Low Cost, Low End Machine Interface
Episode 34
This week Lee and James discuss the options machine builders have for low end HMI's, and focus in on the Siemens SIMATIC HMI Key Panels (KP8 / KP16) - The shrewd alternative to long-stroke keys!
In the past, operator input to a machine was only rarely possible without permanently wired operator controls. Whether you were dealing with emergency stop, pushbuttons, switches, indicator lights, or key-operated switches: All these controls had to be planned, ordered, installed, wired, labeled and maintained. Their time-consuming and often error-prone individual installation constituted a significant cost item in control cabinet construction. Siemens proves that it can be done more efficiently and cost effectively – with SIMATIC HMI Key Panels.
Further details can be found here: https://new.siemens.com/global/en/pro...