Welcome to #TechTalks

Wednesday 6 May

MCD can be used throughout the design, engineering, commissioning and servicing of your machine. Generating PLC code, reducing errors and optimizing design

Mechanical Simulation sessions took place on 6 May at 9am and 2pm

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Wednesday 6 May

We see deep process knowledge in the form of predictive models, that are closely integrated within the automation system, as key to the next wave of digitalisation of operations in the process industries. The economics of such digital twin applications benefit significantly from re-using models that evolve over the plant lifecycle, incorporating knowledge and delivering value at every stage.

Intelligent Data Operations sessions took place on 6 May at 10am and 3pm

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Monday 11 May

PROFINET, iDevice, PUT, GET, TSEND, OPC. Which is best and when should you use them. Join us and find out!

PLC Communication Option sessions took place on 11 May at 9am and 2pm

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Monday 11 May

Profinet has arrived for process automation. While Profinet has many benefits for plant automation and simplified connectivity, what are the real advantages with regards to instrumentation connectivity?  We look at a live TIA Portal project with HART and CFU remote IO. See how this data can be modelled in SIMATIC PDM Maintenance Station for use in IOT applications such as SITRANS SAM IQ

Remote Asset Management for Greenfield Sites sessions took place on 11 May at 10am and 3pm

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Tuesday 12 May

Becoming a network professional

Networking Best Practice sessions took place on 12 May at 9am and 2pm

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Tuesday 12 May

Creation of cause and effect tables for standard process control and safety systems is fairly standard, especially during the early engineering/automation design phase.  We will show you how these can be easily imported into PCS 7 Logic Matrix and Safety Matrix, as well as an introduction into these great toolsets.

The Cause & Effect Matrix sessions took place on 12 May at 10am and 3pm

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Wednesday 13 May

Best practice wireless networking sessions took place on 13 May at 9am and 2pm

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Wednesday 13 May

This session will provide a practical view into the operating principles of Coriolis instruments and explain how to make use of the multiple measurements and diagnostics on offer; with reference to application examples.

Coriolis – Measuring Flow, Density and % Alcohol sessions took place on 13 May at 10am and 3pm

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Thursday 14 May

More then ever, end users are wanting to know exactly who did what and when, and sometimes requiring compliance with CFR21 Part 11. Come learn how out the box features from Siemens can help you achieve this.

Simatic User Administration and Security sessions took place on 14 May at 9am and 2pm

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Thursday 14 May

Using simulation for Virtual Commissioning and Operator Training with SIMIT is an effective mean to increase the overall project efficiency and profitability, and is therefore a decisive competitive driver. SIMIT provides a large number of physics based models in order to design faster and easier simulations. SIMIT FlowNet and ChemBasic allows the simulation of pipe networks and ensures the plausibility checks of typical physical measurements, e.g. pressure, temperature and flow.

Physics-based modelling with SIMIT sessions tool place on 14 May at 10am and 3pm

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Friday 15 May

Cyber Security from Siemens, take a closer look at all aspects of IT security in production facilities.  Focus on compliance with the relevant standards, such as IEC62443 and ISO 27001.  Assessments to maximise transparency and provide a complete overview of the actual state of security of your ecosystems, identify the necessary action to be taken in the area of industrial security and implementation of the right measures for eliminating possible security vulnerabilities.

Cyber Security sessions took place on 15 May at 9am and 2pm

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Friday 15 May

Have you dreamed of having accurate liquid/gas flow measurement without the cost, downtime and difficulties of breaking into the pipeline. If so then Transit Time Clamp-on measurement may be the answer. In this session we give a general overview of the principles, functionality and benefits of this technology.

Non-Intrusive Clamp-On Flow Measurement sessions took place on 15 May at 10am and 3pm

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Monday 18 May

Looking at a Motion Control system for all application areas. From pumping, ventilation, moving to Kinematics. Taking a holistic approach to component selection.

