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Editor’s Comment Siemens drives service
Extensive Siemens Automation & Drives has Andrew Peters, business manager LV,
flooding and launched a new division which aims to at Siemens commented: “Over the past
the closure of provide best practice solutions to the decade, industry has gone through
many roads - materials handling sector. immense change and customers have
including the The new Material Handling Division will been left bewildered at the various
M1 - did little provide the airport, aggregate, logistics offerings available within the market
to keep and reclamation/recycling sectors with place. At Siemens, we have recognised
Hillhead’s advice and support on materials handling that our customers require a more
exceptional issues. The team will be led by Andrew specialist service offering, with expert
visitor quality Peters of Siemens Automation & Drives. materials handling knowledge and
away. But the The new division will help customers experience. Our dedicated team will
severe address the changing needs and ensure that our customers receive the
weather conditions did have some requirements of the material handling best possible service and solutions for
impact on the visitor numbers, sector and provide support on key their business.”
although the organisers report that industry issues, such as legislative The Siemens solution for the materials
attendance figures were less than changes, up-time, efficiency, handling sector involves implementing a
1,000 down on the last show in 2005, maintainability and service performance. complete control philosophy from
which saw record attendance. The new Siemens division intends to mechanical gearbox through to control
The recent Materials Handling focus on the materials handling sector’s software and goods control systems. Each
Engineers Association visit to ATH ‘just in time’ culture for material control element is integrated using the Siemens
Resources Glenmuchloch open cast and distribution which is pushing existing approach of Totally Integrated Automation
coal site in Scotland gave me the technological solutions to their limit. which reduces installation time and costs.
opportunity to see how modern
machinery and mining methods can
reduce costs and are less harmful to
the environment.
Continental Conveyor’s 12.2km
overland conveyor transports some 2.8
million tonnes of coal a year, removing
the need for 54,000 lorry journeys from
Scotland’s roads - around two million
miles a year!
As well as reducing road miles, the
conveyor is able to move the coal
through Scotland’s Special Protected
Area. For more information see page 27.
Kelly Rose
Editor
kellyrose@quartz.uk.net
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