The companies are working together to help machine builders
find their optimal machine configuration using a digital twin with Siemens’ Teamcenter software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Siemens NX software for product design and engineering. This helps them to create and maintain an accurate and synchronised virtual representation of their machine. Simatic AX software capabilities are also available to customers
for programming and maintaining Siemens PLCs (programmable logic controllers), which reduces time-to- market, increases product quality, and enhances the maintainability of the control software. The collaboration will enable the development of a seamless
combination of hardware and software functionalities, and the collection and evaluation of detailed machine data on the condition of machine components. This will ultimately increase flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness for the printing press industry.
An example module consists of picker/collater machines connected to three
stitching units, with one or two operators running a system of up to eight modules. One manufacturer of thread stitchers and industrial bookbinding machines needed a Machine Safety Controller that was flexible enough to manage the safety requirements of their various machines – and ReeR Safety’s MZERO units proved capable of managing all the safety devices installed along their production line. Each module is equipped with a ReeR Safety MZERO safety controller that monitors four RFID safety sensors attached to the movable guards, plus an emergency button. The safety controllers communicate with others using the module’s local PLC
via a coded digital output of the MZERO itself. The MZEROs communicate with each other, and with the local MZEROs being connected to the individual safety devices there is less interconnection wiring or power supply cables to apply a safety solution to the entire line. There are a number of advantages to MZERO.
The reduced number of components and wiring means better wiring management, fewer power sources needed, and no physical connections between the main unit and its expansion. It is also quick and easy to install, and compatible with a wide range of safety devices, including light curtains, emergency buttons and RFID switches.
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