Through application of SIMATIC NET network components based on globally established standards, SIMATIC PCS 7 is provided with a powerful and rugged range of products for implementing integrated communications networks for reliable data exchange between all system components and levels of a plant.

The SIMATIC NET products specially developed for industrial applications provide optimum suitability for plants in all sectors. They are matched to one another, and satisfy maximum demands, especially in areas subject to extreme influences, such as:

• Electromagnetic interfering fields
• Corrosive liquids and atmospheres
• Danger of explosion
• High mechanical stress

The SIMATIC NET products guarantee expandability and the protection of investments as a result of compatible further developments, as well as uniformity from inbound logistics to outbound logistics and from field devices up to the management information system.