Chemicals

MESNAC

QingDao China

Completion: 2018

MESNAC

QingDao,

China

MESNAC, located in Qingdao, China, is a machinery and solution provider for the tire industry with >6000 employees
Development of a digitalized curing press for high-end tire makers
Reduction of development effort and faster acceptance of the machine concept including functions of the PLC & HMI program
Reduction of Time to Market
Improvement of quality and reliability of their machinery
Tire makers demand visible and verifiable development progress during machine design and ask for operator training before machine delivery

Replacement of previous automation system (AB) and validation of the PLC program and mechanical function during planning phase with NX/MCD
Joint optimization of the mechanical & automation concept to ensure optimal interaction between hardware and software
Digital Twin for curing press has been successfully accomplished

MESNAC and Siemens jointly developed a digital machine or virtual commissioning system. It helps us shorten the R&D time and provides end customers the possibility to interact with us at early phase.

Xianghai Meng, Product Manager of Curing Department

Shortened time to market by utilizing the Digital Twin
Mechanical issues localized and solved prior to the commissioning•Decreased time and effort for validation and decreased on site risk for commissioning
Proof-of-concept demonstrated for tire end user and machine operators•Assurance of on time machine delivery

Development of a digitalized curing press for high-end tire makers
Reduction of development effort and faster acceptance of the machine concept including functions of the PLC & HMI program

Completion 2018

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Completion 2018

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Completion 2016

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ID: 18049