Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

Automation and control technology 2009:
always on the pulse of Siempelkamp equipment
Despite or because of the fi nancial crisis, 2009 can be regarded
as a very successful year from the perspective of the Siempelkamp
automation and control technology.
For our Chinese customer Guodong we developed a control
system for an MDF glue blending system. At Kronospan Sanem
(Luxemburg) the start-up of new equipment took place in 2009.
Control room at Duratex Taquari
Plant automation from a single source
‘The whole is more than the sum of its parts’ is the motto of the Siempelkamp
experts for automation and control technology. They combine control system
processes, control tasks, operation, and visualization into performance-strong
automation solutions which can be optimally fi tted into the business processes of
our customers.
Our main focus is on plant safety and machine reliability as well as providing our
customers with standardized and user-friendly interfaces. Furthermore, we con-
centrate on the optimal metrological and control-technical interplay between
machine and control. These conditions make optimal product quality and effi ciency
possible. Next to a high degree of standardization, we also offer concepts that are
Here, we upgraded a line with the help of the new automation
technology Sinamics with Motion Control.
In addition to these individual projects, our automation and
control technology has run like a basic thread through Siem pelkamp’s
business activities. For all plants supplied in 2009 our
specialists have provided the electrical engineering. Furthermore,
they developed the new automation for Siempelkamp knife-ring
fl akers.