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Flexible Production at General Motors, Shanghai

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Dongfeng PeugeotCitroën relies onSiemens in itsWuhan plant

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The automotive market in China still beckonswith unequalled growth rates

moveEngine manufacturing

12 Successful ConceptSolutions for Powertrain – Transline at Chery Automobile, Wuhu

Chinese joint venture16 Hyundai Speeds Up In Beijing

Joint venture for building the Sonata

Body shop17 Korean de Luxe

Body-in-white of Kia Motors‘ top modelmanufactured with Simatic technology

Manufacturing standards18 Worldwide Standard Guaranteed

Production of DaimlerChrysler E and C Classin China

Testing20 Success on the Test Rig

Engine test rigs from Siemens at Volkswagenjoint ventures in China

Testing21 Successful Introduction

Siemens ECOS test system at FirstAutomotive Works (FAW), Changchun

3 EDITORIAL

FOCUSMarket perspectives

4 Established in ChinaStrong partner for the Chinese automotive industry

CASE STUDIESDeep-hole drilling

6 Precisely Drilled with Know-howDeep-hole drilling machine for connectingrod production at VW Shanghai

Manufacturing control8 Speeding into a Colorful Future

Siemens supports flexible automation atSGM, Shanghai

Integrated Manufacturing10 Lending Elegance to Shape

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën, Wuhan, relies on Siemens

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

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ExploitingOpportunities

Profinet is on the way to becoming thecommunication standard in the automotiveindustry

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Identification systems

22 Permanent Data CarrierOptimized production logistics and material flow in the automotive industry

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No automobile manufacturer or supplier today canafford to ignore the opportunities that China has tooffer as a production and sales market. As of today,there are more than 50 automobile manufacturers inChina, 35 of them are local and 15 are internationalcompanies. In 2005, China will manufacture a totalof 5,000,000 automobiles. The automobile marketin China is projected to grow by 10 percent to15 percent from the year 2005 to 2010 and 20percent from 2010 to 2020.

However, experts also forecast a considerablemarket clean-up in which the product quality andthus the quality of production will be crucial tosuccess or failure. Those that rely on Siemens intheir production strategy will have a good chance of coming out on top. Siemens is well prepared.Only few Western companies have invested soconsistently at such an early stage in China withtheir own service and support infrastructure asSiemens.

No other manufacturer offers such a wide range ofintegrated products and systems from the completeautomation solution up to energy distribution. As ageneral supplier Siemens delivers turnkey produc-tion facilities with highest standards. With a staff ofmore than 9 experts and 16 excellent local auto-motive account managers, our Competence CenterAutomotive is ready to support manufacturers andsuppliers from Europe, America, Asia, as well asinvestors from the local government or privatesector. The local account managers are assisted bylocal automotive expert teams, closely situated tothe customers in the most important regionsShanghai, Changchun, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjingand Fuzhou. We have the infrastructure, thetechnical know-how and the products for you tooptimally exploit the opportunities that the Chinesemarket has to offer!


Wei Guo CuiGeneral Manager Competence Center Automotive, China


4Market perspectives

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T he fact is gradually sinking in in theautomotive industry that there is alimit, even in China. A current mar-

ket study conducted by Mercer Manage-ment Consulting has brought some inter-esting facts to light from which a marketscenario of the coming years has been de-veloped.

The central marketing argument for theChinese automobile market in the futurewill be the brand and its image just as it isin the countries of the triad (Europe, USA,Japan). Comfort, reliability and above allprestige are the major considerations of theChinese automobile buyers. The Chinesewill soon be just as quality conscious asbuyers in the Western markets.

Quality is also the key to success in China

The demands for quality of middle class ve-hicles made in China are the same as for im-port vehicles. This means that Westernmanufacturers must guarantee the samestandard of production as in the West. Pro-gressive automation technology ensuresconsistent product quality, high productiv-ity and 100-percent traceability of every sin-gle vehicle for quality assurance.

The introduction of a “China-specificstandard” in production in which automa-tion is replaced by a greater proportion ofmanual activity may turn out to be a contra-productive strategy in the mid to long term

and could cost market shares. With such acomplex product as an automobile with thecurrent equipment, there is simply no al-ternative to high-tech automation technol-ogy to achieve productivity and quality atcompetitive costs.

Keeping costs under control

It is only a question of time until the ques-tion of price decides who prevails on thefiercely contested Chinese automobile mar-ket. Here too the productivity is a key require-ment which can only be achieved ultimatelywith state of the art production technologysuch as the open automation platform To-tally Integrated Automation. The Mercerstudy also predicts a drop in the importquota. The premium segment will also beproduced increasingly in China. The ob-servation of Western quality standards iseven more decisive for this class of vehiclesfor the demanding Chinese clientele.

Established partner for manufacturersand plant builders

Siemens Automation and Drives has al-ready made a name for itself as a strongpartner to the automotive industry and isalso in a position to rise to the challenge ofmeeting the requirements of the automo-tive industry in China in the coming years.Through Joint Ventures such as the Siemens

Strong partner for the Chinese automotive industry

Established in ChinaDespite the slump in the economic boom presently being felt, theautomobile market in China is still beckoning with unequalled growthrates. To exploit these opportunities and secure and expand theircompetitive position in the country, manufacturers will need to ensureconsistently high product quality within a tight price scale in future justlike on their traditional sales markets. Siemens is geared to meetingthese demands as a partner to the automotive industry.

Factory Automation Engineering (SFAE),service and support branches are alreadystationed in all the larger cities. Bases nearto all automobile sites and a central China-wide hotline guarantee quick responsetimes in the event of service.

More than 30 Siemens experts withbranch experience are available to manu-facturers and government design institutesall over the country to develop productionstrategies for the future and to plan andcommission state of the art productionlines and to bring them up to optimum pro-ductivity.

