COMOS –

Making data work.

Better quality decision-making
throughout the plant’s entire lifecycle

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 Innovation in the service of industry
COMOS is the result of our comprehensive
technological expertise and many years of
experience in a wide range of different
industrial sectors. Given the highly dynamic
markets in which our customers need to
succeed, we are continuously developing
our innovative solutions in line with the
growing challenges facing the process
industry.

COMOS offers
plant management
with new perspectives

Global competition, shorter innovation cycles, Efficiency through a common, up-to-date database
increasingly stringent legal regulations for safety
With COMOS, Siemens is the only company in the world
and environment protection, as well as a rising
to offer the process industry a software solution for the
demand for individualized products pose enormous
integrated management of plant projects – from engineer-
challenges for plant engineers and operators.
ing and operations to modernization as well as dismantling.
This calls for innovative solutions like COMOS,
COMOS ensures that engineers and operators can access all
which can economically optimize productivity,
project-relevant data at all times, across all company levels
quality, and flexibility – throughout the entire
and in all project phases. COMOS offers a seamless flow of
plant lifecycle.
information by providing a common database. Because all
data is always available and up-to-date, it depicts the actual
as-built status of a plant at all times. In this way, COMOS
lays the foundation for greater reliability in decision-making
and more efficient processes throughout the entire plant –
for a lasting improvement in competitiveness.

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How can I boost the
efficiency of my plant Making data work.
throughout its entire COMOS provides the process industry with
a seamless flow of information based on a
lifecycle? globally consistent database – delivering a
common view of data across all disciplines
and through all phases of the plant lifecycle.
How can I successfully This is possible thanks to the systematic
application of object orientation in our
adapt to ever-shorter groundbreaking software solutions. Plant

innovation cycles? engineers and operators have access at all

times to data that is always up-to-date – in
real time, independent of time zones. That
creates the basis for maximum reliability in
How can I reliably decision-making, which allows for consider-
ably greater productivity, efficiency, and
manage increasingly flexibility in all processes.
complex data volumes? That is what we mean by COMOS –
Making data work.

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COMOS improves your
competitiveness

End-to-end coverage of the complete plant lifecycle with COMOS opens up new
possibilities for successful enterprise management and engineering. It allows you
to turn innovations into market successes faster and minimize total cost of operation
while safeguarding your investments. This increased operating efficiency boosts your
company’s profitability and growth and as a result improves your competitiveness.

Optimization over the entire plant lifecycle Faster time-to-market

With COMOS, Siemens provides you with intelligent solu- COMOS speeds up the process from product development
tions and services that are optimally tuned to your business to product launch. This allows you to profit, for example,
processes and your industry-specific operating routines – from shorter engineering cycles through the consolidation
all from a single source. In all phases from design through of engineering applications, which results in a significantly
installation, start-up, and operation to maintenance and reduced number of applications. Harmonized project steps
modernization, our comprehensive and innovative solution and concurrent processes ensure shorter project lead times.
portfolio lets you make full use of the optimization poten- The potential for global collaboration also helps reduce
tial in every phase of your plant’s lifecycle. This allows you time-to-market because decision-makers can access all
to optimize your market position and competitiveness on an object data and documents worldwide, independent of
ongoing basis. time zones and in real time.

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 COMOS provides
industry-specific solutions
for the process industry

Pharmaceuticals

Chemicals

Minimizing operating costs through a holistic approach

to all process sequences
Unlike the conventional solutions available, COMOS does
not treat plants separately according to technical areas and
disciplines but rather on a function-oriented basis. Our
software solution systematically implements the complete
integration of all process sequences – both in the engineer-
ing and the operating phase. This close interaction of the
individual phases plays a crucial part in increasing plant
availability and reliability.
You also profit from enormous savings thanks to consistent
data transfer throughout the entire plant lifecycle, and it is
quite common for total costs to be reduced by half. Naturally, Oil & Gas
data consistency and high data quality also minimize your
maintenance costs in operation. Another advantage is the
substantial amount of time saved by a reduction in data
complexity due to integration of the process steps.

