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4 Collaborating to create the future food and beverage factory

14 Edge computing for industrial AIoT applications

21 Top AI trends for engineers in 2023

28 Keeping moving: communication and safety challenges facing mobile robot manufacturers

38 History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes: challenging the role of data historians in predictive analytics

Sized from 12 to 24 inches, the Siemens range of SIMATIC HMI PRO panels from APS is designed to be user configurable and versatile. The portfolio includes a broad range of devices containing everything from basic visualisation to PC-based control tasks to decentralised HMI solutions with a client-server architecture.

With an IP65 rating, the HMI PRO Panels are designed to survive the elements. They are perfectly suited to food and beverage environments and can be positioned where they can be easily seen and operated.

The Extension Unit gives users the ability to expand the HMI PRO device to include many additional functions. Furthermore, APS has a portfolio from many world-leading brands that come together to provide the perfect solution for the application. With RFID readers, key-operated switches, luminous indicators, luminous push buttons, selectors and emergency stop buttons, the device can be adapted to the plant’s specific requirements and make it more convenient to operate.

Another solution that APS provides is the mounting and suspension systems from Rittal. Whether mounting the HMI Panel PRO from the top of the machine, or from the floor, there is a suitable suspension system available from Rittal. Contact your local sales representative today or call 1300 309 303 for more information.