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Delivering speed, flexibility and quality throughout the

extended enterprise.

FactoryLink

One product, many applications

ww w.s ie me ns .c om /p lmSiemens PLM Software


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Technical leadership

FactoryLink continues to deliver

world-class technology and

innovations as it has for the past

20 years. Services available with

Siemens worldwide resources

can ensure that your system is

available 24/7 for operation and

migration to future technologies.

Industrial know-how

Our team has accumulated

thousands of man-years of

experience and a massive amount

of industrial knowledge. We view

our software as a mechanism topackage this knowledge and

deliver it to our customers in the

form of a highly functional, high-

performance solution.

Investment protection

Siemens has always protected

customers application investments

by maintaining compatibility and

seamless upgrade paths. Unlike

other companies who force

customers to largely rework

projects when new technologies

emerge, FactoryLink's superior

architecture has transcended

numerous underlying tech-

nology shifts.

Global presence

With more than 80,000

FactoryLink installations around

the world, customers representing

nearly every industry on earth

trust Siemens PLM Softwares

solutions to monitor and control

their most important processes.

World-class services

Siemens combines superior

technology with a complete

range of consulting, training and

support services to ensure you

complete your project on time

and within budget.

Why choose FactoryLink?


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One product, many applications

Now a member of the Siemens family of human machine interfaces (HMI),

FactoryLink provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art tools that empower users

to configure applications tailored to exactly satisfy their requirements. Spanning the

spectrum of real-time HMIs, PCs, operator panels, supervisory control and data

acquisition (SCADA) and industrial information management applications, the

versatility of the product is virtually unlimited. FactoryLink enables users to deliver

speed, flexibility and quality in all their HMI applications.

A tradition of innovation

Year Description

1978 Ignited the market by creating the first user-configurable HMI forthe emerging PLC market

1986 First to deliver an HMI/SCADA product with open software

architecture and real-time database

1990 First to establish standard relational databases as a single repositoryfor all historical information

1994 First to ship a multi-user, n-tier application with symmetric multiprocessingsupport on Windows NT

1996 First to market with a web-based client allowing secure full-controland view-only functionality over the Internet

2000 First to introduce user-configurable application objects that allowmodeling of all aspects of real-world devices

2002 First to provide a bidirectional SML interface to send and receivereal-time values

Discrete

Automotive

Electronics

Semiconductor

Packaging

Process

Utilities

Oil and gas

Chemicals

Hybrid

Food and beverage

Pharmaceutical

Metals

Mining Printing

Infrastructure

Building automation

Transportation

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This adaptability is demonstrated by the more than

80,000 systems installed worldwide in such diverse

industries as:


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Comprehensive functionality

TrendingUsers are capable of easily viewing

real-time and historical informationsimultaneously on any single chart,

enabling operators to make moreintelligent operational decisions.

Graphical user interface

FactoryLinks graphical interface is

called Client Builder. It provides acomprehensive, object-orientedvisualization environment with

embedded Microsoft VBA to enable

a completely tailored solution.

Reports

The real-time report generator

task allows real-time values to besaved in a text file or html file

for use with a web browser.

Networking and redundancy

FactoryLink easily supports

redundant applications with itsadvanced networking functionality.

It is just as easy to build othernetwork topologies including stand-

alone, client-server, multi-station and

peer-to-peer configurations.

Recipes

A recipe task enables easy batchdownload and upload of process

variables with FactoryLink.

Math and logic

A powerful server-sidemath and logic scripting

language enables almostany unique requirementto be met. It can be

interpreted for easy

debugging or compiled

for maximum speed.

Alarms and events

The alarm manager is

completely distributed, somultiple applications can

aggregate their alarms and

events, allowing a single userto view, acknowledge and

respond to geographically

dispersed applications.

Data logging

FactoryLink provides

high-speed recordingof large data sets in

a column-oriented

schema for raw speedor a row-oriented

schema to easily enable

dynamic additions.

