SIMATIC PCs are employed in many applications and sectors. They are perfectly equipped and suitable for openloop and closed-loop control, visualization, measuring and testing, data processing and communication tasks as well as for gateways and as network transition.
The main applications of SIMATIC PCs are manifold:
Automotive industry (e.g. test bays, paint lines)
Semiconductor and electronics industry (e.g. diffusion plants, wafer production)
Chemical and pharmaceutical industry (e.g. tablet presses, fermenters)
Oil, gas, water and power (e.g. water treatment, water supply, wind power plants)
Food industry (e.g. filling systems, fruit presses)
Stock-keeping and logistics (e.g. high-bay warehouses, conveyor technology)
Application examples of SIMATIC PCs in the automotive industry
Body construction
The compact and rugged embedded Panel PC 477B with WinAC RTX software PLC and WinCC flexible is used for control and visualization directly on the machine.
Chassis installation: HMI station
In the chassis installation plant, the compact and powerful SIMATIC Panel PC 677B is used as an HMI station for system operation and monitoring.
Engine and transmission construction
Engine and transmission construction poses high requirements in terms of EMC, dirt and heat. For monitoring and control of the test bays, the rugged SIMATIC Rack PC 847B is employed.
The maintenance-free and ultra-compact SIMATIC Microbox PC 427B is used for screw data recording and quality control on site.
Chassis adjusting test bay HMI station
For the acquisition and fast processing of large volumes of data collected from roller test bays or chassis test bays, SIMATIC Box PCs 627B are employed with flat panel monitors or Panel PCs 677B with WinCC as the HMI station up to 30 meters away.
Quality assurance
The information and data processing system for monitoring and saving quality data and machine states requires maximum performance. The powerful SIMATIC Rack PC 847B in a control cabinet is used for quality assurance.
Application examples of SIMATIC PCs in food and beverages industry
Control room (MIS level)
Large quantities of data have to be rapidly processed or visualized in the control room. The powerful SIMATIC Rack PC 547B reliably handles visualization of the production line, display and recording of plant faults, recipe management, as well as the documentation of quality data.
Inspection
The SIMATIC Rack PC 847B provides a high performance and, with up to 11 PCI/PCI-Express slots, high expandability for vision systems for fast inspection e.g. of bottles for faults, for positioning and printing of labels, or for level monitoring.
Plant monitoring and operation Wet area: HMI station
The SIMATIC Panel PC 677B with WinCC visualization software and stainless steel front is highly suitable for the wet area, e.g. for cleaning, filling, and for individual transportation of open bottles. Mounted on the boom, it is responsible for monitoring and operation of the machines, e.g. for visualization of faults or for maintenance work.
Dry area: HMI station
The SIMATIC Box PC 627B reliably handles plant monitoring in the dry area as well as control of crate filling and transportation. A remote flat panel monitor connected up to 30 meters away permits plant monitoring on site.
Application examples of SIMATIC PCs in the shipbuilding industry
Permanent vibrations, strong rolling on rough seas, and corrosive, salty climates – the electronics on ships is exposed to exceptionally harsh operating conditions. This is a requirement profile which is excellently satisfied by our SIMATIC Microbox PC 427B and all SIMATIC flat-panel monitors (also with extension units).
They have been assigned the following certificates/marine approvals:
GL (Germanische Lloyd)
BV (Bureau Veritias)
LRS (Lloyds Register of Shipping)
ABS (American Bureau of Shipping)
DNV (Det Norske Veritas)
The flat panel monitors also have RMRS approval (Russian Maritime Register). The Microbox PC additionally has NKK approval (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai). The Industrial PC can therefore be used e.g. to control ballast tank pumps for compensating ship movements during loading and unloading.
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