An Introduction to a Motion Control System

Live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 18 May

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Monday 18 May

Like life, just because you are old doesn’t mean that you must miss out on the good things. The same is true for your plant. Without realising you have been installing smart instrumentation onto your site with digital communications. HART is vastly underutilised as a digital communication concept, with only 3% of the 80 million devices installed using more than just the 4-20mA signal. We look at remote connectivity with the RTU 3041 with HART IP and look at the new Namur Open Architecture (NOA) designed to connect standard HART devices to the IOT.

Remote Asset Management for Brownfield Sites

Live sessions tool place at 10am and 3pm on 18 May

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Tuesday 19 May

See the benefits of an integrated SINAMICS drives system within TIA Portal. From commissioning to, control to diagnostics. One system, one tool.

PLC & Drives Integration

Live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 19 May

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Tuesday 19 May

Learn about the flexibility of ProfiNet in both Standard and Redundant configurations and take a look at the tools at our disposal to improve Engineering and operational efficiency. We will also discover a ReThink approach to panel design.

Best Practice - Profinet for the Process Industries

Live sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 19 May

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Wednesday 20 May

The perfect partner for motion control - SIMATIC & SINAMICS for point to point positioning. Learn about PLC motion with pre written control libraries.

Standard Motion Control

Live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 20 May

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Thursday 21 May

From Absolute Synchronisation to CAM profiles. See the Advanced Motion control functionality when using a Technology CPU (S7-1500T) in conjunction with our SINAMICS Drives range.

Synchronous Axis Control

Live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 21 May

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Thursday 21 May

SIMATIC PCS 7 has had a 'Web' option since V6 nearly 20 years ago, but never has this appeared more relevant than today, in these days of Social Distancing and Working from Home. Join this session to see how easy it is to set up the Web Client, and just how fully featured the user experience has become since its launch in 2003.

SIMATIC PCS7 Through the Web

Live sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 21 May

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Friday 22 May

Stay Safe with integrated, onboard Safety within the SINAMICS drives range. Safe control over a Profisafe network with prewritten safety blocks. Reduce Engineering time with automatic Acceptance tests and report generator.

Safety in Sinamics

Live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 22 May.

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Friday 22 May

Without measurement there is no control and reliably measuring bulk solids in your plant can be a challenge. Do you simply need to know if you are going to overfill or run out of material, or do you require accurate volume or mass of material. What is the most suitable method for your application or industry, we explore the technology options pros and cons.

Bulk solids level measurement, is your silo half full or half empty?

Live sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 22 May.

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Tuesday 26 May

Understanding the true cost of ownership of Electric motors before making a purchase decision.

Motor Purchase Decisions based on Cost of Ownership sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 26 May.

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Tuesday 26 May

Industrial 5G. For the industry of tomorrow. Industrial 5G will change the way we make decisions, manufacture products, and maintain factories.

5G for Industry sessions tool place at 10am and 3pm on 27 May.

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Wednesday 27 May

Three-phase asynchronous motors are currently the most widely used electric motors in industry. To start and control them, a wide range of products and options are available, from simple contactor/circuit-breaker combinations to soft starters and frequency converter. We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of these and where each is best used.

The right solution for starting three-phase asynchronous motors sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 27 May.

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Wednesday 27 May

The process industry currently operates in a very complex environment, and the requirements for its control technology are equally as demanding. SIMATIC PCS neo is the intelligent response to this challenge: a fully web-based process control system with object-oriented data management. In this session discover the future of System Access and Usability with SIMATIC PCS neo.

System Access and Usability – Discover how with SIMATIC PCS neo sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 27 May.

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Thursday 28 May

Make production lines more transparent and efficient. Track and optimise the performance and energy consumption of your production lines around the world, in real time.

Vertical Integration | Introducing SIMATIC MindApps sessions were held at 9am and 2pm on 28 May.

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Thursday 28 May

Take a “sneak peek” at the new SITRANS CC240 and Store IQ App from Siemens. See how intelligent HART data from your existing sensor can be connected to MindSphere all using the Namur Open Architecture (NOA).

