Productivity is the highest goal in the specialty chemicals and fine chemicals industries

Optimal for small and medium-sized production plants with simple material processing: the SIMATIC PCS 7 Tool Advanced Process Functions (APF) automate simple batch processes, which mainly involve dosing, mixing, and stirring tasks. The function modules for material management, parameter management, task management, and archive management support automation of the production processes from raw materials intake to release for filling and packing.

The dosing of materials to be mixed must be absolutely reliable and highly precise. Under the name SIWAREX, we offer uniform solution concepts and seamless integration into the SIMATIC automation system. Using standard SIMATIC components, it’s easy to adapt the weighing system to your individual requirements. In addition, standardized interfaces, totally integrated functions, and uniform tools enable cost-effective configuration.

Thanks to RFID technology, containers in the process industry can be tracked throughout the entire process chain. The containers are equipped with RFID transponders (tags), which are storage units that can be read from or written to via radio. They’re available in different shapes and sizes and, depending on type, are suitable for different requirements, such as high temperatures or resistance to chemicals.

Geared motors with SINAMICS G120 frequency converters are optimally suited to driving the agitator: With the second generation SINAMICS G120, you have a modular converter with higher power density and a space-saving frame size.

Our range of process instruments includes all conventional technologies for pressure, temperature, fill level, and flow measurements as well as digital positioners and maintenance instruments.

With SIMATIC BATCH, you have a powerful solution package for flexible production processes and continuous recipe automation in accordance with the S88 standard. It enables batch production with consistent, reproducible quality – and you benefit from high data transparency. For simpler batch processes, we offer the Advanced Process Functions (APF) suite, a SIMATIC PCS 7 tool that is directly integrated into the process control system.

With SIMATIC PCS 7, we offer you a high-performance process control system that can be flexibly adapted to your particular needs – from laboratory use to the plant network.

With the PCS 7 LAB Collection, laboratory work can be automated with a high degree of quality, efficiency, and safety, and the automation can be quickly and easily adapted to changing conditions. Used in conjunction with SIMATIC IT R&D Suite with SIMATIC IT Unilab, it shortens the path from the initial idea to the finished product by optimizing your research and development processes.

SIMATIC IT R&D Suite is a scalable software platform covering typical R&D activities, including the development of new products and product enhancement. The solution offers the necessary functionality for more efficient R&D processes and interdisciplinary cooperative analysis.

SIMATIC IT Unilab is a multi-lab, multilingual LIMS for quality control, service, and R&D laboratories. It records and manages all quality data in a central database and configures quality workflows and analyses in the laboratory and in production. This includes automatic validation and alarm handling for management by exception.

The OXYMAT paramagnetic oxygen gas analyzer is used for the continuous measurement of oxygen in gases. Its function is based on the paramagnetic alternating pressure method. Among other things, it is characterized by high reliability and a very short response time due to its robust design without moving parts.