Overview

This webinar will discuss the new Siemens entirely virtual SIMATIC S7-1500V PLC. It is based on the functions and operation of the SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC and independent of its hardware. The virtual PLC can be downloaded as an Edge app and integrated directly into the IT environment. This way, the untapped potential offered by digitalisation can now be used. In this way you can continue to rely on familiar processes and tools while benefitting from IT mechanisms, allowing for a more flexible and modular design of production plants.

Key benefits include:

•  more flexibility
•  seamless integration
•  increased efficiency.

For example, the software used or number of controllers can be adjusted to current requirements or problems solved quickly and easily via secure remote Edge connection mechanisms.

Speaker

Daniel Smalley, Business Manager, Siemens

Daniel is a business manager for Siemens Factory Automation Digitalisation and Program Manager for Xcelerator UK&I. Daniel has responsibility for a software portfolio covering WinCC V7, WinCC Professional, WinCC Open Architecture, WinCC Unified, Energy Management Software, InsightsHub Applications, Industrial Edge, Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Commissioning. Daniel is also the Digitalisation lead for the Factory Automation business focused on the market strategy for Industrial Edge, Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and the Future of Automation thought leadership.

Daniel has a BEng in computers, management and electronics from the University of Salford. He is a Profibus Certified Engineer and a TUV certified Functional Safety Engineer plus a member of the IET.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Process Management & Control Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

09:00–10:00 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.