Exploring the applications of HMIs

HMIs are used in almost all industries. Some industrial areas of application include the following:

• Food and beverages: HMIs can be used to easily monitor and control production processes to ensure quality in the food and beverages industry. HMIs allow recipes to be used in production. “Recipes” simply refers to data or values that can be selected by a user depending on the type of product that is to be produced. Recipes summarize production data or machine configurations for a particular product. The data is then transferred from the HMI to the PLC or controller at a given time to switch production to another product type. Recipes are used when multiple products are to be produced. Recipes are not only advantageous in the food industry; they are also of great benefit in other industries that produce multiple products.
• Oil and gas: HMIs provide a means by which drilling and rig operators can control and monitor their applications...