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Systems and Solutions for the Automotive Industry

Flexible Production at General Motors, Shanghai Siemens Helps DaimlerChrysler Introduce Worldwide Production Standard

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4th Edition November 4|2005

Siemens as a strong partner for the Chinese automotive industry:

Established in China

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The automotive market in China still beckons with unequalled growth rates

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Siemens supports exible automation at Shanghai General Motors
SGM

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Dongfeng Peugeot Citron relies on Siemens in its Wuhan plant

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Engine manufacturing

Successful Concept
Solutions for Powertrain Transline at Chery Automobile, Wuhu Chinese joint venture

Market perspectives

Established in China
Strong partner for the Chinese automotive industry

Hyundai Speeds Up In Beijing

Joint venture for building the Sonata Body shop

Korean de Luxe
Body-in-white of Kia Motors top model manufactured with Simatic technology

CASE STUDIES

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Precisely Drilled with Know-how
Deep-hole drilling machine for connecting rod production at VW Shanghai Production of DaimlerChrysler E and C Class in China

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Deep-hole drilling

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Manufacturing standards

Worldwide Standard Guaranteed

Manufacturing control

Testing

Speeding into a Colorful Future

Success on the Test Rig

Siemens supports exible automation at SGM, Shanghai

Engine test rigs from Siemens at Volkswagen joint ventures in China

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Integrated Manufacturing

Testing

Lending Elegance to Shape

Successful Introduction

Dongfeng Peugeot Citron, Wuhan, relies on Siemens

Siemens ECOS test system at First Automotive Works (FAW), Changchun

Cover picture: Body shop at First Automotive Works Volkswagen, Changchun

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Exploiting Opportunities
No automobile manufacturer or supplier today can afford to ignore the opportunities that China has to offer as a production and sales market. As of today, there are more than 50 automobile manufacturers in China, 35 of them are local and 15 are international companies. In 2005, China will manufacture a total of 5,000,000 automobiles. The automobile market in China is projected to grow by 10 percent to 15 percent from the year 2005 to 2010 and 20 percent from 2010 to 2020. However, experts also forecast a considerable market clean-up in which the product quality and thus the quality of production will be crucial to success or failure. Those that rely on Siemens in their production strategy will have a good chance of coming out on top. Siemens is well prepared. Only few Western companies have invested so consistently at such an early stage in China with their own service and support infrastructure as Siemens. No other manufacturer offers such a wide range of integrated products and systems from the complete automation solution up to energy distribution. As a general supplier Siemens delivers turnkey production facilities with highest standards. With a staff of more than 9 experts and 16 excellent local automotive account managers, our Competence Center Automotive is ready to support manufacturers and suppliers from Europe, America, Asia, as well as investors from the local government or private sector. The local account managers are assisted by local automotive expert teams, closely situated to the customers in the most important regions Shanghai, Changchun, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Fuzhou. We have the infrastructure, the technical know-how and the products for you to optimally exploit the opportunities that the Chinese market has to offer!

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Pronet is on the way to becoming the communication standard in the automotive industry

TECHNOLOGY
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One Bus for Everything

Pronet on the way to becoming the communication standard Identication systems

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Permanent Data Carrier

Optimized production logistics and material ow in the automotive industry

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Wei Guo Cui General Manager Competence Center Automotive, China

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Market perspectives

Strong partner for the Chinese automotive industry

Established in China
Despite the slump in the economic boom presently being felt, the automobile market in China is still beckoning with unequalled growth rates. To exploit these opportunities and secure and expand their competitive position in the country, manufacturers will need to ensure consistently high product quality within a tight price scale in future just like on their traditional sales markets. Siemens is geared to meeting these demands as a partner to the automotive industry.

and could cost market shares. With such a complex product as an automobile with the current equipment, there is simply no alternative to high-tech automation technology to achieve productivity and quality at competitive costs.

Keeping costs under control

It is only a question of time until the question of price decides who prevails on the fiercely contested Chinese automobile market. Here too the productivity is a key requirement which can only be achieved ultimately with state of the art production technology such as the open automation platform Totally Integrated Automation. The Mercer study also predicts a drop in the import quota. The premium segment will also be produced increasingly in China. The observation of Western quality standards is even more decisive for this class of vehicles for the demanding Chinese clientele.

he fact is gradually sinking in in the automotive industry that there is a limit, even in China. A current market study conducted by Mercer Management Consulting has brought some interesting facts to light from which a market scenario of the coming years has been developed. The central marketing argument for the Chinese automobile market in the future will be the brand and its image just as it is in the countries of the triad (Europe, USA, Japan). Comfort, reliability and above all prestige are the major considerations of the Chinese automobile buyers. The Chinese will soon be just as quality conscious as buyers in the Western markets.

Quality is also the key to success in China

The demands for quality of middle class vehicles made in China are the same as for import vehicles. This means that Western manufacturers must guarantee the same standard of production as in the West. Progressive automation technology ensures consistent product quality, high productivity and 100-percent traceability of every single vehicle for quality assurance. The introduction of a China-specific standard in production in which automation is replaced by a greater proportion of manual activity may turn out to be a contraproductive strategy in the mid to long term

Established partner for manufacturers and plant builders

Siemens Automation and Drives has already made a name for itself as a strong partner to the automotive industry and is also in a position to rise to the challenge of meeting the requirements of the automotive industry in China in the coming years. Through Joint Ventures such as the Siemens

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Northeast
Baotou Tangshan Urumuqi Beijing Tianjin Jinan Qingdao Shenyang Dalian

Mercer Study Automobile Market China 2010

The Mercer study Automobile Market in China 2010 was conducted at the end of 2004 together with Mercers Peking office and a Chinese Market Research Institute. It is based on more than 40 interviews with management personnel in the Chinese automotive industry and a questionnaire answered by more than 2,200 current and potential automobile customers from seven selected regions of China. All types of automobile customers were asked: consumers, small companies, purchasers at large companies and taxi rms. In a secondary study conducted parallel to this, ten branch databases, 30 market reports, numerous branch studies and published opinions about the future development of the Chinese automobile market were analyzed and evaluated.

