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Marchwood Power Station Takes Reliability and Availability to New Levels

· Already efficient power station becomes even more so using Siemens total engineered solution technology with improved operating efficiencies (year-on-year savings) · Increased reliability, availability, flexibility of operation · Reduced maintenance, spares and CO2 · Simplified solution with lower cost of ownershipSince commercial operation began in December 2009, Marchwood Power Station has been one of the UK’s more efficient combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations ever built, with the highest availability in the UK. CCGT power stations utilise a combination of both

Siemens Wins MHEA’s First Innovation Award

In a fitting recognition of its innovative work on upgrading plants to be more efficient, Siemens has won the MHEA’s first Innovation Award, which was announced and presented at the recent Bulkex exhibition and conference in Harrogate. The award was part of a new group of industry awards instigated by the MHEA, which is a 78-year-old association representing materials handling engineers, with categories including innovation, supplier of the year, apprentice of the year, project of the year and the Harold Wright award.  The Siemens entry focused on significant fan and control

Siemens Wins Multiple Innovation Awards

· Two PPMA awards and an MHEA award recognise Siemens‘ innovative and partnering achievementsThe PPMA and the MHEA have separately awarded Siemens for its innovative work in industrial automation and plant upgrade improvements. First, the PPMA (Processing, Packaging & Machinery Trade Association), which represents over 400 processing and packaging machinery suppliers in the UK, awarded Siemens and Festo two awards around their development of the Multi-Carrier System (MCS).  The first award was for Most Innovative Automation System, the second for Partnership of the Year, and the PPMA

Siemens IDS Roadshow Identifies Hot Topics for Customers

Siemens has been running a series of roadshows across the UK focused on integrated drive systems (IDS), and several ‘hot‘ topics‘ have emerged from those visiting the truck tour. Condition monitoring (CM) was one of the most popular subjects people were interested in learning more about, both for themselves and for their customers across many industries.  Some cited wanting to learn more about how CM ties into the smarter factories of the future, by generating useful data that can be acted upon to make plants and factories run more efficiently and reliably.  Many people are working with

How Preventing Faults in Automated Processes is Helping Major Operators

· Simocode Pro makes costly plant downtimes a thing of the past for bulk materials handling operators like Aggregate IndustriesWhere most operators in the minerals and aggregates industry use standard automation products for components like variable speed drives and soft-starts, there is a motor management control unit available that automatically detects errors before they become faults. Simocode is a flexible and modular motor control system for low-voltage motors.  An increasingly essential tool in preventative maintenance at plants, it functions independently of the controller and

New Solution Partners for Siemens Large Drives

· Two new Solution Partners help Siemens UK and Ireland strengthen its Large Drives partnership portfolioSiemens has appointed two new Large Drives Solution Partners as it increases focus on growing its Large Drives business in the UK. Drives and Automation, based in Worksop, and NCE, based in Glasgow, are companies with significant pedigrees in the areas of designing and supporting motor drives and control systems.  They join existing Large Drives Solution Partners Iconsys and IAC in being able to provide engineering expertise and project management to Siemens customers in many industry

Drives and Automation Becomes Solution Partner for Siemens

· Worksop-based Drives and Automation will help Siemens strengthen Large Drives within its comprehensive portfolioDrives and Automation has been appointed a new Large Drives Solution Partner by Siemens UK and Ireland as the industrial giant increases focus on growing its business in low voltage large drives in the Midlands and North of England. Drives and Automation was established in 2001 and has already demonstrated its expertise in installing many Siemens technology solutions in the Midlands and North of England over the last decade.  The company specialises in applying drive system

NCE Switchgear Becomes Solution Partner for Siemens

· Glasgow-based NCE Switchgear will help Siemens strengthen its Large Drives partnership portfolioNCE Switchgear has been appointed a new Large Drives Solution Partner by Siemens UK and Ireland as the industrial giant increases focus on growing its business in low voltage large drives in Scotland. NCE was established in 1985 to deliver low and medium voltage switchgear, motor control centres, drive systems, services and upgrade capabilities to the nuclear, industrial, petro-chemical and marine sectors.  It has significant pedigrees in the areas of designing and supporting motor drives

