Designed to optimise production, minimise cycle time and reduce waste, Siemens industrial controls are powerful, fast, reliable, accurate and user-friendly.
With three control technologies to choose from, you have the opportunity to optimise the performance of your machine -
Siemens PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers)
Simatic programmable logic controls (PLCs) are tailored to factory and process automation
Siemens - Motion Controls
Simotion motion controls are ideal for production machines, from simple to highly complex, across a very wide performance range
Siemens CNC (Computer Numerical Controls)
Sinumerik computer numerical controls (CNCs) are perfect for machine tools and other machines where multi axis interpolation or operator part programming flexibility is important
Contact CNC Design to help you select the right siemens control technology for your application.
Why Siemens?
Companies choose Siemens controllers for their unrivalled dependability, innovative technology, and versatility in a wide range of industrial applications. Siemens controllers are engineered with precision, offering high-performance solutions that enhance automation, increase efficiency, and ensure consistent production quality.
Their adaptability allows them to be integrated seamlessly into existing systems, providing scalable options for both small and large-scale operations. Moreover, Siemens is renowned for its commitment to innovation, ensuring that their controllers are always at the forefront of technological advancements. This means businesses can trust Siemens controllers not only for their current needs but also for future-proofing their operations in an ever-evolving industrial landscape.
Types of Siemens Controllers
Siemens was a pioneer in industrial automation. Siemens has been operating worldwide since 1847 and in New Zealand for over 150 years. (Siemens New Zealand started with telegraph systems).
The Siemens Simatic (Siemens Automatic) PLC range was released in 1973 (Simatic
S3 controller) to replace the previous Siemens Simatic hard-wired controllers
released in 1958. CNC Design has extensive experience, starting with the Siemens
S5 system, moving on to the S7300 and S7400 systems, and now to the TIA
Portal-native Siemens S71200 and S71500 PLCs. CNC Design is highly skilled at
the specification and engineering of the Siemens Safety PLC range, as well as
the redundant PLC range (Siemens Simatic S71500-H systems and previously S7400-H
systems).
Siemens has always been extremely focused on motion control, which is a key
focus for CNC Design. Originally, motion control was done using S5 PLCs with
specialised motion control cards. This architecture moved into a similar one
with the S7300 PLCs. A major technological leap came with the advent of the
dedicated Siemens Simotion motion control system. Simotion has an innovative
'task' based execution system that is not purely cyclic and interrupt-based, as
in PLCs. This gives automation engineers unparalleled control of exactly when
everything happens in highly synchronised production machinery. The Simotion
controller also facilitates standard logic control, so the PLC functionality and
motion control functionality are combined in one unit with Simotion. Simotion
allows control of the most demanding motion control-centric machines in the
world and is an absolute pleasure to engineer with. Siemens' core strength
worldwide is supplying industrial automation parts to production machine OEMs,
and hence, the Simatic department has also been investing heavily in motion
control capability. The Siemens Simatic Technology CPUs for motion control were
initially released in Siemens' S7300 variant, but significantly upgraded with
the move to the fully re-engineered S71500 range. With the S71500 range, motion
control was built into its firmware, drastically increasing its performance.
Today, all Siemens S71200 and S71500s have motion control built into their
firmware. However, for any motion control that involves forward interpolation, a
Simatic Technology CPU is still needed. Siemens's advances have drastically
reduced the price point of motion control and increased its accessibility.
Siemens coined the name 'Sinumerik' (Siemens numeric controller) in 1964 to name
the numerical controllers it had been producing for a number of years.
Throughout this time and CNC Design's last 35 years, a huge increase in
performance and range has ensued. There are three tiers of Sinumerik CNC
controllers, from those appropriate for low-value machines to the latest
generation 'Digital Native' Sinumerik One controller. This controller can
control the most complex machine tools in the world in a user-friendly,
high-availability way with an industry-leading surface finish. The Siemens
controller can have edge processing analytics added to it, port OEE or
diagnostic information to cloud systems or in-house monitoring systems, or
simply display it on its own screen.
Siemens was a pioneer in mass-produced and industrial PCs, with its first
mass-produced computer released in 1957. Siemens continues to have a
class-leading range of industrial PCs. Whether you want a PC almost as small as
a pack of playing cards to mount on DIN rail, an ultra-high-performance tower or
19-inch rack unit, or anything in between, Siemens has it. One can load any of
the technologies outlined above onto an appropriately specified industrial PC.
