Engineering System - Siemens Automation and Drives Group

Introduction
System architecture
SIMATIC PCS 7
■ Overview
SIMATIC PCS 7 System Configuration
SIMATIC PCS 7 – The process control system for Totally Integrated
Automation
Using Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), Siemens provides uniform
automation technology on one single platform for all applications
of process automation, starting with input logistics, covering
production or primary processes as well as downstream
(secondary) processes, up to output logistics. This uniform automation
technology also facilitates the optimization of all company
operations, covering the enterprise resource planning
(ERP) level, the management execution system (MES) level, the
process control level, down to the field level.
Horizontal integration
Horizontal integration means that common and standard hardware/software
components from the SIMATIC product portfolio
are used for the complete production process - covering input
logistics, primary and secondary processes, up to output logistics.
As the process control system component of Totally Integrated
Automation, SIMATIC PCS 7 uses standard hardware and software
components from the SIMATIC TIA range. The uniform data
management, communication and configuration capabilities of
TIA offer an open platform for advanced, future-oriented and
economical automation solutions in all sectors of the process industry,
manufacturing industry and hybrid industries (which include
a mixture of continuous/batch/discrete processes such as
in the glass or pharmaceuticals industries).
While secondary and logistics processes in the process and hybrid
industries are often automated by Motion Control and
SIMATIC components, the primary processes are a domain of
the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system.
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Within the TIA network, SIMATIC PCS 7 not only handles standard
(primary) process control tasks, but it can also automate
secondary processes (e.g. filling, packaging) or input/output logistics
(e.g. raw material distribution, storage) for a production
location.
Vertical integration
Vertical integration is characterized by uniform and transparent
data communication from the ERP level, through the MES level
and the Control level, down to the field level. It is reflected in the
increased fusion of automation technology and information technology
and their standards in the wake of establishing companywide
information networks. This enables the modularization and
standardization of whole subprocesses, resulting in far higher
flexibility of production.
Vertical integration of SIMATIC PCS 7 into the company environment
includes:
Integration in the company-wide information network
Integration of field systems
By linking the automation level to the IT world, process data becomes
available throughout the company for evaluation, planning,
coordination and optimization of operation, production processes
and commercial processes. Also taken into account are
the geographical requirements of distributed production facilities,
as is the case with global companies.