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09 - 2008
BMW Group (Munich, Germany) - Integrated communication with Profinet makes press line for body parts more productive - Complex production facilities can only be controlled, monitored, optimized, diagnosed and maintained efficiently with standardized, integrated communication. The Automation Initiative of German Automobile manufacturers (AIDA) has recognized this fact and is looking to Profinet as the new communication standard. more


05 - 2008
Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) - Retrofitting a body panel press at the VW plant in Wolfsburg. - Hall 1A, line 60 – this is the address of the 38,000 kilonewton press from Weingarten, which has been in use since 1988. The machine is used to produce interior and exterior parts of the hood and trunk lid for the Golf, Golf Plus, Tiguan, Touran and Caddy models, along with various structure parts. more


05 - 2008
Kia Motors (Yancheng, China) - At the new plant in Yancheng, China, Hyundai Kia Motors has opted for integrated control technology from Siemens - Vehicle manufacturing in the Chinese province of Yancheng is a joint venture between Kia Motors and the Chinese partners Dongfeng and Yueda. Since 1997, 130,000 vehicles in the Kia Chulima, Optima and Carnival series are produced here on an annual basis. more


05 - 2008
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. (Wuhu, China) - Simotion and Profinet with IRT ensure throughput increase on press line - Car manufacturer Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. in Wuhu, China, is going its own way. While most of the company’s competitors in the booming Chinese automotive industry have entered into joint ventures with Western manufacturers, Chery has remained an independent producer since its inception in 1997. more


04 - 2007
Bodycote Wärmebehandlung GmbH; Ebersbach (Deutschland) - AS-Interface Safety at Work and Profisafe in metal hardening - Two examples at the Bodycote Wärmebehandlung GmbH show how the combination of wireless communication and integrated safety functions protect man and machine reliably and economically. more


04 - 2007
Jaguar; Halewood (Großbritannien) - Increased availability of the press shop - The British automobile manufacturer Jaguar uses for the first time a combination of Simatic and Simotion from Siemens and, with this, achieves maximum performance and reliable availability of spare parts and support. more


02 - 2007
BMW AG; Dingolfing (Germany) - Sinamics drives in the BMW press shop - The modernization of the main drive of a blanking press in a blanking line at the end of 2005 has brought decisive advantages to the BMW factory in Dingolfing: low maintenance effort for the drive, high operational reliability, service friendliness of the components and energy saving. A tailor-made press main drive with state of the art three-phase AC technology which fully meets the required dynamic properties and saves additional operating costs has been installed for this. more


10 - 2004
BMW; Leipzig (Germany) - Integrated Automation Concept at BMW Leipzig - BMW is relying on Siemens technology for the production of their 3 series - from the power supply through the automation technology in the various production sectors right up to the IT and communication infrastructure. more


08 - 2002
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Deutschland - - In the body pressing shop at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany, a line of bodywork presses has been upgraded with state-of-the-art control and automation expertise. All the machines are now networked via a higher-level controller. more

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