Plant suppliers receive convincing ac-quisition arguments from the efficientservice and support infrastructure whichno other system supplier can boast of.

The list of references of the automotivebranch of Siemens is already very impres-sive. Numerous sites of automobile JointVentures between native and Western man-ufacturers use Siemens technology in theirproduction lines either in single units orthroughout. China shows once again: Theleading automobile manufacturers rely onSiemens competence when it’s a question offitting out their factories. ■


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

Mercer Study“Automobile MarketChina 2010”

The Mercer study “Automobile Market inChina 2010” was conducted at the end of2004 together with Mercer’s Peking officeand a Chinese Market Research Institute. Itis based on more than 40 interviews withmanagement personnel in the Chineseautomotive industry and a questionnaireanswered by more than 2,200 current andpotential automobile customers fromseven selected regions of China. All typesof automobile customers were asked:consumers, small companies, purchasersat large companies and taxi firms. In asecondary study conducted parallel to this,ten branch databases, 30 market reports,numerous branch studies and publishedopinions about the future development ofthe Chinese automobile market wereanalyzed and evaluated.

Customer factory Model Units

Beijing-Hyundai Beijing Sonata Paint, Assembly

Yueda-Kia Jiangsu Pride Press

Yantai Yantai Lanos Press, Paint, Assembly

JAC Hefei H1 Press, Paint

Guangzhou-Honda Guangzhou Accord Transfer press

FAW-VW Guangzhou Jetta, Bora Press, Paint, Body

Jinbei Shenyang MPV Body, Paint, Assembly

Dongfeng-Citroen Wuhan Picasso, T53 Paint, Body

SVW Shanghai Santana, Passat, Polo Press, Paint, Assembly

Brilliance (BMW) Shenyang 3er and 5er Serie Press, Paint, Assembly

SGM Shanghai Buick Paint

Customer Location Part Process

SAIC-VW Shanghai Gear Box Machining & Assembly

Dongan Harbin Engine Machining

FAW Wuxi Diesel Engine Machining & Plant

Information System

Chery Wuhu Engine Machining

Dong Feng Xiangfan Cylinder Head Machining

Peugeot Citroen

FAW VW Changchun Gear Box Machining & Assembly

FAW VW Changchun Engine Extension of Machining Line

Jinbei Shenyang Engine Machining

Yuchai Yulin Diesel Engine Machining

FAW Dalian Diesel Dalian Diesel Engine Machining

SGM Yantai Cylinder Head Extension of Machining Line

References of Siemens Competence Center Automotive in China

References of Siemens Solutions for Powertrain

More information:www.siemens.com/automotiveE-mail: [email protected]

Loch Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH, a mid-size company in Ergolding,Germany, delieverd connecting rod

deep-hole drilling machine for the VWplant in Shanghai. This six-spindle specialmachine makes a longitudinal hole in theconnecting rod which is used to supply oilto the small connecting rod eye. This holeis very deep relative to the diameter, there-fore, deep-hole drilling technology is best-suited for this purpose.

Deep-hole drilling machines from Lochoperate with a gun drill where the coolantis delivered directly to the cutting edgesthrough a hollow shank and the chips areevacuated. The cutting edge, which is notin the center, is guided in a drill bushduring centering. As soon as the drill bitpenetrates the material it is guided by thedrilled hole. That is why the highest pre-cision during centering is imperative – itis decisive for the accuracy of the entirehole.

Quality made in Germany

The machines are not just assembled andput into service at the company’s head-quarters; they are also developed andplanned there. Approximately 40 employ-ees assemble ten machines per year forcustomers around the globe. The compa-nies are automotive and commercial vehi-cle industries and their suppliers, as wellas aerospace, nuclear energy, machinebuilding, hydraulic, steel and tube facto-ries, mold making, tool building and con-tract manufacturing.

The enormous vertical range of manu-facturing of the machine building com-pany is amazing. “While many companiesoffshore their production, we still designour machines here at the Ergolding site,manufacture the parts and assemble themachines,” explains proudly the com-pany’s president, Wolfgang Loch. “Afterall, we can only reliably guarantee prompt-ness of delivery if we are not dependentupon vendors. That is why our customers


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CASE STUDY

Deep-hole drilling machine for connecting rodproduction at VW Shanghai

Precisely Drilled with Know-howThe company Loch Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH specializes in deep-hole drilling machines. Purchasers of these machinesinclude automotive manufacturers around the world. Onemachine was delivered to Volkswagen Shanghai only a shorttime ago. The fully automatic, extremely precise machines are equipped with Siemens control systems and safety engineering.

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A gantry with two axes and two six-foldgrippers handles the automatic loadingof the system; a separator is situated up-stream of the gantry.

All functions are executed automati-cally – from the feeding of the connectingrod to the further processing of the con-

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

Precise drilling with Simatic S7

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

necting rod on the next machine. Loch iscounting on the Simatic S7-317F for thecontrol system. “We have chosen this con-trol system because three independentsafety circuits are necessary – and that canbe accomplished easily with the S7-317F,”explains Bernhard Dittrich, Manager ofElectrical Engineering at Loch. Thesethree circuits of the safety peripherals arelocated centrally, directly beside the CPUin the same control cabinet. The ET 200Xperipheral, with its high degree of protec-tion IP65/IP67), which is not safety relevantis coupled decentrally via Profibus as isthe decentralized drive Simodrive 611U.

Convenient functions for machining and diagnosis

“This concept renders the drive systemrelatively intelligent,” confirms BernhardDittrich. “Individual positioning recordscan be saved, selected and run through –and that is why, with this machine, we candispense with an additional CNC system,”he explains further. In addition, the con-figuration software for the drive is veryconvenient and tool monitoring is accom-plished via a digital interface.

