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Process control system Simatic PCS neo version 4.0 ready for process plants of any size

Published on : Tuesday 01-11-2022

New hardware platform Siemens presents new Simatic S7-4100 controller generation and Simatic CN 4100 communication node.

 November 1, 2022 – Siemens will present Simatic PCS neo V4.0 together with the new hardware for the first time at the SPS trade fair from November 8 to 10, 2022 in Nuremberg.

 Digitalization, sustainability, shortage of skilled workers: Companies in the process industry are currently facing major challenges. To prepare their plants for the future, Siemens believes that operators must rely on a highly flexible process control system. Against this backdrop, Siemens has now launched both a new software version and new hardware components for its Simatic PCS neo web-based process control system. With version 4.0, Simatic PCS neo is now ready for plant capacities and large-scale projects of up to 64,000 process objects and 56 controllers – making it suitable for industrial plants of all sizes.

 Whether individual process modules or world-scale plants – Simatic PCS neo is the control system of the future for the process industry, says Dr Hartmut Klocker, Vice President Automation and Engineering Systems at Siemens Process Automation. As the world's first and only completely web-based system, the process control system enables location-independent teamwork – whether from the home office or the office, on mobile devices or desktop computers. This is a real milestone.

 In version 4.0, Simatic PCS neo supports all parts of the MTP standard (Module Type Package) defined and released jointly by NAMUR and ZVEI up to now. Plant modules can thus be integrated even more easily into the process control system and can be described, configured, and automated independently of the manufacturer. In addition, version 4.0 offers workflow improvements that further reduce the engineering effort. With Simatic PCS neo, plant operators are also pioneers in the MTP standard. Process plants can thus be controlled even more efficiently than before, says Klocker.