MINERALS AUTOMATION STANDARD is the process control system based on CEMAT that is tailored to the special requirements of the mining industry. It combines the functionality for automating cement plants with the automation functions typically required in mining.

CEMAT is an enhancement of the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system that was designed for the special requirements in the cement and mining industry and has proved successful in many years of use worldwide in the tough environmental conditions of cement works.

The current system platform for CEMAT is the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system whose modern architecture offers the ideal basis for future-proof and economical solutions. CEMAT utilizes the basic functionality, open system interfaces, flexibility and scalability of SIMATIC PCS 7 and optimizes the operating philosophy as well as the diagnostic, signaling and interlocking concept with industry-specific software for the requirements in lime and cement works as well as in mining. This industry software was developed in close collaboration with cement manufacturers and mine operators and is the product of over 40 years of experience in the cement industry.

Note:

The latest MINERALS AUTOMATION STANDARD V9.0 is based on CEMAT V9.0. CEMAT V9.0 uses SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 as the system platform. SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 is not supplied with CEMAT, but can be ordered separately (see Catalog ST PCS 7).