CloudConnect – fast, simple, and secure

CloudConnect is the prerequisite for exploiting the benefits of digitalization. Siemens has the technology to connect all types of plant to the cloud.
Connectivity on the factory floor: CloudConnect from Siemens in detail

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CloudConnect opens up new opportunities

From sensors to the cloud – the professional way

Enjoy the benefits of digitalization in industry with cloud computing

Success through data

CloudConnect enables you to transfer valid data from the field level to the cloud. Combined with other information and its evaluation, CloudConnect opens up completely new possibilities: 

  • Better product quality thanks to a big-data analysis of all relevant parameters
  • Automatic process optimization thanks to the evaluation of movement data and the turnover rate of mobile assets
  • Preventive maintenance – the evaluation of key machine and robot metrics to increase availability

With CloudConnect, you benefit from groundbreaking IIoT applications, regardless of the type of plant that you operate.

 

CloudConnect uses the open Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol. This established standard allows data to be transferred to MindSphere, the IoT operating system from Siemens, and to all common cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle IoT, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Turn data into added value

Data is transmitted to the cloud where it can be analyzed in combination with information from other systems – from big data to artificial intelligence.

Cloud technology makes it possible to view plant and process statuses from any location.

Predictive analysis of the relevant data identifies the need for maintenance at an early stage so that it can be properly integrated into processes.

Coordination of all process steps ensures optimized load distribution.

Evaluation of all quality-related parameters helps identify new connections between values measured on the field level and achievable product quality.

A cloud-based analysis of capacity utilization ensures that all production resources are optimally used.

The basis for data analysis is the collection of information that is relevant and as complete as possible.

As the basis for process optimization, data is confidential and must be securely transmitted and stored.

CloudConnect is the key to exploiting the benefits of digitalization in industry.

CloudConnect: products at a glance

Products for the best possible connections

Learn about the products that are necessary for creating a fast, simple, and secure cloud connection for your plant – regardless of the type of plant or its location.
Our collection of technical articles on CloudConnect and related topics provides inspiration that is of practical value in any industry.

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Product overview

How to transfer your data to the cloud – simply, quickly, and securely

Regardless of the type of plant or which installed base you want to use to transfer data from the field level to the cloud, Siemens has the right products for you.
SIMATIC CP 1545-1 communications processor

SIMATIC CP 1545-1 communications processor

The new CP 1545-1 automatically and securely delivers the data points selected in the TIA Portal to the cloud for our flagship product, SIMATIC S7-1500.

SIMATIC CloudConnect 7 Industrial IoT Gateway

SIMATIC CloudConnect 7 Industrial IoT Gateway

For existing plants that are to benefit from digitalization, a special bonus: The existing SIMATIC STEP 7 program requires no modification.

RUGGEDCOM RX1400 with the CloudConnect Industrial IoT Gateway

RUGGEDCOM RX1400 with CloudConnect Industrial IoT Gateway

CloudConnect in harsh industrial use: This plug&play router supports numerous network technologies, including WLAN, Ethernet, serial, and mobile communication.

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Schaeffler Group
Schweinfurt
Special machinery

Transforming your own business

  • Digitalization boosts the competitiveness of the Schaeffler Group's special machinery department.

  • Special machinery manufacturing must be transformed from pure mechanical engineering and mechatronics systems to IT-integrated solutions.

  • A comprehensive digitalization strategy serves as the basis for transforming production.

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Industrial identification
OPC UA
Application examples

Identification technology in dialog with the cloud

  • Thanks to OPC UA, modern identification devices communicate with the cloud and enable new approaches to automation in intralogistics.

  • In mixed operation, human- and machine-readable markings as well as RFID are used at entrances/exits and RTLS for large areas.

  • OPC UA serves as a universal language that provides a uniform interface.

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Predictive quality
Application example

Predictive quality

  • Assess the quality of a workpiece before it’s finished. What was previously unthinkable can now be realized thanks to predictive quality.

  • Measurement data – along with information from other systems – is already collected and evaluated in the cloud during the production process.

  • The result is communicated back to the production line so that questionable workpieces can be ejected and parameters can be analyzed.

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Additional success factors

Technologies for the industrial network of the future

Siemens offers you further innovative systems, strategies, and services for future-proof communications.
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OPC UA

Thanks to open, platform-neutral communication, you are on the path to digitalization. The Ethernet-based OPC UA communication standard provides the best conditions – independent of platform or manufacturer and with integrated security mechanisms.

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Data security / Defense in Depth

Industrial plants must be protected against cyberattacks on all levels simultaneously – from the operational level to the field level, from access control to copy protection. To achieve this, Siemens applies an in-depth defense strategy. 

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Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)

In industrial networks, the Ethernet-based TSN standard enables reserved bandwidths, Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms, low transmission latency, and the parallel transmission of multiple protocols, including those that are real time-capable.

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