Digital Factory Experience Tour at PLM Connection Europe 2016

18th Oct. 2016 - Oct. 19th 2016 / Estrel Convention Centre Berlin / Germany

We are pleased to announce the Digital Factory Experience Tour hosted bySiemens PLM Software at PLM Connection Europe. We have brought to life a digitalfactory and will demonstrate holistic approach improving all processes along theentire value chain, show how to validate product ideas and production processesand systems digitally - to eliminate the possibility for failure.

The Siemens Digital Factory Experience tour

The Siemens Digital Enterprise Software Suite provides a holistic solution tointegrate, optimize and digitalize the complete value chain in order to reduce timeto market, enhance flexibility and increase efficiency. By weaving a digital threadfrom Design and Simulation to Manufacturing planning and Engineering throughto Execution and Services companies can extend and enrich the value chain byaftermarket services to fulfill the customer demands.

Encounter the Digital Twin

You will have the opportunity to experience the digital factory for Siemens IPCNanobox, an industrial PC designed to operate in harsh environments. Directly tothe right of the event registration desk you will find the Digital Factory Experience.

The experience tour will take 50 minutes and you will have access to the variousstages covering Ideation, Digitalization and Realization processes, leveraging bothsoftware in the Loop (SIL) and hardware in the loop (HIL) approaches.

Walking in small groups (up to 5 people) through the entire booth provides youwith a personal adventure. Register now so you don't miss this unique experience!Enter your name, email address and select a desired time to reserve your visit withour onsite team. Mobile number will be used to text you a reminder of your tourtime. This opportunity is limited to the second conference day October 18th. Thebooth area will be open for free access until lunch on Wednesday, October 19th.

1 Design the Product

In our design department thefoundation for the Digital Twinused across the entire enterpriseis generated. Designs areengineered with manufacturingand quality in mind for thecomplete assembly.

Software presented:NX for Design, Teamcenter forengineering data management,Catchbook, “digital paper” forcatching, and sketching ideas.

2 Engineer the Product

At our engineering departmentenvironmental conditions aretaken into account to producesimulations on productperformance. Validationhardware tests are performedand measured on prototypes.

Software presented:NX CAE, LMS Test.Lab TestingSoftware

Hardware presentedLMS SCADAS Data AcquisitionHardware

3 Plan & Manage the Process

Process engineers develop thecomplete BOP andcorrespondent EWI aregenerated taking enterpriseresources and timings intoconsideration.

Software presented:Teamcenter Manufacturing RichClient, EWI in Active Workspace,Easy Plan

4 Integrate Shopfloor

The part manufacture resourcesare connected to access relevantdata. Our part manufacturingengineers ensure machine tooloperators have seamless accessvia DNC to released G-Code, set-up sheets, etc.

Software presented:Shop Floor Connect forTeamcenter DNC

Hardware presentedSinumerik

5 Plan Quality

Our quality engineers validatepart tolerances used in theNanobox assembly anddetermine key characteristics tobe inspected.

Software presented:DPV, NC CMM

Hardware presentedRenishaw Equator

6 Manufacture the Part

On the shopfloor NC programsgenerated in NX CAM areseamless accessed by themachine tool operators via DNCand parts/moulds are cut.

Software presented:NX CAM, Sinumerik

Hardware presentedSinumerik, virtual Kuka robot

7 Integrate Engineering

We are at a part assemblyautomated cell, engineered withmulti-discipline collaborationdesign tools as well as tools tointegrate a network of hardware(such as PLCs, Motions Controls,Sensors) and develop thecorrespondent automation code.

Software presented:Teamcenter (Data Backbone),MES/MOM, TIA, NX MCD

Hardware presentedMulti Carrier System (MCS) withDenso robot

8 Execute Production

Our production engineers accessthe order book and schedule,coordinate, and execute allmanufacturing operations.

Software presented:Teamcenter manufacturingsolutions, SIMATIC IT UnifiedArchitecture, SIMATIC IT Preactor

9 Manage Quality

Planned quality is executed onthe shopfloor. Measured data iscompared to digital twinfeedback for continuous designimprovement.

Software presented:QMS Professional for ClosedLoop Quality Management,Teamcenter with QMS FMEAmodule

10 Validate Production

Production engineers determineWHERE (layout cell/line), andWHAT (resources), withthroughput (analysis andoptimization) requirements inmind, as well as potential layoutchanges.

Software presented:Line Designer, Teamcenter MPP,Process Simulate

Hardware presentededddison technologies

11 Design the Factory

Plant engineers simulatevalidate required/proposedchanges using scanningtechnology to have instant plantlayout up-dates.

Software presented:Line Designer, Process Simulate,Plant Simulation

Hardware presentedFaro 3D Scanner

12 Commission Virtual

The Digital Twin comes alive, aswe integrate a “would-be” digitalcell with automation hardwarefor key tasks (debugging,preventive maintenance,operator training, etc.), prior tocommitting to any equipmentpurchase, installationtimes/resources, and withoutinterfering with on-goingproduction.

Software presented:Process Simulate VirtualCommissioning

Hardware presentedPLC, HMI

13 Analyze Performance

Our Nanobox plant is in fullproduction mode and productsare being shipped. Here weaddress the monitoring foroptimisation of our productionequipment, as well aspredictability of productpotential failure risk patterns.

Software presented:MindSphere, Omneo