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Remote Connectivity

Anything can be an HMI with wireless connectivity

Jeremy Pollard
Control and monitoring can be accomplished from almost anywhere with wireless human-machine interface
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Stack Lights

Stacklights show their true colors

Mike Bacidore
Standards can make choice and implementation easy
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Stack Lights

How smart should a stacklight be?

Mike Bacidore
Advanced communication technology illuminates stacklight opportunities
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Stack Lights

How to get the most from stacklights

Mike Bacidore
What effects do additional colors and flashing patterns have?
EZAutomation's new EZTouch Series 5 is a fully featured, made-in-America touchscreen available for 10-20% less than even the lowest cost comparable products made in China.
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How to interface with equipment in hazardous environments

Rick Rice
Hardware manufacturers go to great lengths to protect HMIs
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50 years of automation innovation

EZAutomation offers technology made in America
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Open-architecture HMIs enhance machine flexibility

Design and build equipment with components that can adapt to change
Industrial PCs

What is a panel PC?

Joey Stubbs
How solid-state drives and ingress protection benefit the HMI-PC combination
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HMI hardware: what option works best?

HMIs should be strategically located to minimize travel and optimize input methods, automation experts reported
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How has the human-machine interface changed?

Tobey Strauch
11 questions to answer when designing an HMI
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Aveva HMI/SCADA

Aveva
Aveva InTouch Unlimited HMI/SCADA software is an all-inclusive licensing package available in perpetual and subscription models with unlimited tags, clients and scalability. The...
PLCs/PACs

IDEC combined PLC+HMI

IDEC
The FT2J Series PLC+HMI includes a 7-inch multi-touch display, with an integrated controller and expandable I/O. IDEC‘s SmartAXIS touch family includes the FT2J Series combined...