▁The ▁architecture ▁has ▁a ▁mod ular ▁design . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁requirements , ▁the ▁modules ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁individually ▁or ▁in ▁combination ▁for ▁process ▁control , ▁data ▁ac quisition , ▁process ▁management , ▁production ▁management ▁and ▁enter prise ▁resource ▁planning ▁level ▁integration . ▁ ▁bre w max x ▁has ▁been ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁multi - ling ual ▁system . ▁At ▁application ▁level , ▁it ▁offers ▁a ▁computer - dependent ▁language ▁change over ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁user ▁interface ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁configured ▁in ▁several ▁languages . ▁Communic ation ▁takes ▁place ▁via ▁the ▁E ther net ▁connections ▁TCP / IP ▁and ▁OP C . ▁ ▁OP C ▁( see ▁O LE ▁for ▁process ▁control ) ▁is ▁prefer ably ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁interface ; ▁however , ▁various ▁OP C ▁servers ▁might ▁be ▁used ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁control ▁units ▁to ▁be ▁integrated . ▁Furthermore , ▁a ▁driver - based ▁interface ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁non ▁OP C - cap able ▁systems . ▁This ▁ens ures ▁simple ▁and ▁flexible ▁integration ▁of ▁numerous ▁control ▁systems , ▁e . g . ▁from ▁M its ub ishi ▁Electric , ▁Allen - B rad ley , ▁S iem ens , ▁VI PA ▁and ▁others . ▁Vari ous ▁reporting ▁functions ▁enable ▁select ive ▁access ▁to ▁recorded ▁process ▁and ▁material ▁data . ▁ ▁Mod ules ▁bre w max x ▁material ▁is ▁a ▁process - orient ed ▁material ▁management ▁system , ▁offering ▁a ▁precise ▁‘ per ▁transaction ’ ▁online ▁view ▁of ▁all ▁material ▁movements . ▁Besides ▁invent ory ▁management , ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁this ▁information