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SIMIT uses realistic training environments to test operators before real systems go live. Optimize processes and support knowledge retention and reduce commissioning time for a more efficient time-to-market.

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REALISTIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS

Virtual commissioning and operator training

SIMIT uses realistic training environments to test operators before real systems go live. Optimize processes and support knowledge retention and reduce commissioning time for a more efficient time-to-market.

With SIMIT, you can comprehensively test automation projects and commission systems, machines and processes on a platform at a virtual level. You can also use the simulation platform to create realistic training environments for operating personnel. Real-time simulated reality helps you:

Increase lifecycle efficiency: Direct integration of engineering data improves quality, accelerates time-to-market and minimizes downtime through better plant availability and operator expertise.

Improve safety and reliability: With real-time simulation, virtual commissioning and operator training, your teams can test systems virtually and prepare personnel in realistic environments before going live.

3 ways dynamic simulation reduces lifecycle risk

There's risk at all stages of the plant lifecycle: to the project schedule during engineering, to process during operation, to plant availability when making changes. Read this white paper by CONTROL to find out how simulation can help reduce risk by ensuring efficient and accurate project execution, training competent operators and validating new control strategies.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of industries use SIMIT for training and simulation?

SIMIT optimizes processes in manufacturing, process and hybrid industries, including:

  • Pharmaceutical: Pharmaceutical plant digitalization helps shorten market launch times and improve quality with faster, leaner processes.
  • Chemical: More efficient processes, improved system availability, and systems and resources flexibility help you meet the challenges of the market stay competitive.
  • Water and wastewater: The SIMIT Water and Wastewater Library is designed especially for simulating specific use cases and combines with other libraries.
  • Glass: Original operating images and automation programs help train operator teams before the system is commissioned.
  • Automotive manufacturing: The digital twin models the fill development lifecycle, allowing operators to predict behavior, optimize performance and apply past insights.
  • Hydrogen: Simulation with SIMIT accelerates green hydrogen projects and reduces time-to-market. Explore the SIMIT hydrogen library.

How can I create and use a Digital Twin with SIMIT?

SIMIT lets you build a simulation model of your machine or system and create the basis of a Digital Twin. You can test automation functions using real automation programs before commissioning. You can use SIMIT for:

  • Plant process and modernization: Use the Digital Twin to perform all kinds of system migrations or expansions (e.g. DCS) and reduce the risks. SIMIT creates a shadow plant by reusing the simulation project of your virtual commissioning. The shadow plant allows you to perform change validation of plant modifications, review recipe control and check interfaces to third party systems. Changes are first imported and tested in the shadow system, ensuring plant availability and minimizing the risks for updates.
  • Operations and optimization: Use the Digital Twin created with SIMIT to validate changes in the control system before it’s installed in the real system. It also allows virtual operator training in an as-built simulation scenario, including full representation of the process. When combined with gPROMS, the Digital Twin analyzes the actual system status — recorded by real sensors in the plant — and searches the combination of decision variables that give the best possible results.
  • Detail engineering: During the detailed engineering phase of building a Digital Twin of a plant, engineers must design and configure the automation systems. Automation engineers can reuse planning information from COMOS in our SIMATIC PCS 7 and SIMATIC PCS neo process control systems, giving them an excellent basis for DCS configuration. They can also reconfigure SIMIT for parallel tests, such as validating device models.
  • Construction and commissioning: Create a comprehensive Digital Twin with SIMIT and use either real or virtual controllers for detailed acceptance tests and for virtual commissioning of the process control system. This guarantees safety and reduces real on-site commissioning process to a minimum.

How does SIMIT connect to automation environments?

SIMIT supports hardware-in-the-loop (with real automation hardware) and software-in-theloop (using SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced). It also allows easy integration of existing engineering data from tools like COMOS and provides libraries and project analysis features to streamline simulation modeling.

What support and services are available for SIMIT?

We offer a complete range of services to help you get started and continue with the SIMIT simulation platform. You can access expert support, training and digital tools tailored to your skills and knowledge level.

  • Technical support: Submit inquiries to our experts who contact you back directly and access proposed solutions through the SiePortal.
  • Training: Take advantage of training sessions and SIMIT courses to learn how to design simulations and gain practical experience.
  • Digital enterprise services: Improve longterm system availability and productivity with our expert-backed range of services and products.