- Control System
Overview
Process control system with its unique scalable architecture and outstanding system characteristics is an ideal basis for the cost-effective implementation.Integrated within Siemens
Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), a complete range of perfectly matched products, systems and solutions for all sectors of the production, process and hybrid industries, it is essential for the hierarchically integrated automation of the entire process chain of the company – from incoming goods to outgoing logistics.
Specifically extended by the seamless integration of additional functions, e.g. for batch process automation, material transport control, advanced process control, asset management, telecontrol and security applications, process data analysis/management, or MES tasks.
As if that were not enough, system properties such as modularity, flexibility, scalability and openness offer the ideal conditions for integrating supplementary components and solutions — into the process control system on a practical basis. The add-ons developed in-house by Siemens or by external partners for special automation tasks are aimed at extending the range of applications of the process control system and thereby enhancing its status.
- Cathodic Protection
Overview
One of the most effective methods for preventing most types of corrosion on a metal surface.Integrated within Siemens
In some cases, CP can even stop corrosion damage from occurring. Metals, especially ferrous metals, corrode in the presence of oxygen, water, and other impurities such as sulfur. Without CP, metals act as the anode and easily lose their electrons and thus, the metal becomes oxidized and corroded. CP simply supplies the metal with electrons from an external source, making it a cathode.
Basic Terminology
Oxidation — Loss of electrons
Reduction — Gain of electrons
Anode — Where oxidation reactions take place
Cathode — Where reduction reactions take place