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<strong>Siemens</strong><br />

<strong>MediaService</strong><br />

March 2017<br />

siemens.com<br />

Content<br />

PRODUCTS<br />

02 For optimum cell growth<br />

03 From the printer to the skies<br />

APPLICATION<br />

05 Filling up on green fuel<br />

07 Smart air supply<br />

09 Positioned for future growth<br />

<strong>MediaService</strong><br />

Industry News<br />

The March issue of the <strong>MediaService</strong><br />

offers another interesting selection of<br />

product and application news from<br />

the world of drives and automation.<br />

We start with a look at a totally new<br />

fermenter monitoring solution for the<br />

pharmaceutical industry which measures<br />

the oxygen consumption of living<br />

cell cultures. We then take to the<br />

skies with 3D-printing technology:<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> supports the production of<br />

exterior and interior aircraft components<br />

using additive manufacturing.<br />

Also featured in this issue: “green refueling”<br />

is enabled by a <strong>Siemens</strong> automation<br />

solution harmonizing different<br />

system components in Europe’s<br />

first multi-energy hydrogen-based filling<br />

station. We also hear how a modern<br />

drive solution helps save the energy<br />

used to fire a furnace in the<br />

casting industry. The modernization<br />

of two wind blowers for a cupola furnace<br />

simplifies the engineering process<br />

required for the manufacture of<br />

cylinder crank cases, cylinder heads<br />

and crankshafts for passenger cars<br />

and commercial vehicles. Finally, we<br />

read how <strong>Siemens</strong> PLM software improves<br />

productivity in the development<br />

and production of high-grade<br />

components and systems for efficient<br />

drive and control technology.


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 2<br />

For optimum cell growth<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> components for precision gas analysis in the pharmaceutical industry<br />

The physical differential measurement of<br />

oxygen and carbon dioxide in the supply<br />

and exhaust air flows enables precise<br />

control of the fermentation process.<br />

The modular gas analyzer Siprocess GA700<br />

from <strong>Siemens</strong> is used in what is currently a<br />

unique application in the pharmaceutical industry:<br />

measuring the oxygen consumption<br />

of living cell cultures. The measured results<br />

provide conclusive information about a cell<br />

culture’s “state of health”.<br />

Nuremberg, Germany. In the biological<br />

production of active ingredients,<br />

the quality and yield of the active substances<br />

obtained depend to a large<br />

degree on the correct care of the living<br />

cell cultures used. Their condition can<br />

now be precisely determined using a<br />

new and currently unique method: the<br />

physical differential measurement of<br />

oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide<br />

emissions. To enable this process,<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> supplies the gas analyzer<br />

