Siemens Industry UK supplies 25,000th Sinamics S120 motion control drive

Siemens 09/08/2012

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Siemens Drive Technologies, a division of Siemens Industry sector, has delivered its 25,000th Sinamics S120 motion control drive in the UK – with global sales now totaling over a million units.

The modular drive system from the Siemens Sinamics family combines precision and productivity with a high degree of flexibility and is implemented in demanding motion control applications in all sectors of industry. Since 2004 Siemens Drive Technologies has been supplying Sinamics S120 as a versatile, high-performance, modular system for high-end applications in machine and plant construction. Due to its versatility and high-performance, the product is a landmark in the Siemens range.

Andy Hodgson, business sales manager, Siemens Drive Technologies, commented: “The success of the Sinamics S120 drive from Siemens is testament to how the product helps plants achieve their operational objectives. The key benefits the drive offers are different frame sizes, easy configuration and high precision, all of which help to increase plant efficiency, productivity and reduce engineering time. In addition, maintenance is made simple and life-cycle costs are therefore reduced.”

The Sinamics S120 drive comes with a comprehensive set of integrated safety functions which comply with industry standards. The modular drive system is implemented in numerous sectors in single and multi-axis applications, for example in machine tools, packaging, textile and plastics machines and rolling mills and can be fully integrated into a plant’s process control system.