Innovation and investment security

Our many years of experience in plant management with
various industries worldwide are reflected in every aspect
of our solution concepts. The advantage for you is that we
can meet your specific requirements efficiently. When
developing new solutions, we pay close attention to system
compatibility in order to guarantee smooth integration into
existing IT landscapes and to safeguard your investments.
Energy & power plant technology
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COMOS provides you with
the basis for maximum reliability
in decision-making

COMOS makes the entire plant lifecycle transparent. This is

done by using common standards and freely configurable
interfaces based on a single data platform. This enables
COMOS to facilitate collaboration among all disciplines,
because complete, consistent, and up-to-date data is available
to everyone involved in the project. This improves mutual
communication and allows faster and more efficient decision-
making and action, if required.

Data consistency through interoperability

One problem with conventional engineering systems is
ensuring consistent data storage. As a rule, every tool
ensures consistency only within its own system environ-
ment. Common standards and freely configurable inter-
faces are the only way to create a truly open system archi-
tecture and that allows the seamless interaction of different
systems and that is always up-to-date – across platform
boundaries. This is precisely where COMOS comes in,
providing an open system with a common database and
systematically applied object orientation.

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 Integrated collaboration among all
disciplines over the entire lifecycle:
• Process Engineering
• Piping
Detail Commissioning • Isometrics
Engineering
• 3D Integration
• Electrical, Instrumentation & Control
• Automation
Operations
• Control System Planning
• Pneumatic & Hydraulic Planning

Basic • Training & Simulation

Engineering
• Maintenance
• Shutdown & Modernization Planning
Process
• Project & Plant Documentation
Design
Modernization

Object orientation in COMOS: All object specifications are available

everywhere and at all times

Technology leadership through object orientation

Advantages realized through
COMOS is the innovative realization of a systematic object-
object orientation
oriented solution approach in which the emphasis is placed
on the complete end-to-end flow of data throughout the • Integrated and consistent plant
entire lifecycle. This means that all data relating to the management
same component (such as a pump, for example) form a • Optimization of engineering
unit – an object. Each object exists only once in the COMOS processes
database. Any modifications made to specifications in a
particular technical area or phase can therefore always be • Reduced data complexity
seen at the respective object. They are visible for all dis- • Shorter process cycle times
ciplines, and are stored in the central database as a reliable
• Close interaction between the
and consistent source of data. All the latest relevant data
engineering and operating phases
and properties of an object are available everywhere and
at all times to each person working on that object. This • Efficient plant support strategy
reduces data complexity and makes a key contribution to • Flexible application options in all
improving quality and optimizing work processes. disciplines and all lifecycle phases
of a plant project
• Shorter development time for new
products and processes

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Global plant management
on a common database
without any data loss

COMOS stands for

company-wide workflow optimization

COMOS breaks down the boundaries between all disciplines involved in a plant project, which ensures a seamless
flow of information with no loss of data over all lifecycle phases. Projects can be successfully completed even faster
through the use of complete, current project and plant documentation that is available everywhere at all times.
COMOS creates the framework for extremely efficient workflows and enables companies to achieve a higher
quality of interdisciplinary work across all technical areas.

Modular, scalable, and flexible

The COMOS integrated solution concept, with its single national markets. COMOS can be matched to your specific
data platform, allows technically specialized applications to needs quickly and easily, and thanks to intelligent inter-
be combined modularly in order to meet a wide range of face technology, it can be integrated in existing system
different requirements. Our innovative software has an landscapes. Last but not least, thanks to its high level of
open system architecture that optimizes interdisciplinary scalability, COMOS can react promptly to dynamic markets,
cooperation throughout the whole company and is opti- constantly changing requirements, and increasingly com-
mally geared to meet the requirements and trends in inter- plex product lifecycles.

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 Advantages of standardized work-
flows with COMOS
• Interdisciplinary functioning across
all company levels and locations
• Easy to use, even with large
data volumes
• Easily integrated in existing
Complete company-wide solutions IT landscapes
• Standard data management
Self-contained solutions are a thing of the past with
throughout and up-to-date
COMOS. In fields such as process technology, mechanical
plant documentation at all times
and electrical engineering, and control technology, data
worlds that were formerly separate are combined into a • Interoperability through open
standardized data structure that encompasses the entire system architecture
plant. They are also systematically networked by means of • Shorter time-to-market
bidirectional data exchanges with external applications –
and integrated in COMOS. This standardized interopera-
bility reduces time and effort for coordination and ensures
a higher quality result.

Limitless communication
COMOS provides comprehensive information management
worldwide through the use of Web servers. Mobile data
management is also possible, for example via iPad applica-
tions. Since the connection to the Internet always involves
potential risks, proven solutions for secure data exchange
offer suitable protection concepts against unauthorized
access. COMOS also supports globally operating companies
by allowing multilingual operation in multiple languages,
thereby facilitating communication between different
countries and company locations.

