System Overview; Field Of Application - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Equipment Manual

System Overview

1.1

Field of application

SINAMICS is the new range of drives from Siemens designed for mechanical and plant
engineering applications. SINAMICS offers solutions for all drive tasks:
• Simple pump and fan applications in the process industry.
• Complex individual drives in centrifuges, presses, extruders, elevators, as well as
• Drive line-ups in textile, plastic film, and paper machines, as well as in rolling mill plants.
• Highly dynamic servo drives for machine tools, as well as packaging and printing
Depending on the application, the SINAMICS range offers the ideal version for any drive
task.
Figure 1-1 SINAMICS applications
Equipment Manual Control Units and Additional System Components
Equipment Manual, (GH1), 12/2004 Edition, 6SL3097-2AH00-0BP1
conveyor and transport systems.
machines.
1
1-1