Controls News 13
Produktion
dedizierter Controller
Installation
Inbetriebnahme & Service
Applikation läuft
Erweiterung und
Funktionsanpassung
Produktion
dedizierter Controller
Installation
Inbetriebnahme & Service
Applikation läuft
Erweiterung und
Funktionsanpassung
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Focus issue:
The new class of devices combines strengths
Saia®Functions HMI as KSB
PumpManager with the
KSB PumpMeter in the KSB
Development Centre.
An example of the Programma-
ble Functional Controller (PFC)
simple, fast and safe for the
Pump Management System –
always functionally extensible
using programming processes.
KSB PumpManager based
on Saia®Functions PCD is
also freely programmable
with Siemens Step7.
Pump, drive and
PumpMeter (see display)
Functional Saia® PCDs
Installation
Fine parameterization
Energy & PumpManager, Apps in operation
Energy Manager
KSB PumpManager
App for Saia
®
PCD
KSB
PumpManager
Energy and PumpManager,
Apps in operation
Expansion and adaptation of functions using Step7
Programmable at any time
Example
Saia® Functions HMI with KSB App:
The iPad/iPod model applied to automation
As one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers,
KSB has excellent system skills. As a system provider,
KSB implemented Saia® PCD-Controllers and knows
from its own practical experience the advantages
of the successful formula of Saia® PCD = Web + IT
+ PLC.
To increase the lifetime and create a basis for energy
optimization of KSB pumps, KSB has a PumpMeter
component in its programme.
The device captures the most important
operating data and transfers them to
an RS485 interface and the modbus
protocol. Then what happens to it?
Basically, any KSB customer can read
the operating data and store it, ana-
lyse it and process it further. In prac-
tice, however, it has generally been
the case that the effort and expertise
required for individual solutions are
far too high.
That’s why customers weren’t quick to adopt the
PumpMeter, despite its advantages. An adaptable
standard solution for pump management was re-
quired and so the KSB PumpManager was born,
based on positive experiences of Saia® PCD in the
background. It is based on the Saia® S-Energy-Man-
ager with integrated functions PCD (programmable
with Siemens Step 7).
All web and IT functions for S-Energy-Manager are
now not only used for reading the Saia® Energy
Counters, but also for capturing pump operating
data using the PumpMeter (Modbus via RS485).
KSB does not currently want to position itself as a
controller provider on the market. With integrated
control, visualization and management functions,
KSB products should offer significant added value
for customers and sales arguments in KSB opera-
tions.
To promote this, KSB has also created a Pump
Manager App. The App was created with standard
Saia software tools and extends S-Energy-Manager
to include a monitoring and optimization function
for KSB pumps. Saia-Burgess sells the HMI device
platform and ensures the correct function of the
KSB PumpManager.
With this new constellation of options resulting
from cooperation between KSB and Saia-Burgess,
any interested technical party can now optimize
pump operation in terms of energy and lifetime.
They can manage their pump facility with a screen
on site, in any LAN browser or any mobile device
equipped with a browser. If the management and
operation of the pumps is automated, this can
be done directly using KSB PumpManager. The
S-Energy Manager, as the basis of the PumpMan-
ager, has an integrated PCD function that is freely
programmable with Siemens Step 7 and that can
us onboard I/Os directly.