North
Xining

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Shanghai Nanjing Hefei Wuxi Chongqing Chengdu Wuhan

Southwest

East
Suzhou

Hangzhou Ningbo

Changsha

Office Guiyang Liuzhou Operating company Training Center Opening of new offices Kunming Nanning

Fuzhou Nanchang Quanzhou

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Guangzhou Dongguan

Santou Shenzhen

Siemens Automation and Drives has a close-knit network of bases to support the automobile industry in China

Factory Automation Engineering (SFAE), service and support branches are already stationed in all the larger cities. Bases near to all automobile sites and a central Chinawide hotline guarantee quick response times in the event of service. More than 30 Siemens experts with branch experience are available to manufacturers and government design institutes all over the country to develop production strategies for the future and to plan and commission state of the art production lines and to bring them up to optimum productivity. Plant suppliers receive convincing acquisition arguments from the efficient service and support infrastructure which no other system supplier can boast of. The list of references of the automotive branch of Siemens is already very impressive. Numerous sites of automobile Joint Ventures between native and Western manufacturers use Siemens technology in their production lines either in single units or throughout. China shows once again: The leading automobile manufacturers rely on Siemens competence when its a question of tting out their factories.
More information: www.siemens.com/automotive E-mail: kathrin.braemer@siemens.com

References of Siemens Competence Center Automotive in China Customer Beijing-Hyundai Yueda-Kia Yantai JAC Guangzhou-Honda FAW-VW Jinbei Dongfeng-Citroen SVW Brilliance (BMW) SGM factory Beijing Jiangsu Yantai Hefei Guangzhou Guangzhou Shenyang Wuhan Shanghai Shenyang Shanghai Model Sonata Pride Lanos H1 Accord Jetta, Bora MPV Picasso, T53 Santana, Passat, Polo 3er and 5er Serie Buick Units Paint, Assembly Press Press, Paint, Assembly Press, Paint Transfer press Press, Paint, Body Body, Paint, Assembly Paint, Body Press, Paint, Assembly Press, Paint, Assembly Paint

References of Siemens Solutions for Powertrain Customer SAIC-VW Dongan FAW Chery Dong Feng Peugeot Citroen FAW VW FAW VW Jinbei Yuchai FAW Dalian Diesel SGM Location Shanghai Harbin Wuxi Wuhu Xiangfan Changchun Changchun Shenyang Yulin Dalian Yantai Part Gear Box Engine Diesel Engine Engine Cylinder Head Gear Box Engine Engine Diesel Engine Diesel Engine Cylinder Head Process Machining & Assembly Machining Machining & Plant Information System Machining Machining Machining & Assembly Extension of Machining Line Machining Machining Machining Extension of Machining Line

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CASE STUDY
Deep-hole drilling

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Deep-hole drilling machine for connecting rod production at VW Shanghai

Precisely Drilled with Know-how

The company Loch Przisionsbohrtechnik GmbH specializes in deep-hole drilling machines. Purchasers of these machines include automotive manufacturers around the world. One machine was delivered to Volkswagen Shanghai only a short time ago. The fully automatic, extremely precise machines are equipped with Siemens control systems and safety engineering.

och Przisionsbohrtechnik GmbH, a mid-size company in Ergolding, Germany, delieverd connecting rod deep-hole drilling machine for the VW plant in Shanghai. This six-spindle special machine makes a longitudinal hole in the connecting rod which is used to supply oil to the small connecting rod eye. This hole is very deep relative to the diameter, therefore, deep-hole drilling technology is bestsuited for this purpose. Deep-hole drilling machines from Loch operate with a gun drill where the coolant is delivered directly to the cutting edges through a hollow shank and the chips are evacuated. The cutting edge, which is not in the center, is guided in a drill bush during centering. As soon as the drill bit penetrates the material it is guided by the drilled hole. That is why the highest precision during centering is imperative it is decisive for the accuracy of the entire hole.

Quality made in Germany

The machines are not just assembled and put into service at the companys headquarters; they are also developed and planned there. Approximately 40 employees assemble ten machines per year for customers around the globe. The companies are automotive and commercial vehicle industries and their suppliers, as well as aerospace, nuclear energy, machine building, hydraulic, steel and tube factories, mold making, tool building and contract manufacturing. The enormous vertical range of manufacturing of the machine building company is amazing. While many companies offshore their production, we still design our machines here at the Ergolding site, manufacture the parts and assemble the machines, explains proudly the companys president, Wolfgang Loch. After all, we can only reliably guarantee promptness of delivery if we are not dependent upon vendors. That is why our customers

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One mounting bolt each for connecting rod eyes holds a connecting rod in place during machining. Drill through the large connecting rod eye to the small connecting rod eye

necting rod on the next machine. Loch is counting on the Simatic S7-317F for the control system. We have chosen this control system because three independent safety circuits are necessary and that can be accomplished easily with the S7-317F, explains Bernhard Dittrich, Manager of Electrical Engineering at Loch. These three circuits of the safety peripherals are located centrally, directly beside the CPU in the same control cabinet. The ET 200X peripheral, with its high degree of protection IP65/IP67), which is not safety relevant is coupled decentrally via Profibus as is the decentralized drive Simodrive 611U.

Convenient functions for machining and diagnosis

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The deep-hole drilling machine at VW Shanghai has a deep-hole drilling unit with six spindles. Shown on the left is the operator panel PC 670

receive products from us that are truly still Made in Germany.

