(H3) SIMATIC IT: the basis for tailored MES solutionsSIMATIC IT, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) from Siemens, supports you with optimizing your production process. SIMATIC IT, an integral component of Totally Integrated Automation, closes the gap between the management level and production management and synchronizes all the processes in production – horizontally and vertically.

As a key to extensive, individualized MES systems, SIMATIC IT complies with the leading ISA 95 standard which also defines the future direction of our MES portfolio.MES – Manufacturing Execution System SIMATIC IT SIMATIC IT connects the production level to the corporate management level and increases the transparency of the plant. As a result of the modular, object-oriented, open and scalable architecture of SIMATIC IT, recurring processes at the production level can be standardized – this increases the flexibility at the operational level. SIMATIC IT Production Suite comprises SIMATIC IT and the SIMATIC IT Components which comprise the MES functionalities for order management, materials management, personnel management, report management and alarm systems.

SIMATIC IT provides the graphical environment in which the production processes are modelled which allows a clear understanding of plant behavior – in the same manner as visualization of the production processes. The production modeler supports overall management of an operating sequence. It synchronizes and coordinates employees, machines and applications. This is based on an ISA95 plant model. The data integration server ensures that the components are mutually integrated and integrated into an existing IT environment. For example, the production modeler can be used to graphically generate a configuration for a cutting line with the help of a supplied library, to parameterize the respective units automatically and to create a configuration file. Changes to the configuration can be converted in the production modeler later, quickly and easily.