PS2 Siemens

Training Factory for Siemens, PS2 University/Athene

Based on the idea of the modular "hybrid production" AFB Factory, a complex, highly automated training factory consisting of a separate parts handling station and a process technology station was developed for Siemens I & S in Nuremberg.

The factory is used to prepare new Siemens employees for the complex industrial environment. In addition, it is used for special training of employees with several years’ service.

For Siemens knowledge of part components is not enough; knowledge of context and connections is also required.

Stand-alone parts handling station

This station represents a complex bottle filling, transportation and recycling process. The bottles are filled with solids (balls), coloured liquids, or both. It represents the main topics of automation, such as:

• Profinet
• Safety Integrated Automation
• Object identification via RFID
• Object detection via visoion technology
• and much more

Process technology station

The requirements of the process industry are reflected in the part of the factory dealing with processing technology. The standard MPS PA mixing and reactor stations were modified with Siemens process components and actuated via the PCS 7 process control system.

Process control technology PCS 7 Route Control

A special highlight was the customer’s request to develop a complex training unit for controlling product flows in complex pipe systems. The objective of the process control system Route Control is the intelligent switching of product flows, particularly with regard to short cycle times and the lowest possible overlap when switching from one product to another.

At the end of the project Siemens invited the project owners from the Festo Didactic Solution Center and from Adiro to go karting with them – a sign of a very satisfied customer.