Rockwell Automation Incorporated has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, S.p.A., a leading provider of digital automation technologies.

A human machine interface (HMI) is the main visible automation component that manages all vital machine features.

In a pilot project initiated by specialty chemicals company Evonik, Yokogawa worked with other automation vendors to utilise Module Type Package (MTP) standards for the first time in a commercial industrial environment.

Asia Pacific industry is increasingly interested in investing in HMIs. In fact, Mordor Intelligence, an industry market analyst, predicts that the Asia Pacific HMI market will be valued at US$1,529.39 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 12 percent.

Both the HMI panel and the visualisation for Schuler machines now have a uniform appearance.

With a new generation of employees entering the workforce, technologies such as HMI/SCADA and digital threads of information are allowing you to guide younger operators, address training issues, and reduce the negative impact of human errors. By Alvin Ng, GM, ASEAN, GE Digital

Siemens has added Simatic HMI Comfort Panels PRO (PROtected) to its totally IP65 protected devices for operator control and monitoring.