Relational

database interfaces

FactoryLink supports any

ODBC database such as

SQL Server.The relationaldatabase interface can

communicate simul-

taneously with multipleback-end databases from

different vendors.

OPC server

Unique in the industry, OPC is

the standard communicationmechanism between a

FactoryLink server and client.

You can use the OPC server tobroadcast real-time data to any

standard OPC client.

Custom tasks

Tasks developed with theprogrammers access kit

are completely integrated

into the FactoryLink systemand are configured the

same as FactoryLink tasks

developed by Siemens PLMSoftware.

OPC clients

Standards-based communicationto any OPC-enabled data

source is easy and quick

using FactoryLinks included OPC

client.

XML interface

Real-time bidirectional accessto the FactoryLink database is

available to any XML-enabled

external application.

Device interfaces

A rich library of external

device interfaces is available

covering hundreds of popularshop floor devices including

PLC, RTU and DCS hardware.

Whats new in FactoryLink

Communications between server and graphical clients updated to

high-speed TCP/IP sockets, thus removing DCOM and making

deployments easier.

Tag properties defined on the server leverage various graphics

animation properties for even more object re-use.

Trend pens can now be stored as a group with all properties

for use by all users or unique for individual users.

Compressed logging reduces storage requirement for steady-

state logging.

UTC logging for use with government-required archives and

viewing data across time zones.

Language export tools for creating clients for multi-country

deployments.

Active alarm count expansion and email alarm tool for

schedule maintenance.


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Powerful and easy configuration tools

Visualization of the real-time process keeps operators informed and in control.

Configuration Exployer

Configuration Exployer is an intuitive environment that provides

access to configure and run FactoryLink server applications

over a network. A single user can access multiple FactoryLink

servers and concurrently configure a single FactoryLink server.

This distributed access can significantly increase application

development productivity.Configuration Exployer provides a familiar

hierarchical view for navigating through FactoryLink applications.

Configuration Exployer promotes the concept of object-based

configuration using application objects that model real-world

objects and include the various SCADA functions available within

the system, such as alarming, data logging and communications.

A FactoryLink application can be built simply by dragging the

desired objects into the application.

Application object technology unleashes unprecedented

levels of productivity:

Repetition in configuration is completely eliminated

Configuration errors are reduced

Application development times are slashed

Application maintenance is far easier

Client Builder

Client Builder is a tool for building dynamic process visualization

graphics. Very easy to use and intuitive, Client Builder provides

unique functionality and productivity for building user interfaces

tailored to the requirements of HMI and SCADA applications.

Numerous advanced functions are standard in Client Builder, such

as complete pan and zoom, multiple monitor support, layering,

decluttering on zoom, data caching and many others.

Client Builder is an ActiveX container, so any compatible third-party

ActiveX control can be inserted into a Client Builder mimic.

ActiveX controls are included for viewing alarms, trend charts and

database queries within FactoryLink. ActiveX document support

enables real-time graphics to be combined with other content in

a web browser.

Client Builder incorporates Microsoft Visual Basic for applications

so users can easily script and extend functionality using an open

and standard environment. Any graphical object such as drawings,

animations, symbols, mimics and user profiles are completely

customizable by altering their properties in VBA scripts.

A strong object orientation is achieved by using graphical symbols

that are class-based and object-oriented. Each time a symbol is

modified, all instances inherit changes to their visualization and

real-time links. Symbols and libraries are included with the product

or may be user-defined and shared with other projects.

Configuring applications is easy with drag-and-drop application

objects, which can import data directly from Excel.


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FactoryLinks unique architecture outperforms the competition in some cases by more than 10 times.

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An advanced high-performance architecture

100 1K 10 K 100 K 1 M

Application size

Performance

10X

Performance

FactoryLink

Average HMI

Leading PLC vendors HMI

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FactoryLink architecture

Underlying technologies

A unique combination of event-driven and exception-based processingtechniques maximizes overall system performance.

