Today software and hardware components are developed for multiple industries and then adapted for one, an approach that requires greater overall effort for engineering. But it also creates a greater need for reusable modules that combine industry-specific process knowledge and technical expertise regarding the selected system platform.

Our  SIMATIC PCS 7 libraries provide modules for all technological processes that modify raw materials in some way, whether they involve boiling, for example, or homogenizing or germinating. The range of base functionality includes faceplates and equipment modules, the creation of equipment-specific, definable and reusable subfunctions, as well as the layout for the complete project.

You’ll find that we’ve systematically implemented the two key concepts of standardization and modularization in our SIMATIC PCS 7 libraries. But we’re not stopping there: we’re constantly working to further develop and add to them, and finding new ways for you to boost efficiency in engineering and production.