Siprocess GA700, a complete solution<br />

comprising the Ultramat 7 analysis<br />

module and the Oxymat 7 measuring<br />

device. Alongside precise analysis results,<br />

this <strong>Siemens</strong> solution offers a<br />

higher degree of process control and<br />

cost savings of up to 50 percent.<br />

In the pharmaceutical industry, a distinction<br />

is drawn between chemical<br />

and biological production used to<br />

manufacture active ingredients. Biological<br />

production is comparatively<br />

more labor-intensive, as it involves living<br />

cell cultures which are kept in<br />

large steel vats known as fermenters,<br />

where they produce the required active<br />

ingredient. The quality and efficiency<br />

of this process depend heavily<br />

on the right care of the living cell cul-<br />

tures. Their “state of health” can be<br />

most efficiently determined by measuring<br />

their oxygen (O2) consumption<br />

and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.<br />

This enables the physical<br />

differential measurement of oxygen<br />

and carbon dioxide in the supply and<br />

exhaust air flows. Also part of the<br />

complete solution surrounding the<br />

wear-free measurement principle developed<br />

by <strong>Siemens</strong> is the preparation<br />

of samples. This entails the extraction<br />

and preparation of gases<br />

before feeding them to the analyzer,<br />

a process known as “extractive gas<br />

analytics”. This method of physical<br />

differential measurement is currently<br />

unique in fermenter monitoring, and<br />

will be featured at the <strong>Siemens</strong> booth<br />

(D35) in Hall 9 at this year’s Hannover<br />

Messe from April 24 to 28,<br />

2017.<br />

Precise analysis enables operators<br />

to quickly recognize where optimization<br />

is required and take the necessary<br />

action to adjust the fermentation<br />

process. Process control at this point<br />

can be performed using a Simatic<br />

PCS 7 control system together with<br />

any necessary instrumentation. This<br />

method offers users the best possi-<br />

ble control over the process, an improved<br />

raw material and active ingredient<br />

yield and also up to 50 percent<br />

cost savings per fermenter filling.<br />

Process Gas Analytics<br />

http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/<br />

sensor-systems/en/process-analytics/extractive-continuousprocess-gas-analytics/siprocess-ga700/Pages/Default.<br />

aspx<br />

Ultramat 7<br />

http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/<br />

sensor-systems/en/process-analytics/extractive-continuousprocess-gas-analytics/siprocess-ga700/Pages/<br />

siprocess-ga700-ultramat-7.<br />

aspx<br />

Oxymat 7<br />

http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/<br />

sensor-systems/en/process-analytics/extractive-continuousprocess-gas-analytics/siprocess-ga700/Pages/<br />

siprocess-ga700-oxymat-7.<br />

aspx


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 3<br />

From the printer to the skies<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> supports supply of the first 3D-printed aircraft components<br />

Following on from printing of the monitor shrouds, Strata and <strong>Siemens</strong> will turn their attention to another joint project: The construction of an<br />

external aircraft component in metal.<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> and Strata jointly develop MENA<br />

Region’s first 3D-printed aircraft interior parts<br />

for Etihad<br />

Al-Ain/United Arab Emirates. Although<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> has already gathered<br />

wide experience in the field of<br />

3D printing, the company recently<br />

broke new ground in cooperation<br />

with aircraft component manufacturer<br />

Strata based in Al-Ain in the United<br />

Arab Emirates: For the very first<br />

time, the company is supporting the<br />

production of exterior and interior<br />

parts for aircraft using 3D-printing<br />

technology. This marks the start of a<br />

partnership with the Mubadala Development<br />

Company, the UAE’s sovereign<br />

wealth fund, to help launch<br />

and develop Industrie 4.0 in the<br />

Emirates.<br />

Additive manufacturing, also known<br />

as 3D printing, is already in use in a<br />

wide range of industrial sectors. This<br />

involves building up components additively<br />

one layer at a time on the<br />

basis of 3D-design data using plastics,<br />

metals and other materials.<br />

Whether burner tips for gas turbines,<br />

armrests for trams or terminal boxes<br />

for Germany’s Deutsche Bahn railway<br />

– <strong>Siemens</strong> has already gathered<br />

plenty of experience in this<br />

technology. Aircraft construction represents<br />

a new field for <strong>Siemens</strong>. The<br />

company supports aircraft component<br />

manufacturer Strata based in<br />

Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates to<br />

supply elements for use in aircraft<br />

interiors for the first time: shrouds<br />

for the wall monitors used by for Etihad<br />

Airways. To ensure a perfect fit,<br />

these are manufactured with a 3D<br />

printer out of plastic powder. The<br />

monitor shrouds for Etihad are just<br />

the first step in what promises to be<br />

a long-term partnership between<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> and UAE’s state-owned investment<br />

fund, the Mubadala Devel-


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 4<br />

opment Company. The aim of this<br />

close future partnership: To support<br />

the United Arab Emirates and North<br />

Africa in the process of introducing Industrie<br />

4.0 and additive manufacturing<br />

with a view to creating an additional<br />

economic mainstay alongside<br />

oil extraction and tourism. In keeping<br />

with this vision, the next order with<br />

Strata is already in the pipeline: After<br />

printing the monitor shroud, Strata<br />

and <strong>Siemens</strong> will work together on<br />

printing an external aircraft component<br />

made of metal. <strong>Siemens</strong> also intends<br />

to support Strata in building a<br />

complete 3D-printing facility.<br />

New ground<br />

For <strong>Siemens</strong>, the monitor shroud contract<br />

posed a whole new set of challenges.<br />

“Before the shroud can be in-<br />

stalled, it has to be approved by the<br />

European Aviation Safety Agency<br />

EASA,” explains Assem Khalaili,<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> AG’s Head of Industry Customer<br />

