The importance of the partnership is demonstrated by the visit of Mr. Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Executive Board of Siemens AG. The board member from the “Digital Factory” and “Process Industries and Drives” divisions personally gained an impression of the innovative SN Maschinenbau GmbH and visited the packaging machine manufacturer in Wipperfürth.
During the visit, the most important points of cooperation between the two globally active companies were discussed. Particular attention was paid to the increasingly important digitalization in the packaging industry. SN Deutsche Beutelpack-Technik presented Siemens AG with a so-called “digital twin”, which depicts a newly developed machine type that meets the highest hygienic requirements of the food industry. Among other things, the “twin” enables virtual commissioning of the machine so that all functions can be virtually simulated, checked and optimized. This milestone in the field of digitalization is the result of close cooperation between the two companies. Siemens provides special software at this point that enables the virtual machine to be displayed.
Following on from this topic of digitalization, “smart” machine operation using the “Sm@rtClient App” was discussed at length. This makes it possible to control and influence all important parameters during machine operation via smartphone or mobile PC without having to be physically present at the machine. SN Maschinenbau is implementing this trend on its machines as part of “Industry 4.0” and is innovatively developing this technology further in cooperation with Siemens.
SN Maschinenbau has been selected as one of four companies worldwide to use and test a new Siemens control system in its packaging machines. It can be used to meet even more demanding requirements than before. Among other things, Siemens is setting new security standards for protection against manipulation and data copying.
The results of the innovative collaboration between the two companies will be presented to the general public at the Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf from May 4 to 10, 2017.