FactoryLinks architecture insulates you fully from rapid technological changes

allowing you to adopt at your own pace.

Real-time computing systems make unique demands on

processors, file systems, relational databases, networking and

other basic computing subsystems. To meet the demands of

overall system performance, speed and responsiveness requires

a well-crafted architecture.

At the core of FactoryLink is the open software bus. This

architecture empowers our customers to take advantage of the

latest technologies and standards and most importantly delivers

speed and performance superior to that of all other designs.

High-speed data transfers

Transferring large amounts of information at the highest possible

speed is essential for real-time automation systems. The open

software bus provides data transfers optimized for each individual

software module. In a single operation, each module accessesonly the data it needs regardless of the number of modules

supplying the data.

Event-driven and exception-based processing

Siemens FactoryLink provides the highest possible overall system

performance, speed and responsiveness by combining exception-

based event-driven processing techniques. Event-driven applications

are processed only when actions are taken or new data is available,

while exception-based systems process only the exceptions or

changes to the data rather than every single event. While others

may apply one of these techniques to some areas of their

software, only FactoryLink applies event and exception

processing to all modules.

Insulation from underlying technologies

Another advantage of the FactoryLink architecture is the

protection it affords you with respect to underlying technologies.

The flexible FactoryLink architecture is implemented on the latest

technologies and affords you the opportunity to leverage any

specific technology at any time. The result is that you can move at

your own pace and leverage the newest technologies when the time

is right for you and your organization. This proven strategy has

empowered our customers to bridge over 20 years of technological

changes with seamless application compatibility and updates.


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Lower infrastructure costs

FactoryLinks superior high-performance

architecture does not require as many computing

resources as competitive products to achieve an

equivalent level of performance. This reduces your

overall hardware, software and support costs.

Grow as you go

The exception-based processing architecture allows

you to scale applications from the very small to the

very large with minimal additional hardware costs.

Compliance assurance

Detailed audit logs,multiple security levels and

other advanced features facilitate building

applications that are compliant with industry

standards and government regulations (21 CFR

Part II, TREAD Act,etc.)

Harness the power of the network

The multi-tier architecture design means that it can

be deployed in a wide array of flexible architectures

including single station, multi-station client/server

and peer-to-peer.

High availability

Best-in-class application redundancy and online

configuration capabilities are easy to set up to

ensure that your system is continuously up

and running 24/7.

Comprehensively open

Open, published interfaces based on industry

standards mean your application can be seamlessly

integrated into virtually any environment.

Everything you need

FactoryLink includes Microsoft SQL Server

2005 Express and true Microsoft VBA in the box,

ensuring that you can assemble a complete solution

without incurring additional and costly third-party

license expenses.

Global presence and global features

Siemens global services ensure your success

anywhere in the world. UTC logging and viewingfeatures allow operators to stay informed in

real-time and even when crossing international

time zones.

The FactoryLink advantage


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About Siemens PLM Software

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of

the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is

a leading global provider of product lifecycle

management (PLM) software and services

with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000

customers worldwide. Headquartered in

Plano,Texas, Siemens PLM Softwares open

enterprise solutions enable a world whereorganizations and their partners collaborate

through Global Innovation Networks to

deliver world-class products and services.

For more information on Siemens PLM

Software products and services, visit

www.siemens.com/plm.

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Siemens PLM Software leads togreater innovationThere is no single road to innovation, but there

are signs youre headed in the right direction.

Leading innovators get to market faster,

manage compliance,optimize resources

and achieve globalization. Theyre also four

times more likely to use PLM software to

plan, develop,execute and support their

products. Siemens PLM Softwares family

of PLM solutions helps businesses

establish Global Innovation

Networks that transform

their process of innovation.

Drive your business to

greater innovation and

accelerate your growth.

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