Services Middle East. “There<br />

isn’t yet a process in place at <strong>Siemens</strong><br />

for this certification. Luckily<br />

though, we were able to call on our<br />

colleagues in the Mobility Division<br />

who have gained comparable experience<br />

with the certification of parts<br />

used in railway applications, as<br />

these also have to comply with the<br />

highest safety class.” Before the<br />

monitor shrouds “take to the air”,<br />

they and the outside component in<br />

metal will be presented to investors<br />

and decision-makers at the “Global<br />

Manufacturing and Industrialization<br />

Summit Middle East” in March. This<br />

development marks the official<br />

“take-off” for additive manufacturing.<br />

Additive manufacturing<br />

makes its entry into the<br />

world of aviation, as<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> supports the<br />

3D-printing of aircraft<br />

cabin components for<br />

Etihad Airways.<br />

Additive Manufacturing<br />

http://www.siemens.com/global/<br />

en/home/markets/machinebuilding/additive-manufacturing.html<br />

Service Business Excellence<br />

Portal<br />

https://technoweb.siemens.com/<br />

web/service-business-excellence-portal/overview-strategy


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 5<br />

Filling up on green fuel<br />

Multi-energy filling station system modules harmonized with <strong>Siemens</strong><br />

Berlin, Germany. Clean Energy Partnership<br />

(CEP) and additional cooperation<br />

partners have launched Europe’s<br />

first ever multi-energy filling station in<br />

Berlin, which supplies hydrogen produced<br />

from wind power and solar energy.<br />

To enable the technology and<br />

systems contributed by the various<br />

partners to be integrated into a stan-<br />

Clean Energy<br />

Clean Energy Partnership is Europe’s<br />

biggest demonstration<br />

project in the field of hydrogen<br />

mobility. Based on the German<br />

Transport Energy Strategy, the<br />

Initiative was launched in the political<br />

arena by the German Ministry<br />

of Transport in 2002 in order<br />

to investigate the system<br />

compatibility of hydrogen as a<br />

fuel in the field of mobility.<br />

dardized operating system, the project<br />

associates opted to use Simatic<br />

PCS 7 technology from <strong>Siemens</strong>.<br />

This automation solution integrates<br />

all the system components without<br />

the need for major changes to the<br />

automation technologies provided by<br />

the individual cooperation partners.<br />

This eliminated the expense which<br />

would have been involved in implementing<br />

an overall synchronization<br />

solution. It allowed the project partners<br />

to adhere to the tight schedule,<br />

secure the intellectual property attached<br />

to the individual parts of the<br />

installation and ensure round-theclock<br />

availability.<br />

“Green” or “clean” energy has long<br />

since ceased to be a novelty, and its<br />

availability is improving all the time.<br />

One reason is completion of the<br />

H2BER project in Berlin, Europe’s<br />

first ever hydrogen-based multi-energy<br />

filling station. The project was<br />

completed under the auspices of the<br />

Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) and<br />

Europe’s first multi-energy filling station in<br />

Berlin is monitored by the Simatic PCS 7<br />

process control system, which also integrates<br />

the components of the different cooperation<br />

partners.


