Simulation –

Multiphysics Simulation
Printing and Converting Industries

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Simulation – Multiphysics Simulation
Application short overview
Challenge
Virtual Engineering of Web-Based
Systems
• The physical behavior of web-based systems,
such as converting, printing or coating lines, is
based on the coupled dynamic interaction of
winders dancers, rollers etc.
• Designing new mechatronic systems involves the
validation of different mechatronic solutions, its
component interactions and control optimizations
in order to reach required system performance
• An efficient system engineering must therefore
enable the engineer to flexibly model and analyze
various component interaction, its dynamic system
reactions, eigenfrequencies and energy
consumptions without implementing hardware
prototypes or resource and time intensive test runs
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Solution
Model-Based Development with
Simcenter Amesim
Model-Based System Design enables engineers to
virtually develop, test and verify various mechatronic
structures in the early design stage based on a
predefined set of up to 48 multiphysics libraries.
Particularly for web-based applications a technology-
specific library to easily design printing and
converting systems was developed.
Simcenter Amesim offers further a set of tools for
analyzing dynamic system performance to support
mechatronic engineering.
The model can be seamlessly applied in further
engineering stages such as Virtual Commissioning.
Entire simulation
Simcenter AMESIM
Benefits
• Virtual system design enables innovative and
flexible mechatronic development in the early
design stage
• Cost reduction due to reduced time to market
• Your continuous web applications can be
commissioned and tested faster without waste
of material. A real machine is not needed.
• Different modes for line tension control can be
tested very flexible
• Zero risk for personal and hardware: pretesting
and training environments without real hardware
• Continuous application of the system model as a
physical behavioral model in later development
stages such as virtual commissioning
• Know how transfer and training on the digital twin
possible from anywhere
Simulation – Multiphysics Simulation
Technical highlights and details (1)

General description Model-based applications along the development process

• Model-based design enables flexible virtual design and
test of mechatronic machine structures without the Virtual mechatronic
need for real prototypes system engineering
• Domain-spanning development with up to 48 Virtually designing, testing and
optimizing of mechatronic
predefined and adaptable multiphysics libraries systems
• Technology-specific library for Converting and Printing ▪ Verifying different mechatronic
solutions in the early design stage
Applications
▪ Full access to parameterize and
• Developing a detailed mechatronic models of a view component and process
continuous web applications including winders, parameters such as web strain,
dancers, infeed, outfeed and passive axes torque, young modulus, damping
▪ Detailed system analysis in time
• Dedicated tools for detailed system analysis and and frequency domain
optimization ▪ Optimization of control strategies
based on System Identification
Simcenter Amesim Apps & Features
and Batch Simulations
• Apps, Animation & Dashboarding – Supporting users
▪ Flexible system analysis through
with intuitive UIs and live 3D-Animations full-transparent system variable
• AmeSet Editor – Creating user-specific components ▪ Transient energy analysis to
identify power sinks and to
• Study Manager – Batch Simulation to optimize system validate component dimensioning
parameters efficiently
• Performance Analyzer – Identification and optimization
of simulation loads
Physical behavior model Virtual mechatronic
for Virtual Commissioning reference model for
Supporting the continuous operation phase
application of mechatronic
models along the development
process
▪ Model-consistent integration of in development
validated physical system
models in Virtual Commissioning
stage
▪ Behavioral reference model for
automation validation with the
virtual PLC in SIMIT
▪ Testing original automation
sequences and user applications
based on dynamic ramp-up
feedback from reference model

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Technical highlights and details (2)

Virtual Multiphysics Engineering – designing, testing and optimizing of mechatronic systems.

Model creation based on intuitive Configurable plots in time and

multiphysics libraries frequency domain
Batch configuration enables
parameter variation for optimization

Configurable plots in time and

frequency domain.
Integrated FFT for signal analysis
3D-Animation of results enhance
live analysis and verification

Analysis of System Dynamics such

Simcenter as Resilience Frequency Response
AMESIM

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Technical highlights and details (3)

Physical behavior model for virtual commissioning strengthens the engineering process.

Simcenter Validating the original user application

AMESIM along the dynamic system behavior

Control and Automation validation

Mechatronic Model PROFIDrive

FMU- User Application /
Co-Simulation FMU Model
Export Technology
- StateMachine
Control
- Encoder
- DSC

PN IO
Tel 105 Technology Watch
Seamless Model Integration into Tel 750
Periphery Object Trace
Virtual Commissioning … Force
- Sensor Download
Using the mechatronic model as a - Encoder
Early error detection before the real
physical behavioral reference model commissioning

SIMIT SP Bussynchronous
Coupling
10.2

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Simulation – Multi Physics Simulation
Customer benefits and quote

Customer Benefits

• Virtual system design enables innovative and flexible mechatronic development in the early design stage
• Cost reduction due to reduced time to market
• Your continuous web applications can be commissioned and tested faster without waste of material. A real
machine is not needed.
• Different modes for line tension control can be tested very flexible
• Zero risk for personal and hardware: pretesting and training environments without real hardware
• Continuous application of the system model as a physical behavioral model in later development stages
such as virtual commissioning
• Know how transfer and training on the digital twin possible from anywhere

Mechatronic Engineering enables

customers to validate machine
behavior without building real
prototypes.”
– Jerome Flender,
Solution Manager, Siemens

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Application solution architecture diagrams

The digital twin – integrated software landscape for simulation

Automation Electrical and Multiphysics

model behavior model simulation
Topology Logic of the PLC
program and
Component and
periphery behavior
Process modeling

visualization
Architecture 1
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1: Unwinder 7
2,4,5,7: Passive roller
3: Dancer
6: Infeed
8: Rewinder 8

Products used: Product used:

SIMATIC S7- SIMIT (V10.1) Product used:
PLCSIM Advanced Core features: Simcenter AMESIM
or • Signal Level 2020.2
SIMOSIM Advanced • Device Level
• Process Level

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Useful content and external links

Material – Externally available

Websites References / Models Slides (MPM material)

Printing (EN/DE) • Be the first reference • Print Standard (EN)
Converting (EN/DE) • Virtual model available as project • Converting Toolbox (EN/DE)
Virtual Commissioning with SIMIT (SIOS) • SIMATIC Machine Simulator (EN/DE)
(EN/DE) • Virtual Commissioning – SIMIT Converting Library (EN)
TIA Portal (EN/DE) • Virtual Commissioning – Cylinder Positioning (EN)
Industry Mall (EN/DE) • Simulation – Multi Physics Simulation (this .pptx V1.0)

YouTube / Videos Technical Descriptions Siemens Industry Online Support (SIOS)

SIMIT Simulation Center (EN/DE) See SIOS or contact your local sales • Webpage for Multiphysics Simulation (coming soon)
SIMIT Simulation Framework (EN) representative to receive Application • Converting Toolbox: (EN/DE)
Center support • SIMATIC/SIMOTION Print Standard: (EN/DE)

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1: Unwinder 7
2,4,5,7: Passive roller
3: Dancer
6: Infeed
8: Rewinder 8

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