SPS-MAGAZIN 12 2013

The \’High-Performance HMI Handbook\‘ was released five years ago and, though it did not make a huge splash upon its release, the ripple effect it created throughout industry has been noticeable. In just a little more than a year, I\’ve seen the HMI design tenets raised in the handbook praised by Opto 22 with the release of its groov HMI design software; seen Invensys roll out its new System Platform and InTouch 2014 which uses High Performance HMI design as a key reference point in its Style Guides; heard Steve Elwart, former director of systems engineering at Ergon Refining, describe at The Automation Conference the need for simpler HMI screens as a critical element of effective alarm management; and listened to Keith Dicharry, process and automation leader at BASF\’s Freeport, Texas, plant explain how the HMI design guidelines outlined in the handbook have dramatically improved operator performance at the plant.

Beim SPS-Forum ist es ähnlich wie beim SPS-Magazin: Wo SPS draufsteht, ist elektrische Automatisierungstechnik drin. So gibt es dort auch ein eigenes Forum für die Antriebstechnik. Das ist nur logisch, da sich Steuerungs- und Antriebstechnik längst nicht mehr voneinander trennen lassen (siehe Editorial Seite 3).