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From 26 to 28 November 2019, the SPS in Nuremberg was the pilgrimage site of the automation industry. HMI Project was again an exhibitor and in addition to the latest award-winning interface projects presented its own product development for the first time: Helio - a 100% web-based HMI management system for creating industrial user interfaces. The Helio Editor works with a modular kit that automatically follows usability and design rules. The integrated UX intelligence generates fully responsive HMIs without the need for programming knowledge on the customer side.
Numerous existing customers and interested parties visited us at the joint booth of Bayern Innovativ and experienced with Helio a completely new type of HMI configuration. The response was very positive. All visitors showed great interest and in numerous exciting discussions we received valuable feedback for the further development of the product.

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SPS Exhibitor Profile
Helio HMI Management System

Selecting a suitable development tool presents decision makers in industrial companies with a variety of questions. The new study by the Fraunhofer Institute ›Overview of HMI Tools of today and tomorrow‹ shows the current tool landscape and discusses what the future might look like.

13 HMI tool manufacturers were available for this study. Although our ›Helio‹ HMI Management System is currently still in development, it was already able to impress with its completely new concept and ease of use.

Currently, HMIs are typically built manually on a screen by screen basis. Shapes and objects are put together on a drawing area the size of the later panel and the logic behind them is programmed. Since each function element is created individually, the design process is complex and the result is often inconsistent. For a panel of a different size, the entire HMI must be readjusted.

›Helio‹ is going to change this.

The ›Helio‹ Editor works with page templates and grid layouts that are easily filled and configured by the user with functional widgets and controls. Programming skills are not required. The automated behavioral logic and the vectorization of all visual elements enables true automatic adaptation of the HMI to all presentation modes.

A revolution in HMI configuration.
First presented at the SPS in Nuremberg from 26.11. until 28.11.2019
Hall 6 / Stand 206 (joint stand with Bayern Innovativ)

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Every second Thursday in November, the World Usability Day (WUD) illuminates the various aspects of usability and user experience in worldwide events. This year's theme ›Designing for the future we want‹ was inspired by the United Nation’s (UN) sustainable development goals. In Würzburg too, leading experts from business and science will be part of a half-day event with a variety of user-oriented design themes.

Under the title ›Usability and Web Technology‹ in Industry, Christian Rudolph (CEO of HMI Project) used a practical example from the packaging industry and showed how usability engineering, UX/UI design and web-based frontend development is used to create innovative and configurable software solutions for special machine construction. The lecture provided insights into the process and the methods used to create a multi-award winning user interface.

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On November 5th, the Industrial Usability Day took place in Würzburg. The event was entirely dedicated to the human-machine-interface and was addressed to anyone who optimizes the operating and safety process of machines and plants. Among others, the researchers from Fraunhofer IAO presented the results of the new ›Fraunhofer HMI Study 2019‹.

Markus Buberl, CEO of HMI Project, discussed the efficient configuration of HMIs in a presentation, based on a reference project for the packaging manufacturer Rovema, and explained which functions are must-haves for state-of-the-art industrial HMI tools.

Speaker: Markus Buberl
Topic: Web-based editorial system –  HMI configuration of industrial machines
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Website Industrial Usability Day
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We are celebrating! We succeeded in winning over the international jury with two projects in the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2019. Based on the high design quality and creative accomplishment of the User Interfaces ›logotherm‹ and ›Aasted Smart HMI‹, the jurors awarded the sought-after Red Dot twice. Over several days, the experts had scrutinised, discussed and assessed a total of 8,697 international entries to the competition to ultimately select the best for an award. The Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2019 celebrated its culmination and with it this year’s best works and brands on 1 November 2019. During the award ceremony in the Berlin E-Werk we were allowed to receive the certificates. Together with our customer Aasted we celebrated properly afterwards.

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With the product line ›Servomold‹ i-mold is the leading supplier of system solutions for the realization of servo-electric rotary and linear movements in injection molding tools. From single threads in technical plastics parts, linear slider and corepuller movements to high-cavity cap molds – i-mold has the innovative servo-electrical alternative for every injection mold.
HMI Project supports i-mold in the development of a new user interface for their complete software platform.
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Our project ›Aasted Smart Control‹ has won an award in the ›Gute Gestaltung‹ (Good Design) competition of the Deutsche Designer Club in the ›Interactive‹ category. The award ceremony took place on November 22, 2019 in the ›raumfabrik‹ center in Frankfurt am Main. The annual DDC ›Gute Gestaltung‹ competition is unique in the branch since it unites a wide variety of design disciplines. Manufacturers, designers, design engineers, companies, architects, agencies as well as students and start-ups can participate in the competition.

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This year's company outing to the Erlebniswelt Strohofer in the Steigerwald nature park in Geiselwind. We had a lot of fun with team games, climbing and intuitive archery. A great day, which we concluded with treats from the grill.

