SIMATIC PCS 7: Enhanced plant productivity through efficient infrastructure automation Reliable automation plays a central role in industry. It makes a crucial contribution to plant productivity and competitiveness. This applies to both the automation of primary processes and to infrastructure. Apart from heating, air-conditioning and ventilation, the FMCS solution encompasses a host of other disciplines: provision of ultrapure water, wastewater treatment, supply of gases and chemicals, medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution, as well as classic building technology, including fire protection and safety functions. As an industry partner, Siemens offers a solution that enables these complex tasks to be performed with maximum efficiency – using the Facility Monitoring and Control System (FMCS) based on the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system.     
Plant-wide automation as a success factor
Plants in the process industry must operate at an extremely high level of productivity to remain economically viable throughout their entire life cycle. Utilizing the full potential of every part of the plant at maximum efficiency is critical. One key to making this happen is our concept for plant-wide automation, which significantly contributes to sustained competitiveness.   
FMCS as part of the big picture  Our holistic view of the plant offers operators abundant benefits: Thus, system-wide automation from the sensor, communication, and controller levels all the way to the process control system ensures maximum efficiency for process control in production lines and auxiliary systems. In addition, standardized additional functions for integrated safety, power control of switchboards, and energy management create unique cost benefits. Above all, however, our holistic approach guarantees system-wide and consistent interaction of hardware and software – for more efficiency and transparency in the overall plant throughout its entire life cycle.