Siemens Automation & Controls from Applied Industrial Controls
Applied Industrial Controls supports Siemens industrial automation and control systems with PLCs, HMIs, industrial PCs, variable frequency drives, motor control, industrial networking, power supplies, circuit protection, and related control products. AIC also provides programming, system integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and engineering support for new Siemens systems and existing installations.
Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal
Siemens TIA Portal provides a centralized engineering environment for programming and configuring Siemens automation products. A single platform can bring together PLCs, HMIs, drives, communications, safety devices, and other automation components within the same control architecture.
AIC's existing Siemens work includes TIA Portal applications involving:
- PLC programming
- HMI development
- Drive integration
- Industrial communications
- Device commissioning
- Network configuration
- System simulation
- Machine diagnostics
AIC can help customers develop new Siemens automation systems, integrate additional devices, troubleshoot existing applications, and migrate older controls into a more unified automation environment.
Why Use Siemens TIA Portal?
TIA Portal allows multiple parts of an automation system to be engineered within a common software environment. This can simplify programming and communications while giving engineers a more complete view of the automation system.
Capabilities highlighted in AIC's Siemens applications include:
- Entire-system simulation before physical commissioning
- Multi-device program development
- Centralized tag and variable management
- Network configuration and diagnostics
- Device commissioning
- Machine and process diagnostics
- Improved system scalability
- Reduced control-system complexity
AIC's automation engineers can support TIA Portal development from initial system architecture through programming, testing, startup, and ongoing technical support.
Siemens Product Categories Available Through AIC
AIC's Siemens offering spans automation, motor control, power, communications, and operator-interface products for industrial and municipal applications.
- SIMATIC PLCs
- HMIs and operator panels
- Industrial PCs
- SINAMICS variable frequency drives
- Programmable relays
- Safety controls
- Industrial networking
- Motor control
- Soft starters
- Contactors and overloads
- Circuit breakers
- Power supplies
- Power distribution equipment
- Motor control centers
- Pilot devices
AIC can help select individual Siemens products or coordinate multiple product families as part of a complete control-system design.
Siemens SIMATIC PLCs
AIC supports Siemens SIMATIC PLC platforms for machine automation, process control, municipal systems, OEM equipment, and other industrial applications.
PLC families supported by AIC's existing Siemens offering include:
- S7-1200 Series
- S7-1500 Series
- LOGO! programmable controllers
- ET 200 distributed automation systems
AIC can support PLC selection, I/O architecture, programming, communications, control-panel integration, system testing, and field commissioning.
Learn more about AIC's PLCs, HMIs & Industrial Networking capabilities.
Siemens HMIs & Industrial PCs
AIC supports Siemens SIMATIC operator interfaces and industrial computers for applications requiring machine visualization, process control, data collection, diagnostics, and industrial computing.
SIMATIC HMIs
Siemens HMI products include Basic and Comfort Panel platforms for equipment operation, alarm management, process visualization, and control-system interaction.
SIMATIC Industrial PCs
Siemens industrial PCs provide additional computing capability for automation, visualization, data processing, and edge applications. AIC's existing Siemens offering includes box, rack, and panel IPC configurations.
AIC can help coordinate the HMI or IPC with the PLC, network, drives, and other equipment in the control system.
Siemens SINAMICS Drives & Motor Control
AIC supplies Siemens variable frequency drives and motor-control products for industrial equipment, pumps, fans, conveyors, process systems, and other motor-driven applications.
AIC's Siemens drive offering includes SINAMICS platforms such as V20, G120, G120C, G120D, G120P, G120X, G130, G150, and other configurations for different motor-control requirements.
Beyond product selection, AIC can support drive sizing, application engineering, communications, control-panel integration, startup, and commissioning.
Learn more about AIC's VFDs & Motor Control and Drive Commissioning & Start-Up capabilities.
Siemens Industrial Networking & Communications
AIC supports Siemens industrial networking products used to connect PLCs, HMIs, drives, remote I/O, industrial PCs, and other automation equipment.
Siemens SCALANCE networking products can be used to build managed or unmanaged industrial Ethernet networks and connect equipment throughout a machine, production line, or facility.
AIC can help with network architecture, switch selection, communications configuration, protocol integration, troubleshooting, and the connection of Siemens automation equipment with existing systems.
Industrial Data & Edge Computing
AIC's Siemens capabilities extend beyond machine-level control into industrial data and connected automation. Siemens industrial PCs and edge technologies can support local data processing, analysis, storage, and communication between plant-floor systems and higher-level applications.
These architectures can help customers collect information from automation equipment while keeping time-sensitive processing close to the machine or facility.
AIC can help customers determine how PLCs, IPCs, industrial networking, and communications equipment should work together within the overall automation architecture.
Siemens Power & Control Components
AIC's Siemens offering also includes the supporting electrical components required to build complete automation systems, including industrial power supplies, circuit protection, motor control, soft starters, and power distribution products.
Siemens SITOP power supplies and UPS products can provide control power and backup for PLCs, communications equipment, HMIs, and other automation devices. AIC can help calculate control-system power requirements and coordinate these products with the rest of the panel or machine.
Learn more about AIC's Power & Control Components capabilities.
Siemens System Integration & Technical Support from AIC
AIC does more than supply Siemens hardware. Its engineering team works with customers on PLC and HMI programming, system architecture, industrial communications, drive integration, control-panel design, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and automation-system upgrades.
For customers replacing or modernizing older Siemens control systems, AIC can evaluate the existing equipment and help develop a migration approach that accounts for programming, I/O, communications, operator interfaces, drives, and other connected equipment.
Related AIC capabilities include Engineering & Technical Support, UL508A Panel Shop & Custom Control Panels, and Drive Commissioning & Start-Up.
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