Precise drilling with Simatic S7

The deep-hole drilling machine for VW Shanghai is equipped with a deep-hole drilling unit with six spindles. These spindles are distributed onto two feeding axes. The spindles are driven by 3.5 kW asyn-

chronous motors; servo-synchronous motors handle the feed drives. A gantry with two axes and two six-fold grippers handles the automatic loading of the system; a separator is situated upstream of the gantry. All functions are executed automatically from the feeding of the connecting rod to the further processing of the con-

This concept renders the drive system relatively intelligent, confirms Bernhard Dittrich. Individual positioning records can be saved, selected and run through and that is why, with this machine, we can dispense with an additional CNC system, he explains further. In addition, the configuration software for the drive is very convenient and tool monitoring is accomplished via a digital interface. The visualization system consists of a Windows-based Simatic PC 670 with operator panel; ProTol/Pro is used for control and monitoring tasks. Optionally available for the visualization of fault messages are ProAgent and PDiag. ProAgent is utilized to detect and visualize disruptions that can be read out of S7 programs. These diagnostic capabilities are tremendously important, especially in the automotive industry. Aside from conventional programming, S7Graph is also possible for sequencer. The displays appear in clear text in multiple languages, currently English and German, later possibly Chinese as well.
More information: www.siemens.com/simatic E-mail: josef.schweinsteiger@siemens.com

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CASE STUDY
Manufacturing control

Siemens supports exible automation at SGM, Shanghai

Speeding into a Colorful Future

Siemens provided the automation and control technology for Shanghai GM (SGM), one of the most respected automotive companies in China and noted for building majestic American cars for the Chinese market. Especially the Automatic Vehicle Identication (AVI) system equipped with Totally Integrated Automation boosts efficiency in production.

GM, the largest automotive joint venture of SAIC and GM, is the leading passenger car manufacturer in China. In short time, cars produced by SGM reached a 10 percent market share, with tendency rising. Its high process quality is also assured by Siemens Technology. Flexible production lines is one of the characteristics at SGM. Four different platform models come from the common production line, which shortens cycle-time of new models. To expand the capacity, in March 2003, SGM invested in a totally new plant, the SGM South Plant, with up to 200,000 cars rolling off the production line each year.

Flexibility is the key at the GM production facility

Quality in automation prevails

SGM looked for an automation platform that would be exible, simple to program and troubleshoot for their maintenance personnel, and which would integrate readily on a eldbus with third party components. Initially, since SGM already has a preferred system supplier, it was not a small challenge changing to Siemens technology at Shanghai GM new facilities. However, after witnessing the consistently impressive products quality, especially Siemens extraordinary local technical support and services network, SGM was convinced that Siemens met suppliers performance in four areas: quality, service, technology, and price. Also, Siemens solution services (engineering and on-site service) were in high demand at the SGM South Plant. Siemens automation and control technology is utilized in the paint shop, BDC (Body Distribution Center) and part of

The AVI desks in the GM plant are eqipped with Simatic Touch Panel TP 270

the general assembly shop in the SGM South Plant and the Siemens Automatic Vehicle Identication (AVI ) system to identify the car bodies in the highly complex production lines.

in the paint-shop
In the factory, the body-in-whites come from the body shop and enter the paint shop via the Body Distribution Center (BDC) to apply ELPO (electro deposition)

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coating, sealing, and painting. After these processes, the car body is sent via the BDC to the general assembly shop for further assembly. The paint shop consists of automated robot lines for the application of primer and top coat, and equipment for the pretreatment, dip painting, and drying of car bodies. In the paint shop, Simatic controller S7-416/S7-317 provide automation and control for the paint systems. Connected to the controls are Simatic TP 270 touch panels for

data to the FLEX/SFE system. The AVI system is the eye of the GM FLEX system on the production line We know where a particular car is and in which production stage it is in so that we can keep the customer informed, comments Xiong Wei, a SGM engineer at IT department. For efficiency, we can even schedule cars of similar colors from the Body Distribution Center to be painted together. Each AVI system consists of different kinds of stations. One station is to request data for a production task at the beginning

CP 443-1 IT communication modules for Ethernet access. The AVI stations on site are congured as followed: Desk with Simatic TP270 touch panel and hand held barcode scanner, a Moby I read/write unit ASM452/SLG43, Simatic distributed peripheral devices Simatic ET 200S for signals and hand held scanner connection, signal lamps for process status as well as sensors for transporter and body recognition. At some stations scanners are installed for barcode reading on the vehicle in automatic mode.

Ethernet Network CP 443-1 FLEX Simatic S7-400 CP 443-1 Operator panel (HMI) PC670 HMI-Client

Main cabinet
Profibus DP Profibus DP-V1

ET 200S

ASM452

TP270

ET 200S

ASM452

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Scanner

TP270

Tagload station or 100 percent paypoint for Moby I

Non 100 percent paypoint for Moby I

100 percent paypoint for scanner

Local stations operating, Simatic ET 200S as distributed peripherals, and ASM 452 Moby RFID interface modules, all acting as slaves in the Probus-network. of a production cycle from FLEX/SFE and writes them to the MDS Moby I data carrier, which is located at the hauling device (skid, hangers, palettes), or at the car body. The purpose of the data is to control production and material ow. Inside these circuits, the individual production units (welding robots, lacquer machines, test units) access these data and control their machines with them. Some stations read vehicle identication information from skid or hanger tags or from barcode label on vehicle and send this information to FLEX/SFE. The others erase information on the tag at the end of a transportation cycle. The AVI system utilizes a Simatic S7-416 DP and two
Conguration of the AVI system at SGM South Plant

and the vehicle identication

The AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identication) system for the Shanghai GM South Plant controls the areas Body Shop, Body Distribution Center and Paint Shop until they are conveyed to the general assembly. Each AVI is connected via Ethernet to the plant-wide factory information system FLEX/SFE. The AVI system requests production data from the FLEX/SFE or sends vehicle information

Between the AVI main cabinet and local stations are two separate DP-bus segments. Another DP network is responsible for the signal exchange between on-site unit and central controller. The entire infrastructure of the AVI network couple to host the system FLEX and PR&T system is completely replaced with the new common standard from SGM IT department.
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CASE STUDY
Integrated Manufacturing

