In the Primary Manufacturing Department (PMD), it is essential to have a transparent process that provides access to all relevant data, from the raw tobacco receiving and unpacking area to the cut filler storage and distribution area. The complexity and size of the installed process may vary from plant to plant. SIMATIC® HMI (human machine interface) provides a complete range of innovative and economical products and systems for the many tasks associated with operator control and monitoring.

For large plants with a number of different complex processing areas (e.g., lamina, casing kitchen, stem, recon, and expanded tobacco areas), the  SCADA system’s distributed visualization servers may be necessary. The powerful SCADA system WinCC Client/Server can be configured for the distribution of up to 12 WinCC servers, depending on the physical plant’s structure.