Totally Integrated Automation closes the information gap between field level and company management level – between automation and business administration. The requirements for this approach are created by an efficient identification system, such as SIMATIC Ident. It collects product and material data along the entire production process and transmits them directly and without conversion to the higher-level MES system (SIMATIC IT).

Harmonized data structures are required on all levels of automation for this process: in the identification system on the sensor level, in the data blocks of the controller and in the databases of the higher-level MES systems.

Consistent communication throughout the entire production chain – from receiving to shipping – and consistent data structures throughout all company levels ensure the highest level of transparency. This consistency is an absolute must to perfectly synchronize orders and resources with each other in real time.