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 Machines, their control panels, and other types of electrical equipment must be designed and sized in accordance with their location of installation. This ensures protection against the damaging effects of a short-circuit in the electrical equipment.

Siemens and Zeta have entered into a strategic partnership. The aim of both companies is to drive forward the digital transformation of pharmaceutical processes worldwide. Zeta, a specialist with many years of experience in major projects for the biopharmaceutical industry, takes the role of the system integrator thanks to their process expertise from the pharmaceutical sector. In partnership with Zeta, Siemens acts as the system provider offering software platforms with their Digital Enterprise Portfolio.

Electrical planning is one of the essential steps in the development of a new machine or production plant. It ensures that all the electrical devices are supplied with power reliably and in compliance with standards. This is an often very complex process that has to be carried out efficiently and as quickly as possible, because it also involves high cost and time pressure. This means that many electrical planners find themselves in the position that they frequently have to look for and implement possible optimizations when they create their wiring diagrams.

As we inch closer to the upcoming Industrial Control Panel Symposium, an event that we are sure all panel builders are well aware of, Panel Builder US had the opportunity to chat with Mike Burke, Target Market Manager for Siemens Electrical Products, covering all electrical infrastructure products for Industrial Control Panels.