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Process Simulate Virtual

Commissioning

Shay Shomroni

Director Industry Solutions


Manufacturing Business Group
shay.shomroni@siemens.com

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Tool
Shop-floor challenges change
procedure

Conveyor
Throughput optimization
reaction
Sensor
positioning

Electrical
device
signals

Handling
variants

Safety
procedures HMI synch
with tools

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Virtual Commissioning

Environment for testing, simulation and debug of PLC programs, HMI


code, and automation scheme with a virtual model of a factory

Faster
• Shorter time to production
• Quicker change cycle

Better
• High quality PLC code
• Optimized performance

Less Expensive
• Cost of production stop
• Cost of prototype parts

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Story board

OEM XYZ Supplier 123

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Supplier Analyze: What is required?

Tooling
Clamps and Pose sensors address
new variant

Robotics
OEM Standard program considers
pedestal gun and new variant

Control
HMI test for clamps, safety procedures
and E-Stop pass
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EBZ Case Study

https://sales.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/accesscount/188
28/EBZ-Group-Customer-Testimonial-R7T1A1

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Primary Line Builder Challenge

Validate OEM changes faster and more accurately

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Tooling Tasks

Adaptation of Process, based on existing design


 Define clamp functionality and specific behaviour
 Mapping to PLC Signals and dynamic testing

Change the existing Process to multi variant


 Correct Material Flow
 Variant Detection
 Mapping to PLC Signals and
dynamic testing

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Tool design Example

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OEM instructions

OEM XYZ Supplier 123

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The Use Case: Requirements

Peripheral Resources
Safety

Variants
Synchronization

Native Language
OEM Standards
Maintenance

Traditional Work cell Simulation

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Robotics engineers tasks

Manage changes after receiving a new path:


 Variant Branching
 Synchronize robots to PLC
 OEM Standard Robot Code
 Download programs and test

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Robotic Simulation

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Event-Based Simulation

 Realistic cycle time


 Conveyor control (physical, logics)
 Material handling between stations
 Load, steady state, variants and shutdown
scenarios
Time based
OP 1

OP 2
Event-based
OP 1 OP 3

A OP 2

NOT A OP 3
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Supplier Analyze: What is required?

Tooling
Clamps and Pose sensors address
new variant

Robotics
OEM Standard program considers
pedestal gun and new variant

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Control – virtual commissioning

Mechanical Electrical

 Kinematics  Inputs / Outputs


 Robot Programs  Logic
 Mechanical Sequences  Interlocks
 Layout  HMI
 Clearances  Diagnostics
 Cycle Time  Safety

Evaluate Mechanical and Automation System behavior


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Virtual Commissioning

 Easily create a realistic shadow of a production


environment
 Test & Debug PLC code
 Long before the real system is build
 Minimize impact on existing environment
 Use real PLC H/W or emulated S/W

Start of
Production

Test earlier Don‘t disturb


production

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VC Environment

Process Digital Process Automation


Knowledge Design Validation
Simulation

Real Time
Signal Signal
Mapping Exchange
OPC (Client & Server)
Controls

PLC Code

PLC HMI

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Virtual Commissioning Demo

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Life Cycle Processes
(Current State)

Estimating Planning Design Construction

Process Planning & Documentation

Controls Design

Workcell Simulation

Equipment Design

Program
Installation Debug Try-Out
Robots

Cost and Time

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Life Cycle Processes
(Future State)

Estimating Planning Design Construction

Process Planning & Documentation

Controls Design Debug

Workcell Simulation OLP


(Enhanced) (Enhanced)

Equipment Design

Installation Debug Try-Out


(Physical)

Cost and Time

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AMT Testemonial

https://sales.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/accesscount/24847/Virt
ual-Commissioning-Video-AMT-Testimonials-R7T4N3

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Benefits

Estimating Planning Design Construction

 Earlier
start of production
OEM
 Lower cost on changes

 Major Riskreduction:
Tier 1 Mature processes
Primary LB Right the first time
Standardization of processes and components

Tier 2  Collaborative and Efficient Engineering


Eng Houses Validation reduces risks on site

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Process Simulate Take Aways

 Highly functional & easy to use


 Widely deployed by OEMs and LB
 Natural upgrade of Robcad
 Connected to TC backbone
 Proven value and customer benefits

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THANK YOU!

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