Siemens Xcelerator integrates a portfolio of selected businesses, including iot hardware, software, digital services, and an online trading platform that continues to iterate
Applications for the machine tool industry are an important part of Siemens Xcelerator
For the machine tool industry, it offers a wide range of software applications based on cloud, edge and own servers
Launch the first collaborative applications based on the open iot ecosystem, Industrial Edge for Machine Tools
Siemens is presenting at the 2022 International Metalworking Exhibition (AMB) under the theme of “Accelerating, Digitization for Sustainable Development”, showing how to unlock the huge potential of machine tool optimization through continuous analysis of production data. The Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform, with its iot hardware and software, connects the physical and digital worlds to help business customers accelerate digital transformation and achieve flexibility and sustainability in the manufacturing and application of machinery.

Applications for the machine tool industry are an important part of Siemens Xcelerator

The Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform, launched in June, enables companies of all sizes in industry, buildings, power grids and transportation to accelerate digital transformation and value creation. With this business platform, digital transformation will be easier, faster and easier to scale. Siemens Xcelerator is made up of three core businesses, including iot hardware, software and digital services from Siemens and certified third parties. A growing ecosystem of partners; As well as the continuous iteration of the online trading platform, the three work together to support the interaction and cooperation between customers, partners and developers. Siemens also offers Manage MyResources/Tools, Manage MyResources/Programs, Analyze MyPerformance/OEE, Manage for the machine tool industry through Xcelerator Applications such as MyMachines, Manage MyMachines/Remote and Analyze MyMachine/Condition, and machine tool industry edge computing platforms.

A variety of innovative machine tool applications

In terms of production preparation, Siemens brought several innovations to the show for the Manage MyResources /Tools, Manage MyResources /Programs and Analyze MyPerformance /OEE applications. These applications enable intelligent resource management to assist in the preparation of production orders by providing the right tools and numerical control programs; With solutions at the manufacturing level, companies can effectively use numerical control systems to optimize workflows in the machining environment and efficiently plan tool circulation and inventory with the help of real examples of tool and component management related to production procedures for part production. By analyzing the overall equipment efficiency (OEE), companies can improve the effective utilization of capacity. With a number of innovations in this release, even CNC machines that are not equipped with Sinumerik can be more widely connected. This means a frictionless connection between machine tools and resource management within the shop floor. In addition, Manage MyResources /Tools can provide more information about tool usage, such as the specific time of use of different tools at different stages of the life cycle. New features also include the ability to book a tool for a particular machine or production order, enabling more efficient tool planning. Manage MyResources /Programs can cover additional use cases by adding additional file types, such as drawings, to the NC package. Analyze MyPerformance /OEE allows individual configuration of machine state and provides detailed information about artifact statistics and production progress.

To enable the monitoring of machine tools in operation, Siemens also demonstrated innovative features of the existing applications Manage MyMachines, Manage MyMachines /Remote and Analyze MyMachine /Condition during the show. These applications can analyze the data generated during workpiece processing to improve maintenance processes. A new version of Manage MyMachines captures technical fault reports more accurately. There is also a seamless conversion between Manage MyMachines and Manage MyMachines /Remote, further improving the user friendliness and productivity of the call service. Manage MyMachines also offers broader connectivity, supporting more models of controllers from other brands.

Open Siemens machine tool industrial edge computing ecosystem

The machine tool industry edge computing ecosystem demonstrates Siemens’ openness to partners. Based on the industrial edge platform, Schunk, a manufacturer of grasping systems and gripper technologies, has developed the iTendo service. By combining sensor data from the tool head with numerical control data, Schunk hopes to help machine tool operators improve the machining process and implement features such as preventing tool breakage.