Control Engineering Maple Systems custom newsletter for May 26, 2004
A custom advertising newsletter from Control Engineering & Maple Systems| May 26, 2004
Elevating the Art of the Human-Machine Interface… At Maple Systems, we’re operator interface experts who have specialized in the design and support of HMI solutions for over 20 years. This experience is evident in the quality, versatility and affordability of all our HMIs. Value… Performance… Personalized Solutions… From the HMI Specialists www.maple-systems.com
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The Importance of Interaction
Amid all the new and expanding possibilities that modern industrial automation permits, one thing remains unchanged—the critical importance of the device that permits us to interact directly with the various automation technologies. It is this device—the operator interface—that allows engineers to put their vision into action through the machines they control. Because every application of an operator interface (also known as a human-machine interface [HMI]) is different, with different requirements, goals, and needs, selecting the right interface screen means understanding your processes and all their surrounding systems thoroughly. For 21 years, Maple Systems, a provider of operator interface services and products, has continually asked its customers for feedback about its HMI products in order to better understand the processes for which HMIs are increasingly used. What engineers want most is a full featured, cost-effective, custom operator interface solution that grants systems programmers and manufacturers the ability to support their products globally. Maple System’s newest product line, the Silver Series, was designed to address these requirements. Based on the company’s HMI500 Series of full-featured, high-function touchscreen HMIs, the Silver Series incorporates all of the HMI500 Series capabilities and adds new features that make it possible to economically support the HMIs anywhere in the world. Global Reach Imagine that you are a systems design engineer based in Boston and you have been asked to design a control system for a company with manufacturing plants in Mexico and the Midwest and a corporate office in Seattle, WA. The corporate office not only wants a system that can communicate in either Spanish or English, but it also wants the ability to monitor events in either plant from Seattle. They’d also like to make programming changes without having to send an engineer to the plant. Finally, as the system’s designer, you’d like the ability to support your product as needed from your Boston office. The Silver Series has the ability to create custom HMI configurations that allow control systems designers to support their products anywhere in the world largely due to three features:
Broad controller support The Silver Series, with 6″, 8″, and 10″ touchscreen displays, also features a macro-scripting language, 256-color graphics, three types of animations, charts, graphs, alarms, panel meters, recipes, and more. The series is also designed to work with the controllers you use—with support for more than 85 families of controllers from more than 35 industry-leading manufacturers like Allen-Bradley, GE Fanuc, and Siemens. HMIs in the Silver Series start at $495. More Custom Solutions Another need repeatedly expressed to Maple Systems by its customers is the need for a fully-customizable operator interface terminal that can fit into small budgets. To address this, Maple Systems offers the customizable, alphanumeric MicroOITs starting at $295. Features include:
Product and technical information, demo software, technical notes and informative articles are all instantly available at Maple Systems’ Website: www.maple-systems.com .
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