The visualization system consists of aWindows-based Simatic PC 670 with op-erator panel; ProTol/Pro is used for controland monitoring tasks. Optionally avail-able for the visualization of fault mes-sages are ProAgent and PDiag. ProAgent is utilized to detect and visualize dis-ruptions that can be read out of S7 pro-grams. These diagnostic capabilities aretremendously important, especially in theautomotive industry. Aside from conven-tional programming, S7Graph is alsopossible for sequencer. The displaysappear in clear text in multiple languages,currently English and German, later pos-sibly Chinese as well. ■


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More information:www.siemens.com/simaticE-mail: [email protected]

The deep-holedrilling machine at VW Shanghaihas a deep-holedrilling unit withsix spindles.Shown on the leftis the operatorpanel PC 670

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SGM, the largest automotive joint ven-ture of SAIC and GM, is the leadingpassenger car manufacturer in China.

In short time, cars produced by SGM reacheda 10 percent market share, with tendencyrising. Its high process quality is alsoassured by Siemens Technology.

Flexible production lines is one of thecharacteristics at SGM. Four different plat-form models come from the common pro-duction line, which shortens cycle-time ofnew models. To expand the capacity, inMarch 2003, SGM invested in a totally newplant, the SGM South Plant, with up to200,000 cars rolling off the production lineeach year.

Quality in automation prevails …

SGM looked for an automation platformthat would be flexible, simple to programand troubleshoot for their maintenancepersonnel, and which would integrate read-ily on a fieldbus with third party compo-nents. Initially, since SGM already has a pre-ferred system supplier, it wasnot a small challenge changingto Siemens technology at Shang-hai GM new facilities. However,after witnessing the consistentlyimpressive products quality,especially Siemens extraordi-nary local technical support andservices network, SGM was con-vinced that Siemens met suppli-ers’ performance in four areas:quality, service, technology, andprice. Also, Siemens solutionservices (engineering and on-siteservice) were in high demand atthe SGM South Plant.

Siemens automation andcontrol technology is utilized inthe paint shop, BDC (Body Dis-tribution Center) and part of

Siemens supports flexible automation at SGM, Shanghai

Speeding into a Colorful Future Siemens provided the automation and control technology for Shanghai GM (SGM), one of the mostrespected automotive companies in China and noted for building majestic American cars for theChinese market. Especially the Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) system equipped with TotallyIntegrated Automation boosts efficiency in production.


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Flexibility is the key at theGM production facility

the general assembly shop in the SGMSouth Plant and the Siemens AutomaticVehicle Identification (AVI ) system to iden-tify the car bodies in the highly complexproduction lines.

… in the paint-shop

In the factory, the body-in-whites comefrom the body shop and enter the paintshop via the Body Distribution Center(BDC) to apply ELPO (electro deposition)Si

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coating, sealing, and painting. After theseprocesses, the car body is sent via the BDCto the general assembly shop for furtherassembly.

The paint shop consists of automatedrobot lines for the application of primerand top coat, and equipment for the pre-treatment, dip painting, and drying of carbodies.

In the paint shop, Simatic controller S7-416/S7-317 provide automation and con-trol for the paint systems. Connected to thecontrols are Simatic TP 270 touch panels for

operating, Simatic ET 200S as distributedperipherals, and ASM 452 Moby RFID inter-face modules, all acting as slaves in theProfibus-network.

… and the vehicle identification

The AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identification)system for the Shanghai GM South Plantcontrols the areas Body Shop, Body Distri-bution Center and Paint Shop until they areconveyed to the general assembly. Each AVIis connected via Ethernet to the plant-widefactory information system FLEX/SFE. TheAVI system requests production data fromthe FLEX/SFE or sends vehicle information

data to the FLEX/SFE system. “The AVI sys-tem is the eye of the GM FLEX system on theproduction line We know where a particu-lar car is and in which production stage itis in so that we can keep the customerinformed,“ comments Xiong Wei, a SGMengineer at IT department. “For efficiency,we can even schedule cars of similar col-ors from the Body Distribution Center tobe painted together.“

Each AVI system consists of differentkinds of stations. One station is to requestdata for a production task at the beginning

of a production cycle from FLEX/SFE andwrites them to the MDS Moby I data carrier,which is located at the hauling device (skid,hangers, palettes), or at the car body. Thepurpose of the data is to control productionand material flow. Inside these circuits, theindividual production units (welding robots,lacquer machines, test units) access thesedata and control their machines with them.Some stations read vehicle identificationinformation from skid or hanger tags orfrom barcode label on vehicle and send thisinformation to FLEX/SFE. The others eraseinformation on the tag at the end of a transportation cycle. The AVI systemutilizes a Simatic S7-416 DP and two

CP 443-1 IT communication modules forEthernet access.

The AVI stations on site are configuredas followed: Desk with Simatic TP270 touchpanel and hand held barcode scanner, aMoby I read/write unit ASM452/SLG43,Simatic distributed peripheral devicesSimatic ET 200S for signals and hand heldscanner connection, signal lamps forprocess status as well as sensors for trans-porter and body recognition. At some sta-tions scanners are installed for barcodereading on the vehicle in automatic mode.

Between the AVI main cabinet and localstations are two separate DP-bus segments.Another DP network is responsible for thesignal exchange between on-site unit andcentral controller. The entire infrastructureof the AVI network couple to host the sys-tem FLEX and PR&T system is completelyreplaced with the new common standardfrom SGM IT department. �

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China, which is presently experienc-ing tremendous economic growth,is also renewing itself in terms of

taste. With the standard of living improvingdaily, the Chinese are increasingly pursu-ing and emphasizing a culture of Eleganceto match their rapid economic develop-ment.

