Maple Systems Inc. now offers new line of PC2300B Series industrial panel PCs — controllers with a built-in HMI screen. The industrial PCs are designed to resolve the toughest automation challenges in manufacturing, processing, and fabrication environments … … including those in automobile assembly plants as well as the food-processing industry. All Maple Systems PCs […]
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Application example: HMI on medical-device manufacturing equipment
Most hospitalized patients receive an IV soon after admission … and sometimes insertion of the needle is painful. But once placed, discomfort subsides — as the plastic tubing that connects the IV bag to the arm is shaped to smoothly glide into veins and remain comfortable during use. Equipment made by Silverstone Automation — the manufacturer’s […]
HMI has WiFi connectivity for IIoT functionality — and security
WiFi is indispensable in today’s industrial controls marketplace — so control devices have evolved to include WiFi connectivity. One catch: Industrial control networks must function in realtime and be available, responsive, and secure — design objectives that often conflict with pressures to reduce costs while boosting connectivity and remote access. As a solution, Maple Systems HMI5103L […]
Touchscreen HMIs offer low-price option for local machine control
When it comes to standalone machines needing only local machine control, price is a key design consideration — and such machines demand quality HMIs at a great value. To serve such applications, Maple Systems now sells Basic HMIs for local machine control at a low cost. The Basic HMI series is suitable for companies and […]
Smart HMIs (from Maple Systems) now with MySQL database connectivity
At times it’s difficult to get valuable data from the production floor to operations and management. Here, Maple Systems Smart HMIs can help — by connecting to MySQL databases and letting plant managers send logged data and event (alarm) information to a MySQL server. Now one can synchronize sampled data to a remote MySQL server […]
Maple Systems new 10-in. HMI5102L HMI now $850
Now, Maple Systems offers its HMI5102L high-resolution 10-in. widescreen HMI — one of the highest-resolution 10-in. graphic HMI displays in the marketplace — for only $850. The HMI5102L HMI’s ultra-slim format and easy programming simplifies setup and integration; the 1024 x 600 high-resolution TFT and bright 262,000 color display boost readability. Other features of the […]
Maple Systems launches new cMT Smart Factory HMIs for control via PCs and mobile devices
Maple Systems recently announced the launch of a new cMT Smart HMI series, which enables control and monitoring of the HMI from Windows PCs, and Apple/Android smart phones and tablets. Technological advances in IT, personal electronics, and manufacturing are expanding the role of Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in the automation market. Today, there are more […]
Maple Systems launches dual-ethernet HMIs
Maple Systems recently announced the launch of two new products in their HMI series, the 7” HMI5070DL, and the 9.7” HMI5097DXL. Maple Systems Dual-Ethernet HMIs conveniently divide industrial control and remote access functionality between two distinctly separate Ethernet networks: an internal industrial communications network, and an external wide area network (WAN). This offers customers a […]
HMIs double as edge-of-network gateways
by Michael Sheldon and Ryan Kelley, Maple Systems Industrial networks can use operator terminals to handle communications and analytical duties associated with IoT tasks. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is here and it’s changing the way manufacturers think about business. These days, everyone wants to be wirelessly connected, synced up and remoted in. You […]