For example, Siemens Industrial PCs can run 'Soft' PLCs, Soft Safety PLCs,
Simotion motion controllers, or Sinumerik machine tool controllers. Then, one
can add any number of other systems to said IPC, from a visualisation system,
including Siemens' latest generation' WinCC Unified Advanced' visualisation
platform, to a myriad of 3rd party software, including vision, database, edge
processing, scheduling, reporting, or analysis software. Keep your industrial
control system flexible and future-ready with Siemens New Zealand's optimal
upgrade paths for your plant or OEM machinery. Siemens parts and controllers
distributed by CNC Design give you the power of the hardware, unleashed with
expert specification and advice from a local company that has been keenly
supporting New Zealand business since 1989.
Siemens Simatic programmable logic controls
The Siemens Simatic (Siemens Automatic) PLC range was released in 1973 (Simatic S3 controller) to replace the previous Siemens Simatic hard-wired controllers released in 1958. CNC Design has extensive experience, starting with the Siemens S5 system, moving on to the S7300 and S7400 systems, and now to the TIA Portal-native Siemens S71200 and S71500 PLCs.
CNC Design is highly skilled at the specification and engineering of the Siemens Safety PLC range, as well as the redundant PLC range (Siemens Simatic S71500-H systems and previously S7400-H systems).
Siemens Simotion motion controllers
Siemens has always been extremely focused on motion control, which is a key focus for CNC Design. Originally, motion control was done using S5 PLCs with specialised motion control cards. This architecture moved into a similar one with the S7300 PLCs.
A major technological leap came with the advent of the dedicated Siemens Simotion motion control system. Simotion has an innovative 'task' based execution system that is not purely cyclic and interrupt-based, as in PLCs. This gives automation engineers unparalleled control of exactly when everything happens in highly synchronised production machinery.
The Simotion controller also facilitates standard logic control, so the PLC functionality and motion control functionality are combined in one unit with Simotion. Simotion allows control of the most demanding motion control-centric machines in the world and is an absolute pleasure to engineer with.
Siemens' core strength worldwide is supplying industrial automation parts to production machine OEMs, and hence, the Simatic department has also been investing heavily in motion control capability. The Siemens Simatic Technology CPUs for motion control were initially released in Siemens' S7300 variant, but significantly upgraded with the move to the fully re-engineered S71500 range. With the S71500 range, motion control was built into its firmware, drastically increasing its performance.
Today, all Siemens S71200 and S71500s have motion control built into their firmware. However, for any motion control that involves forward interpolation, a Simatic Technology CPU is still needed. Siemens's advances have drastically reduced the price point of motion control and increased its accessibility.
Siemens Sinumerik CNC controls
Siemens coined the name 'Sinumerik' (Siemens numeric controller) in 1964 to name the numerical controllers it had been producing for a number of years. Throughout this time and CNC Design's last 35 years, a huge increase in performance and range has ensued.
There are three tiers of Sinumerik CNC controllers, from those appropriate for low-value machines to the latest generation 'Digital Native' Sinumerik One controller. This controller can control the most complex machine tools in the world in a user-friendly, high-availability way with an industry-leading surface finish.
The Siemens controller can have edge processing analytics added to it, port OEE or diagnostic information to cloud systems or in-house monitoring systems, or simply display it on its own screen.
Siemens Industrial PCs
Siemens was a pioneer in mass-produced and industrial PCs, with its first mass-produced computer released in 1957. Siemens continues to have a class-leading range of industrial PCs. Whether you want a PC almost as small as a pack of playing cards to mount on DIN rail, an ultra-high-performance tower or 19-inch rack unit, or anything in between, Siemens has it.
One can load any of the technologies outlined above onto an appropriately specified industrial PC. For example, Siemens Industrial PCs can run 'Soft' PLCs, Soft Safety PLCs, Simotion motion controllers, or Sinumerik machine tool controllers. Then, one can add any number of other systems to said IPC, from a visualisation system, including Siemens' latest generation' WinCC Unified Advanced' visualisation platform, to a myriad of 3rd party software, including vision, database, edge processing, scheduling, reporting, or analysis software.
Keep your industrial control system flexible and future-ready with Siemens New Zealand's optimal upgrade paths for your plant or OEM machinery.
Siemens parts and controllers distributed by CNC Design give you the power of the hardware, unleashed with expert specification and advice from a local company that has been keenly supporting New Zealand business since 1989.