Minebea Intec presents NEW BLUE HMI
Minebea Intec , one of the world ’ s leading manufacturers of weighing and inspection technology , will be presenting new products at PPMA 2024 in Birmingham from 24-26th September . The focus will be the latest innovation , the “ Blue HMI ” user in-terface for checkweighers . The interface enables intuitive opera-tion and thus offers maximum userfriendliness .
The new user interface to easily configure , control , test and audit your checkweighers . Below , The VisioPointer ® ensures product quality , reduces waste and downtime , and optimizes pro-duction .
NEW BLUE HMI
Minebea Intec offers a broad portfolio of high-precision checkweighers and , with the new Blue HMI , has further devel-oped the user interface for the entire product range with a view to the future .
Whether you need to introduce a new product , adjust line parameters or define a batch report : The new Blue HMI user inter-face makes working with checkweighers easier and more efficient . Thorsten Vollborn , Head of Product Management Inspection & Digital Services at Minebea Intec , emphasises the advantages of this technology : “ The design concept of Blue HMI is based on what we know from our daily work with high-tech devices . The user-friendly menu navigation and new workflows simplify operation considerably and shorten the familiarisation period .
In addition to user-friendliness , data security and flexibility also take centre stage . For administrators , Blue HMI offers new and extensive setting options for user and group management . To en-able ergonomic working on the system , all checkweighers - includ-ing the Synus ® , Flexus ® and EWK product series - are now also available with a movable display variant .
Maximum control
Blue HMI enables advanced monitoring and analysis functions for checkweighers for better quality
100 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk control and process optimisa-tion . “ The operating unit displays the overall system effectiveness and other statistics based on the current weighing results . It also has various logging functions that make it ideal for audits ,” says Dr Thorsten Vollborn . As checkweighers are often located at the end of a production line , the integrated overall equipment effective-ness provides a clear overview of the efficiency of the production line . All of this is displayed in a new dashboard or “ control centre ” via new widgets and diagrams .
Versatile interfaces enable optimum integration into the line
With the new user interface , Minebea Intec fulfils the needs
and increases the flexibility of its customers by equipping the checkweighers with flexible interfaces such as industrial fieldbuses , Ethernet / IP , Profinet or the company ’ s own SPC @ Enterprise . OPC UA is fully integrated in accordance with specification 40200 ( Companion Specification Weighing ) and is optionally on board . The interface can also be expanded to in-clude the PackML specification 30050 ( Companion Specification PackML according to OMAC ). “ The new ‘ Browser Remote View ’ function particularly demonstrates the advanced technology of the Blue HMI ,” says Thorsten Vollborn . “ Similar to an internet router at home , the interface can be loaded like a website in a browser on an authorised client .” The technology used is plat-form-independent and can therefore be used from any device with a browser , be it a PC , a mobile phone , a tablet or a TV in the meeting room .
Minebea Intec at PPMA 2024 Want to find out more about the numerous innovations from Minebea Intec and benefit from meeting specialists ? Then we would be delighted to welcome you to Minebea Intec ’ s exhibi-tion stand B52 in Hall 5 .
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