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Vision system brings customer Satisfaction into focus 
(September 15, 2001)
Wheaton Pharmatech relies on humans to inspect parts, but when the production machine assembles them at a rate of 550 parts per minute-nearly 10 per second or 50 million per year-it became virtually impossible for a human operator to keep up. An inexpensive machine vision system was the solution.  Full Story
 

New web navigator for WinCC® HMI supports Windows® 2000 server, thin client architecture
(September 15, 2001)

Single workstations (thin clients) can now link to SIMATIC® WinCC control and visualization application via the Internet/intranet. Full Story

 

Managing Automation ranks Siemens on top (September 15, 2001)
Siemens attained the number one ranking for sales of industrial automation software in 2000, as reported by Managing Automation magazine. Full Story

 

Accuracy improves with new warehouse
(September 15, 2001)

A new warehouse in Columbus, OH is making life a little easier for Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. customers. Full Story

 

Belgian IT solution provider Compex to strengthen offering for food and beverage
(September 15, 2001)

There's a new member in the Siemens family. Compex N.V., Ninove, Belgium, a leading supplier of software and solutions in the planning and execution level (MES) for batch processing applications. It will soon be a part of Industrial Solutions & Services Group (I&S) at Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. SE&A is aiming to expand its activities in the food and beverage industries, a specialty of Compex. Full Story