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Human Machine Interface Software Application



Shop Floor Automations (SFA) has introduced the Predator Touch HMI, a relatively new application.

Using Touch HMI's big button interface, operators can use features that simplify sending and receiving programs to and from machines. For shops employing machine data collection, they can put in downtime codes that the operators can choose, such as set-up or preventative maintenance, for example.

Touch HMI can be accessed from any Windows-based platform, such as a tablet or mobile phone, as well as a network PC. Touch HMI can communicate over a network, both wired and wirelessly, as well as over a serial connection.

This interface consolidates multiple automation platforms with features like data collection, DNC, plus other types of document control platforms. Operators can automate processes on the machine, and third party software can be integrated with it. "It acts as a single source for the operator to interact with their machines that looks visually pleasing and is easy to understand," said a company spokesperson.

Predator DNC is one tool commonly used to network and communicate with CNC machines. "Touch HMI makes communicating easier than all the different alternatives currently available," said the spokesperson. Operators can use it with a bar code reader, but it can also replace what a bar code does. Custom color coding is also an option SFA has for customers to make the system easier to read.

Because the Internet of Things is such an increasing influence in the manufacturing industry, a button can be customized on an individual client's interface that is a supplement to their daily schedule.

Skilled SFA technicians can create buttons for operators such as a button to helps operators schedule time off or to report work hazards.

For more information contact:

Greg Mercurio, President

Shop Floor Automations, Inc.

5360 Jackson Drive, Suite #202

La Mesa, CA 91942

877-611-5825 / 619-461-4000

sales@shopfloorautomations.com

www.shopfloorautomations.com

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