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COMOS offers you software solutions
and support for every phase of the
plant lifecycle

With the COMOS product portfolio, we can deliver fully developed

software solutions that are consistent with each another. They
cover all phases of the plant lifecycle from process design through
basic and detail engineering to operation and modernization, and
can be used either as comprehensive or stand-alone solutions.
You can rely on our extensive range of services in all phases of
your plant’s lifecycle. COMOS assists you right from the start
with everything from software development through application
support. And if desired, qualified experts are on hand at our
Training Centers to provide you with in-depth training.

COMOS Platform
The COMOS Platform solution provides the basis for effec-
tive overall data management. The data of all applications
and domains is stored centrally and in object-oriented form
on the COMOS database, providing maximum consistency.
Changes made in one application are immediately available
in all other applications, so COMOS requires no internal
interfaces. Connection to third-party systems is enabled by
an open system architecture featuring multiple automated
interfaces.

COMOS Process
The COMOS Process solution combines applications for
creating process data and all aspects of process engineer-
ing. Even at the early design stage, plant layout data can be
used to generate process flow diagrams, which are then
represented in more detail in the piping and instrumenta-
tion diagram.
COMOS Process supports quality-controlled pipe engineer-
ing and pipe spec management conforming to international
industry standards. Process data conversion on the geometry
level in the form of isometrics and 3D images can be easily
derived from the given data.

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and operating phases innovative software solution and service offerings

COMOS Automation is also provided. Via special user interfaces, the measures
initiated in the field or workshop can be directly reported.
The solution COMOS Automation supports electrical
In addition, the integration of COMOS and SIMATIC PCS 7
engineering for the plant through to full automation
allows the intelligent use of operating data and, based on
covering all processes relevant to electrical, instrumen-
this, the implementation of condition-based maintenance
tation and control engineering by specialized solutions.
strategies. A further lever to increase plant availability is
Among other things, logical inter-object links and auto-
the joint use of COMOS and XHQ – Operations Intelligence.
mated sequences are graphically mapped in diagrams and
hydraulic as well as pneumatic workflow schemes are
created on the basis of existing data. The integration of COMOS Lifecycle
COMOS and the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system
COMOS Lifecycle allows comprehensive information manage-
makes it possible to combine data from concurrent work
ment throughout all plant lifecycle phases, regardless of
processes and operations.
functional assignment. This allows you to profit from maxi-
At the press of a button, the entire plant structure is gen-
mum reliability in decision-making and from worldwide
erated from the control system engineering. Based on this
access to data and documents, for example, via mobile
data, virtual commissioning can also be performed through
terminals and through the integration of SharePoint sites.
the seamless connection with SIMIT. Standard engineering
The powerful 3D virtual reality visualization with COMOS
over the entire lifecycle leads to closer cooperation between
Walkinside enables the data generated during engineering
plant design and operation. This simplifies decision-making
to be used to create a “digital twin” of the plant. This can
processes and minimizes costs for plant management.
be used as a shared portal to the plant data for all persons
involved in the project in order to obtain a common under-
COMOS Operations standing of the project’s status. It can also be used for
effective training of maintenance teams, for example.
COMOS Operations is the first choice when it comes to
implementing an efficient plant support strategy. All data
from the engineering phase can be reused in the operational
phase. Solutions are available for the planning, execution
and analysis of maintenance measures during operations.
Efficient support in the management of shutdowns or
inspections as well as the connection of portable devices

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COMOS supports your success

Our undisputed technology expertise and our comprehensive industry experience

are reflected in COMOS. This is why plant engineers and operators over the world in
many different industries rely on our innovative software solutions – to consistently
increase the success of their companies through efficient plant management.
Even though COMOS perfectly matches the specific requirements of industrial sec-
tors, our pioneering software solutions are equally at home in all process industries.

We work closely with our customers all over the world on Expertise from the world’s leading industry partner
the development of our software solutions. We receive
COMOS is an integral component of Siemens’ comprehen-
valuable input from our customers in the form of questions
sive portfolio of products for industry. As a result, you bene-
and tasks and through praise and criticism. We make use of
fit from the ready availability of our experience and our
all the feedback that we receive – to the ultimate benefit of
expertise. As a global player, Siemens offers you a closely
our customers.
meshed company network that is unique in the world and is
also employed for the marketing, service, and support of
COMOS. This means that you always profit from optimal
support that covers every aspect of the efficient lifecycle
management of your plants.

