Specialist for packaging technology

Faster time-to-market with scalable, modular solutions

The increasing variety of individualized and personalized packaging requires plants to offer maximum flexibility, dynamic response, and reliability in the material and manufacturing flow. From series production down to a batch size of 1: Modular solutions from Siemens for the packaging industry reduce the time to market and boost plant availability – with efficient engineering and less complexity.

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Our offer The demand for filling and packaging lines is growing worldwide, particularly in emerging and developing countries. The trend toward individualized packaging requires dynamic, flexible plants with high throughput rates. As a specialist for the packaging industry, Siemens offers future-oriented modular solutions as well as complex motion control – even for series production in batch sizes of 1.

Although the requirements for packaging manufacturers are undergoing a rapid transformation, our experts for the packaging industry are thoroughly familiar with the needs of machine builders. As a technology leader, we offer customized scalable solutions for all application areas, along with extensive local and global packaging expertise.

Solution-oriented

Focused on the requirements of machine builders

Modular configurations for maximum flexibility and scalability
Innovative technologies, e. g. Multi-Carrier-System
Customized solutions for local requirements

Integrated

The holistic packaging line

One engineering tool for automation and motion tasks
Seamless integration by means of standardized interfaces
Performance optimization with line controller and monitoring systems

Digitalized

Digital solutions along the entire production value chain

Virtualization for a faster time to market – from the digital twin to the real machine
High-performance simulation tools for the packaging line
Increased transparency via global cloud-based solutions such as MindSphere and local SIMATIC IT and line monitoring systems

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The Multi-Carrier-System – series production to batch sizes of 1

The Multi-Carrier-System transport solution ensures maximum flexibility in machinery. Breaking up the rigid concatenation of conventional transport routes creates new freedoms and offers maximum dynamics.

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The digital twin provides new opportunities for plant and machine builders

New plant and machine concepts enable industry to increase flexibility to the point where individual mass production becomes possible. One prerequisite for this is that plant and machine builders integrate and digitalize their entire value chain. This creates a digital twin of the machine, its production, and the performance of production and the real machine in operation. Learn more about the digital twin in machine building and plant engineering.

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Digital Transformation in drug products manufacturing

One of the challenges in drug product manufacturing is to identify the Critical to Quality Attributes (CQA) and the Critical Process Parameters (CPP) that influence the CQA. The CPP shall be used for the process control strategy. But what are the attributes and parameters and how do they correlate?

Digitalization Machine builders nowadays act as solutions providers. They sell productivity and plant availability. For them, the TIA Portal brings together the virtual and the real production world – with modular hardware and software and efficient engineering for maximum cost savings.

Efficient Engineering

From controllers and distributed I/O systems to drives and motion control and on to integrated safety and power distribution: All modular automation components are integrated into the TIA Portal engineering framework and have access to a common database.

Digital Workflow

Flexible software solutions create the ideal conditions for open, virtual, and networked work operations. Processes are conveniently and cost-effectively simulated in advance using the digital twin.

Transparent Operation

With the Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal), you ensure transparent production with optimized processes and increased availability of your machines and production facilities. The integrated energy management creates transparency for energy savings in accordance with ISO 50001. The connection to MindSphere, the cloud-based open IoT operating system, provides for the optimal use of machine data.

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Customized solutions With powerful, efficient, and customized solutions for Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), Siemens is a reliable partner to the packaging industry. From small semi-automatic machines to a high-precision fully automatic application with maximum throughput, the TIA Portal can be used to put together the right system for every application – even for series production in batch sizes of 1: The Siemens Multi-Carrier-System transport solution stands for maximum flexibility because the rigid concatenation of transport paths is eliminated in favor of new freedom and maximum dynamic response.

SIMATIC S7-1500 T-CPU and SINAMICS S210

SIMATIC S7-1500 T-CPU: Agility in machine building – Packaging machines from Sollas

The advanced SIMATIC S7-1500 controllers with Technology CPUs offer an extended range of motion control functionalities. This makes it possible to implement standard, safety, and more comprehensive motion control applications in a controller in the Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal). Together with the new and easy-to-use SINAMICS S210 drive system, all applications can be covered in the medium power range.

The expanded motion control functionalities include gearing and camming. The integrated Cam Editor offers support with the graphical and tabular configuration and the optimization of cams. It is even possible to adjust and calculate the cams in the user program during operation (e.g. during product changes).