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 6<br />

other cooperation partners. To allow<br />

the hydrogen to be used across its entire<br />

cycle – from production through<br />

electricity and heat generation to its<br />

use as a fuel – the control systems of<br />

the individual technology partners<br />

needed to be integrated into a standardized<br />

overall system. In concrete<br />

terms, these systems included a combined<br />

heat and power plant to provide<br />

electrical energy and heat for the filling<br />

station, as well as tank technology<br />

for the two hydrogen (H2) fuel dispensers<br />

which will allow passenger<br />

vehicles and buses with 350 bar and<br />

700 bar tanks to be filled in the future.<br />

This harmonization process was made<br />

possible using the higher-level Simatic<br />

PCS 7 process control system from<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong>, which monitors the integrated<br />

system and communicates with the<br />

individual partner modules which supply<br />

hydrogen produced from solar and<br />

wind power.<br />

Everything under a single umbrella<br />

The software technology Open OS,<br />

part of the Simatic PCS 7, is an open<br />

solution which homogenizes heterogeneous<br />

system landscapes by connecting<br />

third-party components such<br />

as CodeSys, Wago, Freelance and<br />

also Simatic S7-1500. For the H2BER<br />

project, this eliminated the need for<br />

an overall synchronization concept.<br />

All the partners were keen to protect<br />

their intellectual property in the form<br />

of patents, trademarks and copyrights.<br />

Open OS guarantees the requisite<br />

degree of protection. The data<br />

required for signal processing is received<br />

from subordinate or ancillary<br />

system components, and is then collated<br />

by the system in a central measuring<br />

station. Individual components<br />

such as programmable logic controllers<br />

(PLCs), third-party controllers<br />

from other manufacturers, or readyto-install<br />

package units can be integrated<br />

using WinCC communication<br />

channels or OPC. This allows OPEN<br />

OS to create a PCS-7-compatible<br />

map of the system requiring integration,<br />

with the result that the plant op-<br />

erator works on a standardized visualization<br />

level. “All the partners<br />

involved worked in close cooperation<br />

right from the start of the project<br />

to agree which information is relevant<br />

and how we could forward<br />

which signals,” explains Wolfgang<br />

Kraus, Project Engineer at McPhy.<br />

“For this pilot project, we solved the<br />

issue by linking the Simatic PCS 7<br />

process control system via Open OS<br />

to the third-party and S7-1500 controllers,<br />

and transmitting the data of<br />

relevance over standard communication<br />

channels.” The structure of<br />

the overall solution comprises an operator<br />

prompting level with clientserver<br />

architecture, some aspects of<br />

which have been configured to be<br />

redundant in the interests of availability.<br />

The lower system level features<br />

an Ethernet ring which is connected<br />

to all the subordinate<br />

systems. This is where OPEN OS<br />

connects the data from third-party<br />

systems, captures it and makes it<br />

available in harmonized form on the<br />

operator prompting level.<br />

Maximum security and availability<br />

Another benefit of the Open OS solution<br />

is that data archiving can be carried<br />

out fully automatically over the<br />

system. Long-term archiving takes<br />

place using the integrated <strong>Siemens</strong><br />

Process Historian Server. Open OS<br />

also permits archiving to take place<br />

in the form of XML files, meaning<br />

that already implemented solutions<br />

can be simply reproduced. This reduces<br />

the engineering effort and cost<br />

input required for future projects,<br />

such as a second H2 filling station.<br />

The comprehensive <strong>Siemens</strong> solution<br />

ultimately not only allowed the<br />

tight schedule to be adhered to but<br />

also ensured the required degree of<br />

intellectual property protection and<br />

twenty-four-seven availability of the<br />

filling station as well as all its systems.<br />

This was all achieved without<br />

the need to make major changes to<br />

the automation technologies used by<br />

the involved partners.<br />

McPhy<br />

McPhy Energy Germany is a<br />

subsidiary company of the<br />

French McPhy Energy S.A.<br />

which was established in 2008.<br />

The company is specialized in<br />

the development and manufacturing<br />

of hydrogen technologies.<br />

At the H2BER filling station<br />

MyPhy operates an<br />

innovative solid-state storage<br />

system (metal hydrides) with a<br />

capacity of 100 kilogramms,<br />

which complements the on-site<br />

compressed gaseous storage.<br />

McPhy was the responsible<br />

project leader for the process<br />

control system of the integrated<br />

manufacturer´s system alliance.<br />

Process Control System<br />

www.siemens.com/simaticpcs7<br />

Intelligent Integration of system<br />

components<br />

http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/<br />

process-control-systems/en/<br />

distributed-control-system-simatic-pcs-7/simatic-pcs-7-technologies/open_os/Pages/<br />

