Siemens, SAP embrace ISA S95 standard to tie business and production processes.(MANUFACTURING EXECUTION)

Manufacturing Business Technology, July, 2005

Siemens Automation & Energy decided to bundle its first-ever North American manufacturing execution system (MES) conference with its Process Automation User Conference in May in Tampa, Fla., giving 500 joint attendees the opportunity to view the company's integrated portfolio vision, including links between the control and enterprise layers.

Siemens has invested $250 million in MES acquisitions and another $200 million in integration since 2001 to create its SIMATIC IT automation system. Siemens also partners with SAP to leverage the ISA $95 standard for interoperability. ...