http://www.industry.siemens.de/pressRSS Siemens I&S PressCopyright 2007 Siemens AGSiemens AG I&S PressBreweries, Pulp & Paper, Chemicals, Power Generation, Manufacturing Industry, Process Industry, Food&Beverage, Automotive Industry, Cementhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1976&languageId=2The Siemens Division Industry Solutions took over EUtech Energie & Management (E&M) GmbH, headquartered in Aachen, Germany. With the acquisition, Siemens Industry Solutions strengthens its service business in energy and environmental management. EUtech has 20 employees and recently achieved worldwide sales of €1.6 million with consulting services in the energy and environmental area.Nov 18, 2009Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1946&languageId=2Mondi has contracted the Siemens Industry Solutions Division to equip board machine BM21 and a roll slitter in the Russian factory in Syktyvkar with new electrical equipment and drive technology. The project is part of an expansion program aimed at increasing the annual production capacity to 900,000 metric tons of pulp and almost 1,000,000 metric tons of paper and board*. Siemens has already equipped paper machine PM14 for this purpose and is now supplying the steam turbine-generator set for power generation and the electrical equipment for the entire pulp line. The total volume of the order amounts to around 38 million euros. Commissioning of the modernized pulp line is scheduled for summer 2010. Sep 08, 2009Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1941&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has won a contract from Voith Paper to provide the electrical equipment for the new newsprint paper machine of Perlen Papier AG in Perlen, Switzerland. This project encompasses the drives and electrical engineering for a paper machine, two roller cutters and ancillary systems. The PM7 paper machine supplied by Voith Paper is designed to produce 360,000 metric tons of newsprint paper annually, almost exceeding three times the capacity of its predecessors. Its energy-efficient drive concept makes it one of the most modern machines of its kind. The contract is worth eight million euros. With commissioning of the paper machine now scheduled for the summer of 2010, effective paper production will be able to commence as of October 2010.Aug 13, 2009Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1878&languageId=2With a mobile trade show in the shape of the Sipaper Truck, Siemens Industry Solutions is showcasing its competence as a supplier of solutions for the paper industry. As of April 2009, the Sipaper Truck will be touring through Germany and Austria, making stops at a variety of companies in the pulp and paper industry. The entire spectrum of the Sipaper family of products in the areas of environment, energy and production automation will be presented as well as related servicing and maintenance solutions.Mar 30, 2009Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1871&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division is providing the electrical equipment for a new newsprint paper machine belonging to Papierfabrik Palm. The paper machine, PM7, will be installed at the new Palm Paper mill in King´s Lynn, Great Britain, and is designed for an annual production of 400,000 metric tons of newsprint. The order is worth more than ten million euros and commissioning of the paper machine is scheduled for the fall of 2009.Mar 25, 2009Water/Wastewater, Pulp & Paper, Metal, Manufacturing Industry, Process Industry, Mining, Marine Solutions, Cementhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1864&languageId=2Siemens views the current economic environment as a good opportunity to increase its market share in industrial equipment and solutions. “It is especially in times of changing economic conditions that industrial companies expect systematic solutions that help cut costs while also securing their investment. As leading industry suppliers we are deliberately targeting energy-efficient and cost-effective innovations which permit our customers to achieve an early return on investment”, stated Klaus Helmrich, CEO of the Drive Technologies Division at a Siemens trade press conference prior to the Hanover Fair 2009. Against the backdrop of declining greenfield business, it is efficiency, flexibility and reliability of existing plants which have gained in importance. “Here, economical operations go hand in hand with environmental protection using green solutions”, stated Jens Wegmann, CEO of Siemens Industry Solutions. “In a large number of modernization projects, they help us save more than three quarters of the cost of energy.” Mar 12, 2009Pulp & Paper, Power Generationhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1852&languageId=2Progroup AG, Offenbach a.d.Q., Germany, has awarded Siemens a contract to fit out its new production facility of base paper for corrugated cardboard with power-engineering and electrical equipment. With an annual capacity of 650,000 metric tons, the paper production line is being built in Eisenhüttenstadt in the German state of Brandenburg and will be operated by Propapier PM2 GmbH & Co KG, a Progroup subsidiary. Siemens is supplying the electrical equipment, based on the Sipaper solution platform, including a multiple-motor drive with the world's highest power density yet realized in low-voltage technology. A new heating and power station is also part of the project and is to be used to generate energy for the paper factory from paper residues. Siemens is to supply the SST-300 steam turbine and the electrical equipment for the heating and power station. The value of the contract is in the double-digit million euro range and the project is scheduled for completion in October 2010.Jan 23, 2009Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1782&languageId=2Siemens Ltd. China has been awarded a contract by the Japanese company Oji Paper Ltd. to supply electrical equipment for the first construction phase of a new paper factory which belongs to Jiangsu Oji Paper Co. Ltd. in Nantong and is located in China's Jiangsu province. The project includes the drives and electrical equipment for a paper machine, a coating machine and the ancillary installations. The production machine itself will be supplied by Voith Paper, Heidenheim. The paper factory is scheduled to start production in May 2010. The value of the order is in the two-digit million euro range.Aug 13, 2008Water/Wastewater, Pulp & Paper, Metal, Manufacturing Industry, Mining, Marine