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When the IPhone was first introduced to the public it changed the entire landscape of what and how people use their phones. One of the most noticeable advances was in the touch screen interface that had not been used on any previous phone models and today 3.5 Billion people now have these devices. This interface has become second nature to everyone and is an expected feature on every hand held device. Contrary to the IPhone interface most industrial machines have followed a utilitarian approach to the user interface but that age is quickly coming to an end. With companies looking for the next best thing to set their machine apart from the competition it is only natural that user interaction is a large part of that growth. To bring machines into the next evolution, companies like B&R have been developing a user interface that is both more functional and aesthetically pleasing to the operator and customers. In the next few paragraphs you will learn how B&R’s forward thinking approach to user interface is changing the expectation in the industrial market.
What makes this UI and HMI different from others?
B&R’s approach to User Interface and HMI development is called MappView. With MappView, B&R now offers direct access to the wide world of web technology right from the engineering environment. Automation engineers have all the tools they need to create powerful and intuitive HMI solutions. There is no need to deal directly with HTML5, CSS and JavaScript technology. MappView relies 100% on web standards to ensure content can be viewed optimally on any output device or even customized for specific users or user groups.
Why is MappView Unique?What makes MappView unique is the way it integrates web technology right into the engineering environment. While MappView is built on HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, automation programmers never need to deal with these languages.
Seamlessly Integrated
Reusable Elements
Platform Independence
Intuitive Operation
Total Modularity
Multi-client / Multi-user
OPC UA
There is a lot of powerful tools at your fingertips that you can take advantage to change the entire look and feel of your machine. Many great companies have already started on this journey and result look great, take a look at this video of Negri Bossi for example. .B&R is continually improving and coming out with new exciting ways to help your systems stay current with today’s expectations. It’s time to bring your machine interface up to the quality your customers expect and B&R’s MappView is helping you do just that. Take the next step in your product development today. Reach out and ask us about how we can help update the look and feel of your machine!