Siemens opens new Customer Experience Centre at Congleton

Siemens Congleton, which exports 98 per cent of its variable speed drives to 78 countries, has opened a new Customer Experience Centre to help it get closer to customers by providing solutions to support their future business growth. At the new centre visitors can see how Siemens drives initiate productivity and innovation for industries across the world.  The centre showcases Siemens‘ expertise in product development, manufacturing and customer service to help companies solve problems, make informed decisions and co-create to add value to their business.  Increasing digitisation in

Siemens Appoints First Large Drives Technical Partner

Manchester-based Technique has been appointed the first Large Drives Technical Partner by Siemens UK and Ireland.  Technique will be responsible for helping Siemens continue to grow its Large Drives business in the UK.  Technique was established at Trafford Park, Manchester, 12 years ago, from where it provides drive system support for a project’s entire lifecycle, from design and build to integration, retro-fits, obsolescence support and repair and maintenance programmes.  Its in-house technical support capabilities were a major factor in Siemens‘ selection as a Large Drives Partner.

Integrated Drive Systems Made Simple for the Materials Handling Industry

· by Jason Peel, Head of Strategy, Integrated Drive Systems, Siemens Process Industries & DrivesThere is a great deal of complex information currently available about engineering technologies and how they can help you extract the most from your processes, speed up your logistics, make your materials handling equipment more reliable, reduce your energy use and carbon footprint, and ultimately, make your plant operating systems the very best they can be – for their entire asset life.  But putting it all together in an easy to understand format is a massive challenge.  Many companies

Integrated Drive Systems Made Simple for the Storage and Retrieval Industry

· by Jason Peel, Head of Strategy, Integrated Drive Systems, Siemens Process Industries & DrivesThere is a great deal of complex information currently available about engineering technologies and how they can help you extract the most from your processes, speed up your logistics, make your equipment more reliable, reduce your energy use and carbon footprint, and ultimately, make your plant operating systems the very best they can be – for their entire asset life.  But putting it all together in an easy to understand format is a massive challenge.  Many companies operating in general and

Integrated Drive Systems Made Simple for the Pumps, Compressors and Fans Industry

· by Jason Peel, Head of Strategy, Integrated Drive Systems, Siemens Process Industries & DrivesThere is a great deal of complex information currently available about engineering technologies and how they can help you extract the most from your processes, and make your pumping, cooling and compressor equipment more reliable, reduce your energy use and carbon footprint, and ultimately, make your plant operating systems the very best they can be – for their entire asset life.  But putting it all together in an easy to understand format is a massive challenge.  Many companies operating in

Siemens brings it all together at Hillhead 2016

· Siemens makes integration key to unlocking benefits for bulk materials handling operatorsIntelligent, integrated and safety-focused equipment and services are at the heart of the Siemens offering for Hillhead 2016. With a focus on the entire drive train and beyond, Siemens will be showing why its integrated drive systems, weighing, level and flow solutions bring significant benefits to the industry, from energy savings through more efficient motors and drives to improved data on system performance and optimising availability, reliability and throughput using digitised condition

Record Number of Wind Turbines Serviced by Siemens Leeds

· Photo shows selection of turbines in for servicing at Siemens Mechanical Drives in LeedsConstantly improving service techniques, the use of digital factory expertise and a dedicated team at Siemens‘ growing service centre in Leeds have resulted in record numbers of wind turbines now being serviced at the site. Some of the Siemens service team are pictured in the Stourton factory, alongside several wind turbines currently being serviced; these turbines alone have a collective weight of around 64 tonnes and between them are capable of powering around 2000 UK homes. Gary Husband is

Hanson’s Longstanding Partnership with Siemens Reaps Big Environmental Benefits

· Siemens’ involvement at key Hanson sites has brought big energy savings · Hanson’s CO2 reduction is in the ‘thousands’ of tonnesSiemens‘ growing partnership with Hanson is bringing the cement and aggregates specialist benefits in both energy savings and CO2 reduction at several of its UK sites. Hanson is utilising Siemens‘ integrated drive systems (IDS) and total engineered solutions to upgrade and improve many of its existing UK operations, with fan and clinker cooler upgrades and dewatering projects, amongst others.  A large proportion of these upgrades has already taken place at