This philosophy is also visible in thebody shop of the Dongfeng Peugeot CitroënAutomobile plant in Wuhan, China, whereSiemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA)plays a key role in the production of ele-gantly shaped Peugeot and Citroen cars.

Siemens recognized the market situa-tion of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automo-bile early on, specifically the need to keepquality up and production costs down tosatisfy rising Chinese consumer expecta-tions. Hence, Siemens and Dongfeng heldnumerous technical meetings to designan automation system capable of easilyexchanging information between both theindustrial and business operation levelswithin the body shop. With its outstandingworldwide service and support, includingtrial sets, comprehensive training semi-nars, and long-term warranty contracts,Siemens managed to sign a general supportagreement.

Efficiency ensured with TIA

In order to satisfy the corporate culture ofefficiency and innovation required byDongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile, asolution based on Totally Integrated Auto-mation (TIA) from Siemens was imple-mented, constisting of Simatic S7-416 con-

troller, OP/TP270 operator panel with inte-grated ProAgent, distributed peripheraldevices Simatic ET200S, ET200X, RFID-System Moby E, Profibus as a field bus andStep 7 with S7-PDiag engineering devel-oping platform.

Siemens TIA solutions at the body shopare applied not only the control part of thebody operation, such as conveyor system,robots system, pneumatic gripper system,welding system, but also for the identifi-cation of faults and service notification.

Perfect diagnostics and identification

The Simatic S7-PDiag diagnostic software isa highlight feature in the TIA solution ofbody shop, performing fault diagnostic

management of all production stations inthe central controller and detecting anyfault of the control components. The SimaticS7-PDiag generates instant error messagesin real time can help the Maintenance Peo-ple to troubleshooting.

In keeping with the international strat-egy of the French manufacturers, Dong-feng manufactures two completely sepa-rate brand models – Peugeot and Citroën.As a result, the body shop must producevarious models with different body shapes.The Moby E RFID-System identifies eachand every car in the body shop and makesit possible to produce varying models onone and the same production line. TheMoby E data carrier is mounted on the pal-

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Lending Elegance to ShapeDongfeng Peugeot Citroën 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.


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let and possesses specific data on a car,including the model, color and options tobe installed in the car. The Moby E alsoindicates the next process steps for thecar, as well as what defects need to be cor-rected.

Flexible operation systems

According to the technicians at the bodyshop, the open, easy-to-read, and highlyflexible architecture of the Simatic HMIOP270 enables them to conveniently alterthe HMI interface at will. A change at theHMI OP270 level automatically changes thewhole system.

As Mr. Wang Qin, maintenance engineerat Dongfeng, pointed out, “Siemens TIA is an

advanced technological concept and new tous. Thus, we rely on Siemens for the trans-fer of know-how and equipment to operateour customized automation solutions.”

After installation of the manufacturingequipment and prior to the actual opera-tions start-up, Siemens conducted a Profi-bus quality test of the OEM installation atthe body shop to ensure signal quality. Dur-ing the test, a few faults which had beenoverlooked by other suppliers were detectedby Siemens engineers. Siemens produced areport of the test run, detailing the faultsfor Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile.Consequently, the faults were correctedin time to avoid expensive manufacturingdefects.

Harmonious application

Siemens not only provided technical train-ing to employees of Dongfeng Peugeot Cit-roën Automobile, but also to other DPCAsuppliers. As Mr. Song Hui, a maintenanceengineer, explained: “Other equipmentsuppliers have to make their equipmentcompatible with Siemens technology.However, since they have not worked withSiemens technology before, they alsorequired Siemens technical support toachieve seamless interoperability in themanufacturing process.”

Thanks to Siemens, Dongfeng PeugeotCitroën Automobile has been able to sig-nificantly reduce training costs for itsemployees. “A mutual standard programblock has already been developed bySiemens, Peugeot, Citroën in Germany andFrance. We were able to effectively applythe standard program block in our pro-duction line as a common system and soft-ware architecture across all plant systemsto further reduce our production costs,”Mr. Qiu Rui, an engineer at the TechnicalCenter, stated. �

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Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. is a gen-uine Chinese success story. Foundedin 1997, the company has grown fast

and furiously from its modest beginningswith production without state approval tobecome one of China’s most dynamic carcompanies. Chery cars are now exported to29 countries. Export to the U.S.A. is plannedfor 2007. The annual production of the fac-tory in Wuhu, Anhui province, is 350,000vehicles with 8000 employees. The prod-ucts range from the nifty micro compactcar QQ, which notched up record sales inChina, to mid-range sedans and premiumclass vehicles. The industrious automakersalso boast a smart convertible roadster andan SUV (sports utility vehicle) in their prod-uct range.

To make cars with a quality standardthat can survive on world markets, Cheryis using the world’s leading technology

vendors and even bought in top Italian de-sign from Bertone and Pininfarina for itslatest models.

High-end production for high-end engines

Chery’s production plants in Wuhu areequipped with the latest technology for thecurrent models.

In inhouse production, 4- and 6-cylin-der engines roll off three production lines.The most recent engine line, on which theengine block, cylinder head, and crank-shaft are manufactured, and on which as-sembly is performed, uses Solutions forPowertrain – Transline from Siemens.

HüllerHille delivered the cylinder blockand cylinder head lines, Heller und Junkerthe crankshaft line. The general contractorComau, Italy designed and built the engineassembly line, which has a high level of au-

Solutions for Powertrain –Transline at Chery Automobile, Wuhu

SuccessfulConcept

The Chinese automaker Chery islooking beyond the domestic marketand increasingly designating its rangeof models at export. And Chery istaking no chances when it comes tomeeting the quality requirements ofwestern automobile markets. Italiandesign institutes and the latest inproduction technology will preparethe newcomer from Wuhu for exportto the west. In its latest engine linesChery uses Solutions for Powertrain –Transline from Siemens.