OPEN-OS.aspx


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 7<br />

Smart air supply<br />

Energy-efficient drive solution for radial blowers in the casting industry<br />

Neue Halberg-Guss GmbH employs a workforce of just under 3,500 around the world and manufactures high-quality cylinder crank cases<br />

from different molten metals.<br />

The Sinamics G120P Cabinet frequency converters<br />

are specifically optimized for the operation<br />

of pumps, fans and compressors.<br />

Saarbrücken, Germany. Neue Halberg-Guss<br />

GmbH (Halberg) based in<br />

Saarbrücken produces cast iron<br />

drive components for the automotive<br />

industry. A recent retrofit involved upgrading<br />

two radial blowers on the cupola<br />

furnace, a shaft furnace used to<br />

smelt metals. Halberg decided to use<br />

an Integrated Drive System (IDS)<br />

from <strong>Siemens</strong>, which has enabled<br />

the company to save around ten percent<br />

in energy costs overall. The<br />

new solution has allowed Halberg to<br />

improve not only the availability and<br />

energy efficiency of the plant, but<br />

also its engineering and safety.<br />

The company Neue Halberg-Guss<br />

GmbH (Halberg) was founded in<br />

1756, and is based in Saarbrücken.<br />

It is Europe’s market and technology<br />

leader in the development and production<br />

of cylinder crank cases, cylinder<br />

heads and crank shafts for<br />

passenger cars and commercial vehicles.<br />

The company processes<br />

180,000 tons of iron every year, from<br />

the smelting stage at temperatures<br />

of 1,500 degrees Celsius to castings<br />

used in diesel and petrol engines.<br />

The nerve center of the plant is the<br />

18-meter high cupola furnace, whose<br />

availability directly impacts on the<br />

whole of the linked production process.<br />

As part of on-going maintenance<br />

work on the furnace, two radial<br />

fans had to be retrofitted, and are<br />

now equipped with Integrated Drive<br />

Systems (IDS) from <strong>Siemens</strong>. “We<br />

attach a high level of importance to<br />

our maintenance program, which is<br />

why we undertake a lot of modernization<br />

work. In this way, we foster<br />

and promote availability, efficiency,<br />

economy and importantly also environmental<br />

awareness,” explains Halberg’s<br />

Head of Electrical Maintenance<br />

Michael Steuer.<br />

Well integrated overall system<br />

The blowers each supply up to<br />

24,000 standard cubic meters of air<br />

per hour, ensuring an uninterrupted<br />

smelting process. They are driven by<br />

Simotics FD motors with a maximum<br />

output of 325 Kilowatts (kW) and<br />

Sinamics G120P Cabinet frequency


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 8<br />

converters, which together form an<br />

IES2 energy efficiency class drive<br />

train in compliance with EN50598-2.<br />

This allows Halberg to make energy<br />

cost savings of up to ten percent in<br />

running operation. This has enabled<br />

98 percent efficiency to be achieved,<br />

five percent up compared to the previously<br />

used fan motors. The frequency<br />

converters can now also be run in<br />

energy saving mode, or switched<br />

off altogether and switched back on<br />

remotely as required over the Profi-<br />

Energy communication profile. For<br />

motor dimensioning and to determine<br />

which motors would fulfill the required<br />

performance characteristics, Halberg<br />

used the <strong>Siemens</strong> energy saving tool<br />

SinaSave. On this basis, the decision<br />

was taken to opt for Sinamics G120P<br />

Cabinet with 315 kW and the threephase<br />

induction motor Simotics FD<br />

High Efficiency with a shaft height of<br />

315 and 325 kilowatts. This choice enabled<br />

the company to actually go<br />

down a step to a smaller motor size. It<br />

also meant improved values in terms<br />

of moment of inertia, moveable mass<br />

and efficiency. Another benefit of Simotics<br />

FD motors is their smart modular<br />

system concept which offers outstanding<br />

flexibility with a wide range of<br />

possible applications. One of the<br />

many ventilation options uses internal<br />

