PCS 7 Box 416 Named Best New Process/Batch Control Product By Control Engineering Readers
ATLANTA -- Readers of Control Engineering have selected the SIMATIC® PCS 7 Box 416 to receive the magazine’s prestigious 2008 Engineers Choice Award in the process and batch control products category.
The PCS 7 Box 416 is an all-in-one, small-scale process control system that combines control, human machine interface (HMI), engineering, fieldbus, historian and batch into a single, compact industrial PC.
“The Engineers' Choice Awards offer an ideal opportunity for our readers to highlight the technologies that will have the greatest positive impact on their business,” said Marc Moschetto, Control Engineering's editorial director. "Congratulations to Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. on this latest achievement."
PCS 7 Box combines the best of both PLC and DCS capabilities to create a system that is ideal for small-scale, hybrid process applications. Its small form factor and industrial packaging enables the use of the PCS 7 Box in areas where DCS could not typically be used (like mounted on skids). Its scalability ensures smooth technology transfer and quicker time to market as new products move from the lab to pilot plant to production.
“In the past, manufacturers with small-scale, hybrid process applications have had to make significant compromises when selecting a control system,” says Todd Stauffer, Siemens PCS 7 marketing manager. “PCS 7 Box uses the same software and hardware as a ‘full-blown’ PCS 7 system. As a result, it is easy to share hardware, software, personnel and intellectual property between different size applications within a manufacturing enterprise.”
Complete coverage of the Control Engineering’s Engineers’ Choice Awards will appear in the magazine’s February issue and online at:
www.controleng.com
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens’ operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world’s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information:
www.sea.siemens.com.
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics, focusing on the three key sectors of healthcare, industry and energy. Founded 160 years ago in Germany, Siemens AG reported sales of $96.6 billion in fiscal year 2007 (ended September 30). Siemens today employs more than 470,000 people in some 190 countries. In the United States alone, Siemens had sales of over $25 billion (including export sales), fueled largely by infrastructure projects and innovative solutions in the industry areas of medical, automation and control, power, transportation and lighting. Headquartered in New York City, Siemens in the U.S. employs nearly 72,000 people in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The U.S. is also home to the global headquarters of nine of Siemens’ worldwide businesses. For more information on Siemens in the United States, go to: