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Siemens Products to Coexist with a Current System

  • rebeccavanessendel
  • Jan 22
  • 3 min read


Easy-to-configure, Compatible Components to Enhance System Performance


For manufacturers that want to upgrade individual products, Siemens offers a comprehensive, competitively priced automation portfolio that can be used in an existing system to enhance performance, offering:


  • Easy integration with existing assets

  • Resolution of maturity/obsolescence issues by replacing legacy components with state-of-the-art technology and innovative features

  • Easy-to-configure hardware and software

  • Innovative features to support flexibility and competitiveness

  • Flexibility to support various network protocols, including PROFINET and EtherNet/IP



Siemens Products and Select "Best-in-Class" Features


Controllers

  • Cost-effective controllers for all performance levels ranging from simple to complex applications

  • Scalable offering ensures portability of programs throughout the full range of controllers

  • Integrated Safety: Cat 4, SIL 3, PLe safety levels available in each size of the Siemens automation controllers

  • Integrated Security: Protection against unauthorized access and intellectual properties

  • Integrated Diagnostics: “No programming” diagnostics automatically displayed on all system devices: HMI, controller web server, engineering software and S7-1500 series display

  • Commissioning features: Integrated Trace within the controller for fault analysis

  • Built-in Communications: Ethernet TCP/IP (onboard all S7-1200/1500 series) for PROFINET IO communications, programming and third-party fieldbus protocols. PROFIBUS is included (either onboard or added module).

  • Connections to existing controllers: Options including native PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Modbus, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP and Open Ethernet protocols. Ability to share data via EtherNet/IP without any code modifications to current installed controllers.


HMI Panels

  • Wide portfolio including basic, comfort, key and mobile panels. Display sizes from 4 inches to 22 inches.

  • Automatic project backup to the HMI Memory Card for fast device replacement

  • High-resolution, dimmable wide-screen displays with up to maximum 16M colors

  • Touch/key functionality options for intuitive operation

  • Data-archiving storage options: Onboard, removable memory card; connected USB drive; or remote server locations.

  • Remote connection ability via integrated web server

  • Remote-control options via VNC connections

  • Interfaces available for PROFIBUS/MPI, PROFINET/Ethernet, USB host and USB client

  • Extensive integrated list of third-party communications drivers 


Drives

  • AC and DC drives scalable for all applications

  • Highly efficient and easy to implement

  • Integrated safety functions built-in

  • Multiple network capability including PROFINET and EtherNet/IP




From the field level through to the enterprise level, Siemens can provide the solution!


Industrial Networking Infrastructure

  • Wide portfolio range of product, from simple plant-floor switches to enterprise-level devices

  • Different physical medias, from electrical to fiber optic, including media conversions onboard

  • Easy configuration setup through web-based management

  • Security-enhanced products for plant/machine network separation for outside, including VPN tunnel access. Fast replacement abilities due to configurations stored in memory cards integrated in the devices.

  • Wireless offering for in-cabinet, indoor and outdoor applications

  • Built-in EtherNet/IP required functions for enhanced performance


I/O Systems

  • Wide portfolio range for in control cabinets, at the machine and in hazardous areas

  • Multifunctional, modular and precisely scalable systems for distributed automation

  • Space requirement reduced by up to 50% vs. competitive offerings

  • Rapid wiring installation without tools for push-in terminals

  • Fast reaction time for increased system throughput for faster production lines

  • Integrated motor starter for reversing/non-reversing applications up to 10 hp

  • Fieldbus connections include PROFINET, PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet

  • For third-party connectivity, predefined add-on instructions and hardware diagnostics 


Industrial PCs

  • Wide portfolio range from plant-floor box PC to enterprise rack-mount offerings

  • Industrial hardened internal components for high quality in production environments

  • Intuitive designs including solid-state, fanless embedded operating systems

  • Long-term availability and compatibility ensures optimal software performance

  • Extensive range of HMI monitors including Ethernet-based and Thin Client technologies


SCADA

  • Scalability: Easily expandable for modernization of plants

  • Efficiency: Shorten time-to-market, minimize downtime, increase productivity, lower costs

  • Innovative web and multi-touch solutions: Relevant and easy access to complex or large sets of data

  • Integrated scalability, from the single-user to the client/server to thin client

  • Meet complex requirements easily; openness and integration capability for: connectivity to IT systems; integration of third-party controllers and other field devices via native driver sets and standard technologies and software tools


Power Supplies

  • High efficiencies reduce energy costs and temperature dissipation in the cabinet

  • Slim design in single-phase and three-phase units to save space within a cabinet

  • Comprehensive verifications for universal use in applications, worldwide

  • Innovative power security add-ons to minimize downtimes and protect against power failures and short circuits

  • Ethernet-enabled power supply system for comprehensive diagnostics/maintenance visibility


Control Products

  • Quick assembly, reduced wiring and space-saving panel design

  • Integrated communication offers connectivity of SIRIUS controls into an automation system, providing control, monitoring and diagnostic information

  • Wide portfolio range, from push buttons to motor-protection devices


Power-Flo Technologies is proud to partner with Siemens as they combine seamless integration, scalability, and advanced functionality, which enables manufacturers to modernize individual products without disrupting existing systems. From controllers and drives to networking, SCADA, and power solutions, the portfolio delivers flexibility, security, and long-term reliability at every level of automation. These best-in-class technologies help resolve obsolescence challenges while enhancing performance, productivity, and connectivity. With Siemens’ comprehensive automation offering, manufacturers are well equipped to stay competitive today while building a strong foundation for future innovation.

 
 
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