October 2001
With 'Totally Integrated Automation' (TIA), Siemens Automation & Drives presents a new class of automation products and systems. This class, called Simatic, means a completely new kind of automating and Siemens believes that it is a quantum leap that will have a lasting effect on the entire field of automation engineering.
The core property of TIA is its consistency - in data management, planning/programming and communication. Consistency is a non-detachable core, integrated with and built 'ex works' into every Somatic product belonging to TIA. This is of great advantage whenever a concrete automation system is realised. Thanks to the key property of consistency built into Somatic products they all match, creating a great cost reduction in automation engineering.
Craig Hudson - Siemens
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