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Examples of successful plant management with COMOS

Plant engineers and operators all over the world rely on our solutions for professional plant management. See for yourself
how our customers in different sectors profit from COMOS.

Pharmaceuticals Chemicals
“Internal studies show we have achieved engineering savings “Wacker’s engineering tool philosophy is characterized by
of between 8 and 12 percent by using COMOS software.” central data maintenance and decentralized usage by our
Christoph Jauslin, Head of Engineering IT, suppliers. Since the introduction of the COMOS integrated
Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland engineering solution, this concept has been optimally sup-
ported. In addition to enhanced up-to-dateness of the docu-
“…savings of 20 percent still represent an understatement
mentation and higher data security, savings concerning
for the field of function planning and automation software
data exchange and interfaces have become possible. More-
creation, where many ‘homespun’ concepts are still
over, we identified further saving potential for the future.”
employed.“
Klaus Kraml, Senior Manager,
Dr. Thomas Tauchnitz, Head of Engineering,
CAx-Systems & Applications, Engineering Services,
Technology Process Group,
Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
Germany

Oil & Gas Energy & power plant technology

“Above all, it was the object-oriented database structure “The service concept of COMOS offers us competent and
of COMOS that convinced us. This directly met many of efficient support for the adaptation of our data model. This
our requirements for an integrated process development enables us to promptly implement individual proposals or
platform. Using this approach, we can supply even better even overall solutions ourselves or commission their speedy
products to our customers.” implementation.”
Zhu Chun Tian, Sr. Vice President, Ralf Bergemann, CAE/CAD Coordinator,
Sinopec Engineering Incorporation Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH
“We have been using COMOS since 2006 and already had
major benefits. Since then, not only our engineering time
has increased, but it has also gotten more consistent. Due
to COMOS, we are having great results in our projects.“
Leonardo Luiz Freitas Santos,
Petrobras Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

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Short and to the point

We hope you now have a good idea what COMOS can do and we have sparked your interest in our pioneering
solutions for more efficient plant lifecycle management. Here is a brief explanation of some of the terms used
in connection with COMOS.

As-built status Global collaboration

As-built status is the term used to describe the actual Everyone working on a project has constant access to a
status of a process plant at the present time. Because the consistent database that is always up-to-date, independent
COMOS database is always up-to-date, it can be accessed of time zones and in real time. This reduces time-consuming
at any time using the system. and data-intensive exchange processes. All work processes
between different locations are sped up and optimized.
Concurrent processing
Interoperability
The individual design steps are not processed sequentially
but concurrently, to a large extent, using simultaneous Interoperability is the ability of mutually independent
engineering. This concurrent processing of independent systems and technologies to smoothly collaborate by
operations and overlapping of independent work steps with complying with common standards. Information can be
a continuous exchange of information saves time and efficiently provided without the need for specific inter-
money in the complete project. system arrangements. This facilitates quick and reliable
worldwide decision-making around the clock.
Data consistency
Object orientation in COMOS
Data is entered only once and is then available to all stake-
holders anytime and everywhere. Stringent inheritance and In COMOS, all data relating to the same component
linkage mechanisms provide all stakeholders involved in a (a pump, for example) form a unit – an object. Changes
project with access to up-to-date and consistent data from to object specifications are stored in the central COMOS
any location and at all times. database so that the updated data is available everywhere
and at all times.
Data integration
Open system architecture
Data integration brings information together from various
data sources to construct a common data model with a COMOS’ open system architecture provides an optimal
standard structure. In software engineering, data integra- framework for integrating third-party systems. The soft-
tion extends from linking different applications up to the ware can be adapted perfectly to operation-specific require-
central provision of data and services on a unified user ments and can be seamlessly integrated into existing IT
interface. landscapes. As a result, it makes a big contribution to the
homogenization of a company’s software applications.
File transparency
Plant lifecycle
The integral function-oriented mapping of the plant
enables standard communication across all levels. The lifecycle of a plant can be divided into a number of
Consistent data is available to everyone involved in different phases: process design, basic and detail engineer-
the project on a uniform data platform without any ing, start-up and operation, maintenance and moderniza-
data loss. The complete documentation can therefore tion. COMOS covers all of these phases – with individual
be reproduced at any time. solutions.

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COMOS – Making data work.
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