Cell Segmentation of Production Facilities and secured Remote Access thanks to Management Platform for Remote Networks
Maximum Security in the Production Network
Machine Building
Festo AG
The production networks were to be more secure and centrally administered. There was no IT standard for segmenting and separating office and production networks. The network access by internal and external service personnel to the machines was to be managed in a secure and comfortable manner.
Functions such as a firewall and VPN encryption provide increased protection during data transmission and seal off the production networks from unwanted external and internal access. The use of the SINEMA Remote Connect management platform together with SCALANCE S615 Security Appliances has resulted in an efficient remote maintenance solution. With the SINEMA RC Client, an address book function is available through which machinery and equipment in the technology factory can be clearly identified and selected for intranet and internet remote access.
“We have implemented a solution that ensures a secure remote access to our machines and production facilities,”
Albrecht Salm, Chief Information Security Officer at the Festo AG
A reliable basis for the further expansion of the production networks was created.
The time required for the network integration of new machines was reduced from two weeks to just a few hours.
The hardware and software can be used immediately and the components are perfectly matched to each other.
Compact devices ensure a trouble-free installation in the control cabinet.
User-friendly software makes the parameterization of the security appliances possible even for inexperienced users.
IP address conflicts are eliminated by the NAT feature of SINEMA RC Client and SCALANCE S.
The Festo AG, a global player in the field of pneumatic and electrical automation technology, is headquartered in Esslingen on the Neckar river (Germany) and supplies approximately 33,000 catalog products and ready-to-install automation systems to its worldwide customers. For the production automation, Festo has set up a new security platform in its technology factory located in Scharnhausen (Germany). Functions such as a firewall and VPN encryption provide increased protection during data transmission and seal off the production networks from unwanted external and internal access.
