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SIMATIC Information Server - Full transparency of production data with web-based dashboards and reports

Written by GCG Automation & Factory Solutions | Aug 29, 2025 5:38:25 PM

SIMATIC Information Server - Full transparency of production data with  web-based dashboards and reports

 

The SIMATIC Information Server gives you transparent access to plant information at any time. Historical plant data can be simply compiled in web-based dashboards or reports without programming knowledge. This ensures comprehensive access to plant information for each target group in the company (managers, quality assurance, maintenance) at all times.

 

The SIMATIC Information Server is a multi-system and multi-version reporting system for all corporate activities. Individually targeted reports and analyses can be created for historic plant data on a web basis and made available via dashboards. Access to these dashboards is also possible using tablet PCs. Predefined templates facilitate the creation of reports. This enables individual requirements to be taken into consideration by Microsoft Reporting Services. The creation and distribution of the reports may be time- or event-driven, e.g. as daily reports or shift reports. Various add-ins also enable the reports to be produced with Microsoft Office tools.

 

Benefits:

  1. Full transparency of historical WinCC data (WinCC Archive and SIMATIC Process Historian)
  2. Uniform and independent of version for different data sources
  3. Efficient, web-based analysis through clearly structured dashboards and automated reports
  4. Process information can be compiled online during runtime
  5. Quick generation of standard reports through prepared templates
  6. Individual reports based on the Microsoft Reporting Services
  7. Cyclic activation of reports based on demands or events and forwarded by email, if necessary
  8. Simple analysis with MS Office through integration in MS Word, MS Excel or MS PowerPoint
  9. Plant information at any time – from any location: Web-based analyses also on mobile devices