SIMATIC IT R&D Suite allows companies in CPG and process industries to capitalize on their R&D potential and develop new products faster. SIMATIC IT R&D Suite offers a scalable and flexible platform to streamline, optimize, and align all product development processes with manufacturing. It keeps the product designs and processes well in-line with quality and regulatory requirements. The smooth integration and alignment of R&D and manufacturing data and processes drastically speeds up the transfer of final product designs to mainstream manufacturing.

Typical R&D activities such as project data management, formula and packaging development, trial and experiment management, and production process design require an integrated set of best-in-class components ranging from electronic notebooks to laboratory management over specification management to batch and inventory management, pilot plant manufacturing and the like. Key functionalities like regulatory compliance and support for the Intellectual Property process are an integral part of SIMATIC IT R&D suite.