System overview
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The SINAMICS range of drives
Field of application
SINAMICS is the comprehensive family of drives from Siemens designed for machine and
plant engineering applications. SINAMICS offers solutions for all drive tasks:
● Simple pump and fan applications in the process industry
● Complex single drives in centrifuges, presses, extruders, elevators, as well as conveyor
and transport systems
● Drive line-ups in textile, plastic film, and paper machines as well as in rolling mill plants.
● High-precision servo drives for the manufacture of wind turbines
● Servo drives with a high dynamic performance for machine tools, as well as packaging
and printing machines
Figure 2-1
SINAMICS as part of the Siemens modular automation system
Liquid-cooled chassis power units
Manual, (GH7), 11/2016, 6SL3097-4AM00-0BP7
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