Solutions forPowertrain – TranslineSiemens provides the car industry and its

suppliers with a well-rounded, integrated

automation concept for mechanical pro-

duction and assembly as a single-source

system supplier. Applications for Transline

include transfer lines for making engines

and assembly lines for transmission pro-

duction. The basis for this are the Simatic,

Sinumerik, and Simodrive product ranges.

The solutions include standardized hard-

ware concepts, integrated user interfaces,

and elaborated programming guidelines.

Moreover, Siemens provides extensive

support in the areas of engineering, train-

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Complete management of projects

Thanks to preparatory work based on theSolutions for Powertrain – Transline con-cept, commissioning went off without ahitch. The Siemens team developed a proj-ect book with binding specifications foreach supplier. The entire operating soft-ware, data blocks for the PLC, and extensivefunctionality were integrated, also takingthe ideas of the final customer into account.The entire executable software was thendistributed to the machine manufacturerson CD-ROM.

Siemens took on the responsibility forthe infrastructure for the line, too, even af-ter the start of production. Spare parts stor-age was organized and reliable support wasset up for service. The entire project man-agement concerning erection of the lineand its smooth operation was performed by

More information:www.siemens.com/translineE-mail: [email protected]

The engine machining line ismainly equipped with machineryfrom Western manufacturers

The Chery QQ tookthe Chinese carmarket by storm

tomation. Based on the concept of Solutionsfor Powertrain – Transline, all machineswere equipped with uniform control tech-nology. Machine tools and machining cen-ters are equipped with Sinumerik 840Dwith the integrated S7-300. Simatic S7-300is also used in the assembly lines and auto-matic stations, dressing stations, and con-veying stations.

Operator control and monitoring is alsostandardized. All of the around 150 machinetools and approx. 60 machining stations areoperated in a standard way via the TranslineHMI software. The HMI advanced softwarewas also installed for the NC controls. It wasdeveloped to its present state in cooperationwith many machine tool manufacturers andfinal customers.

The Moby I RFID system was installed totrack the parts in the assembly line accu-rately.

the Siemens team. And, almost as a matterof course, Siemens trained the operatingand maintenance personnel for the line onChery’s premises in cooperation with themachine manufacturers.

The high-performance infrastructure ofSiemens China is a major reason for thecustomer’s complete satisfaction. The Chi-nese service and training personnel is veryfamiliar with Solutions for Powertrain –Transline systems. There are no languagebarriers and all user interfaces of the Sinu-merik, Simatic, and Transline software areavailable in Chinese as a standard.

Partners for the entire life cycle

Siemens prides itself in being available asa partner for manufacturers for the entirelife cycle. After-sales support ensures thatthe spare parts are available within shortaccess times. Running systems are regu-larly inspected and suggestions for im-provement are implemented, because eventhe best Siemens solution can still be opti-mized somewhat during operation. �

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A t the moment Industrial Ethernetis used in the automotive indus-try mainly for communication be-

tween controls, industrial PCs, HMI pan-els and for linking the production levelto the office and MES level. Field busessuch as Profibus have established them-selves as a communication system forcommunication between the individualcontrollers and between controllers andthe field devices.

But now Industrial Ethernet is begin-ning to gain a foothold in the field level –even though not as quickly as was forecastin the initial enthusiasm. It soon turnedout that Ethernet users expect the advan-tages of their office environment withoutwanting to do without the advantages ofan industrially capable field bus solution.

This should take place without Ethernetlosing any of its openness.

Configuring with modules

In cooperation with Profibus Interna-tional Siemens has developed Profinet, anopen, Ethernet-based platform for the nextgeneration of automation technology. Profi-net integrates Profibus and other fieldbuses in a common communication con-cept and, with Component-based Auto-mation (CbA), also offers a uniform, future-oriented engineering concept. With this,plant parts can be pre-assembled andtested as autarchic modules and thenintegrated in the total system with littleeffort or can be used again and again inother projects. A new engineering softwareaccording to the Profinet standard holds a

key function here which replaces the pre-viously necessary programming of com-munication between automation equip-ment and intelligent field devices bygraphic configuration. Siemens offers sucha software with Simatic iMap.

Soon with real-time and Safety Integrated

In a second stage the linking of distributedfield devices to Ethernet is enabled andimproves the homogeneity of communica-tion in the whole system – from the com-pany management level right down tothe field device. This gets Ethernet fit foruse in the harsh industrial environment(higher temperature ranges and spuriousemission/EMC). In addition the real-timecapability is an urgent prerequisite for thenew communication tasks which Ethernetdoes not originally possess. Siemens hasdeveloped a graduated concept for real-time requirements which can be selectedaccording to the respective applications.The necessary cycle times of 5 to 10 mil-liseconds in production automation areachieved by a software solution SRT (SoftReal-Time). For maximum requirementsin the field of Motion Control Siemens re-lies on an ASIC-supported solution withisochronous real-time which allows con-

Profinet on the way to becoming the communication standard

One Bus for EverythingIndustrial Ethernet right down to the field level provides the automotiveindustry with new possibilities in engineering, commissioning, diagnosticsand production. The integration of web technologies allows uniform stan-dards for the diagnosis and implementation by standard tools. Real-timeapplications which used to depend on a dedicated fieldbus can now beimplemented by a common bus system. Safety-oriented functions will alsobe implemented in the near future.


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“Although individual automobile manufac-

turers choose the field bus dependent on the

respective application or according to works-

specific 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

Profinet we have always placed great

emphasis on simple integration of Profibus

systems and products. The proxy technology

designed for this is also able to integrate

other field bus systems in Profinet.