Live Demo of new SITRANS CC240 NOA Device and MindSphere Connectivity sessions were held at 10am and 2pm on 28 May

Friday 29 May

Integrate multiple machines in to a line seamlessly using standardisation and simulation.

Vertical Integration | Line Integration sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 29 May.

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Friday 29 May

The process industry currently operates in a very complex environment, and the requirements for its control technology are equally as demanding. SIMATIC PCS neo is the intelligent response to this challenge: a fully web-based process control system with object-oriented data management. In this session discover the future of Global Collaboration and System Scalability with SIMATIC PCS neo.

Collaboration and Scalability – Discover how with SIMATIC PCS neo sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 29 May.

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Monday 1 June

Use of robots and AGVs is on the rise – see how Siemens has solutions available to you to support you with this.

Robots and AGVs live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 1 June.

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Monday 1 June

Technical review of Vortex Shedding Flow Meters and how best to use them to measure usage of fluid utilities.

Vortex - Measuring usage of steam & other fluids live sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 1 June.

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Tuesday 2 June

SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller can run on Windows and Linux based systems – come learn about the benefits and possibilists this opens up for your applications.

PC-based automation live sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 2 June.

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Tuesday 2 June

Condition Monitoring of equipment or mechanical assets, and Performance Monitoring against key indicators, can be just two different views of the same object. We will demonstrate the functions within Siemens’ DCS library that assist in transparent diagnosis and prediction of problems, in order to contribute to efficient operation of process plants.

Performance Monitoring in Process Automation live sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 2 June.

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Wednesday 3 June

OPC, JSON, MQTT are just some of the protocols now available in the S7-1500 to help with connectivity. Come learn about how to use them and where they can add value.

Communicating to the future sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 3 June.

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Wednesday 3 June

Automated creation of the SIMIT simulation model with COMOS planning and engineering data This TechTalks shows how to import COMOS planning data into SIMIT and automatically create your simulation model. This Optimized engineering workflow shortens commissioning times for new production lines and enables high-quality products on the market.

Automated creation of the SIMIT simulation model sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 3 June.

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Thursday 4 June

Power of local based computing power combined with cloud technologies. The Siemens Industrial edge platform if here! Come see how it can benefit you.

EDGE computing sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 4 June.

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Thursday 4 June

An Introduction to the new SiPART PS100 Valve Positioner discussing ease of use, energy savings, precise valve control and fast set-up.

Valve Positioner - SIPART 100 - Simple, Efficient and Precise sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 4 June.

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Friday 5 June

Contextualisation of #TechTalks future week technology presented LIVE at Siemens Congleton Factory of the Future!

Virtual Siemens Factory sessions took place live from our Congleton manufacturing facility at 9am and 2pm on 5 June.

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Friday 5 June

In this session we will look at what options are available for using Virtualisation in a PCS 7 solution, and consider the Pros & Cons of Physical vs Virtual.

Visualisation with PCS7 sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 5 June.

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Monday 8 June

Learn how to calculate the heatloss and SCCR in your control panel using our free to download Simaris tools. These tools are a great way to ensure that your Control panel is compliant with IEC standards.

Optimizing your Control Panel SIMARIS Heat Loss & Design SCCR Calculations sessions took place at 9am and 2 pm on 8 June.

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Monday 8 June

Efficient engineering design for Electrical, Instrumentation and Control equipment in a Process Plant is already available in COMOS.  Both COMOS integration layer and PCS 7 Process Automation Accelerator can instantiate all relevant equipment and instruments quickly within a  project.
We will walk you through hardware and software instantiation, and provide an insight into this great toolset.

Bulk Engineering with Process Automation Accelerator sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 8 June.

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Tuesday 9 June

Learn how easy it is to use the SIRIUS ACT configurator tool. Individual enclosures and labelling can be created to suit specific customer needs - this is done easily thanks to graphics-based component selection with a drag-and-drop function and a graphical preview.

SIRIUS ACT configurator Tool sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 9 June.

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Tuesday 9 June

Gas Analysis is a key application in the Process Industries. This session will talk through the opportunities for process optimisation, whilst maintaining the highest levels of safety and environmental compliance.