Dongfeng Peugeot Citron, Wuhan, relies on Siemens

Lending Elegance to Shape

Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile Co. Ltd of China manufactures cars with a touch of French elegance for the burgeoning Chinese automotive market. Siemens Totally Integrated Automation is helping these manufacturers meet the new market trend.

hina, which is presently experiencing tremendous economic growth, is also renewing itself in terms of taste. With the standard of living improving daily, the Chinese are increasingly pursuing and emphasizing a culture of Elegance to match their rapid economic development. This philosophy is also visible in the body shop of the Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile plant in Wuhan, China, where Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) plays a key role in the production of elegantly shaped Peugeot and Citroen cars. Siemens recognized the market situation of Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile early on, specically the need to keep quality up and production costs down to satisfy rising Chinese consumer expectations. Hence, Siemens and Dongfeng held numerous technical meetings to design an automation system capable of easily exchanging information between both the industrial and business operation levels within the body shop. With its outstanding worldwide service and support, including trial sets, comprehensive training seminars, and long-term warranty contracts, Siemens managed to sign a general support agreement.

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Efficiency ensured with TIA

In order to satisfy the corporate culture of efficiency and innovation required by Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile, a solution based on Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) from Siemens was implemented, constisting of Simatic S7-416 con-

troller, OP/TP270 operator panel with integrated ProAgent, distributed peripheral devices Simatic ET200S, ET200X, RFIDSystem Moby E, Probus as a eld bus and Step 7 with S7-PDiag engineering developing platform. Siemens TIA solutions at the body shop are applied not only the control part of the body operation, such as conveyor system, robots system, pneumatic gripper system, welding system, but also for the identication of faults and service notication.

Perfect diagnostics and identication

The Simatic S7-PDiag diagnostic software is a highlight feature in the TIA solution of body shop, performing fault diagnostic

management of all production stations in the central controller and detecting any fault of the control components. The Simatic S7-PDiag generates instant error messages in real time can help the Maintenance People to troubleshooting. In keeping with the international strategy of the French manufacturers, Dongfeng manufactures two completely separate brand models Peugeot and Citron. As a result, the body shop must produce various models with different body shapes. The Moby E RFID-System identifies each and every car in the body shop and makes it possible to produce varying models on one and the same production line. The Moby E data carrier is mounted on the pal-

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The body shop at the Dongfeng Peugeot Citron plant at Wuhan is equipped with Siemens Totally Integrated Automation

With their outstanding diagnostic functions, S7-PDiag and ProAgent improve the efficiency of fault detection

Harmonious application
Siemens not only provided technical training to employees of Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile, but also to other DPCA suppliers. As Mr. Song Hui, a maintenance engineer, explained: Other equipment suppliers have to make their equipment compatible with Siemens technology. However, since they have not worked with Siemens technology before, they also required Siemens technical support to achieve seamless interoperability in the manufacturing process. Thanks to Siemens, Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile has been able to significantly reduce training costs for its employees. A mutual standard program block has already been developed by Siemens, Peugeot, Citron in Germany and France. We were able to effectively apply the standard program block in our production line as a common system and software architecture across all plant systems to further reduce our production costs, Mr. Qiu Rui, an engineer at the Technical Center, stated.
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let and possesses specific data on a car, including the model, color and options to be installed in the car. The Moby E also indicates the next process steps for the car, as well as what defects need to be corrected.

Flexible operation systems

According to the technicians at the body shop, the open, easy-to-read, and highly flexible architecture of the Simatic HMI OP270 enables them to conveniently alter the HMI interface at will. A change at the HMI OP270 level automatically changes the whole system. As Mr. Wang Qin, maintenance engineer at Dongfeng, pointed out, Siemens TIA is an

advanced technological concept and new to us. Thus, we rely on Siemens for the transfer of know-how and equipment to operate our customized automation solutions. After installation of the manufacturing equipment and prior to the actual operations start-up, Siemens conducted a Probus quality test of the OEM installation at the body shop to ensure signal quality. During the test, a few faults which had been overlooked by other suppliers were detected by Siemens engineers. Siemens produced a report of the test run, detailing the faults for Dongfeng Peugeot Citron Automobile. Consequently, the faults were corrected in time to avoid expensive manufacturing defects.

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CASE STUDY
Engine manufacturing

Solutions for Powertrain Transline at Chery Automobile, Wuhu

Successful Concept
The Chinese automaker Chery is looking beyond the domestic market and increasingly designating its range of models at export. And Chery is taking no chances when it comes to meeting the quality requirements of western automobile markets. Italian design institutes and the latest in production technology will prepare the newcomer from Wuhu for export to the west. In its latest engine lines Chery uses Solutions for Powertrain Transline from Siemens.

hery Automobile Co. Ltd. is a genuine Chinese success story. Founded in 1997, the company has grown fast and furiously from its modest beginnings with production without state approval to become one of Chinas most dynamic car companies. Chery cars are now exported to 29 countries. Export to the U.S.A. is planned for 2007. The annual production of the factory in Wuhu, Anhui province, is 350,000 vehicles with 8000 employees. The products range from the nifty micro compact car QQ, which notched up record sales in China, to mid-range sedans and premium class vehicles. The industrious automakers also boast a smart convertible roadster and an SUV (sports utility vehicle) in their product range. To make cars with a quality standard that can survive on world markets, Chery is using the worlds leading technology

vendors and even bought in top Italian design from Bertone and Pininfarina for its latest models.

Solutions for Powertrain Transline

Siemens provides the car industry and its suppliers with a well-rounded, integrated automation concept for mechanical production and assembly as a single-source system supplier. Applications for Transline include transfer lines for making engines and assembly lines for transmission production. The basis for this are the Simatic, Sinumerik, and Simodrive product ranges. The solutions include standardized hardware concepts, integrated user interfaces, and elaborated programming guidelines. Moreover, Siemens provides extensive support in the areas of engineering, training, spare parts supply, and service.

