Displays / HMI

Pepperl+Fuchs: VisuNet FLX Series with New Options for Even More Flexibility
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Pepperl+Fuchs: VisuNet FLX Series with New Options for Even More Flexibility

The modular VisuNet FLX HMI platform from Pepperl+Fuchs stands for maximum flexibility. Whether remote or direct monitor, industrial or box PC: The series offers various HMI systems for a wide range of applications and installation requirements in ATEX/IECEx Zone 2/22 and non-Ex areas. The modular “one-fits-all” design allows for the precise configuration of your HMI solution and enables easy and quick adaptation in the field. Pepperl+Fuchs is expanding the VisuNet FLX series with two new options, making it even more flexible.

Omron: H5CC Digital Timer – Revolutionizing Time Control with Effortless Programming and Predictive Maintenance Algorithms
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Omron: H5CC Digital Timer – Revolutionizing Time Control with Effortless Programming and Predictive Maintenance Algorithms

Omron Automation Americas has recently released the H5CC, a new digital timer that combines the functions of a variety of timers into one. This new timer features a user-friendly LED screen, offering instant insights into production processes across diverse sectors such as food processing, packaging, assembly lines, and material handling. Downtime increases the cost of production through WIP loss, excess labor costs, and maintenance. The H5CC timer comes with predictive maintenance functionality that benefits manufacturers by notifying them of impending equipment failure, enabling scheduled maintenance at their convenience and eliminating the risk of costly unscheduled downtime.

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Toshiba: RemotEye HMI for the Toshiba 480VDC SCiB Energy Storage System

Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) has recently released the RemotEye Human-Machine Interface (HMI), designed for the Toshiba 480VDC SCiB (Lithium Titanate Oxide or LTO) Energy Storage System (ESS). The RemotEye HMI is composed of a seven-inch touchscreen graphic display providing users with in-depth analytics and operational details of their SCiB Energy Storage Systems.

Will Industrial HMIs go touchless?
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Will Industrial HMIs go touchless?

July 17, 2023 Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are a crucial component of industrial control systems, as they allow operators to interact with and monitor the performance of industrial equipment. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in touchless technology, which eliminates the need for physical contact between the operator and the interface. This technology…

Fuji Electric: MONITOUCH V10 Series
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Fuji Electric: MONITOUCH V10 Series

Recently, Fuji Electric Corp was excited to announce the launch of the NEW MONITOUCH V10 HMI Series. The V10 joins the MONITOUCH V9, TechnoShot, and X1 series of HMI products available from Fuji Electric Corp. The new MONITOUCH V10 Series offers the high-speed processing of a quad-core CPU, allowing for stable operation and communication on high-load screens, an advanced storage device (eMMC) reducing startup/transfer time and man-hours, and the panel cutout size and functions are fully compatible with existing V series.

AutomationDirect: C-more CM5 HMIs
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AutomationDirect: C-more CM5 HMIs

AutomationDirect has recently added the next generation of the popular C-more HMI product line. The CM5 HMI series offers lower cost, high-performance HMIs in sizes from 4 inches to an impressive 22 inches. These HMIs have an amazing 1.6 GHz processor in the larger units (10” and above), 43 Mbytes of memory, and provide much better trending, extra data storage, faster communication, and improved file types including jpegs.

NA Series Advanced Programmable Terminal/HMI from OMRON Provides Faster, More Efficient Control and Monitoring
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NA Series Advanced Programmable Terminal/HMI from OMRON Provides Faster, More Efficient Control and Monitoring

Enable faster, more efficient control and monitoring with wide screen models: 7, 9, 12, and 15.

With the ever present need for increased performance, the NA family of HMI terminals makes it fast and easy to implement dynamic intuitive user interfaces that will boost productivity and minimize downtime.

Beckhoff: CP6xxx, CP7xxx | Single-Touch Control Panel
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Beckhoff: CP6xxx, CP7xxx | Single-Touch Control Panel

The CP6xxx and CP7xxx control panels offer a balance between the latest PC technology and long-term availability of control components. Together with the software employed, Control Panels in the most diverse form factors act as the centerpiece of a variety of automation tasks, such as the control of machines, processes and logistic systems, the networking of plant parts, the data acquisition or image processing. For classic control tasks, PC-based control technology offers excellent scalability and flexibility and is therefore increasingly being used in place of hardware PLCs.

Panel Mounting Electromechanical Switches
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Panel Mounting Electromechanical Switches

By Troy Dixon, Global Product Manager at Littelfuse March 20, 2023 As technology and machinery evolve, the way we interface and interact with electronic equipment also advances. Many traditional human-machine interfaces (HMI) are updating to sophisticated touchscreen technologies. Even in a world where touchscreens are growing in popularity, they are not the right choice for…

Rittal: New WT C Wire Terminal Allows 10x Faster Wire Processing
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Rittal: New WT C Wire Terminal Allows 10x Faster Wire Processing

Rittal North America has recently introduced a fully automated wire processing machine – Wire Terminal WT C machine. It enables wires to be processed from bulk with individual wire printing (black, white, and light blue) and then ready for assembly. The core advantages of the new Wire Terminal WT C are: variety of combinations, different wire output methods, and support for downstream, digitally and automated processes such as labelling, sorting, and transport. 

CIMON: Xpanel Hybrid Expandable HMI + PLC Combo Unit
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CIMON: Xpanel Hybrid Expandable HMI + PLC Combo Unit

Why pay for HMI and PLC products separately when you can save on cost and space by using a single, self-contained solution? This was CIMON’s philosophy when designing the Xpanel Hybrid: convenience, reliability, and practicality. Based on decades of knowledge and experience in the automation industry, CIMON has combined two of their most popular devices into one convenient package.

Pilz: Access Management for Your Plant and Machinery
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Pilz: Access Management for Your Plant and Machinery

For comprehensive protection of your staff and optimum safeguarding of your machinery, you need a holistic safety concept, which considers aspects of both safety and security. With the “Identification and Access Management” portfolio from Pilz, you are offered a comprehensive range of products, solutions and software for the implementation of safety as well as security tasks.

Automation24: Siemens SIMATIC HMI MTP1900 Panel – 6AV21283UB060AX1
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Automation24: Siemens SIMATIC HMI MTP1900 Panel – 6AV21283UB060AX1

The Simatic HMI MTP1900 – 6AV21283UB060AX1 Unified Comfort Panel has a 18.5″ widescreen TFT display with 16 million colors and can be operated via the touch display. The communication with the controller is via a PROFINET interface. Configuration of the SIMATIC HMI MTP1900 Unified Comfort Panel 6AV21283UB060AX1 is possible using WinCC Unified Comfort V16.

Cincoze: Industrial Panel PCs Offer Advanced HMI for Smart Manufacturing
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Cincoze: Industrial Panel PCs Offer Advanced HMI for Smart Manufacturing

HMI is the most common application of industrial panel PCs. In addition to visualizing equipment-related data, HMI can also monitor and control machinery equipment, which is helpful for the on-site manager to get an accurate picture of the process status.

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Metso Outotec: PSI Legacy Upgrade

Particle size monitoring and control increases average throughput and reduce particle size variability in grinding products. This improves the downstream process by minimizing reagent consumption, maximizing recoveries and improving dewatering efficiency. The PSI legacy upgrade includes all the necessary components required to upgrade the existing analyzer to the latest technology.