Industry

The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the worldwide leading supplier of production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With integrated automation technologies as well as comprehensive industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of its customers in the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six Divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 222,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry posted in fiscal year 2008 a profit of EUR3.86 billion with revenues totalling EUR38 billion. www.siemens.com/industry

Industry Automation
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industries to solutions for whole industrial sectors that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services. With around 42,900 employees worldwide Siemens Industry Automation achieved in fiscal year 2008 total sales of EUR8.7 billion.

Drive Technologies
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is the world´s leading supplier of products and services for production machinery and machine tools. Drive Technologies offers integrated technologies that cover the entire drive train with electrical and mechanical components. This includes standard products but also encompasses industry-specific control and drive solutions for metal forming, printing and electronic manufacturing as well as solutions for glass, wood, plastic, ceramic, textile and packaging equipment and crane systems. The services provided by the Division include mechatronics support in addition to online services for web-based fault management and preventive maintenance. With around 39,900 employees worldwide Siemens Drive Technologies achieved in fiscal year 2008 total sales of EUR8.9 billion.

If you’re striving for efficient production of float glass, you need a partner with precise knowledge of the industry’s requirements, and whose products, systems, solutions, and services are custom-tailored to glass production.

We put our decades of experience to good use, working with you to create the best solutions for your operation, from batch manufacture to the heated area all the way to the cold end, including all manufacturing-related subprocesses. For example, you can depend on our power supply systems, with reliable process instrumentation, high-performance drives, end-to-end automation, and modular MES solutions. And with our SIGLAS glass engineering solutions, we can help you save energy while reducing NOx emissions. We place great value on maintaining the migration capabilities of our products and systems well into the future.

We offer a long-term partnership throughout the life cycle of your plant, with high availability, more productivity, improved cost efficiency, and better investment security. You’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits in every phase of your plant life cycle – during planning, during operation, and when it’s time for the next cold repair.

Supplier of Process Control, Measuring and Adjustment, Totally Integrated Automation/Simatic PCS 7, Accessories, Drives, Energy Distribution Trade-Names SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC S7, SIGLAS, SIMOVERT, SIVACON, ...