2. COMOS – The future of asset management
Complex requirements
in a dynamic world
economy
The rising cost and time pressure, Today, plant engineers and owner opera Decentralized, worldwide production
resulting from international compe tors are faced by enormous challenges: facilities require central monitoring and
tition, requires consistent data increasing international competition control so that decisions can be made
management.
demands improvements in both produc and communicated within minutes. From
tivity and quality. The resulting cost and the market and enterprise viewpoint,
time pressure renders the parallelization these challenges require plant operators
of various workflows indispensable. To and plant construction companies to
complicate matters further, the growing adopt solutions that enable them to real
number of strict legal regulations con ize their potential and address their
cerning safety and environmental protec needs across multiple industries and tar
tion standards needs to be taken into get groups. The success factors for this
account as well. On the other hand, cus are: continuous innovation and consis
tomers expect custom-tailored high-qual tent data management.
ity products at attractive prices while the
time-to-market is shortening.
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3. Our claim
“Integrated Intelligence“
Integrated because …
… COMOS is the only solution in
the marketplace that seamlessly
bridges the gap between inte-
grated engineering and integrat-
ed operations, from the design
stage through to the operational
phase.
Intelligence because …
... COMOS is the only software
concept that provides intelligent
and consistent data management
on a worldwide basis. Once pa-
rameters have been assigned to
an object, they are available to
all stakeholders everywhere, all
the time.
From Integrated Engineering to Continuing innovation COMOS is the only software that
Integrated Operations We developed COMOS software on the maps all lifecycle phases of an
COMOS uniquely enables you to integrate basis of many years of experience meeting industrial plant on a common
database.
your project assets across the complete life the needs of diverse industries – successful
cycle of an industrial plant and its equip years during which we continuously
ment. Our unified COMOS data platform acquired multiple competencies and fed
provides plant engineers, construction these lessons learned into our software,
companies and operators with a seamless while focusing our attention on meeting
information flow of project-relevant data our customers‘ real-world requirements.
across all corporate levels and project This background ensures that COMOS is
stages. We are the only software vendor in today, and will in the future continue to
the world, who is able to deliver a univer reflect leading edge technology. In addi
sal, globally integrated software solution. tion, COMOS is provided through Siemens
Your benefits: more efficient workflows, and embedded in it organizationally as an
Due to know-how and many years
higher productivity and increased quality; independent business segment within the of experience, COMOS is the most
all this through the optimal interaction of Industrial Automation Systems business innovative software for plant
engineering and operations domains. unit. With COMOS, separate worlds of plant management.
engineering and automation are being
merged for the first time. Our integrated
end-to-end solution enables both the pro
cess and manufacturing industries to opti
mize project workflows and launch new
products faster.
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4. Growth prospects through
innovation and investment
protection
Our goal: continuous innovation Innovation and investment protection are seamlessly maps the entire lifecycle of an
and reliable investment protection two mainstays of corporate management industrial plant and equipment on a sin
for optimum competitiveness. and planning that reduce operating gle database. You will establish a compre
expense and increase operational effi hensive, globally integrable software
ciency. We are addressing these goals solution that substantially lowers your
so that you can enhance your competi engineering, operating and moderniza
tiveness and growth while augmenting tion costs.
your return on investment. COMOS is the
only software solution worldwide that
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5. Energy & Power Oil & Gas Pharmaceutical
Chemical Discrete Manufacturing Process Industries
COMOS – deployed worldwide in a multitude of industries
Reliability in all disciplines industries. Our development teams lever Holistic plant management through
COMOS offers intelligent solutions and age proven expertise to convert market out the entire lifecycle of an indus
services well adapted to your business demands into novel, customer-oriented trial plant or machine on a common
database.
processes and industry-specific work solutions – for your benefit. System com
flows. Our comprehensive, innovative patibility is our top priority when devising
solution portfolio can be employed in new solutions for smoothly integrating
each lifecycle phase, from design to con our software into your existing IT
struction to commissioning and opera landscape.
tion to maintenance and revamping. And
Revolution in asset management
just as importantly, you can acquire all of
Siemens is the only vendor who can imple
these solutions from a single vendor.
ment holistic asset management across a
We have regional companies and branch complete industrial plant and equipment
offices around the globe. Regardless lifecycle using a unified data platform.
where your facility is located, we have We view your asset in a function-oriented
staff available to support you during all manner rather than by separate technical
stages of your project. disciplines.
