For more than 165 years, the name Siemens has been synonymous with internationality and worldwide presence.

Siemens is a global powerhouse positioned along the electrification value chain – from power generation, transmission and distribution to smart grid solutions and the efficient application of electrical energy – as well as in the areas of medical imaging and laboratory diagnostics. As of September 30, 2016, Siemens had around 351,000 employees in more than 200 countries/regions. Siemens operates in 289 major production and manufacturing plants worldwide. In addition, Siemens has office buildings, warehouses, research and development facilities or sales offices in almost every country/region in the world.

SIMATIC PCS 7

Flexible, scalable, powerful: The innovative distributed control system SIMATIC PCS 7

Providing continuous operation and consistent product quality while reducing plant costs are only a few of the many challenges that the Process Industry is facing today. The control system plays an important role in meeting those challenges. SIMATIC PCS 7 enables you to respond quickly to constantly changing market requirements through its user-friendliness, a high system availability, investment security, future-safe technology, together with a reduced total cost of ownership

Basic Controllers –

Be flexible thanks to networking possibilities

• Compact controllers with integrated IOs, technology and communication functions
• Networking options via various communication standards by means of integrated functions (PROFINET, Modbus, etc.) or add-on modules (IO-Link, AS-i, etc.)
• Flexible in design and with modular expansion options

Advanced Controllers –

Increase productivity with the ultimate power

• Controllers with extensive system functions and high performance
• Unique power thanks to high-performance backplane bus, extremely short terminal-to-terminal response times and high-speed signal processing
• Ensures maximum performance and user-friendliness

Distributed Controllers –

Save space with the smallest footprint

• Controllers with distributed design
• ET 200SP controller: combines the advantages of the S7-1500 and the very compact design of the ET 200SP with a high channel density
• Space savings in the control cabinet and financial savings due to the use of distributed intelligence
• ET 200pro controller with IP65/67 protection for use outside the control cabinet

Software Controllers –

Be open and independent

• C-based controller independent of the operating system
• Complete engineering in the TIA Portal: no Windows settings necessary
• Easy implementation of interfaces to PC applications, and integration of high-level language code with real-time capability
• Comprehensive hardware platforms with SIMATIC IPCs