THREE Tips for Modern HMI Design!

Visualization design for Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) is CRITICAL to improving efficiency, safety, and simplicity, for users and operators. Traditional visualization and HMI design was limited some by technology and some by an "industrial mindset". Tune in to learn THREE key design concepts and why you should change your visualization from industrial and functional to modern and user friendly.
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[@ThisisAutomation]

This episode's questions. Comment below! 1. What is your best tip for HMI design? 2. Which of the 3 + bonus was your favorite tip?

[@mohammadhassanjahanbakhshi9474]

1- Design for Operators, managers, and engineers separately. they need/want different things. 2- The colors, it can easily ruin your efforts. The customer won't like it and neither of you knows why.

[@prashkd7684]

@10:39 - I work for automation industry and have seen HMI screens like this still being used on machines and the main issue updating these UIs is resistance from operators who are use to those old screens.

[@mauriciocamacho3328]

The second tip "Use familiar UI Elements" is really great. You can borrow things from other industries, like e-commerce for example.

[@sethjohnson2159]

Include key stakeholders into your design process. Their buy-in on how the HMI functions is crucial to a successful project. It could save you from having to completely start over as well. I like the use of color tip most and I agree that most all industrial UIs are like the one you presented. SymbolFactory should also be used sparingly!!

[@ThisisAutomation]

Love it! Great tip. Including stakeholders EARLY in the design and as a continuous feedback cycle is absolutely critical!

[@YaelAlcantar]

I agree with that. We also have to take into account that a lot of users in the industrial machinery environment are used to these ugly HMI designs that @Cory points at and they probably want the same. At least that happened to me a couple of times before.

[@XzantX]

Hey man, great video, thanks! Do you have any thoughts on using a threejs model as an HMI SCADA type control?

[@trejohnson7677]

just hire a web UX designer lol.