SEA Electronics is the first company in Africa to start a new competence group to work on SIMATIC PCS 7 in partnership with SIEMENS
Process Control Systems - SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.0
Overview
SIMATIC PCS 7 system configuration
Totally Integrated Automation with SIMATIC PCS 7
The
SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system is a significant component of Totally
Integrated Automation (TIA), the unique basis offered by Siemens for uniform
and customized automation in all sectors of the production, process and hybrid
industries. Using TIA, Siemens is the only company able to offer 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 is suitable for optimization of all operating sequences of an entire
company, i.e. from the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) level and MES
(Management Execution System) level to the control level, right down to the
field level.
Integrated
in a holistic automation solution for a production site, automation of the
primary processes is the prime task of SIMATIC PCS 7. On the other hand,
secondary processes (e.g. filling, packaging) or input/output logistics (e.g.
raw material distribution, storage) are frequently implemented using the
PLC-based or PC-based components of SIMATIC.
The
advantages of Totally Integrated Automation, in particular the uniform data
management, communication and configuration, are already evident during
planning and engineering, but also during installation and commissioning,
everyday operation as well as maintenance, repairs and modernization.
Uniform
data management means that all software components access a common database.
Within a project, inputs and modifications are therefore only necessary at one
point. This reduces the work required, and simultaneously avoids potential
faults. Once symbolic identifications have been introduced, they are understood
by every software component. Data consistency is also guaranteed even if
several persons are working simultaneously on a project. Parameters defined in
the engineering system can be transferred beyond the network limits down to
sensors, actuators or drives in the field.
Uniform
communication from the corporate management level down to the field level is
based on internationally recognized standards such as Industrial Ethernet or
PROFIBUS, and also supports the global flow of information via the Internet.
Since the hardware and software components involved also use these
communications mechanisms, connections are extremely easy to configure, also
cross-system or over different networks.
The use
of an engineering system with a uniform and matched range of tools minimizes
the configuration overhead. The engineering tools for the application software,
the hardware components and the communications functions can be called from a
central project manager (SIMATIC Manager). This is also the basic application
for creation, management, saving and documentation of a project.
Compatibility
of further developments is guaranteed within TIA. This also guarantees that the
company's investments have a secure future, and allows the company to modernize
and expand the plants throughout the complete lifecycle.
Benefits
With its
pioneering design, modular and open architecture based on state-of-the-art
SIMATIC technology, consistent application of industrial standards, and the
I&C functionality paired with high-performance, the SIMATIC PCS 7
process control system allows cost-effective implementation and economical
operation of I&C plants in all phases of their lifecycle and with
consideration of all aspects: from planning, engineering, commissioning,
training, through operation, maintenance and repair, up to expansion and
refurbishment. In the process, SIMATIC PCS 7 combines high-performance and
reliability with simple and safe operation and maximum convenience.
You
primarily profit from Totally Integrated Automation with the SIMATIC PCS 7
process control system through:
Calculable
development, implementation and lifecycle costs
Minimization
of engineering overhead
Facilities
for process optimization
Adaptability
to changing requirements
Advantages
resulting from the use of standard SIMATIC components, such as:
Low
hardware and engineering costs
Proven
quality and stability
Simple,
fast definition and selection of system components
Low
costs for spare parts
Short
delivery times for spare parts and expansion components
Global
availability
Savings
in logistics, maintenance and training costs
Function
A consistent and
homogeneous overall system
SIMATIC
PCS 7 is a modern process control system that can be used alone or in
combination with other systems, e.g. SIMATIC, SIMOTION or drive systems, as a
consistent and homogenous overall system. Its popularity is increasing along
with the demand for seamlessly integrated universal automation engineering solutions,
which is determined by sustained competition and price pressure, the demand for
increasingly flexible production plants and the need for increased
productivity.
Against
the background of ever-increasing complexity, in particular due to the merging
of automation engineering with information technology, horizontal and vertical
integrated system platforms are being increasingly accepted in comparison to
automation solutions with so-called "best-in-class products".