High-end production for high-end engines

Cherys production plants in Wuhu are equipped with the latest technology for the current models. In inhouse production, 4- and 6-cylinder engines roll off three production lines. The most recent engine line, on which the engine block, cylinder head, and crankshaft are manufactured, and on which assembly is performed, uses Solutions for Powertrain Transline from Siemens. HllerHille delivered the cylinder block and cylinder head lines, Heller und Junker the crankshaft line. The general contractor Comau, Italy designed and built the engine assembly line, which has a high level of au-

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Chery produces its own engines, here, for instance the 3-liter V6 engine

The Chery QQ took the Chinese car market by storm

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The engine machining line is mainly equipped with machinery from Western manufacturers

tomation. Based on the concept of Solutions for Powertrain Transline, all machines were equipped with uniform control technology. Machine tools and machining centers are equipped with Sinumerik 840D with the integrated S7-300. Simatic S7-300 is also used in the assembly lines and automatic stations, dressing stations, and conveying stations. Operator control and monitoring is also standardized. All of the around 150 machine tools and approx. 60 machining stations are operated in a standard way via the Transline HMI software. The HMI advanced software was also installed for the NC controls. It was developed to its present state in cooperation with many machine tool manufacturers and nal customers. The Moby I RFID system was installed to track the parts in the assembly line accurately.

Complete management of projects

Thanks to preparatory work based on the Solutions for Powertrain Transline concept, commissioning went off without a hitch. The Siemens team developed a project book with binding specifications for each supplier. The entire operating software, data blocks for the PLC, and extensive functionality were integrated, also taking the ideas of the nal customer into account. The entire executable software was then distributed to the machine manufacturers on CD-ROM. Siemens took on the responsibility for the infrastructure for the line, too, even after the start of production. Spare parts storage was organized and reliable support was set up for service. The entire project management concerning erection of the line and its smooth operation was performed by

the Siemens team. And, almost as a matter of course, Siemens trained the operating and maintenance personnel for the line on Cherys premises in cooperation with the machine manufacturers. The high-performance infrastructure of Siemens China is a major reason for the customers complete satisfaction. The Chinese service and training personnel is very familiar with Solutions for Powertrain Transline systems. There are no language barriers and all user interfaces of the Sinumerik, Simatic, and Transline software are available in Chinese as a standard.

Chery

Partners for the entire life cycle

Siemens prides itself in being available as a partner for manufacturers for the entire life cycle. After-sales support ensures that the spare parts are available within short access times. Running systems are regularly inspected and suggestions for improvement are implemented, because even the best Siemens solution can still be optimized somewhat during operation.
More information: www.siemens.com/transline E-mail: seidel.bernd@siemens.com

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Pronet

Pronet on the way to becoming the communication standard

One Bus for Everything

Industrial Ethernet right down to the eld level provides the automotive industry with new possibilities in engineering, commissioning, diagnostics and production. The integration of web technologies allows uniform standards for the diagnosis and implementation by standard tools. Real-time applications which used to depend on a dedicated eldbus can now be implemented by a common bus system. Safety-oriented functions will also be implemented in the near future.
key function here which replaces the previously necessary programming of communication between automation equipment and intelligent field devices by graphic conguration. Siemens offers such a software with Simatic iMap.

Soon with real-time and Safety Integrated

In a second stage the linking of distributed eld devices to Ethernet is enabled and improves the homogeneity of communication in the whole system from the company management level right down to the field device. This gets Ethernet fit for use in the harsh industrial environment (higher temperature ranges and spurious emission/EMC). In addition the real-time capability is an urgent prerequisite for the new communication tasks which Ethernet does not originally possess. Siemens has developed a graduated concept for realtime requirements which can be selected according to the respective applications. The necessary cycle times of 5 to 10 milliseconds in production automation are achieved by a software solution SRT (Soft Real-Time). For maximum requirements in the eld of Motion Control Siemens relies on an ASIC-supported solution with isochronous real-time which allows con-

t the moment Industrial Ethernet is used in the automotive industry mainly for communication between controls, industrial PCs, HMI panels and for linking the production level to the office and MES level. Field buses such as Probus have established themselves as a communication system for communication between the individual controllers and between controllers and the eld devices. But now Industrial Ethernet is beginning to gain a foothold in the eld level even though not as quickly as was forecast in the initial enthusiasm. It soon turned out that Ethernet users expect the advantages of their office environment without wanting to do without the advantages of an industrially capable eld bus solution.

This should take place without Ethernet losing any of its openness.

Conguring with modules

In cooperation with Profibus International Siemens has developed Pronet, an open, Ethernet-based platform for the next generation of automation technology. Pronet integrates Probus and other eld buses in a common communication concept and, with Component-based Automation (CbA), also offers a uniform, futureoriented engineering concept. With this, plant parts can be pre-assembled and tested as autarchic modules and then integrated in the total system with little effort or can be used again and again in other projects. A new engineering software according to the Pronet standard holds a

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trol of more than 100 axes at cycle times of one millisecond and a jitter of less than one microsecond. The communication between the individual components via Standard Ethernet is not affected. With the

market launching of Prosafe about two years ago, the co-existent use of standard and safety-relevant applications on a single bus, namely Probus, has established itself. These safety-relevant applications

will also be available under Pronet within two years.

More information: www.siemens.com/pronet

Statement: Pronet in the automotive industry

Although individual automobile manufacturers choose the eld bus dependent on the respective application or according to worksspecic factors, today a clear trend towards a standard solution is noticeable to reduce costs for training as well as know-how and spare parts storage. The trend is moving towards uniform standards in a unit and in a complete factory. However, the user will only accept a new communication system if it is able to integrate installed solutions easily. From the very start of the development of Pronet we have always placed great emphasis on simple integration of Probus
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The rst Pronet systems are already being implemented in the automotive industry and are operating to the owners great satisfaction. Pronet meets the response time requirements in the Body Shop, Paintshop and Assembly departments with the available Soft Real-Time (SRT) solution. In mechanical engineering as well as in engine and gearbox production, the use of Isochronous Real-Time (IRT) may be necessary for the synchronization of machine tools. The time and cost advantages of interest to the automotive industry can also be used for suppliers production processes. Using the same data structures may also open up further potential for cost reduction.

systems and products. The proxy technology designed for this is also able to integrate other eld bus systems in Pronet.