The first Profinet systems are already

being implemented in the automotive

industry and are operating to the owner’s

great satisfaction.

Profinet meets the response time require-

ments 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 synchroniza-

tion 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.”

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trol of more than 100 axes at cycle times ofone millisecond and a jitter of less thanone microsecond. The communication be-tween the individual components via Stan-dard Ethernet is not affected. With the

market launching of Profisafe about twoyears ago, the co-existent use of standardand safety-relevant applications on a sin-gle bus, namely Profibus, has establisheditself. These safety-relevant applications

Statement: Profinet in the automotive industry

More information:www.siemens.com/profinet

will also be available under Profinet withintwo years. ■

HL-Studios

Korea’s largest automobile producerHyundai has an ambitious goal: themanufacturer wants to become the

number five in the automobile branch by2010. An important step towards achievingthis goal is the worldwide distribution of

their production sites. China is one of thekey countries on the Asian continent and istherefore the reason why Hyundai signeda Joint Venture contract with the ChineseBeijing Automotive Industry Holding Co.in 2002. The existing production of the Chi-

Sound middle class now for China too: the Hyundai Sonata

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Schematic plant configuration of the final assembly:Totally Integrated Automation is a supporting pillar

Joint venture for building the Sonata

Hyundai Speeds Up In BeijingThe Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai produces the Sonata andElantra models in a joint venture with the Beijing Automotive IndustryHolding Co. The Koreans chose automation technology from Siemens toconvert existing production sites and build a new factory.

nese JV partner Beijing Automotive wasbrought up to the Hyundai standard in avery short time. Three months later, thefirst Sonata models of the newly foundedBeijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC)ran off the production line.

In this phase, the individual body partscame completely from the Hyundai factoryin Asan, Korea and were assembled in Bei-jing. The final assembly is equipped withSimatic S7-400 as a central controller.Simatic S7-300 and peripheral interfacesSimatic ET 200M and ET 200L are also usedin the consistently distributed productionlayout. Communication in the field areatakes place via Profibus and from cell to cellvia industrial Ethernet on fiber optic cables.Simatic Industrial PC 670 and Multi PanelMP 370 are used for visualization.

In order to produce the whole vehicle inBeijing, a completely new factory was setup in the direct neighborhood for whichSiemens supplied the automation com-ponents for the pressing plant and finalassembly. The pressing plant was alsoequipped with Simovert Micromaster 4drives. Visualization is based on SimaticWinCC.

The automation architecture is based onthe successful concept at the Ulsan site inKorea. Hyundai placed great emphasis onfast diagnosis in the event of faults whichcan be carried out centrally from one oper-ator station. The consistently distributedautomation via Profibus-DP allows the useof diagnostic repeaters which can be totallyintegrated in the Profibus network and al-low malfunctions to be localized exactly.

The Koreans have come up with a goodidea to promote sales of the middle classlimousine. A contract with the city author-ities in Beijing City ensures that onlyHyundai Sonatas will be able to ferry guestsat the 2008 Olympic Games. ■

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17CASE STUDYBody shop

T he Hwasung site is the largest pro-duction plant of Kia Motors in Ko-rea. It is also one of the most mod-

ern plant in the world, too. Annually,600.000 cars roll off the production linesof this plant.

A lot of known Models from Kia Motorslike Shuma, Magentis (Optima), Enter-prise, Sportage, Carens, Sorento are man-ufactured in this plant. However, until2002 the company did not build a luxurymodel. This changed in March 2003, whenthe Opirus became available in the KoreanMarket. In Germany this Top Model wasintroduced in October 2003.

Consistent use of Totally Integrated Automation

Already in 2002 the Hwasung Kia plantdecided to use the advantages of theSiemens TIA automation concept in thebody shop of the Opirus. By means of theTIA concept the welding robots and the

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

Korean de Luxe

automation processes for all parts of thebody of the Opirus are controlled bySimatic S7-400 and S7-300 PLCs. The DP-couplers exchange the information viaProfibus in the whole body shop. Hwa-sung plant also used a modern monorailoverhead conveyor system for the trans-portation of the Opirus’s side panels.

By means of Power Rail Booster whichis integrated in the MOC System. Powerand Profibus data flow through similarcontact bar, so it is not necessary to installan additional Profibus wiring.All periph-eral devices such as Simatic ET 200 I/Os,drives and HMI (MP370 and PC670) areinstalled directly adjacent to the bodyline and connected to the SimaticPLCs with Profibus DP and Indus-trial Ethernet TCP/IP. Highlightsare the Siemens’ HMIs with dis-play in Korean, where the engi-neering was done by HyundaiHeavy Industries Co. Ltd.,I&C Engineering Dept.

The bodyshop where Kia’s new topmodel is produced is equipped mainlywith Simatic components

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The General Manager, Mr. B.Y. Kim, of theVehicles Maintenance Dept. of Hwasungplant is very satisfied with the corporateaccount management concept as well astechnical support during the engineering,installation, standby and after sale servicein Germany and in Korea. During the SOP,Mr. J. H. Maeng, Director of Vehicle Manu-facturing Engineering Dept., Kia motorsmentioned that “the TIA automation con-cept from Siemens provides the best con-ditions to meet the requirements from KiaMotors for the top model Opirus”. ■

In Kia Motors‘ body shop Simatic technology with Totally IntegratedAutomation helps building the body-in-white of their new flagship "Opirus".The South-Korean car manufacturer is especially content with theengineering, installation, standby and after sale service.



18Manufacturing standards

CASE STUDY

The plan is for about 25,000 E- andC- Class automobiles to roll off theproduction lines of the BBDCA

(Beijing Benz DaimlerChrysler Automo-tive) joint venture’s Beijing factory. Thenew company, in which the Stuttgart-based automaker and its partner BeijingAutomotive Industries Corp. (BAIC) eachhave a 50 % holding, will commence CKD(completely knocked down) productionof the E-Class for the Chinese market atthe end of 2005.

