Totally Integrated Automation
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Totally integrated automation (TIA) is a strategy (philosophies/architecture) in the automation
technology, which was developed since 1996 by Siemens Automation and Drives. This strategy defines the interaction of extensive single components, tool (SW) and the services (spare part service, etc.) to achieve an Automation solution. The interaction performs integration across the four automation levels of the automation pyramid:
The consistency of TIA offers a simplification and cost savings to companies involved in the value chain
(OEM
, System integration planner and end customer).
Sub definition: automation is composed of the essentials of the drives (frequency converter + motor
), a programmable logic control as well as a Panel to the visualization.
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
technology, which was developed since 1996 by Siemens Automation and Drives. This strategy defines the interaction of extensive single components, tool (SW) and the services (spare part service, etc.) to achieve an Automation solution. The interaction performs integration across the four automation levels of the automation pyramid:
- Management level
- Operator’s level
- Controller’s level
- Field level
The consistency of TIA offers a simplification and cost savings to companies involved in the value chain
Value chain
The value chain, is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.-Firm Level:...
(OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
, System integration planner and end customer).
Sub definition: automation is composed of the essentials of the drives (frequency converter + motor
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
), a programmable logic control as well as a Panel to the visualization.