Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) has expanded Comos – the software solution for complete plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of an industrial plant – with functions for productive front-end engineering and design (FEED). Comos FEED supports the user in the early planning of a plant. The Comos software solution is modular and its integrated data management allows effective, holistic development in a system over the entire lifecycle. The data is both consistent and transparent in all planning phases. This also applies to the early stages of plant design and ensures high quality in the design of the process. Here, the integrated data and document revision mechanisms provided by the Comos FEED software module allow a controlled and effi cient design procedure. www.siemens.com/comos
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