Siemens, general contractor for thehandling systems …

For the new factory, which is to cover atotal of 1.9 million square meters, Siemenstook on the order to act as the generalcontractor for planning, design, delivery,installation, and commissioning of allof the conveying systems, consisting ofmarriage stations, overhead conveyors ,trim lines, skid conveyors, and high-baywarehouse for the carbodies.

The painted carbodies are transportedby trolleys to the two trim lines. In thesetwo 120-meter long conveyor systemsthe carbodies are assembled in 20 steps.Conveyed by an electrified monorail sys-tem (EMS), the bodies are then taken tothe “marriage stations” where the pre-assembled car underbodies – exhaust sys-tem, engine, transmission and axles –are married with the car body deliveredby the overhead EMS conveyor line. Thesestations are skillets, with two hydrauli-cally operated lift tables each.

Following the marriage, the EMS over-head conveyor takes the nearly finishedcars and carries them through the laststeps of the mechanical line. From here,the cars drive by their own force and onheir own wheels through a variety of teststands (wheel alignment, water tight-ness, etc.) to a 60-meter long slat con-veyor.

This finishing conveyor takes the auto-mobiles through the last assembly steps,and finally to the paint tests and to thefactory acceptance test.

Automation of all systems was imple-mented using Simatic S7-400F and Profi-safe, and is based on the integraMCGstandard for production equipmentjointly developed by DaimlerChryslerand Siemens. The aim of this standard isto make a sustainable reduction to thetotal cost of ownership.

Production of DaimlerChrysler E- and C- Class in China

Worldwide StandardGuaranteedBy introducing the integraMCG production standard, DaimlerChryslerensures that the vehicles produced at all locations worldwide willmeet the same demands for top quality. The company is also usingthis standard, based on Simatic technology, for all operations in thenew Chinese joint venture in Beijing.

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Siemens was also chosen as the partner forlogistics. The installed high-bay warehousehas storage capacity for 104 car bodies intwo rows on four levels. A storage andretrieval device driven by Simodrive Mas-terdrives and controlled by Simatic S7-300is used for placement in the racks. Centralcontrol of the car body warehouse is per-formed by a Simatic S7-400.

Most of the mechanical equipment camefrom China, with only the hydraulic lifttables, the lifting and carrying mechanism

of the overhead conveyor, the switchgearcabinets, and important parts of the drivetechnology, as well as the sensors, safetyequipment and various special mechanicalcomponents coming from Germany. Toensure that a system with such a large local content reliably complies with the integraMCG standard, DaimlerChryslerchose Siemens as a competent partner witha powerful local infrastructure. The plan-ning and design work for the mechanicaland electrical engineering was performedby various Siemens business units, with thesubstantial involvement by SFAE (Siemens

Factory Automation Engineering, Beijing).After successful completion of the project,SFAE will provide after-sales support andspare part management directly on site.

The project is currently at the beginningof the installation phase. Handover to thefinal customer is scheduled for this calen-dar year. �

With integraMCG, DaimlerChrysler AG has defined 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, defines the

automation and communication architecture and, as an important

innovation, also includes Profisafe-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.

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integraMCG – the new worldwide production standard at DaimlerChrysler


20Testing

CASE STUDY

In Changchun, where Volkswagen’s FirstAutomotive Works (FAW) produce themodels Volkswagen Golf, Bora, Jetta, and

the Audi A4 and A6, two engine test rigs with245 kilowatt and 450-newton-meter loadingdevices will be installed until the end of2005. The scope of supply includes not onlythe driving unit (asynchronous motor/gen-erator and Simovert Masterdrives) but alsothe process control computer with the nec-essary instrumentation. The instrumen-tation includes temperature and pressuremeasurements, flowmeters for fuel and air,and special devices for determining the stateof the piston rings, pistons, and cylinderwalls. The soot content of the exhaust gasand particle emission (compliance with theEURO standard) can also be measured, andthe test rig is fitted with conditioning equip-ment for engine air, oil, and fuel.

Intensive testing for the test equipment

Test rigs were supplied to the Volkswagenjoint venture in the Shanghai region forMicroPowers and SVW, where the Volks-wagen Passat, Santana, Touran, Polo, andGolf are built.

The new engine test rigs, which are in-stalled at the end of the production line testthe engine function with short cycles (Hottest) and the engine quality with longer cy-cles (Q-test). The system also includes con-ditioning equipment for engine water, andfuel, because the engine output also de-pends on these parameters.

The engine can be changed within ap-proximately 60 seconds, including all con-nections required to run the engine. Theengine is automatically filled with fuel and

Engine test rigs fromSiemens at Volkswagenjoint ventures in China

Success onthe Test RigSiemens not only provides the autoindustry and its suppliers withintegrated and customizedautomation systems, but also withthe necessary testing technology.Customers for engine test rigsinclude Volkswagen joint venturesin China. Simatic-based hardwareconcepts, integrated operatorinterfaces, and closed-loop controlprograms give the Chineseautomakers the very latest inengine testing technology.

China FAW Group Corporation

water and emptied again afterward. The re-quirements were worked out and imple-mented together with Volkswagen.

The completed system was pre-tested bythe car manufacturer under the toughestconditions with 30 engines at Siemens’Moorenbrunn location. These tests werevery successful, and now the system is intrial operation in Shanghai. �

This 132,400 employees company,commonly referred to as FAW due to itsoriginal name of First Automotive Works,broke ground for its first factory on July15, 1953. Since then, FAW has been atthe forefront of promoting China'sautomobile industry.