cooling fins which prevent contamination<br />

by dirt deposits from the ambient<br />

air during motor standstill periods,<br />

making them ideal for use in harsh environments<br />

such as the Halberg<br />

foundry.<br />

Simple programming<br />

Using the Step 7 programming software<br />

and the integrated commissioning<br />

tool Starter, motors and converters<br />

can be ideally coordinated at the<br />

press of a button, resulting in an improved<br />

degree of system efficiency.<br />

Because the frequency converters allow<br />

the measurement distances of the<br />

analog pressure sensors from the air<br />

channels to be fed directly to the relevant<br />

inputs at the frequency converter,<br />

a dynamic and independent subsystem<br />

is created through the integrated<br />

PID (Proportional Integral Derivative)<br />

controller. This does not need to be<br />

programmed in the higher-level programmable<br />

logic controller (PLC),<br />

which forwards the energy consumption<br />

values via the OPC (Open Platform<br />

Communication) interface, so<br />

saving valuable computing performance.<br />

Wide-ranging improvements<br />

Alongside improving energy efficiency,<br />

the retrofit has also enabled availability<br />

to be significantly improved.<br />

Instead of the two separately operated<br />

redundant drives used in the past,<br />

the new motors can be individually<br />

switched over, with alternating supply<br />

by converter 1 or 2. Logging operating<br />

hours according to maintenance<br />

aspects allows the ideal load distribution<br />

to be achieved. Against the backdrop<br />

of improvements in terms of<br />

availability, engineering and energy<br />

consumption, Halberg intends to<br />

make further use of <strong>Siemens</strong> technology<br />

for planned modernization projects<br />

in other areas.<br />

The wind blowers for the cupola furnace<br />

were retrofitted using an Integrated Drive<br />

Solution (IDS) comprising Sinamics G120P<br />

frequency converters and Simotics FD<br />

motors.<br />

Converter<br />

www.siemens.com/sinamcis<br />

Integrated Drive Systems<br />

www.siemens.com/ids<br />

Motors<br />

www.siemens.com/simotics


<strong>MediaService</strong> | March 2017 9<br />

Positioned for future growth<br />

Component manufacturer improves productivity with <strong>Siemens</strong> PLM Software<br />

The <strong>Siemens</strong> PLM Software solution is customizable to meet customer requirements and can be seamlessly integrated with Liebherr’s existing<br />

operational data acquisition system.<br />

Biberach, Germany. Liebherr-Components<br />

Biberach GmbH (Liebherr) develops<br />

and manufactures high-quality<br />

components and systems for high-performance<br />

drive and control technology.<br />

For the continuous improvement of its<br />

quality processes, Liebherr uses IBS<br />

QMS Software from PLM (product lifecycle<br />

management) specialist <strong>Siemens</strong><br />

PLM Software. The solution enables<br />

the company to implement optimal<br />

transparency and to improve its manufacturing<br />

productivity.<br />

Liebherr-Components Biberach<br />

GmbH (Liebherr) is part of the components<br />

division of the Liebherr<br />

Group, which developed the first<br />

quickly transportable and easily<br />

erected revolving tower crane over<br />

six decades ago. Today the company<br />

manufactures technically sophisticated<br />

high-performance drive components,<br />

such as large diameter bearings,<br />

gearboxes and rope winches,<br />

as well as electrical machines and<br />

switchgears. These components are<br />

used in products such as earthmoving<br />

machines, wind turbines, mining<br />

equipment, maritime applications<br />

and vehicle systems. In order to<br />

safeguard its reputation for producing<br />

high-quality products, the company<br />

always uses IBS QMS Software<br />

from <strong>Siemens</strong> PLM Software to monitor<br />

and document the production<br />

processes, to achieve transparency<br />

and to improve manufacturing productivity.<br />

Choosing a reliable solution<br />

Comprehensive analysis and evaluation functionality in IBS QMS supports continuous quality<br />