Edgar Kster, Chairman of the Probus User Organization PNO

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CASE STUDY
Chinese Joint Venture

Hyundai

Sound middle class now for China too: the Hyundai Sonata

Factory premises of the Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC)

Joint venture for building the Sonata

Hyundai Speeds Up In Beijing

The Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai produces the Sonata and Elantra models in a joint venture with the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. The Koreans chose automation technology from Siemens to convert existing production sites and build a new factory.

oreas largest automobile producer Hyundai has an ambitious goal: the manufacturer wants to become the number ve in the automobile branch by 2010. An important step towards achieving this goal is the worldwide distribution of

their production sites. China is one of the key countries on the Asian continent and is therefore the reason why Hyundai signed a Joint Venture contract with the Chinese Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. in 2002. The existing production of the Chi-

Schematic plant conguration of the nal assembly: Totally Integrated Automation is a supporting pillar

ET 200L

S7-300

BHMC Main PC

Maintenance Dept. +WinCC +Step 7 OSM

OSM

OSM

Industrial Ethernet (FO) Redundant Ring 100 Mbps OSM S7-300 OSM S7-300 11 other identical branches for different sections

Diagnostic repeater PC 670 +WinCC +Step 7 ET 200M

Diagnostic repeater PC 670 +WinCC +Step 7 ET 200M

fiber optic cable ITP/TP Ethernet cable Profibus

nese JV partner Beijing Automotive was brought up to the Hyundai standard in a very short time. Three months later, the first Sonata models of the newly founded Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC) ran off the production line. In this phase, the individual body parts came completely from the Hyundai factory in Asan, Korea and were assembled in Beijing. The nal assembly is equipped with Simatic S7-400 as a central controller. Simatic S7-300 and peripheral interfaces Simatic ET 200M and ET 200L are also used in the consistently distributed production layout. Communication in the eld area takes place via Probus and from cell to cell via industrial Ethernet on ber optic cables. Simatic Industrial PC 670 and Multi Panel MP 370 are used for visualization. In order to produce the whole vehicle in Beijing, a completely new factory was set up in the direct neighborhood for which Siemens supplied the automation components for the pressing plant and nal assembly. The pressing plant was also equipped with Simovert Micromaster 4 drives. Visualization is based on Simatic WinCC. The automation architecture is based on the successful concept at the Ulsan site in Korea. Hyundai placed great emphasis on fast diagnosis in the event of faults which can be carried out centrally from one operator station. The consistently distributed automation via Probus-DP allows the use of diagnostic repeaters which can be totally integrated in the Probus network and allow malfunctions to be localized exactly. The Koreans have come up with a good idea to promote sales of the middle class limousine. A contract with the city authorities in Beijing City ensures that only Hyundai Sonatas will be able to ferry guests at the 2008 Olympic Games.

ET 200L

ET 200L

More information: www.siemens.com/automotive E-mail: stephen.sung@siemens.com

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Body-in-white of Kia Motors top model manufactured with Simatic technology

Korean de Luxe
In Kia Motors body shop Simatic technology with Totally Integrated Automation helps building the body-in-white of their new agship "Opirus". The South-Korean car manufacturer is especially content with the engineering, installation, standby and after sale service.

Smooth S.O.P
The General Manager, Mr. B.Y. Kim, of the Vehicles Maintenance Dept. of Hwasung plant is very satisfied with the corporate account management concept as well as technical support during the engineering, installation, standby and after sale service in Germany and in Korea. During the SOP, Mr. J. H. Maeng, Director of Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering Dept., Kia motors mentioned that the TIA automation concept from Siemens provides the best conditions to meet the requirements from Kia Motors for the top model Opirus.
More information: www.siemens.com/simatic E-mail: stephen.sung@siemens.com

The bodyshop where Kias new top model is produced is equipped mainly with Simatic components

he Hwasung site is the largest production plant of Kia Motors in Korea. It is also one of the most modern plant in the world, too. Annually, 600.000 cars roll off the production lines of this plant. A lot of known Models from Kia Motors like Shuma, Magentis (Optima), Enterprise, Sportage, Carens, Sorento are manufactured in this plant. However, until 2002 the company did not build a luxury model. This changed in March 2003, when the Opirus became available in the Korean Market. In Germany this Top Model was introduced in October 2003.

automation processes for all parts of the body of the Opirus are controlled by Simatic S7-400 and S7-300 PLCs. The DPcouplers exchange the information via Probus in the whole body shop. Hwasung plant also used a modern monorail overhead conveyor system for the transportation of the Opiruss side panels. By means of Power Rail Booster which is integrated in the MOC System. Power and Profibus data flow through similar contact bar, so it is not necessary to install an additional Probus wiring.All peripheral devices such as Simatic ET 200 I/Os, drives and HMI (MP370 and PC670) are installed directly adjacent to the body line and connected to the Simatic PLCs with Probus DP and Industrial Ethernet TCP/IP. Highlights are the Siemens HMIs with display in Korean, where the engineering was done by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., I&C Engineering Dept.