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SIMOTION and SINAMICS S120

SIMOTION Delta Picker and Multi-Carrier-System (MCS)

In Version 4.5, the software for the high-end SIMOTION motion control system is equipped with object-oriented programming (OOP) as well as communications via open platform communications unified architecture (OPC UA). As a machine builder, these tools will enable you to implement larger software projects much more efficiently than before and you now have standardized access to SIMOTION data across all automation levels, including the cloud.

The modular SINAMICS S120 drive offers a wide range of perfectly coordinated components and functions, including powerful single drives and coordinated drives (multiple-axis applications) with vector and servo functionality, and enables the implementation of customized solutions.

Product highlights

SIMOTION Software

Object-oriented programming (OOP), open OPC UA interface, and simulation using SIMOSIM

SIMOTION SCOUT TIA

Efficient engineering of challenging motion control tasks in the TIA Portal

SIMOTION hardware platforms

Three platforms for applications of any complexity

SINAMICS S120 frequency converter

The flexible, modular drive system for sophisticated applications

SIMATIC controller with V90

SINAMICS V90 - Servo drive system for motion control applications

Siemens solutions for standard packaging tasks have impressive features, including less complexity and lower lifecycle costs because they are based on standardized and perfectly coordinated components.

The modular design and ready-made easily adaptable software libraries ensure maximum flexibility and short changeover times. The open automation structures are based on cost-effective drive integration via motion control functions and PROFIdrive.

Product highlights

SIMATIC S7-1500

Increase productivity with the ultimate power

SINAMICS V90 Servoumrichter

For simple motion control tasks with a focus on dynamic motion and processing

Support and Services As a specialist for customized packaging technology solutions, Siemens offers you expert advice and comprehensive services. Additionally we offer numerous examples for applications that support you with building packaging machines.

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Application examples

SIMOTION Easy Basics
Collection of SIMOTION basic functions
Axis control
The “Axis Control” application provides basic motion control functionalities for an axis
Cam disk
SIMATIC/SIMOTION Library LCamHdl – Creation of cam disks at runtime
Rotary knife
Standard application SIMOTION Rotary Knife
Flying saw
SINAMICS S120: Linear flying saw application with DCB extension
OMAC PackML
SIMATIC/SIMOTION OMAC PackML V3 Machine and Unit States

Weihenstephan Standards
Standards in SIMATIC and SIMOTION controllers
Plant Data Interface
Line Integration at the Food & Beverage Industry
Packaging Toolbox
Packaging library for the easy programming of flow packers
Handling Toolbox
Support for the engineering of handling applications for SIMOTION
Printing Toolbox
Motion Control functions and concepts for printing and post process machines
WinCC Example blocks
Example blocks for SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 with SCL
Further examples for packaging
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Services

Support Services

Within the framework of Online and Technical Support, Siemens Industry offers a wide range of services. Online Support, Technical Support, Application Support and Managed System Services.

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Spare Parts Services

Siemens Industry's spare parts services are available worldwide and provide smooth and fast supply of spare parts – and thus optimal plant availability.

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SITRAIN - Digital Industry Academy

Further education for all Siemens industrial products - directly from the manufacturer, individually, with the latest methods.

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References Flexibility that pays off everywhere: With the help of consistent modular and standardized components from Totally Integrated Automation, packaging solutions can be implemented for all industries.

Langguth GmbH

Senden-Bösensell, Germany

Smart Solution for Four Axes

Cost reduction in engineering, training and maintenance
Less engineering effort and more flexibility in operation
Worldwide availability of components, specialists and spare parts

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PFM Packaging Machinery

Torrebelvicino

Italy

Well packaged, cleverly solved

Space reduction in the control cabinet due to compact design and side-by-side mounting of the drive systems
Future-proof thanks to higher flexibility and performance reserves of the SIMOTION controller
Uniform development environment for motion control and automation tasks for faster engineering by the Scout engineering software

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KHS GmbH

Dortmund

Germany

TriBlock system for single serve products

Module blocking of the individual areas by an open Motion Control system
Increased performance, improved cost efficiency and shorter product change times
Synchronicity of the blocked modules during startup and stopping, when changing the setpoint speed and in case of safety-related reactions