SIEMENS is a German company based in Munich, founded in 1847 by Ernst Werner von Siemens. It’s a multinational company operating in multiple sectors. SIEMENS in 1958 registers the “SIMATIC” brand and in 1959 presents its first PLC, the “SIMATIC G”. In 1979 it launched the “SIMATIC S5”, with interface “STEP 5” on PC which allows programming in the LADDER language. In 1995, the successor, “SIMATIC S7” and “STEP7” software, was presented and continues to evolve with the actual TIA PORTAL. Without doubt, SIEMENS is one of the leading companies in industrial automation.
Is defined a SIEMENS PLC programmer someone who know the SIEMENS system in every parts of it, interfaces and networks, software and hardware, experience in multiply industrial applications and expert of its advanced programming system called TIA PORTAL, a developer to be able to using the system in all its potential.
The SIEMENS PLC programmer is specialized in writing programs with the LADDER / KOP and AWL languages. With accessory functions and standard blocks it makes it possible to manage complex automation. The SIEMENS expert is able to configure, create communication networks, program cycles and diagnostic panels, connect any type of sensor, camera, robot, equipment.
The activities On-Site of the SIEMENS programmers begin with the switch on of the PLC and the verification of the functioning and the compatibility between software and hardware. At this point the download procedure of the PLC and HMI programs is carried out and it is verified that all the nodes of the network, that is robots, push-button panels, cameras, pumps, motors, conveyors, etc … are in communication with the PLC. Only after these preliminary activities does the real debug phase begin, where the PLC programmer, also called control engineer, manage the activities and brings the cell to the automatic cycle.
