The Human Machine Interface (HMI) is the interface between the machine and the operator.

 

This is the primary tool operators and line supervisors use to coordinate and control the industrial and manufacturing processes and machines.

 

HMIs translate complex process variables into usable and actionable information.

 

Displaying near real-time operational information is the domain of the HMI. Visual process graphics give meaning and context to the motor and valve status, tank levels, and other process parameters. HMIs give operational insight into the process and enable control and optimization by regulating production and process targets.

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The purpose of the HMI is to display easily-understandable, real-time operational information. Visual process graphics give meaning and context to the motor and valve status, tank levels, pressure, vibration, and other process parameters. HMIs, bring you into the process so you can control and optimize it by regulating production and process targets. The HMI also helps managers and supervisors improve the process by providing historical and trending data on machine efficiency or product quality. The flexibility and advanced capabilities of today’s HMI software present vast new opportunities for improving machine and process efficiency.