REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Automated recipe control for batch production processes

To meet today’s demands for speed to market, quality and cost, you need to optimize your batch production. The Siemens solution is a flexible recipe system that allows you to tailor your batch production to your needs and make more efficient use of your machinery, equipment and available personnel.

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Challenge

Automating batch production is complex, as most functionality must be programmed manually. This leads to high engineering effort, less flexibility in operation and high maintenance of the system over time.

Solution

SISTAR and BRAUMAT from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio automate batch production for any facility size. Both control systems are economical, easy to manage, seamlessly scalable, enable fast engineering, provide easy reporting, are extremely stable and deliver accurate results.

Discover out-of-the-box recipe control

SISTAR and BRAUMAT control systems are economical, easy to manage, seamlessly scalable, enable fast engineering, provide easy reporting, are extremely stable and deliver accurate results. They provide all the necessary components such as a recipe editor, web-based visualization, tracking and tracing and even MES integration. Data can be easily shared with other elements of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

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Low engineering effort

Out-of-the-box functionality from a standardized, well-known and powerful engineering platform makes it easy to find experts and service partners for maintenance and plant extensions.

Faster time to market

Easily create and customize recipes based on existing products. Quickly introduce new products without having to modify the PLC program.

Easy to use and control

Get all process-related information at a glance, supporting proper recipe execution, continuous production and consistent end-product quality with fewer operators.

CASE STUDY

State-of-the-art brewing and baking

STAMAG, Austria, SISTAR process control system

STAMAG, a malt and baking ingredient producer, built a high-tech, automated plant with help from Siemens. SISTAR supports production through the integrated recipe system and provides traceability of all batches, as well as batch reports and step logs.