Consistent use of Totally Integrated Automation

Already in 2002 the Hwasung Kia plant decided to use the advantages of the Siemens TIA automation concept in the body shop of the Opirus. By means of the TIA concept the welding robots and the
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CASE STUDY
Manufacturing standards

Production of DaimlerChrysler E- and C- Class in China

Worldwide Standard Guaranteed

By introducing the integraMCG production standard, DaimlerChrysler ensures that the vehicles produced at all locations worldwide will meet the same demands for top quality. The company is also using this standard, based on Simatic technology, for all operations in the new Chinese joint venture in Beijing.

he plan is for about 25,000 E- and C- Class automobiles to roll off the production lines of the BBDCA (Beijing Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive) joint ventures Beijing factory. The new company, in which the Stuttgartbased automaker and its partner Beijing Automotive Industries Corp. (BAIC) each have a 50 % holding, will commence CKD (completely knocked down) production of the E-Class for the Chinese market at the end of 2005.

Siemens, general contractor for the handling systems

For the new factory, which is to cover a total of 1.9 million square meters, Siemens took on the order to act as the general contractor for planning, design, delivery, installation, and commissioning of all of the conveying systems, consisting of marriage stations, overhead conveyors , trim lines, skid conveyors, and high-bay warehouse for the carbodies. The painted carbodies are transported by trolleys to the two trim lines. In these two 120-meter long conveyor systems the carbodies are assembled in 20 steps. Conveyed by an electried monorail system (EMS), the bodies are then taken to the marriage stations where the preassembled car underbodies exhaust system, engine, transmission and axles are married with the car body delivered by the overhead EMS conveyor line. These stations are skillets, with two hydraulically operated lift tables each. Following the marriage, the EMS overhead conveyor takes the nearly nished cars and carries them through the last steps of the mechanical line. From here, the cars drive by their own force and on heir own wheels through a variety of test stands (wheel alignment, water tightness, etc.) to a 60-meter long slat conveyor. This nishing conveyor takes the automobiles through the last assembly steps, and nally to the paint tests and to the factory acceptance test. Automation of all systems was implemented using Simatic S7-400F and Prosafe, and is based on the integraMCG standard for production equipment jointly developed by DaimlerChrysler and Siemens. The aim of this standard is to make a sustainable reduction to the total cost of ownership.

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Switch Simatic S7-416F HMI station

Plant network Industrial Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Robot control

Diagnostic repeater Profisafe Simatic ET 200S failsafe peripherals (IP20) Safety scanner RFID Failsafe drives Optical inspection

Robot fieldbus Profibus

integraMCG is a standard for production equipment jointly developed by DaimlerChrysler and Siemens

Failsafe fastening control

Failsafe motor starter Simatic ET 200eco Robot

integraMCG the new worldwide production standard at DaimlerChrysler

With integraMCG, DaimlerChrysler AG has dened a standard for equipping production in its assembly works across all plants and countries and for all system suppliers. The concept, which was coordinated in close cooperation with Siemens AG, denes the automation and communication architecture and, as an important innovation, also includes Prosafe-based integrated safety technology. This will enable the automotive conglomerate to achieve cost savings in planning plants and the necessary infrastructure such as maintenance and warehousing. The aim of the standard is to eliminate proprietary solutions, replacing them with standardized solutions. The integraMCG standard is based on the production standard at the Rastatt plant plus numerous innovations, for example, development and integration of safety-integrated technology by Siemens. The central control intelligence is the Simatic S7-416-2F failsafe controller. The link to the sensors and actuators in failsafe and normal technology is implemented via the Simatic ET200S distributed I/O system.

... and car body warehouse

Siemens was also chosen as the partner for logistics. The installed high-bay warehouse has storage capacity for 104 car bodies in two rows on four levels. A storage and retrieval device driven by Simodrive Masterdrives and controlled by Simatic S7-300 is used for placement in the racks. Central control of the car body warehouse is performed by a Simatic S7-400. Most of the mechanical equipment came from China, with only the hydraulic lift tables, the lifting and carrying mechanism

of the overhead conveyor, the switchgear cabinets, and important parts of the drive technology, as well as the sensors, safety equipment and various special mechanical components coming from Germany. To ensure that a system with such a large local content reliably complies with the integraMCG standard, DaimlerChrysler chose Siemens as a competent partner with a powerful local infrastructure. The planning and design work for the mechanical and electrical engineering was performed by various Siemens business units, with the substantial involvement by SFAE (Siemens

Factory Automation Engineering, Beijing). After successful completion of the project, SFAE will provide after-sales support and spare part management directly on site. The project is currently at the beginning of the installation phase. Handover to the nal customer is scheduled for this calendar year.

More information: www.siemens.com/automotive E-mail: holger.hinsch@siemens.com

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Testing

Engine test rigs from Siemens at Volkswagen joint ventures in China

Success on the Test Rig

Siemens not only provides the auto industry and its suppliers with integrated and customized automation systems, but also with the necessary testing technology. Customers for engine test rigs include Volkswagen joint ventures in China. Simatic-based hardware concepts, integrated operator interfaces, and closed-loop control programs give the Chinese automakers the very latest in engine testing technology.
FAW-Volkswagen

n Changchun, where Volkswagens First Automotive Works (FAW) produce the models Volkswagen Golf, Bora, Jetta, and the Audi A4 and A6, two engine test rigs with 245 kilowatt and 450-newton-meter loading devices will be installed until the end of 2005. The scope of supply includes not only the driving unit (asynchronous motor/generator and Simovert Masterdrives) but also the process control computer with the necessary instrumentation. The instrumentation includes temperature and pressure measurements, owmeters for fuel and air, and special devices for determining the state of the piston rings, pistons, and cylinder walls. The soot content of the exhaust gas and particle emission (compliance with the EURO standard) can also be measured, and the test rig is tted with conditioning equipment for engine air, oil, and fuel.

