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Solution for Woodworking Industry
Siemens Automation & Drives (A&D) presented automation
and drives solutions covering all aspects of woodworking.
Under the slogan "Expertise in Woodworking", Siemens
offers machine manufacturers and users a host of solutions
for machining centers, broadband grinding machines, plug drilling
machines, edge trimming machines, profiling machines, and
window machines. The hot issues on the Siemens stand were
distributed automation solutions with the Posmo servo drives
and the increasingly significant PC-based automation. Siemens'
system solutions for woodworking use standard components from
the Simatic and Sinumerik range, supplemented by hardware
and software functions specific to woodworking.
Profibus is the standard fieldbus for the entire machine.
This is made possible by distributed automation solutions
with Profibus and functions such as "equidistance"
in data transmission, that is, a defined, accurately repeatable
data flow sequence to the drives, or internode communication
that enables direct communication between drives and I/O.
The advantage of the distributed solution is that the drives
handle technology and control functions and offload the higher-level
controller. In addition, the drives are incorporated by means
of Profibus into Totally Integrated Automation (TIA).
The Siemens Simodrive Posmo A, SI, CA and CD positioning drives
enable distributed installation of servo drives in production
machinery at machine-level and without the need for control
cabinets. Posmo A is designed for simple positioning tasks,
and Posmo SI is suitable for all types of servo tasks. Both
have an integral converter for motor control.
The two drives Posmo CA and CD have been specially designed
for motor-level installation. As an optional extra to the
standard measuring system for basic information such as commutation
signals, actual speed and actual position, both have a second,
high-resolution position measuring system. Posmo A has degree
of protection IP 54, and Posmo SI has IP 64. Posmos CA and
CD have degree of protection IP 65.
The servo drives are configured and parameterized with the
new Simocom U software that enables fast startup and diagnosis
of the individual drives. Simocom U is also integrated into
the Siemens Drive ES engineering package.
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