HMI & Industrial PCs

July 3, 2013
An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in April 2013 in order to identify usage and application trends of HMI & industrial PCs among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership.
An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in April 2013 in order to identify usage and application trends of HMI & industrial PCs among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership. In this Market Intelligence Report, you will find detailed survey results with key findings summarized. The survey consisted of the following questions:1. What class of operator interface hardware do you typically install on your machines?2. If you use graphical display screens for operator interface functions, what is the typical screen size?2. If you use graphical display screens for operator interface functions, what is the typical screen size?4. If browser capabilities are included, for what purpose(s)?5. What type of portable/handheld devices have you used to interact with or monitor individual or multiple machines?6. When you specify a PC as all or part of your machine control, what do you normally choose?7. If you do specify an embedded or industrial PC, rate the importance of operating characteristics.8.What are your industrial PC specs?