Process Optimisation, Safety & Compliance With Gas Analysis sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 9 June.

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Wednesday 10 June

Have you ever looked at circuit breaker technical data sheets and wondered what all those ratings mean and how to relate them to your designs? This seminar looks to explain all.

Circuit Breaker Ratings and how they relate to Network Calculations sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 10 June.

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Wednesday 10 June

Digitalisation starts in the field. Find out how you can get more from your smart instrumentation with a ProfiNet fieldbus using latest integrated HART functions and a decentralised approach enabling “plug and produce” functionality with Profibus PA devices.

Profinet - Making your Instruments Smarter sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 10 June.

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Thursday 11 June

There are many different types of switchgear available : Fuses, Circuit breakers, RCDs. How do they differ from each other and how do I choose the correct type of device for my application?

Industrial Switchgear: Basic Protection Techniques sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 11 June.

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Thursday 11 June

The rate of change in the Process Automation space seems to be constantly accelerating - presenting challenges to users in terms of keeping track of their installed base, how to recognize the need for updates, and ultimately how to efficiently manage the roll out of new software. This sessions looks at how using the SIMATIC Management Console (SMMC) addresses this challenge.

DCS Inventory Management  SIMATIC Management Console (SMMC) sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 11 June.

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Friday 12 June

Learn all about how to program motor starters in SIMOCODE ES TIA V16 and review online diagnostics.

SIMOCODE: Back to Basics Programming sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on Friday 12 June.

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Monday 15 June

WinCC unified, ready for the visualsiation of the future and fully integrated into our TIA Portal engineering framework - so come see how engineering a visualisation platform of the future still feels familiar.

Working with WinCC Unified sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on Monday 15 June.

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Monday 15 June

Understand why COMOS DDMS is much more than just a Document storage system and how a "single source of truth" approach towards data can help you to manage your operations and be audit ready, anytime.

COMOS Document & Data Management Solution - A single source of truth sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 15 June.

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Tuesday 16 June

When your visualisation system is Totally Integrated, not only does engineering become easy but your machine insight becomes richer - join us to make sure you're not engineering visualisation the long way!

Integrated Visualisation sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 16 June.

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Tuesday 16 June

PlantSight allows you to make a better decision, enabling you to increase asset performance and reduce operating costs. One single and complete digital twin for everyone and for every discipline: maintenance, reliability, production, and more. Everything in real time, based on consolidated data from multiple sources. We will show you how this is possible.

PlantSight - increase asset performance and reduce operating costs sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 16 June.

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Wednesday 17 June

Speed up HMI design and increase manchien transparency with ready made visuals and tools, plus we have several tips and tricks to share.

Enhancing Machine Transparency sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 17 June.

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Wednesday 17 June

The alarm system plays the critical role of alerting the plant operator of abnormalities that are a risk to profitable production and helping to quickly provide information that help to resolve the problem in time before any other protection systems activate.

How well this quick de-escalation of risks works depends on the quality of the alarm system.

Badly configured alarm systems increase the risk of inefficient production, quality reduction, increased abrasion or even unexpected shutdowns.

Discover Process Event Analytics (PEA), a new, intuitive, cloud based application that monitors and assesses DCS alarm systems to enable gain-oriented and objective performance improvement decisions without the need for manuals or training.

PEA combines advanced data-analytics with the known IEC62682 and EEMUA 191 standards in a cost-efficient MindSphere application, available through a flexible pay-per-use business model to optimize your alarm system. Join this session to find out how.

Alarm Management for your DCS - The new, intuitive, cloud based solution sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 17 June.

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Thursday 18 June

Come see what tools we have to make the creation and modification of machine/plant Visualiastion automatic.

Automated Visualisation Creation sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 18 June.

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Thursday 18 June

Complex process plants pose an enormous challenge to operating personnel. In most cases today, plant operators are much more than just classic process operators. To fulfill all their tasks reliably the operator requires optimised information presentation. In this talk we will look at the challenges faced by Operators, and show how Advanced Process Graphics, the integrated solution for PCS 7 helps to them to rise to them.

