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Warning of 'non-compliant'withdrawable switchgear (1st March 2008)
It is estimated that up to 60% of withdrawable switchgear being sold into the UK market is noncompliant with the latest IEC standards for electrical switchgear, according to Siemens Transmission and Distribution.
From Health safety welfare
Predict, react or prevent? (1st July 2007)
Anthony Mayall, process control systems, Siemens A&D, looks at the case for predictive maintenance and the impact this can have on a company's bottom line
From Plant process control
Siemens moves into the materials handling sector (1st July 2007)
Siemens Automation & Drives has launched a new division which aims to provide best practice solutions to the materials handling sector. The new division will help customers to address the changing needs and requirements
From Handling storing
Saving energy and wear (1st May 2006)
Stripping out energy inefficiency at Corus: Siemens has recently supplied four new systems featuring new motors and SIMOVERT MV VSD Systems; saving both energy and water
From Energy management
Calculate savings (1st November 2005)
Potential energy savings in electrical drives in the process industry can now be calculated online. The calculation tool Sinasave from Siemens Automation and Drives is available for downloading at www.siemens.de/energiesparprogramm.
Light curtain (1st September 2005)
Siemens Automation and Drives offers a new range of safety light curtains for protecting personnel and machinery.
From Production engineering
Adjusts easily (1st July 2005)
A new configurable transmitter for measuring the pressure and absolute pressure of liquids and gases has been introduced by Siemens Automation and Drives.
VSD’s give whisky galore (1st May 2005)
Crucial to the process at the Glenfiddich whisky distillery in Scotland is the cooling of the condensate. The water for the cooling operation comes from a storage dam, which is in turn topped up by pumping from a nearby pond.
Motor management (1st March 2005)
Simocode Pro is the latest addition to Siemens’ family of intelligent motor protection and control products.
Lathe retrofit (1st March 2005)
When lathe maker Dean Smith & Grave wanted to convert analoguebased lathes to modern CNCcontrolled machine tools without incurring excessive costs, it turned to Siemens Automation & Drives.
Protects against power failure (1st March 2005)
At 102mm wide, the new 40A Sitop power DC UPS from Siemens Automation and Drives is onethird the width of its predecessor.
Hot standby (1st March 2005)
A distributed I/O system has been developed by Siemens Automation and Drives for potentially explosive environments.
Additions made to ASi Safety at Work range (1st January 2005)
A new IP20 input module has been introduced to complement the extensive range of products that form Siemens Automation and Drives ASi Safety at Work concept.
STEPs to greater understanding (1st November 2004)
A complete lifecycle safety engineering service has been introduced by Siemens Automation and Drives.
Course help (1st November 2004)
Siemens Automation and Drives offers a range of safety courses to help customers using its industrial automation products meet the safety requirements associated with the increasing complexity of safety systems and regulations.
Command stations (1st September 2004)
Siemens Automation and Drives has launched the successor to its AS-i and AS-i Safety at Work pushbutton stations. Signum 3SF581 has been developed following extensive user consultation, resulting in numerous application possibilities and easy handlin
Spindle role (1st September 2004)
Since taking ownership of BSL Engineering Spindle Services, Siemens Spindle Services (as it is now known) has won many major orders in the machine tool industry.
Quiet worker (1st July 2004)
Siemens Automation and Drives has developed a new converter for high performance pumps, fans and turbocompressors.
DCS in a box (1st July 2004)
Siemens Automation & Drives has introduced a new Simatic PCS 7 Box for the process automation marketplace.
Safely in control (1st September 2003)
Wynnstay Arable has a large seed treating plant that relies on safe controlled distribution of chemicals around its site. Bayer Cropscience supplied a Twin Vanguard seed-treating machine and electrical engineer DB Brooks worked with Siemens Safety In
Large gearbox (1st November 2008)
KEE Process has specified six of the largest Flender gearboxes it has ever ordered from Siemens Automation & Drives for a project in Wales. Crynant is being supplied with six KEE Process rotating biological contactors,
Utility chooses latest motors (1st September 2008)
South West Water is now specifying Siemens Automation & Drives' high efficiency Flender Motox geared motors on all its sites, as part of its ongoing drive to improve operating efficiencies and maximise asset life.
UK economy primed for manufacturing fight back (28th May 2008)
At a recent private briefing, hosted by Siemens Automation & Drives, the economist David Smith outlined his thesis that the crisis in the financial services sector and the fall in the value of the pound could lead to a long-awaited rebalancing of the UK economy back towards the manufacturing sector and away from services...
From Newsletter Stories
Geared motors (1st May 2008)
A new product range from Siemens Automation & Drives combines Flender Motox geared motors with new 1LA7/1LG4/1LG6 Siemens IEC motors, including energy-saving and explosion-proof versions.
Hoists for Finland (1st March 2008)
Several large Flender FZG and Motox units have been specified for two steel industry hoist applications in Finland.
Geared motor range (1st September 2007)
A new series of geared motors combines Flender Motox geared motors with 1LA7/1LG4/1LG6 Siemens IEC motors, including energy-saving and explosion-proof versions. Certified for European, American and Asian markets, the m
Couplings for coating machine (1st July 2007)
When UPM Caledonian Paper needed to upgrade a coating machine at its Irvine works, it selected a total of 53 Flender ARPEX couplings in varying sizes and lengths from Siemens Automation & Drives. The coating machine p
Significant savings for Midlands brewery (1st May 2007)
Alarge proportion of gearboxes in the UK food and drink industry are helical worm units, with average efficiencies of about 75%. Retrofitting Flender helical bevel geared motors, with typical efficiencies of 96%, can p
Service leaflet shows service options (1st January 2007)
A new service leaflet from industry giant Flender Power Transmission outlines the UK company's key servicing strengths and details some of the service options available on gears, geared units and couplings, from aroundthe clo
Major order (1st January 2007)
Siemens Flender has won another order from Metso Minerals, the mineral processing equipment specialist that is constructing a number of rail car dumper and train marshalling systems for coal export facilities in China. The l
