Together with Koenig & Bauer, a global printing press manufacturer, technology company Siemens will accelerate development and commissioning processes for printing presses with a new machine automation platform. The standardized and modular automation platform enables machine building customers to create predictive maintenance models and performance dashboards for individual machine components. 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 synchronized 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 offerings will be available on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace.
“The partnership with Koenig & Bauer is proof of Siemens’ dedication to spearheading the digital transformation in the machine industry,” said Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens. “By combining Koenig & Bauer’s expertise in high-tech printing technology with the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, we’ll deliver comprehensive, flexible, and future-oriented solutions that meet the evolving demands of our customers.”
“This partnership is an important step in sustainably strengthening our innovative capacity and market position,” added Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO of Koenig & Bauer. “By combining our expertise with the technological know-how of Siemens, we’re creating synergies that will allow groundbreaking developments in mechanical engineering.”
The collaboration between Siemens and Koenig & Bauer is enabling 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.