Siemens Links Geared Motors and Motion Control to Create the Perfect Combination

· One-stop-shop solution brings significant benefits to Siemens customers · New business manager for Geared MotorsSiemens has improved its offering to customers by more closely integrating some of its specialist UK divisions.  Head of Siemens Drives and Motion Control, Andy Hodgson, said it made operational sense in a highly competitive environment to link Geared Motors with Motion Control, as this enabled Siemens to offer complete design solutions to customers‘ – totally integrated automation (TIA) and integrated drive systems (IDS).  Geared motors are some of the most competitively

Integrated Drive Technology from Siemens Contributes to Global First for Sparrows Group

· Siemens’ single source supply results in optimised drive system for Sparrows’ largest tensioner to date · End-to-end horizontal integration with global support brings major benefitsWhen Sparrows Group’s cable and pipe lay division (previously Baricon), needed to construct its largest ever tensioner, it called on its longstanding partners Siemens and HMK to help solve the challenge. Biggest tensioner ever made by Sparrows The result was a 50-tonne tensioner, incorporating Siemens integrated drive technology for maximum efficiency, performance and reliability.  This electric

Siemens Leeds Apprentice Cites Inspiring Engineering Mentor

· Apprentice Christian Dunne is starting his second year with Siemens at Leeds, working on mechanical drives and geared motors for industry20-year-old Siemens apprentice Christian Dunne admits that when he did his A Levels (geography, history and chemistry) he didn’t have his heart set on chemistry and really didn’t fancy going down the university route.  Instead, he came to his Siemens apprenticeship via a more unusual journey involving Grassington, the Yorkshire Dales, Leeds and Keighley. “I worked at a big dairy farm for a year in the Yorkshire Dales, and helped an engineer there with

Integrated Drive Technology from Siemens Contributes to Global First for Sparrows Group

· Siemens’ single source supply results in optimised drive system for Sparrows’ largest tensioner to date · End-to-end horizontal integration with global support brings major benefitsWhen Sparrows Group’s cable and pipe lay division (previously Baricon), needed to construct its largest ever tensioner, it called on its longstanding partners Siemens and HMK to help solve the challenge. Biggest tensioner ever made by Sparrows The result was a 50-tonne tensioner, incorporating Siemens integrated drive technology for maximum efficiency, performance and reliability.  This electric

Total Engineered Solution from Siemens Continues Best Practice at Hanson Ketton

· ROI within 14 months · CO2 reduction of 771 tonnes to date · Lower vibration and noise levelsA control system/integrated drive system solution from Siemens at Hanson Cement’s Ketton plant in Rutland has produced a number of significant benefits for the cement giant and has improved the operation’s sustainability, in keeping with its record as a responsible UK manufacturer. The clinker cooler upgrade project at Ketton carried out by Siemens has resulted in an annual CO2 reduction of 771 tonnes and over £86,000 saved in energy use, much of it through the use of variable speed drive

Siemens Apprentice Cites Inspiring Engineering Mentor

· Apprentice Christian Dunne is starting his second year with Siemens at Leeds, working on mechanical drives and geared motors for industry20-year-old Siemens apprentice Christian Dunne admits that when he did his A Levels (geography, history and chemistry) he didn’t have his heart set on chemistry and really didn’t fancy going down the university route.  Instead, he came to his Siemens apprenticeship via a more unusual journey. “I worked at a big dairy farm for a year in the Yorkshire Dales, and helped an engineer there with farm equipment.  He was a really good engineer and watching

Metso-Siemens Partnership Continues to Grow

· Collaboration on Chinese (infrastructure) projects provides significant benefits to customer · Siemens efficiency drive helps Metso make cost savingsGlobal minerals processing giant Metso has strengthened its work with Siemens on a significant number of materials handling projects in China. These include three recent projects for Metso USA with an overall value of more than $5 million.  One project is in Tanghai County, and two are at the Caofeidian and Jinzhou port terminals.  The Siemens elements comprise 54 positioner drives and 12 dumper drives of various types on quadruple,

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