Supporting High Performance Operations - Advanced Process Graphics sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 18 June.

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Friday 19 June

Our options for use duing runtime can turn your raw data into valuable insight, ensuring you have the detail you need to optimise your machine/plant.

Data Guided Decisions sessions took place on 19 June at 9am and 2pm.

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Friday 19 June

Preventative maintenance may have been something low on your To-do list, keeping production running can be a stressful and thankless task and is always the top priority.  The current climate has now highlighted that we can’t keep working like this, increased deliveries for parts and lack of skilled engineers who have been furloughed could cripple production. Smart data and intelligent asset management tools can help you work clever, get early indication of potential faults and plan maintenance, ensuring engineers and parts are ready during scheduled shut downs.

Simatic PDM Maintenance station is separated from the DCS and PLC, and only requires a Profinet or Profibus DP connection.  See how an open vendor neutral asset management tool can open IOT connectivity.

From Field to Cloud - Operational Data Visualisation sessions took place at 10am and 3pm on 19 June.

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Monday 22 June

Learn how SIEMENS power supply range – SITOP – is the one to pick when you need maximum efficiency and information of your power supply.

Heart of Automation sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 22 June.

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Tuesday 23 June

Our industrial control products provide built-in intelligence, connectivity, and remote diagnostics for more operating efficiency, visibility, reliability, and flexibility boosting output and profitability.

Drivetrain Energy Usage sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 23 June.

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Wednesday 24 June

This session will show you what tools you need to predict / select / configure to ensure your SINAMICS drive train is working at peak energy efficiency.

Saving Energy with Variable Speed Drives sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 24 June.

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Thursday 25 June

The SIMATIC Energy Suite enables the controller you love, S7-1500, to provide intelligent energy monitoring. From data acquisition to proactive load management – with minimal effort!

Energy Monitoring and Reporting sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 25 June.

Friday 26 June

Learn about the services and financial support Siemens have on offer to help you optimize you machines and plants to reduce energy costs.

Siemens Energy Services sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 26 June.

Monday 29 June

The Who / Siemens Motion Control exploring the complete value chain. Utilising people, products, software and services to increase productivity.

Introduction to Motion Control took place at 9am on 29 June.

Tuesday 30 June

The What / What is so special about Siemens equipment? This talk will run through unique functions found in our product range covering specific needs, as well as tools and software available to further enhance our products and increase efficiency.

Increasing efficiency through unique functions took place at 9am on 30 June.

Wednesday 1 July

The How / In this session we’ll go over how you can save time and money by using a complete drive train.

 Increased productivity with a complete drive train took place at 9am on 1 July

Thursday 2 July

The Motion / Learn how our motors and geared motors help to increase your energy efficiency and plant availability.

Motors & Geared Motors helping you to increase energy efficiency took place at 9am on 2 July.

Friday 3 July

The Digital / What are the productivity benefits of digitalisation, and how can Siemens help you achieve them.

Digitalisation in Motion Control took place at 9am on 3 July.

Monday 6 July

Introduction to the first Digitally Native CNC Sinumerik One. Discover the benefits of embarking on a digital journey.

Introduction to Sinumerik One sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 6 July.

Tuesday 7 July

How to Create a Digital Twin from scratch using Create MyVirtual Machine.

Create MyVirtual Machine Part 1​ sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 7 July

Wednesday 8 July

This session shows how to couple your Virtual Machine project and NX MCD using SIMIT to to enable true Virtual Commissioning.

Create MyVirtual Machine Part 2 sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 7 July.

Thursday 9 July

Learn how Safety+ in the Sinumerik One is not only first in class for safety but can also save you time and money when implementing safety concepts

Safety Integrated Plus sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 9 July

Friday 10 July

In this session we will show Run MyVirtual Machine for the end user as well as tips and tricks for Sinumerik One.

Run MyVirtual Machine  + Tip & Tricks sessions took place at 9am and 2pm on 10 July.