We will discuss your initial situation in a We are now complementing the fully
personal dialogue and develop a custom- integrated engineering processes that we
tailored solution concept. have supported for many years with fully
integrated operations and maintenance
Innovation based on experience
workflows.
Our research and development activities
are geared for offering efficient, sophisti
cated solution approaches. We are able to
draw on many years of global experience
in asset management in a wide variety of
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6. Benefit from our comprehensive, innovative software solution and service portfolio
COMOS allows you to work in a Common standards and freely configu Interlinking the virtual and physical
virtual office based on complete rable interfaces make for an open archi worlds: The digital plant
data consistency across the entire tecture, enabling smooth collaboration Optimizing production processes is
plant lifecycle.
among different systems. This bridges increasingly handled through the digital
the gap between mere software integra plant, which helps enhance productivity
tion and genuine interoperability. and gain competitive advantage.
COMOS maps the entire lifecycle of an In order to achieve these results, you
industrial plant or equipment on a single need to digitally mirror the status of your
Establishment of a digital plant by database and thus supports the optimum hardware and software solutions in an
connecting virtual and real world. interplay of all disciplines in each lifecycle engineering system. Within this image,
phase. This results in a virtual office, you can e. g. plan maintenance and over
where all stakeholders can access up-to- haul activities for subsequent execution
date, complete and consistent data at all in the real plant.
times, ensuring worldwide intercommu
Conversely, any changes made to the
nication, joint decision-making, as well
real plant can be easily transferred to the
as fast and targeted incident response.
virtual asset data inventory. This inter
linkage of the digital and physical plant
opens up new dimensions in mechanical
and plant engineering as well as design.
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7. COMOS enables you to realize
your plant‘s full potential
through object orientation
- ntegrated, consistent plant and
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equipment engineering
- ngineering process
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optimization
- eduction of process lead times
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- ealization of an efficient asset
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management strategy
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all disciplines and lifecycle
phases of your plant project
- horter development cycles for
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new products and processes
Integrated collaboration of all technical disciplines throughout the asset lifecycle
Technological edge through object The graphical and alphanumerical repre Benefit object orientation: many
orientation sentations within the database constitute single aspects amount to an always
Future-proof asset management requires an entity – the object. This guarantees up-to-date overall picture.
you to view your plant in a function-ori that all requisite data and properties of a
ented manner rather than by separate specific object will be available, in up-to-
technical disciplines. Our object-oriented date form, to all entitled users anywhere
solution is based on a complete, end-to- and anytime they are needed.
end data flow.
An unrestricted flow of information is
Object orientation enables you to holisti ensured throughout the lifecycle of plant
cally describe a component or object and or equipment – from the design stage to
provide each of the disciplines that work operations and extensions to decommis
on your plant project with a dedicated sioning. This approach facilitates substan
component view of the overall project. tial quality improvements that significantly
contribute to workflow optimization.
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8. Plant engineering spanning different sites and countries on a shared database without any loss of data
Transparency by
consistent data
management
COMOS enables a seamless informa COMOS transcends the boundaries be clock. You can even execute cross-site
tion flow, ensuring continuous tween all disciplines involved in a plant projects easily. COMOS creates the pre
transparency. project by facilitating a seamless flow of requisites for an efficient workflow and
information without data loss during facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration
handover between various project life on a shared data platform across all tech
cycle phases. This approach enables you nical departments of an enterprise. In
to manage your project on an end-to-end short, it will enhance your productivity,
basis and deliver plant documentation so reliability and overall business effective
that all relevant data and information ness.
items are available in up-to-date form
wherever they are needed around the
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9. How you benefit from a
consistent database
- nterdisciplinary collaboration
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across all corporate levels
- onvenient operation and easy
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handling of large volumes of
data
- mooth integration into
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existing IT landscapes
- nd-to-end data management
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and consistently up-to-date
asset documentation
- ross-site workflows
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- nteroperability through open
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system architecture
- educed time to market
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Modular structure for customized flows, reducing reconciliation effort and Simple integration of COMOS into
solutions improving overall quality. third-party system landscapes.
