Learn more about HMI, SCADA and PLCs from on Control Engineering research and a webcast about that research.
Learning Objectives
- Understand three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast learning objectives.
- Appreciate that three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast participants welcome audience participation.
- Learn respondent views about exploring new brands of HMI, SCADA, PLCs.
Control Engineering HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast insights
- Three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast learning objectives include covering the research and examining audience input.
- Three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast participants welcome audience participation.
- Survey respondent views are provided about exploring new brands of HMI, SCADA, PLCs.
The April 22 webcast on Control Engineering audience research: “Control Systems: HMI, SCADA and PLCs” includes expert commentary about related trends. The study on human-machine interface (HMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) was conducted by Control Engineering to obtain insights from automation engineering professionals on brand awareness, purchasing behavior and current and future trends related to control systems.
Study sample was selected from qualified Control Engineering media subscribers with valid email addresses involved in the purchase or specification HMI, PLCs and/or SCADA systems. Commentary and insights on the research and related topics will be offered during the webcast, “Research review: Control systems, HMI, SCADA and PLCs.” Webcast audience can interact via a poll and question-and-answer session. A certificate of completion and PDF of the presentation will be available to registrants to this free webcast.
Three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast learning objectives
Webcast learning objectives are to:
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Review some of the Control Engineering audience research findings on “Control Systems: HMI, SCADA and PLCs,” including background of survey respondents, and purchasing behavior and product trends.
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Examine audience responses to current challenges with and future innovations for HMI, SCADA and PLCs in the Control Engineering research, “Control Systems: HMI, SCADA and PLCs.”
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Participate in an audience poll and ask experts questions about HMI, SCADA and PLC topics.
Three HMI, SCADA, PLC research webcast participants welcome audience participation
Webcast participants are:
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Jon Breen, founder/owner, Breen Machine Automation Services, Breen-Machine.com.
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Mark Hoske, content manager/editor with Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology since www.controleng.com
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Tyler Wall, associate editor, Control Engineering and co-host of the Control Engineering Bridging the Gap podcast.
Questions in this study, especially the challenges and future innovation section, are informed by the CFE Media and Technology New Products for Engineers Database, submitted articles, interviews with industry suppliers, system integrators and users, careful listening at automation industry tradeshows, experience with prior Control Engineering research and automation.
Survey respondent views about exploring new brands of HMI, SCADA, PLCs
The study results said, “Eighty-eight percent of respondents are open to exploring new brands for their next HMI, SCADA or PLC purchase” (Figure 2). Among leading factors that could drive this change are easier system integration with existing products, programming/configuration, technical and customer support, and easier system integration with existing network capabilities.
About that, Breen said, “The 88% figure for being willing to consider other brands is shocking to me. I would’ve guessed closer to 20%. This might be because such a large portion of respondents come from small companies, which are usually more open. The pandemic and its supply chain issues may also have an impact, since people weren’t able to get what they were used to. And it’s probably fair to say that some respondents say ‘Yes,’ but the answer is really ‘No.’”
Get more commentary about HMI, SCADA and PLCs and see more of the research study in the April 22 Control Engineering webcast, “Research review: Control systems, HMI, SCADA and PLCs.”
Mark T. Hoske is content manager, Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology, [email protected] and webcast participant.
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