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Professional automation solutions expose industrial PCs to various levels of harsh conditions vibrations, cold, dust, heat, vapors year after year. Siemens is using its specific know-how as the world leader in automation to create PC platforms that are highly industry-compatible always with a focus on reducing your total costs. Fail-safety included Office PCs are entirely unsuited for use in industrial environments. SIMATIC PCs, on the other hand, are built specifically to measure, control, regulate, test, operate and monitor in production environments regardless of the type of industry. Proven a thousandfold in actual practice, the failsafe SIMATIC PCs excel especially in their lower cost for installation, implementation, start-up and service. And in trouble-free, continuous operation without costly downtime. Around the clock.

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Industrial functionality included To match your environmental conditions, SIMATIC PCs are available in two model families with different spectrums of industrial functionalities: SIMATIC PC and SIMATIC PC Industrial Lite (IL). The Rack PC IL and Panel PC IL design versions meet all basic requirements for industrial use. Their affordable price, high performance and short innovation cycles reflect the conditions of the general PC world. For more demanding requirements with respect to ruggedness, our top-end 600 and 800 model series of Rack, Box and Panel PCs are your best choice. Designed for tough industrial applications, they withstand very high mechanical and thermal stresses. Whats more, these SIMATIC PC models include integrated industrial interfaces, power supplies that bridge short power interruptions and a particularly easy-to-service design. Investment safety included SIMATIC PCs are long-term investments that can reduce costs through the entire life cycle of the product. Integration risks and unpleasant surprises are a thing of the past, since Siemens ensures troublefree performance in combination with SIMATIC PC-based components through a thorough testing program. It goes without saying that long-term parts availability is guaranteed for several years. SIMATIC PC always the right industrial PC

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In their three different design versions, SIMATIC PCs are easy to integrate in customer-specific solutions easy to service, and without the need of elaborate mounting or vibration dampers. Because every SIMATIC PC is already protected against corrosion, electromagnetic interference, vibration and shock. You can configure any SIMATIC PC by using a building block system. Siemens will be very pleased to provide more project-specific adaptations for instance in styling and of course in the well-proven Siemens quality.

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SIMATIC Panel PCs SIMATIC Panel PCs excel in on-the-spot operating and monitoring of equipment. Owing to their rugged and compact construction and high protection level IP 65/NEMA 4, they are ideally suited for visualizing and controlling production processes. A choice of touchscreen control or membrane keyboard allows operation in any industrial setting. The integrated front panel is available with displays in several sizes. In the distributed configuration the front panel can be mounted remotely from the computer. SIMATIC Box PCs SIMATIC Box PCs are extremely compact and robust. They can be installed in operator consoles or control boxes including immediately adjacent to the machine. The easily serviceable design provides convenient access to all components. Many alarm and reporting functions as well as the communications capability of SMS messages support efficient remote monitoring and diagnosis. SIMATIC Rack PCs SIMATIC Rack PCs are flexible industrial systems for high-performance, locationoptimized applications in 19-inch racks, optimal for measuring and testing tasks. Sensors and monitoring routines monitor the forward fans (with dust filters), the temperature in the housing, and the flawless execution of the program locally or through a network. SIMATIC PC always the right industrial PC

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SIMATIC products complement each other to form a perfectly coordinated automation solution. A vital element is the smooth interaction and fast integration of hardware and software. Developed and tested by us, the SIMATIC WinAC, SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC ProTool/Pro software systems are designed for the SIMATIC PC the perfect solution platform for all PC-based automation solutions. Perfect automation solutions PC-based Automation PC-based Automation solutions point the way to the future. Speedier configuration, fewer interfaces, open standards PC-based Automation enables you to implement a great diversity of automation tasks on a common platform. Companies around the globe rely on their partnership with Siemens and on our years of experience in the development and production of industrial PCs and SIMATIC products. Because high quality is the key to success in PC-based solutions. This is where fault tolerance, high MTBF, readily serviceable designs and dependable service partners are indispensable. Perfect interaction Totally Integrated Automation In Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) all products and systems have identical properties with regard to communications capabilities, data management and configuration/programming. The software systems, network components and SIMATIC PCs developed and system-tested by us are perfectly compatible with each other as TIA products a critical cost-saving factor.

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Perfect IT integration key to high productivity The key to increased productivity is consistent IT integration that spans all levels of the enterprise from the field level to the corporate management level. SIMATIC PCs leave the factory superbly well prepared for both vertical and horizontal integration. Integrated within the motherboard are communications interfaces that support trouble-free communications via industrial networks (Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS/MPI) as well as office networks with the object of reducing your workload and your cost. These capabilities make the SIMATIC PC a powerful information hub in an enterprise-wide IT solution. Perfect integration of application software SIMATIC PCs Complete packages of SIMATIC industrial software and SIMATIC PCs give you additional price advantages. But you may also enjoy the benefits of SIMATIC PCs as a hardware platform running your own software application. As a result, the long list of successful SIMATIC PC applications includes engine test stands, welding tong robots, batch recipe handling for filling yoghurt containers, industrial washing systems, image processing in computer chip factories and many more. SIMATIC PC always the right industrial PC

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Siemens the secure investment in the future You can rely on Siemens to support you for years to come, even as other suppliers in the PC world fall by the wayside. We thoroughly test every single SIMATIC PC. Individual components as well as the entire system. This protects you against integration risks and unpleasant surprises. When it comes to spare parts availability too, youre on the safe side with Siemens. We guarantee it for a minimum of five years, at least three years in the case of the Industrial Lite models. Even after a model has been discontinued. Thats particularly important in larger projects and systems. Competent partners experts in automation solutions Every SIMATIC PC is backed by our unparalleled industry know-how, and you benefit from our competence and our global resources as we meet your automation needs. Take advantage of our expertise in PC-based automation solutions! Onsite support anywhere worldwide service Do you export machines or systems? The SIMATIC PC will accompany them as a professional platform for your automation solutions. Whatever your products destination: Siemens is already there a critical factor in your own and your customers favor. And so is our unique sales and service network, which is both worldwide and close-meshed. Check us out: Understanding and meeting your requirements is our job!

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