The new engine test rigs, which are installed at the end of the production line test the engine function with short cycles (Hot test) and the engine quality with longer cycles (Q-test). The system also includes conditioning equipment for engine water, and fuel, because the engine output also depends on these parameters. The engine can be changed within approximately 60 seconds, including all connections required to run the engine. The engine is automatically lled with fuel and

water and emptied again afterward. The requirements were worked out and implemented together with Volkswagen. The completed system was pre-tested by the car manufacturer under the toughest conditions with 30 engines at Siemens Moorenbrunn location. These tests were very successful, and now the system is in trial operation in Shanghai.
More information: www.siemens.com/automotive-solutions

China FAW Group Corporation

This 132,400 employees company, commonly referred to as FAW due to its original name of First Automotive Works, broke ground for its rst factory on July 15, 1953. Since then, FAW has been at the forefront of promoting China's automobile industry. In 1991, working in partnership with Volkswagen AG, FAW created a new state-of-the-art production facility with a yearly production capacity in excess of 150,000 units. In 2002, Tianjin Automobile Industry (Group) Corporation was merged into First Automobile Group and began joint venture production with Toyota Motor Corporation. At present, FAW's current production strategies put emphasis on the production of cars while maintaining a strong position in the truck industry.

Intensive testing for the test equipment

Test rigs were supplied to the Volkswagen joint venture in the Shanghai region for MicroPowers and SVW, where the Volkswagen Passat, Santana, Touran, Polo, and Golf are built.

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Siemens ECOS test system at First Automotive Works (FAW), Changchun

Successful Introduction
In October 2004, the production of the new Audi A6 was introduced at the FAW-Volkswagen plant in Changchun. With the new Audi A6, a new generation of car electronics, with a much higher degree of complexity was introduced. In order to cope with the new car electronic systems of Audi 6 and to maintain compatibility to the German Audi plant in Neckarsulm, the existing test systems needed to be updated. Furthermore a complete new ITstructure, including a JIT-(just-in-time-) link to the mainframe computer in Spain, was implemented in the plant.

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Assembly of the Audi A4 engine at FAW in Changchun
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he complete production of FAWVolkswagen has been successfully using Siemens Test Systems ECOS (ElectricalCheck-Out-System). With the new electronic concept of the Audi A6, the Siemens ECOS System is not only a test system, but an essential part of the Digital Car Production at Audi. Due to the running production, the upgrade could only be done during a two week shutdown period in October 2004. During this timeslot, 15 new stations, 25 existing stations and a new host computer for the test systems had to be installed or upgraded without interfering with the start of production after the shutdown. A detailed hourly plan was created jointly between FAWVolkswagen, Audi and Siemens to perform this task successfully. In addition to the Siemens ECOS stations itself, a complete new IT-structure was created, leveraging the experience of the existing systems installed at the German Audi Plants. The Siemens ECOS system has data links to these systems, which are partly located in Spain, to gather the essential information about the car options online.
More information: www.siemens.com/ecos E-mail: gernot.smidt@siemens.com

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TECHNOLOGY
Identication systems
Robust RFID system also for harsh environments: Moby I

Safe and robust

Every Moby system is basically made up of three components: the mobile data memory (MDS), the write/read device (SLG) and the interface module (ASM). The mobile data memory is mounted directly on the object to be identied. Depending on the type of application Moby provides different data media from the simple, low-cost Smart labels to the extremely robust memory media for industrial applications. Their strength lies not only in the high data security but also in the excellent high degree of protection against ambient conditions such as soiling, temperature uctuations, washing water or exposure to shock. Up to 32 KB of data can be saved and read and added to individually as required at the various workstations and production stations. High-temperature data memories are available specially for use in paintshops. The transmission frequency of 1.81 MHz, 13.56 MHz or 2.5 GHz makes Moby largely insensitive to electromagnetic faults. Even extreme ambient inuences have no effect on the systems. The information and apart from a few exceptions the energy is transferred from the writer/reader without contact by radio or inductively to the mobile data memory or read out of the memory. The data memory can move past the writer/reader at up to 20 meters per second. The transmission remains uninfluenced by dust and moisture and non-metallic constructions such as Plexiglas panes or plastic covers. The write/read device can be connected directly to a PC or the interface module by a serial interface.

Optimized production logistics and material ow in the automotive industry

Permanent Data Carrier

P. Koerber

Non-contact identication systems are a small but important component in the automotive industry for efficient and robust production concepts. With the RFID systems Moby Siemens offers identication and tracking solution for all application cases.

he demands on modern automobile production are high. The product must be accompanied from the beginning by detailed data for quality assurance and documentation purposes in almost all production steps. Production processes of supplier parts, modules and subsystems must have maximum reproducibility and be traceable throughout the process. The clear identification of the supplied modules is extremely important especially in the production of different types of vehicles on one line. Insensitivity to heat and soiling by dust, oil or water is a prerequisite for the use of rewritable data memories in the harsh production environment of the automotive industry. Reusable information carrier installed directly on the workpiece or workpiece holder which can be written and read without contact have proven excellent for these jobs.

Ident technology from the market leader

Siemens is the leading provider of identication and tracking systems which are of-

fered under the name of Moby. The robust RFID systems (Radio Frequency Identification) are available in different versions for the whole range of tasks: from low-cost data media as a barcode replacement through ID systems for goods logistics to heat-resistant data media for the automotive industry. Moby, with its writable/readable data memories has decisive advantages over xed code systems such as identication by barcode. With xed code systems an object can merely be identied because all information above and beyond this is stored in a central database. The intelligent Moby identification system on the other hand saves the data on mobile data carriers directly on the object. The object can therefore continue being processed even when the network is overloaded, fails or the central server is unavailable. Another advantage is that subsystems can be started independently of the central data storage. Since setting parameters for processing machines or production controllers can also be saved in the mobile data memories, Moby also helps to minimize the tooling times in the process.

Fully integrated
The interface module is the port to the world of automation and makes sure that the write/ read device can communicate with Simatic and Sinumerik controllers and can be integrated in Probus and some Moby systems in other networks such as Ethernet. The interface module only needs to be supplied with the appropriate parameters once and is then able to handle the data traffic with the mobile data memories independently. Since Moby has no moving parts and operates without contact, the system is free from wear, low maintenance and very robust.
More information: www.siemens.com/moby E-mail: fas.marketing@siemens.com

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