Adapt efficiently to new requirements by leveraging the benefits of modular production with Module Type Package (MTP).
Because modular automation with self‑sufficient, plant‑tested modules offers numerous advantages: they enable companies to act more flexibly, respond faster to individual customer needs and rearrange or reconfigure components and modules. With MTP, just plug & produce without changing the basic structure of your system, reprogramming processes or installing drivers.
With MTP, time‑to‑market in modular production can be reduced by up to 50%: Prefabricated modules are easily integrated into the process control system and can be effortlessly scaled, reducing overall product development time.
MTP reduces the engineering effort for building process plants by up to 70%: users can independently run a proof of concept, adapt the system to their processes, and connect modules to different PLCs, HMIs/SCADAs, or DCSs.
Modularization significantly increases your flexibility by up to 80%: modular units can be reused or simply exchanged with no additional engineering effort. Plus, with MTP, you're not bound to machines from specific manufacturers.
Experience plug & produce at its best with modular production based on the NAMUR NE 148.
TIA Portal and SIMATIC MTP Studio enables creation and visual validation of PEAs based on TIA Portal projects with STEP 7 and WinCC Unified. Standardize process control with the Control (CFL) or Process (PFL) Function Library.
Orchestrate your processes with SIMATIC MTP Integrator for WinCC Unified for line integration and SCADA supervisory or use the process control systems SIMATIC PCS neo for DCS solutions.
The COMOS software solution completely integrates all process sequences throughout the entire lifecycle. This means that using modularized engineering can drastically reduce over- and under-engineering.
Leverage the hidden potential in your engineering, process, diagnostic, and event data with our applications and digital services to ensure uptime, improve processes, and manage operations.
MTP packages with integrated process pictures can be imported and orchestrated into line supervision or higher‑level process control systems such as SIMATIC PCS neo and SIMATIC WinCC Unified. Explore video links in the text.
With COMOS, TIA Portal, and SIMIT, the module/plant builder delivers a pre-tested, fully automated, and executable module to the plant operator. This ensures faster commissioning and an error-free start-up at the customer’s site.
Siemens drives modular production forward at the Smart Automation Test Lab in Karlsruhe, together with partners like Merck KGaA and machine manufacturer GEA. Their shared goal: making MTP the industry standard for machine platform communication.
Merck KGaA relies on fast batch changes to respond to market conditions and uses modularization to flexibly upgrade its plants, as proven in a joint pilot project with Siemens focused on modular automation.
Our response to Industrie 4.0 is modularization.
GEA Group AG has implemented the Module Type Package (MTP) at its Oelde site to standardize communication between process modules. Modular production involves standardized, pre-automated modules with appropriate intelligence, allowing easy addition or rearrangement. We demonstrate how Siemens enables industry wide standardized machine integration, unlocking new efficiency and scalability potential - supported by the Siemens Industrial Copilots for machine builders as well as MTP-Studio, SIMIT, Digital Twin, and additional solutions for plant operators. Using the GEA Separator as an example, we show how this integration principle works in CPG and can be seamlessly transferred to other industries.
End customers benefit from both increased flexibility and a substantial reduction in time and costs spent on engineering and commissioning or on production or process adjustments.
The Italian pharma, biotech, and life science OEM needed to reduce time-to-market, standardize engineering, and ensure seamless integration of modular skids. Masco implemented WinCC Unified with MTP, TIA Portal, and digital twin simulation via SIMIT.
Key results:
MTP simplifies integration with higher-level systems, enabling reuse of PEA-level work in POL. This cuts costs, saves time, and reduces errors - giving MGA a strong edge over traditional competitors.
Pharma accelerates time‑to‑market with modular, plug‑and‑play manufacturing. Merck’s Sebastian Härtner shows how the MTP standard (NAMUR NE 148) enables flexible, cost‑efficient production and transforms planning and operations.
Learn how MTP enables modular, flexible production by standardizing machine integration, reducing engineering effort, and accelerating time‑to‑market across industries.