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September 2013

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Documentation
Support / Social Media
Planning Efficiency
Fast and efficient planning during the engineering process
Engineering Proces
Idea and
Mechanical
design
Conceptual
design
Detail
engineering
Ordering
Mounting
Initial Operation
Service
Diagnostics
Industry Mall

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Industry Mall
Getting started

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Industry Mall
Product list and selection aids

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Industry Mall
Shopping cart

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Platform
• Multi-disciplinair engineering
• Covers complete technical process
• Functional design
• International

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Apps
Industry Online Support App
You require product information on the go or you are in front of the machine and you need support
• More than 300,000 documents
• FAQs
• Downloads of new firmware or software version
• Handbooks, certificates, characteristic curves
• application examples
• Product information (e.g. new product announcements), successors for product discontinuations
Solution: Use our App – access to all product information anytime and anywhere – in an easy, rapid
and transparent manner
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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Industry Online Support App
Available on Android from Google Play

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Industry Online Support App
Available from the Apple App Store

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Industry Online Support App
Screenshots

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YouTube Videos
You are looking for product or trade show news or you want to learn about Siemens products and
online services.
 Training videos, trade show news, product launches
 How-to videos and application examples
Keywords: Siemens, Siemens CAx, efficient configuration, Siemens Eplan, Siemens SIRIUS, SIMATIC,
SINAMICS, Siemens PLC, Siemens HMI, etc…
Or via Siemens channel: www.youtube.com/siemens
Solution: Use our videos – get easy and quick videos around
the Siemens products
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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YouTube Videos
Examples of SIRIUS videos

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YouTube Videos
Siemens Channel

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Forum
Where to find the forum?
Access via URL:
• https://automation.siemens.com/forum
Access via Google:
• Search  „Siemens Forum“  typical first result
The forum is an application within the Industry Online Support Portal

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Forum
Overview

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Forum
Examples for topics

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Support & Training
• www.eplansupport.be
• About 250 support documents / FAQ’s
• 2.500 FAQ hits / month
• 5.600 download hits / month
• Documents / movies
• www.eplantrainingen.be
• Daily trainings & seminars

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Social Media
• http://www.linkedin.com/company/58925
• http://www.youtube.com/user/eplanbelgium
• http://issuu.com/eplanbelgium/stacks
• http://www.slideshare.net/EPLANBenelux

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Apps (iOS)
Siemens

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Tender Specifications
Solution: Use our tender specifications portal – here you find quick and easily all available tender
specs in just one request.
You want to include specifications that correspond to Siemens products in a tender.
 Pre-built tender specifications
 You can search for terms, names or order numbers
 Export formats: Text, RTF, GAEB81 u. 83
 Access via www.siemens.com/specifications
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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Tender Specifications
Getting started

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Tender specifications
Simple exporting into various formats

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Idea and mechanical design with Siemens PLM

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Configuration Tools
Where to find them?
Solution: Use our configurators – you easily can select products and systems step by step.
You want to dimension a product or define a complete branch combination.
 Selection of products/systems on the basis of technical features or application requirements
 Easy and intuitive operation
 Saving of the configuration and order lists in the data format of your choice (txt, pdf, xls, csv)
 Direct placement of the order list in the shopping basket of the Mall
 Quick access to product data for the selected product and system configuration
 Global applicability thanks to availability in multiple languages
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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Configuration Tools
Where to find them?
Configure products
Access via Industry Mall
Access via URL:
http://www.siemens.com/industrymall
Access via Google:
Search  „Siemens Mall“  typical first result

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Product-configurators
Getting started

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Product-configurators
Getting started

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Product-configurators
Example: Motor feeder

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Product-configurators
Component list

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Product-configurators
Result and circuit diagram

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Product-configurators
3D view

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Product-configurators
Transfer to Mall shopping cart

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Availability check

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Export data (Cax,…)

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Image Database (ImageDB)
Getting started

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Image Database (ImageDB)
Example data sets

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Image Database (ImageDB)
Where to find the ImageDB?
Access via URL:
• https://automation.siemens.com/bilddb
Access via Google:
• Search  „Siemens ImageDB“  typical first result
The ImageDB can be opened through the product view In the Support Portal
Scope:
More than 50.000 photos, graphics, 3D models, symbols and screenshots available in different
versions for downloading (at no charge)
The ImageDB is an application within the Industry Online Support Portal

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CAx- Online Generator
– Your information archive
A single Siemens order number or a list of order numbers (MLFB) and need for certain product data
Product information of a technical or commercial nature, such as:
• Product master data
• Product images
• Datasheets
• Certificates and approbations
• Characteristic curves
• Engineering Data for CAD- or CAE-systems
Solution: Use our CAx-Onlinegenerator – here you can find fast and easily all available product data
in just one selection step.
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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CAx Online Generator – Your information archive
CAx data types – types of information
Product CAx-Data
Product image
3D models
Device circuit diagrams
(only relevant for position
switches)
2D dimension drawings
Data sheets
Operating instructions
EPLAN-Macros
Product data sheets Manuals
Manuals
Unit wiring
diagrams
Characteristic/
curves
Commercial data
Technical specifications

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CAx Online Generator
CAx-Download-Manager

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CAx Online Generator
New shopping cart– load product numbers
Input of complete parts lists (MLFB) possible
(e.g. from Excel, simply copy & paste)

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CAx Online Generator
1. Product numbers

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CAx Online Generator
2. Select data type

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CAx Online Generator
3. Select options

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CAx Online Generator
4. Create CAx shopping cart
A name must be assigned
to the shopping cart

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CAx Online Generator
5. CAx shopping cart overview

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Conceptual design
• Base components
• Easy transfer format (.EDZ)
• Detailed multi-lingual information
• Documentation
• Mounting information
• ERP / PDM integration

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Conceptual design
• Central location
• Macro technology
• Variant management
• Basic engineering

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Siemens Industry Online Support Portal
Where to find the Support Portal?
Solution: Use our Support Portal – you will get comprehensive support – 24/7 around the globe
You need help in implementation of your project, during the initial operation or you want to plan a new
machine.
 General product information
 Support documents – FAQs, handbooks, datasheets, certificates
 Application Examples
 My Documentation Manager
 CAx-Onlinegenerator
 Technical Forum, Support Request
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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Siemens Industry Online Support Portal
Where to find the Support Portal?
Access via URL:
• https://support.automation.siemens.com
Access via Google:
• Search  „Siemens Support“  typical first result
The Siemens Industry Online Support Portal is an internet application

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Siemens Industry Online Support Portal
Complete functionality after registration / login

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Siemens Industry Online Support Portal
Portfolio

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Siemens Industry Online Support Portal
Application examples

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Detail engineering  EPLAN Pro Panel
• Detailed panel building (3D)
• Automation / higher level
• Wire fabrication
• CNC production

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Detail engineering  EPLAN Pro Panel (Routing)
• Shortest route / Filter
• Fill capacity

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Roadshow Planning Efficiency
 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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MDM – My Documentation Manager
You have to create a machinery documentation
• Individual compilation and structuring of manuals (data sheets, FAQ and certificates)
via drag and drop
• Support of further processing via selectable export formats (pdf, xml, rtf)
• Following preparation, the document can be automatically translated into the language desired
• Stay up-to-date with the update function
Solution: Use our MDM – here you get simplified compilation of project-specific documentation.
Initial Situation:
Our Offer:

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MDM
My Documentation Manager – Direct link

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MDM
Entry type: Manual/BDA

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MDM
Add a configurable manual

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MDM
Display and configure

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MDM
Right mouse-click - Create folder
Here, the overview of all manuals has been taken from My Documentation Manager, i.e. the customer can
add e.g. all of the Siemens products installed in their control cabinet (as long as a configurable manual is
available for these products) and then process them step-by-step (select the required chapters by
dragging and dropping them).

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MDM
Create folder

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MDM
Add chapter by dragging & dropping
Note:
Individual chapters, name of the manual, etc., can be renamed at any time.

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MDM
Right mouse-click - Delete chapter

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MDM
Move chapters by dragging and dropping

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MDM
Right mouse-click - Create documents

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MDM
Selection options for document production
The notification function is of particular importance: If a customer has created a set of
individual documents using configurable manuals, then they receive an automatic email
notification if something has been changed in one of the configurable manuals. This
means that the customer is always able to keep their individual manuals up to date.

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MDM
Display and download produced documents

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Documentation
• Detailed PDF view
• 3D Model included
• Intelligent links
• Device pages

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 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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Industry Mall
Shopping cart

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Ordering
• EPLAN ERP / PDM Integeration Suite
• ERP  BOM / Structured BOM
• PDM  Documenation
• Integration with

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 Mounting / initial operation / service
 Ordering
 Documentation
 Detail engineering
 Conceptual design
 Idea and mechanical design
 Support / Social Media
 Engineering proces
 Industry Mall

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EPLAN efficient engineering.
Operations & Maintenance
• EPLAN View
• Direct access on project
• Documentation technical process
• Navigation / Search

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Thank you for your attention!