Sinumerik Operate

The Sinumerik Operate user interface has been further developed to enable even more easily manageable and intuitive operation of machine tools. This gives machine tool builders the opportunity to develop their own individual design in keeping with their corporate identity, lending machine tools a contemporary, distinctive look.

The technical basis for these innovations is provided by a cohesive line of widescreen monitors called Sinumerik blackline plus, which come in a 16:8 format. The design eliminates the use of any separate buttons, which have been replaced by a touch-sensitive monitor with the capability of showing and hiding a side screen. Functions formerly operated by separate buttons can be positioned on the screen, if required.

The new side screen can be used to show axis loads, alarms or tooling information. Machine tool builders can additionally extend the side screen to include their own content. The new panels are available in sizes of 15, 19, 22 and 24 inches. 

In the basic version MCP 398C, the add-on machine control panels are identical for all the available panel sizes, but depending upon the size, they can be extended with additional modules for different functions, such as buttons or slider controls. The new operating units come in the form of thin client, monitor or PC. The TOP variant is available as a panel for Windows PCs or as an embedded solution without PC. The Simatic WinCC from Siemens provides machine builders with a convenient, adaptable, basic configuration, complete with intuitively-structured software tools, which allows the user interface to be configured simply by means of drag-and-drop. This allows machine builders to simply implement their own operating concepts and supplement them with machine-specific functions.