Omron Automation Americas recently launched a software version of its NA5 human-machine interface that will run on the Omron industrial PC series to give end users more control over their machines.

The focus given to specific automation technologies at the SPS/IPC/Drives event in Nuremberg makes it easier to see clear industrial technology trends. And this year there were two clear trends on ...

Traditionally, presentation and input of data and visualisation of a machine or process are likely to have been the prime reason for specifying the human machine interface (HMI) as part of a machine ...