‘Human Machine Interface’
An Engineeringtalk guide
Start with the news release
Ansys software helps Ferrari improve comfort from
Ansys, which we summarised at the time by saying "Italian car manufacturer Ferrari is using software from Ansys to optimise automobile design and performance.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Q-Sys provides custom-designed motion systems from
Q-Sys: "Q-Sys offers a complete design-and-build service for all types of precision motion and positioning systems. ".
In November 2009, we covered the news from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors)
- take a look at ABB drives reduce swimming pool energy bills
which says: "ABB drives have helped a UK holiday park operator save GBP77,000 a year on energy bills for its swimming pools. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Heason Technology, Actuator system for sampling applications,
as well as CPS launches Corob First 70 automatic dispenser from CPS Color,
and Martek releases compact onboard DC/DC converters from Martek Power.
Latest stories...
Liberty University wins simulation software grant (November 2009)
Simio has awarded a USD300,000 (GBP180,000) simulation software grant to the School of Engineering and Computational Science at Liberty University in Virginia.
Dassault Systemes releases latest PLM 2.0 platform (November 2009)
Dassault Systemes (DS) unveiled the latest release of its PLM 2.0 platform at its recent European Customer Forum.
IFM releases safety monitors for AS-interface (November 2009)
IFM has launched new versions of its safety monitor for equipment on the AS-interface.
Mobilescan HD helps gun grip maker improve quality (November 2009)
A custom gun grip manufacturer has improved the quality of its products by using the Mobilescan HD portable 3D laser scanning system from NVision to reverse engineer the original grips.
Comsol release accesses cluster-compute power (November 2009)
With the release of Multiphysics v4.0 for Windows HPC Server 2008 (HPCS), current users of a Comsol Multiphysics floating network licence will have free, unlimited access to cluster-compute power.
Hepcomotion rings produced in dedicated cell (November 2009)
Hepcomotion is able to supply single-piece rings in diameters up to 1.8m, which are produced in a dedicated machining cell, giving improved lead times.
Renishaw Tonic benefits wide-format printing (November 2009)
Renishaw's Tonic incremental linear-encoder system offers advantages for wide-format printing.
Imatek installs second 100KJ DWTT in Korea (November 2009)
Imatek has successfully installed a DWT40-100 drop weight tear tester (DWTT) at Hyundai Steel in South Korea.
Further reading
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Alarm Notification for Human Machine Interface
RSView32 Messenger can alert plant engineers and maintenance personnel, who may be located out of the immediate area, to system alarms so users can take appropriate action immediately.
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Systems for human machine interface
Rittal's new HMI brochure provides details of workstations, Premium Panel and Premium Line command panel housings all designed for the stringent requirements of IP69K, in one easy to read publication.
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