Siemens helps realize the digital transformation of the process industry

[ Star Enterprise of Chemical Machinery Equipment Network ] In the virtual event of the ACHEMA Pulse online exhibition, Siemens will demonstrate how to empower industrial enterprises to achieve multi-channel and sustainable development through the integration of the real world and the digital world
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Process industry companies are facing urgent and rapidly changing challenges
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In particular, the outbreak of the epidemic changed demand patterns and global supply chains almost overnight
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At the same time, various industry-specific regulations and standards are creating new framework conditions for production
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With the help of digitization and automation, these challenges can be dealt with calmly
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Industrial IoT solutions can use the resulting data to ensure a competitive advantage, because the intelligent analysis, understanding, and utilization of data enables companies to adapt to changing needs faster
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Siemens Digital Enterprise Solutions achieves its goals by fusing the real world and the digital world to provide solutions for simulation, virtual processes, remote access and connectivity, and to provide services for digital transformation
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Thanks to the corresponding industry expertise, Siemens can meet the needs of specific industry sectors
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Focus on industry-specific solutions
 

Eckard Eberle, Executive Officer of Process Automation of Siemens Digital Industries Group, said: "ACHEMA Pulse online exhibition is an opportunity to promote customers' digital transformation and help them further understand how to cooperate with Siemens
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In this exhibition, we will pay special attention to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and look forward to sharing.
Our expertise in these areas
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For companies in the pharmaceutical industry, winning the race against time is more important than ever
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Siemens is committed to helping pharmaceutical companies speed up the production process with the help of digitization and automation
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For example, BioNTech SE, a biotechnology company headquartered in Mainz, Germany, with the assistance of Siemens, converted its existing production facilities in Marburg to produce vaccines at a record speed
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Through cooperation with Siemens, the Marburg on-site expert team shortened the transformation time of the existing mRNA vaccine production facility from about one year to five months, and the implementation time of the key part of the new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) was shortened to two and a half months
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　　In the future, digital twins can be increasingly used in vaccine development
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Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has collaborated with digital experts Siemens and digital transformation Atos to use digital twins to digitize vaccine development and production processes
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As an application attempt, GlaxoSmithKline, Siemens and Atos have developed a digital twin for proof-of-concept, specifically for the development and manufacturing of adjuvant technology
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Using mechanical models and artificial intelligence, the three companies developed a hybrid model to simulate and monitor this process
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Therefore, the digital twin connects the process parameters with the quality of the adjuvant, and provides the digital twin with the information needed to predict the quality of the product through sensors and process analysis technology (PAT)
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Any deviation from the best quality can be foreseen, using the twins to act on the process parameters and modify them to meet the target specifications
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In the next step, GSK hopes to cooperate with Siemens to support its vision of establishing and introducing new digital twins throughout the development process of the new vaccine
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Therefore, the digital twins of product, production and performance will be connected
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　　In the chemical industry, the biggest challenge is that factories must operate safely and reliably
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"Siemens Digital Field Engineer" is a new innovative concept that supports operators to use advanced technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), to achieve digitization and automation of work on-site
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This method supports users to realize the digitization and paperless processing of the factory workflow in the process industry, and promotes remote access through the guidance of electronic documents, access information and smart devices
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In this context, specialty chemicals company Lanxess continues to promote the digitalization of its production plants
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In the next three years, LANXESS will introduce remote operation and maintenance technology
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In the first step, the approximately 400,000 paper O&M checklists used each year will be replaced with digital checklists and entered into tablets
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Siemens supports LANXESS to digitize its O&M inventory
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To this end, Siemens has applied Moby.
Check software that can run on a tablet, which can be controlled by keyboard or voice commands
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Moby.
Check software provides a flexible operating concept that supports users to create production, service and maintenance checklists on their computers without any pre-programming work or training
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In addition to more effective processing, it can also reduce the error rate of manual transmission and simplify the entire recording process
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The concept of "Siemens Digital Field Engineer" supports the transformation from simulation to digital work process, and can also explore the potential of applying digital twins in this field
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AI-based applications help improve plant availability by detecting anomalies early
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At the same time, the implementation of predictive maintenance plans means that downtime and routine maintenance can be avoided
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　　As a special product for the chemical and oil and gas industries, Siemens not only provides the Simotics XP series of explosion-proof motors, but also provides the Simotics SD series of motors in the Chemstar version that are suitable for non-explosive environments
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These motor products are equipped with pre-configured specific chemical options
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Both motor series are available for selection, which can operate reliably and energy-saving even under conditions, and provide all relevant certificates
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　　Modularity is the key to easily meet new requirements
 

　　To meet the needs of short innovation cycles and adapt to new product portfolios, systems must be fast and easy to expand
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The prerequisite is to adopt standardized cross-supplier interfaces to achieve efficient configuration, communication and integration of modular factories
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This type of interface is defined in the MTP module type package
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The agreement defines the process model or the information technology part of the plant, ensuring that it can be easily integrated into comprehensive automation solutions, such as the web-based process control system Simatic PCS neo
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These modules can be assembled into a whole process to facilitate their monitoring
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In the ACHEMA Pulse online exhibition, the example of cooperation between Siemens and Merck will show how MTP-based modular production plants can minimize engineering workload and support fast and universal process adaptation
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　　Innovative IIoT solutions to achieve faster data transmission and reliable data collection
 

　　"As part of the digital transformation, the process industry is showing a new trend, and we are driving this trend through advanced solutions and innovation," Eberle explained
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"We believe that 5G is one of the most important technologies in the industrial Internet of Things environment
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With this technology, we can quickly and reliably transmit data to the required location through a powerful communication network, thereby making the production plant more flexible, autonomous and Efficient
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" Scalance MUM856-1 is an industrial 5G router launched by Siemens
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　　"As part of the digital transformation, the process industry is showing a new trend, and we are driving this trend through advanced solutions and innovation," Eberle explained
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"We believe that 5G is one of the most important technologies in the industrial Internet of Things environment
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With this technology, we can quickly and reliably transmit data to the required location through a powerful communication network, thereby making the production plant more flexible, autonomous and Efficient
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" Scalance MUM856-1 is an industrial 5G router launched by Siemens
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　　Use sustainability as a guiding principle
 

　　As Eberle emphasized: “Our products and solutions not only meet the needs of our customers, but also contribute to sustainable development
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” Therefore, the ACHEMA Pulse online exhibition will also organize information on chemical recycling and sustainability.
Conferences on development topics
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　　Original title: Siemens helps realize the digital transformation of the process industry