Operator Station aids in migration of Bailey systems.

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With SIMATIC PCS 7/90 Operator Station, Bailey INFI 90 and NET 90 users can migrate to SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system. Station replaces existing Bailey operator consoles, while maintaining installed controller, I/O, and field wiring. It offers predefined faceplates and graphic symbols for interaction with Bailey block types. Totally Integrated Automation provides uniform technology on single platform for all industries over entire manufacturing facility.



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Siemens Introduces New Operator Station for Bailey Systems



SIMATIC PCS 7/90 Maximizes Value of Installed Process Automation Systems

SPRING HOUSE, Pa., Oct. 21, 2003-Siemens Energy & Automation has introduced the SIMATIC PCS 7/90 Operator Station to migrate Bailey systems to Siemens technology. With the new operator station, Bailey INFI 90 and NET 90 users can migrate to the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system and thereby take advantage of state-of-the-art technology and practices that can improve the overall financial performance of a manufacturing facility.

The new operator station will replace existing Bailey operator consoles while maintaining installed controllers, I/O and field wiring. The SIMATIC PCS 7/90 Operator Station offers predefined faceplates and graphic symbols for interaction with Bailey block types, ensuring operators, engineering and maintenance personnel a consistent look and feel. Siemens expertise in migration helps preserve intellectual property, minimize downtime and improve lifecycle support.

The new Siemens operator station demonstrates Siemens' commitment to protect and maximize the value of installed process automation systems. Bailey INFI 90 and NET 90 systems now can utilize Siemens' Totally Integrated Automation and SIMATIC IT to reduce time-to-market, secure investments and increase productivity.

Totally Integrated Automation provides uniform automation technology on a single platform for all industries over the entire manufacturing facility - from inbound logistics, through primary and secondary processes, to outbound logistics. Leveraging the Totally Integrated Automation platform, SIMATIC IT enables optimal plant utilization through manufacturing execution systems and business applications.

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Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global electronics and engineering company. It employs 426,000 people in 192 countries and reported worldwide sales of more than $84 billion in fiscal 2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02). The United States is Siemens' largest market in the world, with sales of more than $21 billion in fiscal 2002 and more than 70,000 employees in all 50 states. Corporate headquarters for Siemens' U.S. businesses are located in New York City. For more information: www.usa.siemens.com

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., is one of Siemens' operating companies in the United States. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.

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