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Control upgrade – UNIPRESS

Upgrade to the latest control generation

Why upgrade?

Approximately ten years ago, Siemens announced the discontinuation of the Simodrive product range. To ensure service support and spare parts availability, Soudronic made a substantial last-time-buy investment and had established a strategic stock to cover the expected demand over the past decade.

These stocks have now reached critical levels, and the long-term availability of certain Simodrive components can no longer be guaranteed without limitations.

Planning a system conversion in advance allows the upgrade to be implemented under controlled conditions and helps reduce the risk of unplanned downtime caused by obsolete components. It also provides access to the latest control technology, improved diagnostics, increased reliability, and additional machine features.

To avoid facing another phase-out of Siemens components, such as touch panels and PLCs, Soudronic
decided to modernize the entire control system.

Phase-out Simodrive – Phase V – LAST CALL:
What does this mean for you?

  • Repairs of drive system components can no longer be guaranteed
  • Order now: upgrade control system
  • Spare parts availability is not guaranteed
  • Simodrives will be phased-out, end of life: 02.2027

    Major downtimes of production line are imminent!

Advantages of this control upgrade

  • Modern touch-operated interface: Sleek design with no mechanical switches
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • Integrated help system
  • Real-time machine status monitoring
  • Production counter, event log, top 5 errors statistics available
  • Latest-generation servo technology
  • Reduced risk of long production downtime due to damaged control components
  • Smaller footprint: Electrical cabinets can be mounted directly on the machine whenever possible
  • Estimated service and spare parts availability: 10 years

Optimized Sheet Feeder TV-2

The upgrade includes the conversion of the sheet feeder. The third conveyor belt on the centering table, together with a row sensor for sheet edge detection, enables simpler, faster, and more reliable sheet alignment. During format changes on the centering table, setup time is reduced by approximately 90%.

Next step

Please contact our sales representative, send an email to spareparts@soudronic.com or contact us by our form. We will be happy to work out a quotation for the conversion of your equipment.

Applies to the following UNIPRESS models:

  • UP320
  • UP800
  • 320RPT
  • 800RPT
  • UP320+320RPT
  • UP320+800RPT
  • UP800+800RPT
The upgrade includes the lower part of the sheet feeder for UNIPRESSES built from 2004 – 2007.
For UNIPRESSES built after 2008, the upgrade includes a new infeed and centering table.
For all UNIPRESSES built after 2004, the upgrade includes a new sensor for easy sheet positioning.