Innovative Product Info  中文版 2008.8 Further development of process control system for laboratory requirements Siemens Acquires innotec to Enhance its Software Offering to the Process Industries Back to index                 Last update:2008.08 Further development of process control system for laboratory requirements The Siemens Industry Automation Division has added new components to its Simatic PCS 7 Lab process control system, specially tailored to suit laboratory requirements. This process control system is based on the compact Box PC. It has a space-saving design and is thus especially well suited to experiments in laboratory environments. The ET200pro distributed I/O device has now been integrated into the overall system. The ET200pro I/O module can be installed direct in lab equipment thanks to its high degree of protection IP67. Lab equipment such as scales or mixers can be simply connected to the ET200pro thanks to its host of serial interfaces and analog and binary channels. There are now also special drivers for connecting such lab equipment as well as an SER module for supporting eight additional serial RS 232C devices. The areas of application of Simatic PCS 7 Lab include labs in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food and beverages industries, especially in breweries and dairies, as well as in the production of edible oils and sugar. Simatic PCS 7 Lab now comprises five components: PC module, power module, serial module, ET200-M I/O module, and ET200pro I/O module. The distributed configuration in a stable housing enables flexible use in changing locations. At the heart of PCS 7 Lab is the PC module, a compact Box PC equipped with an automation system, an operator system and an engineering system. In the standard configuration, the PC module comes with an ET200M I/O module or an ET200pro I/O module. The components are pre-installed and can be supplemented with software packages such as Simatic Batch or Simatic PCS7 Asset Management. Simatic PCS 7 Lab runs on the system software of the scalable Simatic PCS 7standard process control system. PCS 7 Lab can thus be easily expanded to meet growing demands in the lab, or the automation solution developed in the lab can be transferred to a production plant controlled with the standard PCS 7 without any break in compatibility. Further information can be found on the Internet at:www.siemens.com/pcs7 Back Siemens Acquires innotec to Enhance its Software Offering to the Process Industries Siemens has expanded its portfolio of industrial software with an agreement to acquire innotec GmbH of Schwelm, Germany, an international vendor of digital engineering software and services for the process industry. This acquisition will increase the global leadership of Industry Automation, a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, in the market for industrial software, making Industry Automation the first industrial equipment provider able to offer all sectors of the manufacturing and process industries system-wide solutions for integrating the entire production sequence and production lifecycle. The purchase price of innotec was not disclosed, and the transaction is subject to the agreement of the authorities. In 2007 Industry Automation already had acquired U.S.-based UGS, an industrial software supplier primarily active in the discrete manufacturing industry. With around 200 employees, innotec is one of the leading digital engineering software vendors especially for plants in the process industry. As a result of the acquisition, innotec will become a subsidiary of Siemens AG, and for organizational purposes it will be assigned to the Industrial Automation Systems Business Unit.: "innotec is an outstanding technological supplement to our portfolio. It will make us the first vendor in the world that can offer the process industry an integrated software solution, from the planning stage of a production plant, through operation, right up to modernization,” said CEO Ralf-Michael Franke. “In the future, our customers in the process industry, like those in the discrete manufacturing industry, will be able to significantly reduce the time-to-market with coordinated Siemens technology." According to Franke, the innotec software complements Siemens' automation engineering products and services, such as its Simatic PCS 7 process control system and wide range of process instrumentation. Additionally, the sales expertise of the innotec employees, along with their long-established and close customer relationships with leading companies in the process industry, form a suitable supplement to the corresponding regional sales units of Siemens. "Our customers will continue to receive outstanding service and support in addition to the latest software technology. As a part of Siemens, we will provide our customers with a strong partner and investment security," said Stephan Rohleder, COO of innotec GmbH. Back

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