Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

Industrial automation: 23 accepted systems in 2009
Our services in this business area have run like a basic thread
through Siempelkamp projects in 2009. This comes as no surprise.
According to the company’s ‘all from one source’ concept,
Siempel kamp also provides electronic components including
measurement and control technology as well as switch cabinets.
Switch cabinet in quality inspection
Industrial automation: specializing in top performances
Within its complete range of products, Siempelkamp also specializes in highly custo-
mized industrial electronics and switch cabinet construction. Switchgear assemblies
can be called the central nervous system of a plant. They supply all machines and line
components with electrical energy and generate control signals for the automated
process steps during production. At the same time, electrical cabinets also serve as a
critical acquisition point for all current status information of the plant and processes.
Important characteristics such as plant availability and product quality are directly
dependent on the quality of the electrical cabinets used. To meet this requirement,
we offer our customers standardized and customized solutions. In a close dialogue
with the plant operator, we fi nd out what system is the right fi t for the customer.
Also noteworthy is our manufacturing expertise in the construction of measure-
ment and control technology equipment.
In 2009, 23 switch gear assemblies were accepted. In the wood
industry, these acceptances primarily concerned ContiRoll ® press
lines for MDF and three transformer board plants but also one
particleboard plant and one short-cycle press.
In the area of metal forming we were involved with industrial
electronics in Siempelkamp projects of all nature. Two open-die