Totally
Integrated Automation with SIMATIC PCS 7 combines consistent data
management, communication and configuration with outstanding system properties
and high performance. This guarantees that the typical demands placed on a
process control system are comprehensively satisfied, and that you are
perfectly equipped for future requirements:
Simple and
reliable process control
User-friendly
operation and visualization, also using the Internet
Powerful,
fast and consistent system-wide engineering
System-wide
online modifications
System openness
at all levels
Flexibility
and scalability
Redundancy
at all levels
Safety-related
automation solutions
Extensive
fieldbus integration
Flexible
solutions for batch processes
Efficient
control of material transport
Asset
management for I&C equipment (diagnostics, preventive maintenance and
repairs)
Direct
interface with the IT world
Advanced
security concept for safeguarding the I&C system.
Flexibility and
scalability
As a
result of its modular architecture based on selected hardware and software
components from the standard SIMATIC range, SIMATIC PCS 7 can be applied
effectively in small and large plants alike. It allows easy expansion or system
modification to enable customers to meet the changing production requirements
of their facility. SIMATIC PCS 7 is scalable from a small single system
consisting of approx. 160 process tags (motors, valves, PID controllers),
such as might be used for a laboratory system or a test center, up to a
distributed multi-user system with client/server architecture and approx.
60,000 process tags, such as might be used for automation of a very large
production plant or for groups of connected facilities.
SIMATIC
PCS 7 thus covers all sizes of plant - and if the plant grows, SIMATIC
PCS 7 grows with it!
Open for the future
SIMATIC
PCS 7 is based on modular hardware and software components, which are
perfectly matched to one another due to their conformance with TIA. These
components can be expanded and innovated seamlessly and with little effort and
are open for the future via long-term stable interfaces. This makes long-term
protection of customer investments possible, despite the fast pace of
innovation and short product cycles.
SIMATIC
PCS 7 consistently applies new, powerful technologies together with
internationally established industrial standards such as IEC, XML, PROFIBUS,
Ethernet Gigabit technology, TCP/IP, OPC, ISA‑88 or ISA‑95, just to mention a
few.
Openness
with SIMATIC PCS 7 covers all levels, and equally applies to automation
systems and process I/Os as to industrial communications networks, operator
systems or engineering systems.
Not just
system architecture and communication are characterized by openness. This is a
feature also evident in the programming and data transfer interfaces for user
programs as well as in the import and export functions for graphics, text and
data, e.g. from the CAD/CAE world. SIMATIC PCS 7 can therefore also be
combined with components from other vendors, and integrated in existing
infrastructures.
Equipments
Low Voltage Equipment
Contactors and auxiliary relays,
Disjuncture and protections
Auxiliary and command
Proximity Detectors
Transformations and Power Supply
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Controllers
Controllers
Drives and Variable Speed controller : Low Voltage Motors
Speed Drive (Micromaster / Masterdrive / Simodrive)
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Products
Automation
Components of industrial automation SIMATIC S7
Industrial Network SIMATIC NET
Industrial PC
SIMATIC PC
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Our philosophy
SEA Electronics leads its mission in the respect for the specifications of its customers with as permanent objectives their satisfaction and the improvement of its performances.
The perpetuity of SEA guaranteed a preservation of the knowledge of the developed applications.
Every member of the staff of SEA, is directly implied and interested in increasing his personal benefits.
The policy of total management of the quality led by SEA is based on the active participation of all the members of staff in the permanent effort concerning axes clearly defined by the management and the supervision.
SEA Electronics is a SARL Tunisian Company founded in 1994 on initiative of a group of engineers and academics. It’s an office of study and engineering, the vocation of which is to be in the service of the manufacturer to study, conceive, begin and optimize the tools of production .
SEA Electronics is composed of a team of 17 staff members.
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SEA Electronics leads its mission in the respect for the specifications of its customers with as permanent objectives their satisfaction and the improvement of its performances.
The perpetuity of SEA guaranteed a preservation of the knowledge of the developed applications.
Every member of the staff of SEA, is directly implied and interested in increasing his personal benefits.
The policy of total management of the quality led by SEA is based on the active participation of all the members of staff in the permanent effort concerning axes clearly defined by the management and the supervision.