and productivity improvement.<br />

Until 2003, Liebherr used a manual<br />

process for acquiring and evaluating<br />

quality data. Liebherr then decided to<br />

introduce an integrated computeraided<br />

quality (CAQ) and manufacturing<br />

execution system (MES) solution<br />

that would elevate process transparency,<br />

minimize administrative costs,<br />

increase production and individual<br />

worker responsibility, include a solution<br />

for concern and complaint management<br />

and allow the company to<br />

integrate a batch tracking system.<br />

Additionally, the CAQ/MES solution<br />

needed to be seamlessly integrated<br />

with Liebherr’s existing operational<br />

data acquisition (ODA) and enter-


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Liebherr manufactures technically sophisticated high-performance drive components, such as large diameter bearings, gearboxes and rope<br />

winches, as well as electrical machines and switchgear.<br />

prise resource planning (ERP) systems.<br />

In November 2003, Liebherr selected<br />

IBS QMS software from<br />

<strong>Siemens</strong> PLM Software. Key decision<br />

factors included the ability to customize<br />

the solution to meet customer-specific<br />

needs and the seamless integration<br />

with existing ODA and ERP<br />

systems.<br />

Eliminating duplication<br />

In May 2004, Liebherr implemented<br />

IBS QMS and initiated training<br />

for approximately 700 employees<br />

using 100 terminals in the large<br />

diameter bearings, gearbox and<br />

crane technology departments. With<br />

a user-friendly operating interface,<br />

Liebherr can achieve a high degree<br />

of integration and eliminate duplicate<br />

data entry. Production orders are<br />

sent from the ODA system to IBS<br />

QMS, triggering respective inspection<br />

processes. Using touchscreen<br />

terminals, operators can determine<br />

which orders are being processed at<br />

any given machine as well as the<br />

current manufacturing status of each<br />

order. Inspection results are acquired<br />

and reviewed in parallel with production<br />

processes for further analysis.<br />

Only after processing all CAQ<br />

characteristics can the production<br />

order be closed.<br />

Certifying results<br />

The ability to continually monitor<br />

each component throughout manufacturing<br />

helps Liebherr identify<br />

trends early in the process. In addition<br />

to defect avoidance, the main<br />

emphasis is on the continuous improvement<br />

process (CIP) for products<br />

and procedures. At the request<br />

of the customer, Liebherr can generate<br />

individual certificates to substantiate<br />

processing results.<br />

Enhancing traceability and<br />

transparency<br />

The documentation and allocation of<br />

batch and serial numbers enable<br />

identification of individual stages<br />

throughout the part production process<br />

and allow Liebherr to track all<br />

batches. Internal complaints are<br />

managed with QMS Concern and<br />

Complaint Management (CCM),<br />

which allows Liebherr to prioritize the<br />

processing of once-defective parts<br />

that have been corrected. By using<br />

QMS CCM, Liebherr can document<br />

actions and allocate costs, such as<br />

rework, increasing transparency and<br />

enabling the identification and rapid<br />

elimination of weak points. The comprehensive<br />

analysis and evaluation<br />

functionality in IBS QMS supports<br />

continuous quality and productivity<br />

improvement. “IBS QMS helps us improve<br />

process transparency and positions<br />

Liebherr for future growth,”<br />

says Jürgen Stuhlmüller, quality assurance<br />

manager at Liebherr. On<br />

this recommendation, other Liebherr<br />

sites have also selected <strong>Siemens</strong><br />

PLM Software as their CAQ/MES solution<br />

provider.<br />

PLM Software<br />

www.siemens.com/plm<br />

Quality Management<br />

www.siemens.com/mom/ibsqms


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