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Complete Set of Application-Ready 'Tools' for Converting Applications
- November 01, 2010
ATLANTA, GA | Siemens Industry, Inc. introduces the Converting Toolbox, a set of standardized automation tools for the integration of various machine components that previously had to be performed individually. It simplifies web processing applications and offers greater flexibility for converting machinery. Allows converting equipment to achieve considerably faster time to market by reducing the time required for engineering, programming, commissioning and documentation, as much as 80 percent in some cases, the company reports. It offers modular open functions, for items such as:
- Center winder,
- Flying splice controls,
- Rotary knife with print mark correction,
- Flying saw,
- Traversing control,
- Speed set-point cascade and more.
The Converting Toolbox components take the form of pre-programmed functions. Sample applications demonstrate how each function can be efficiently and effectively implemented into a machine design. Such sample applications are ready-to-use after only minor modifications and include basic HMI functionality. This is said to enable the machine function to be tested and optimized in a very short time frame.
For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/Industry
