest postal automation systems and Changi Airport’s air traffic management systems and supplied more than 19 train sets to the country’s MRT transport system. This years theme, “Setting the Pace” means Siemens has and will continuously set the pace for technology and innovation in building, empowering, moving, connecting, protecting, enhancing, developing and caring for the Singaporeans and in the island’s economy. “Siemens is proud to have played a major role in setting the pace in growth, development a nd technologies in Singapore, by answering many of the nation’s toughest questions in energy, industry and healthcare,” says Mr. Hans-Dieter Bott, Country Manager of the Siemens Group of Companies in Singapore. “We remain committed to setting the pace for now and into the future.” p contact: nadine.dietrich@siemens.com Siemens AG ideas singapore | 2008 23
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