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Content about Siemens Process Industries and Drives - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
Siemens’ West Chicago plant hosts nearly 70 students on Manufacturing Day
- Oct 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
On Friday, Oct. 3, Siemens hosted a Manufacturing Day event at its West Chicago plant, welcoming more than 70 middle and high school students, teachers, and parents from the greater Chicago area. After being greeted with refreshments and an overview of the event by Jayne Beck, a 33-year...
- From The Fabricator
Control unit supplements existing drive with universal vector control, encoder feedback
- May 19, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Siemens Industry Inc. has announced the availability of the new Sinamics CU250S-2 control unit for use with its Sinamics G120 variable-speed drives. The unit provides vector control with encoder feedback. Additionally, the operation of single-axis applications with exact speed and torque control...
- From The Fabricator
CNC made for basic machine tools
- Mar 3, 2014
- Machining
- Product Release
Siemens Industry Inc. has introduced the Sinumerik 808D Advanced CNC, designed for basic milling and turning machines. It offers up to 5 axes/spindle motion control on a single machine channel, with drive bus communication between the CNC and drive to help improve position control, data transfer...
- From The Fabricator
CNC operator panel made for advanced machine tool applications
- Feb 20, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Siemens OP 019 is a new CNC operator panel that enables seamless design integration to the Sinumerik Operate GUI and Sinumerik 840D sl CNC for use on high-end milling, turning, grinding, and laser cutting machine tools. Using touchscreen operation and including the new PCU 50.5 power control...
- From The Fabricator
Flowmeter's measuring accuracy is 0.1 percent of rate
- Jan 29, 2014
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Siemens Corp. has introduced the ultracompact Sitrans FC410, the lightest-weight Coriolis flowmeter for skid and machine builders. The flowmeter has a measuring accuracy of 0.1 percent of rate. With dimensions of 10.4 by 11 by 3.5 in. and a weight of 10 lbs. in the 0.5-in. sensor, the meter is...
- From The Fabricator
Siemens to host Chicago executive conference in October
- Oct 7, 2013
- Shop Management
- News Release
On Oct. 24 Siemens will host an executive conference, "Manufacturing in America: Capture the Competitive Advantage," in Chicago. This event will feature presentations and best practices as to how manufacturers can implement new strategies to drive innovation, generate the highest possible market...
- From The Fabricator
Siemens, Kuka announce partnership
- Sep 25, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Drive Technologies Division of Siemens AG, Munich, and Kuka Robotics GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, have announced their cooperation in integrating Kuka robots and Siemens CNC systems for loading machine tools. The standard implementation of the concept includes loading by a Kuka robot, which is...
- From The Fabricator
GFPE partners with Siemens to provide advanced STEM training
- Jul 24, 2013
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Georgia Foundation for Public Education (GFPE), a state-chartered, not-for-profit organization that works with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDoE) to promote innovative educational programs, has partnered with Siemens Industry Sector in the U.S. to develop advanced educational courses...
- From The Fabricator
CNC made for entry-level milling, turning
- May 8, 2013
- Machining
- Product Release
Siemens offers the Sinumerik 808D, a CNC for entry-level milling and turning machines. The control is designed for the high-volume 230-V, three-phase, and economy machine tool markets. With up to 3-axis plus spindle control capability in milling or turning applications, the CNC is offered as a...
- From The Fabricator
Got milling? You’re hired.
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 9, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
A good machinist is hard to find. Why? It’s a mixture of factors. Machining suffers from the same image problem as the other manufacturing trades, so not enough people enter the field. But this country also lacks hands-on training programs.
- From The Fabricator
Siemens receives first U.S. order for wind turbine
- Jun 9, 2009
- Shop Management
- News Release
Siemens Energy, Chicago, has announced its first U.S. order for 33 units of the SWT-2.3-101 wind turbine. Purchased by Minnesota Power, the turbines will be used in the Bison I wind project, located near Center, N.D. The first 16 turbines are planned for installation in 2010; the remaining 17 units...
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