In 1991, working in partnership withVolkswagen AG, FAW created a newstate-of-the-art production facility with a

yearly production capacity in excess of150,000 units. In 2002, Tianjin Auto-mobile Industry (Group) Corporation was merged into First Automobile Groupand began joint venture production withToyota Motor Corporation. At present,FAW's current production strategies putemphasis on the production of cars whilemaintaining a strong position in the truckindustry.

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

SuccessfulIntroductionIn October 2004, the production of thenew Audi A6 was introduced at the FAW-Volkswagen plant in Changchun.With the new Audi A6, a new generationof car electronics, with a much higherdegree of complexity was introduced. In order to cope with the new carelectronic systems of Audi 6 and tomaintain compatibility to the GermanAudi plant in Neckarsulm, the existingtest systems needed to be updated.Furthermore a complete new IT-structure, including a JIT-(just-in-time-)link to the mainframe computer in Spain, was implemented in the plant.

The complete production of FAW-Volkswagen has been successfully usingSiemens Test Systems ECOS (Electrical-

Check-Out-System). With the new electronicconcept of the Audi A6, the Siemens ECOS Sys-tem is not only a test system, but an essentialpart of the “Digital Car Production” at Audi.

Due to the running production, the upgradecould only be done during a two week shutdownperiod in October 2004. During this timeslot, 15new stations, 25 existing stations and a new hostcomputer for the test systems had to be installedor upgraded without interfering with the startof production after the shutdown. A detailedhourly plan was created jointly between FAW-Volkswagen, Audi and Siemens to perform thistask successfully. In addition to the SiemensECOS stations itself, a complete new IT-structurewas created, leveraging the experience of the ex-isting systems installed at the German AudiPlants. The Siemens ECOS system has data linksto these systems, which are partly located inSpain, to gather the essential information aboutthe car options online. �

More information:www.siemens.com/ecosE-mail: [email protected]

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fered under the name of Moby. The robustRFID systems (Radio Frequency Identifica-tion) are available in different versions forthe whole range of tasks: from low-cost datamedia as a barcode replacement through IDsystems for goods logistics to heat-resistantdata media for the automotive industry.

Moby, with its writable/readable datamemories has decisive advantages overfixed code systems such as identification bybarcode. With fixed code systems an objectcan merely be identified because all infor-mation above and beyond this is stored ina central database. The intelligent Mobyidentification system on the other handsaves the data on mobile data carriers di-rectly on the object. The object can there-fore continue being processed even whenthe network is overloaded, fails or the cen-tral server is unavailable. Another advan-tage is that subsystems can be started in-dependently of the central data storage.Since setting parameters for processingmachines or production controllers can al-so be saved in the mobile data memories,Moby also helps to minimize the toolingtimes in the process.

T he demands on modern automobileproduction are high. The productmust be accompanied from the be-

ginning by detailed data for quality assur-ance and documentation purposes in almostall production steps. Production processesof supplier parts, modules and subsystemsmust have maximum reproducibility andbe traceable throughout the process. Theclear identification of the supplied mod-ules is extremely important especially inthe production of different types of vehicleson one line.

Insensitivity to heat and soiling by dust,oil or water is a prerequisite for the use ofrewritable data memories in the harsh pro-duction environment of the automotive in-dustry.

Reusable information carrier installed di-rectly on the workpiece or workpiece holderwhich can be written and read without con-tact have proven excellent for these jobs.

Ident technology from the market leader

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


22Identification systems

TECHNOLOGY

Safe and robust

Every Moby system is basically made up ofthree components: the mobile data memo-ry (MDS), the write/read device (SLG) andthe interface module (ASM).

The mobile data memory is mounted di-rectly on the object to be identified. De-pending on the type of application Mobyprovides different data media – from thesimple, low-cost Smart labels to the ex-tremely robust memory media for indus-trial applications. Their strength lies notonly in the high data security but also in theexcellent high degree of protection againstambient conditions such as soiling, tem-perature fluctuations, washing water or ex-posure to shock.

Up to 32 KB of data can be saved and readand added to individually as required at thevarious workstations and production sta-tions. High-temperature data memoriesare available specially for use in paintshops.The transmission frequency of 1.81 MHz,13.56 MHz or 2.5 GHz makes Moby largelyinsensitive to electromagnetic faults. Evenextreme ambient influences have no effecton the systems.

The information and – apart from a fewexceptions the energy – is transferred fromthe writer/reader without contact by radio orinductively to the mobile data memory orread out of the memory. The data memo-ry can move past the writer/reader at up to20 meters per second. The transmission re-mains uninfluenced by dust and moistureand non-metallic constructions such as Plex-iglas panes or plastic covers. The write/readdevice can be connected directly to a PC orthe interface module by a serial interface.

Fully integrated

The interface module is the port to the worldof automation and makes sure that the write/read device can communicate with Simaticand Sinumerik controllers and can be inte-grated in Profibus and some Moby systemsin other networks such as Ethernet. The in-terface module only needs to be suppliedwith the appropriate parameters once and isthen able to handle the data traffic with themobile data memories independently. SinceMoby has no moving parts and operateswithout contact, the system is free fromwear, low maintenance and very robust. ■

Optimized production logistics and material flow in the automotive industry

Permanent Data CarrierNon-contact identification systems are a small but important componentin the automotive industry for efficient and robust production concepts.With the RFID systems Moby Siemens offers identification and trackingsolution for all application cases.

Robust RFID system also for harsh environments: Moby I

More information:www.siemens.com/mobyE-mail: [email protected]

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Permanent Data CarrierNon-contact identification systems are a small but important componentin the automotive industry for efficient and robust production concepts.With the RFID systems Moby Siemens offers identification and trackingsolution for all application cases.

23DIALOGUE

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