COMOS is modularly structured on a com
COMOS also supports multilingual user
mon database, allowing the different
interfaces in a wide variety of languages,
applications to be combined according to
thereby simplifying cross-site and inter
individual needs.
cultural communication for global corpo
Flexible adaptation to all systems rations. COMOS software‘s high level of
COMOS software‘s open system architec scalability lends itself to constant adjust
ture and support for interdisciplinary ment to changing requirements and
workflows are perfectly geared for today‘s increasingly complex product lifecycles.
customer requirements and international
market trends: COMOS can be quickly and
easily adapted to your individual needs;
its intelligent interface technology facili
tates smooth integration into legacy sys
tem environments.
By means of bidirectional data exchange
with third-party applications, stand-alone
solutions are networked and incorporated
into a single system. COMOS merges the
previously separate data silos of process,
mechanical, electrical and control engi
neering into a unified asset data struc
ture. This results in standardized work
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10. Software solution for
integrated plant
management
COMOS: the holistic software COMOS is the only holistic and object-ori The open COMOS architecture facilitates
solution throughout the entire ented software solution that maps the the integration of external data and
plant lifecycle. full lifecycle of today‘s plants or equip systems.
ments. Its interdependent software
An accurate, transparent and time-saving
solutions cover all stages from process
data flow between the engineering and
design to basic and detail engineering to
operational worlds is ensured, raising
operations and modernization – and they
asset management to an entirely new
can be deployed as a complete solution
level.
and in stand-alone mode. The central
data platform in COMOS supplies consis
tent and transparent data linked to indi
vidual objects.
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11. Our unique solution concept – From COMOS Process supports quality-con We offer software solutions for all
Integrated Engineering to Integrated trolled pipe engineering and pipe spec lifecycle phases of the plant
Operations management conforming to international management.
Siemens provides numerous integrable industry standards. Process data conver
COMOS solutions to facilitate the work sion on the geometry level in the form of
steps required for successfully planning isometrics and 3D images can be easily
and operating a plant or equipment. derived from the given data.
The COMOS Platform solution provides The solution COMOS Automation sup
the basis for effective overall data man ports electrical engineering for plant and
agement. The data of all applications and equipment through to full automation
domains is stored centrally and in object- covering all processes relevant to electri
oriented form on the COMOS database, cal, instrumentation and control engi
providing maximum consistency. neering by specialized solutions. Among
Changes made in one application are other things, logical inter-object links and
immediately available in all other applica automated sequences are graphically
tions, so COMOS requires no internal mapped in diagrams and hydraulic, as
interfaces. Connection to third-party sys well as pneumatic, workflow schemes are
tems is enabled by an open system archi created on the basis of existing data.
tecture featuring multiple automated
COMOS Operations is comprised of solu
interfaces. As a result, each project stake
tions for efficient asset management. All
holder is offered optimum transparency
data from the engineering phase can be
and interoperability – both during engi
reused in the operational phase. Avail
neering and operations.
able applications include solutions both
The COMOS Process solution combines for maintenance during ongoing opera
applications for creating process data and tions and overhaul during shutdown. Via
all aspects of process engineering. Even special user interfaces, the measures ini
at the early design stage, plant layout tiated in the field or workshop can be
data can be used to generate process directly reported.
flow diagrams, which are then repre
sented in more detail in the piping and
instrumentation diagram.
Interlocking engineering and operations
From ... to
Integrated Integrated
Engineering ... Operations
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12. “Our most treasured
asset – the trust of our
customers”
Customer input is very valuable for In developing our products, we work our concepts for professional asset
the further development of our closely with our customers, taking on management. The following section indi
products. board all of their input, questions, chal cates how clients from different indus
lenges, praise and criticism, to gain valu tries have successfully deployed COMOS
able hints for constantly fine-tuning our software within their respective
work. Our clients help us to design opti enterprises.
mum solutions tailored to their particular
needs. Customers around the globe trust
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13. Energy Power Oil and Gas Pharmaceutical
Chemical Discrete Manufacturing Process Industries
Chemical Energy Power
“Wacker’s engineering tool philosophy is “The service concept of COMOS offers us competent
characterized by central data maintenance and and efficient support for the adaptation of our data
decentralized usage by our suppliers. Since the model. This enables us to promptly implement indi
introduction of the COMOS integrated engineering vidual proposals or even overall solutions ourselves or
solution, this concept has been optimally supported. commission their speedy implementation.”
