Engineering software

The product suite for optimal adaptation of the SINUMERIK to the machine tool

Mechanical engineering has two objectives: on the one hand, increased efficiency and flexibility in development, through consistent virtualization in the development process, for example, and on the other, provision of supplementary offers for digitalization in the customer's production, all the way to new business models.

Optimizing the engineering process

Increased productivity and efficiency in the machine development process

These days, you must be able to respond flexibly to requests for changes in order to bring products onto the market quickly and cost effectively. Due to the continually rising demand for individual machine concepts and short delivery times, mechanical and electrical development must become more efficient. This requires that added value be generated around the machine and the production of high-quality parts must be ensured at all times.

Digital twin increases flexibility

Thanks to the digitalization of the development process, the machine manufacturer already has all necessary data available as a virtual machine model at a very early stage. This creates a digital twin of the machine that can be used in several application scenarios: Initially, when the machine concept is created, at the virtual commissioning stage, for sales presentation of the machine, on introduction of parts in production, right up to the conversion and servicing. This saves a considerable amount of time as well as improving the concept and the quality and output of production.

Virtual CNC commissioning shortens actual commissioning

The NX Mechatronics Concept Designer helps to shorten the machine development process considerably. By means of virtual commissioning, the capital-intensive phase of the actual commissioning is considerably reduced. To this end the virtual machine model is linked with the actual control system, the SINUMERIK. This means the machine functioning can be tested and optimized under authentic conditions.

Enhanced safety thanks to virtual environment

This procedure offers the machine manufacturer maximum safety and any potential damage to the actual machine during commissioning or running in can be avoided. A further advantage: Machine operators can test their programs for parts manufacture at an early stage under near real-life conditions in a virtual environment.

Machine tool manufacturers want intelligent machines in order to expand technological functionality, with optimum adaptation of machine operation to suit its technology. Siemens has the answer to these requirements with the SINUMERIK engineering software product suite.

The scope of functions of the SINUMERIK NCU can be expanded with compile cycles. A range of standard compile cycles is available for this purpose. Options have been created to support special kinematics and compensations, for example. Create MyCC supports the creation of manufacturer-specific functions in the CNC kernel.

The openness in the HMI enables full access to all relevant data of the SINUMERIK NCU, PLC and drives. SINUMERIK Operate can also be adapted in various ways:

• By configuring prepared screen forms, such as Create MyHMI /PRO
• By configuring with standard tools, such as Create MyHMI /WinCC
• By programming in Basic C++, .Net or Qt with Create MyHMI /3GL

Remote data access is possible via the OPC UA protocol with Access MyMachine /OPC UA.

Extensive support for commissioning is offered by Create MyConfig, Access MyMachine /P2P, SinuCom or SIMATIC STEP 7, for example.

The Run MyRobot product suite offers optimal integration of robots into machines for handling or machining tasks.

Run MyVNCK offers user-side support – the link to a virtual CNC kernel in a simulation system. You can protect the technological know-how of your cycles with Lock MyCycles.

Cybersecurity information:

Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial cybersecurity functions that support the secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.

In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial cybersecurity concept. Siemens’ products and solutions constitute one element of such a concept.

Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems, machines and networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected to an enterprise network or the internet if and to the extent such a connection is necessary and only when appropriate security measures (e.g. firewalls and/or network segmentation) are in place.

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