Solutions, Cementhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1779&languageId=2Jul 30, 2008Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1718&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division is to supply all the drives and electrical equipment for paper machine PM2 of Hainan Jinhai Pulp & Paper Industry Co., Ltd., China. As of May 2009, the new paper machine will produce around one million metric tons of graphic paper per year. This makes it the largest machine of its kind in the world. The order value is in the two-digit million Euro range. Apr 04, 2008Water/Wastewater, Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1713&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (IS) has received an order from Albert Köhler GmbH & Co. KG in Gengenbach, Germany, to install a membrane bioreactor plant with downstream reverse osmosis for wastewater treatment. This means the German board producer will be the first company in the world to have such a capability at its disposal. The system will enable almost all the process water to be reused and will reduce the volume of wastewater by some 90 per cent. Not only that: the Siemens solution will reduce the need for process steam and thus cut energy costs. The new wastewater treatment plant is due to be commissioned as soon as the spring of 2008.Mar 07, 2008Pulp & Paper, Power Generation, Manufacturing Industry, Cementhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1615&languageId=2Michael Reichle has taken over as head of maintenance business for Siemens Industrial Services. He now bears worldwide responsibility for on-call, logistics and maintenance services (IS OLM) for the paper, cement and infrastructure industries. Around 3200 employees work in this area of business, in local units distributed throughout 50 different countries.Oct 24, 2007Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1587&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Ltd (APRIL), Singapore, to supply the complete process electrification package for a pulp line. The new production line will have a capacity of one million metric tons per year and is to be built in the Rizhao facility in China. The scope of supplies includes medium-voltage switchgear, medium and low-voltage motors including motor control centers (MCCs) as well as drive systems for single and multiple-motor drives. The new pulp line is scheduled to start operating at the beginning of 2009.Oct 02, 2007Water/Wastewater, Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1584&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has been contracted by the Austrian corrugating base producer Mondi Packaging Frohnleiten GmbH to extend the company's wastewater treatment plant. A fiber extraction and anaerobic pre-stage from the “Sipaper Water” line will be integrated into the existing cleaning circuit. This will allow the processing of approximately 3,600 m3/d of wastewater with a COD (chemical oxygen demand) load of 20 tons. What's more, up to 6,400 m3/d of biogas will be produced for power generation in the facility. CO2 emissions will thus be reduced considerably by the utilization of biogas and the lower power consumption of the new wastewater treatment plant. The value of the project amounts to some two million euros, and the project is scheduled to come on stream in April 2008.Sep 26, 2007Water/Wastewater, Pulp & Paper, Metal, Traffic control systems, Postal, Mining, Oil&Gas, Airports, Marine Solutionshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1582&languageId=2For the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S), systematic innovation management makes a considerable contribution towards securing and expanding its leading position in the market as a supplier of equipment for industrial and infrastructure installations. I&S does not have its own research departments but, instead, relies on international cooperation with universities and research institutes. “We invest around EUR 150 million in new products and systems every year”, says Dr. Dieter Wegener, I&S technology head, “and they account for EUR 1.5 billion of the total volume of I&S sales in the first three subsequent years”. With this strategy, I&S is securing its strong technology position which is an important prerequisite for its present and future competitiveness.Sep 25, 2007Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=714&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Mondi Packaging Frantschach GmbH, St. Gertraud, Austria, to equip its PM8 paper machine with new drive technology. The aim is to increase the production speed. The order is worth 1.2 million euros and completion of the project is scheduled for Fall 2007.Apr 02, 2007Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=740&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Modern Karton Sanayi Ticaret A.S., Corlu, to supply and install the electrical drive equipment for the new PM5 cardboard line. The order is worth around five million euros and the new cardboard line is scheduled to start production in July 2007.Mar 30, 2007Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=229&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order through Yaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives Corp. (YSAD) to supply and install electric drive technology for a new paper machine at Nippon Paper's Ishinomaki facility. With a web width of 9,600 mm and a web speed of 1,800 m/min, the PM N6 will be the biggest paper machine ever used in Japan. The order is worth around 8.5 million euros and the new paper machine is scheduled to start operating in November 2007.Oct 31, 2006Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=221&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group has received orders from two subsidiaries of Siam Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. to install drive and power engineering systems. The projects have a total order volume of around EUR 3.5 million, and both are due to be completed before the end of 2006.Jul 21, 2006Pulp & Paperhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=821&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group has received an order to modernize the paper machine of Goricane, tovarna papirja Medvode, d.d, a company in Slovenia. The paper machine is to be fitted with new AC drives, including the power supply and operating equipment. The volume of the order amounts to around one million euros and completion of the modernization work is scheduled for early summer 2006.Jul 12, 2006