In addition to enhanced up-to-dateness of the Ralf Bergemann, CAE/CAD Coordinator, Vattenfall Europe
documentation and higher data security, savings PowerConsult GmbH
concerning data exchange and interfaces have
Discrete Manufacturing
become possible. Moreover, we identified further
“The introduction of the new engineering tool
saving potential for the future.”
SIMATIC Automation Designer has enabled quality
Klaus Kraml, Senior Manager, CAx-Systems Applications,
improvements even at the level of standards. When
Engineering Services, Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany
filling Automation Designer with the ‘Integra’
Oil and Gas standard, numerous optimizations in the interplay
“COMOS won the contract against fourteen of the standard’s hardware and software could be
competitors. Their systems offered optimum implemented. Also, many existing variants were
functionality for the requirements of Gaz de scrutinized and their number reduced. Variants and
France Norge.” alternatives do sometimes make sense – at other
Terje Overvik, Managing Director, Gaz de France Norge, Norway times they are mere cost drivers. Our strategy today is
to create any item of engineering information only
“The systems will essentially contribute to achieving
once and to store it in a central location. And any
our goals in the field of integrated operations.”
requisite process step will enrich the existing data
Kjell Ola Jørgensen, Operations Manager, Gaz de France Norge,
repository.“
Norway
Jürgen Kübler, Manager Controls Technology, Daimler AG
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14. Glossary
Data consistency Object orientation in COMOS
Data is entered only once and is then available to all stake Object orientation is the holistic description of an existing
holders anytime and everywhere. Stringent inheritance component and its true-to-life graphical representation.
and linkage mechanisms provide all stakeholders involved The graphical and alphanumerical manifestations within
in a project with access to up-to-date and consistent data the database constitute a single entity – the object.
from any location and at all times.
Parallelization
Data integration Rather than processing individual development steps
Data integration brings information together from various sequentially, simultaneous engineering parallelizes differ
data sources to construct a common data model with a ent workflows within project execution. Concurrent pro
standard structure. In software engineering, data integra cessing of mutually independent activities and overlap
tion extends from linking different applications up to the ping of interdependent work steps can be performed
central provision of data and services on a unified user while constantly exchanging information accelerates
interface. product development.
Data modeling Time to market
Data modeling helps avoid inconsistencies and redundan Time to market refers to the development time it takes
cies within the managed data and speeds up data access; from a product being conceived until its market entry. This
it can be supported by stored rulesets. time period is characterized by costs without any returns.
Global engineering Transparency
Global engineering is the concurrent processing of a proj Holistic, function-oriented mapping of plant and equip
ect, across multiple countries and time zones, by multiple ment makes for end-to-end communication across all lev
stakeholders involved in project development. Data can be els, offering all stakeholders consistent data, without any
viewed from any location around the globe and can be losses, on a unified data platform. As a result, the com
edited depending on selective access authorizations. plete documentation can be traced anytime.
Interoperability Workflow and workflow management system
Interoperability is the ability of mutually independent A workflow (sequence of operations) is a series of activi
systems and technologies to smoothly collaborate by com ties in organizational processes that has a defined start,
plying with common standards. Information can be effi an organized sequence, and a defined end. A workflow
ciently provided without the need for specific inter-system management system is a software that controls the individ
arrangements. This facilitates quick and reliable world ual steps within a workflow in accordance with the sched
wide decision-making around the clock. ule stored in the computer and provides or requests the
data required for this purpose.
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15. Talks for new approaches and
new goals
Let’s tackle things together and elaborate on our claim More detailed information is available on our website at:
“From Integrated Engineering to Integrated Operations” www.siemens.com/comos
in a personal dialogue. Get in touch with us – we will be Use the opportunity to move closer to the future!
happy to answer all your queries!
www.siemens.com/comos
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