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HMI Project supports Häcker Automation in the development of a new user interface for the machine and software platform OurPlant. The family-owned company has stood for promising solutions in microsystem technology for more than 24 years. Häcker Automation GmbH currently has around 80 employees at its headquarters in Thüringen.

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Six of our employees started at the 14th Würzburg company run. At 36 degrees outside temperature they completed the circuit of 7.4 km with start and finish at Dallenbergbad. Because of the extreme heat, the start time was postponed until late in the evening. At 20:45 o'clock it finally went off and the approximately 3000 participants made their way. All of the HMI team made it to the finish. A great performance at these temperatures. We are proud of you! With a record time of 36 minutes, Tim took first place in the HMI team. Congratulation!!

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HMI Project supports Continental in developing user interfaces for machines. Continental is a German automotive manufacturing company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of passenger and light truck tires in Europe, in original equipment and replacement market. Founded in Hanover, Germany, in 1871, Continental is now one of the most important automotive suppliers with more than 200,000 employees in over 310 locations in 51 different countries.

Continental Website

Our project ›logotherm‹ for gwk Gesellschaft Wärme Kältetechnik mbH is nominated for the German Design Award 2020. The competition is organized annually by the German Design Council and honors innovative products and projects, their manufacturers and designers of the German and international design industry. Only entries that have been nominated for this competition can participate. An independent, interdisciplinary expert jury consults in August and selects the winners of the competition.

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The Hannover Messe is the world's leading trade fair for capital goods in industry. All key technologies and core areas can be found in one place - from research and development, industrial automation and IT to subcontracting, production technologies and services, to energy and mobility technologies. The Hannover Messe takes place annually at the largest exhibition center of the world.
Alongside "Bayern Innovativ" in Hall 17, Booth C50, we presented innovative solutions on the topics of usability, user interface design and web technology from 01. to 05. April 2019. We were available daily for discussions and questions about our core competencies.

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HMI Project supports Aasted in developing a new user interface for their complete range of products. Aasted ApS is a Danish consolidated and family-owned market leading manufacturer of production solutions within the chocolate, bakery, and confectionery industries. The first project results were presented on the trade show ProSweets from January 27 to 30, 2019 in Cologne.

Aasted Website

In this year we were exhibiting for the first time on the 29th international specialist fair ›SPS IPC Drives 2018‹ in Nuremberg. With its focus on smart and digital automation, the SPS Fair is a leading specialist fair in the automation sector and attracts more than 70,000 enthusiastic visitors.

Alongside ›Bayern Innovativ‹ we presented innovative solutions in the fields of usability, user interface design and Web technology on the joint stand 6-260 from November 27 to 29, 2018.

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We are currently expanding the office space for our development department by 120 square meters. The new rooms are located on the ground floor directly below our current office. Currently the renovation works are taking place. There is drilling and hammering to equip the old building with the appropriate office technology. We are looking forward to move into the new premises starting in December and to be able to expand to a total of 300 square meters of office space.

In the course of the HMI cooperation forum we attended numerous interesting presentations on the topics of Usability, User Experience, Digital IoT, Mixed and Augmented Reality.
 Parallel to the series of presentations we had the opportunity to participate as an exhibitor at the accompanying exhibition. The event was organized for May 15 in the NOVUM Businesscenter in Würzburg by the ›Bayern Innovativ – Gesellschaft für Innovation, Technologie- und Wissenstransfer‹ company. Participants were technology providers and engineering service providers from the environment of design and HMI as well as device and plant manufacturers from all fields.

Bayern Innovativ Website

Christian Rudolph participated in the graduates conference of the Fraunhofer FIT Usability Certification Programs. Under the motto of ›From USABILITY to HUMABILITY‹ Humans − Technology − Interaction of the future talks were held in the morning by Dietmar Dahmen (›Superheroes of Transformation‹) und Don Dahlmann (›Automobile Future‹) on April 12, 2018 in Schloss Birlinghoven in Sankt Augustin. In the afternoon Hendrik Stengert led the workshop ›UX – Mapping‹.

Fraunhofer FIT Website

The number of competitors was high: The jury had to award the much coveted seal of quality amongst 6,400 submissions from 54 countries. We won an award in the field of Communication, Category Apps/Software. The award ceremony will take place on March 9 in Munich. The touch-optimized user interface will be used in future in all Rovema machines and systems. A great advantage is the fact that this user-friendly and intuitive operating concept offers a uniform structure for all the different machine types – from dosing to final packaging machines.

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Our ›Concept Laser WRX 3.0‹ project won a Bronze prize in the ›Digital Media‹ category at the "Gute Gestaltung" competition of the DDC (Deutscher Designer Club). The award ceremony took place on November 24 in Frankfurt am Main. The annual DDC ›Gute Gestaltung‹ competition is unique within the branch since it unites differing design disciplines. Manufacturers, designers, entrepreneurs, architects, agencies as well as students and start-ups can participate in the competition.

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HMI Project developed and designed a new HMI for the gwk Gesellschaft Wärme Kältetechnik mbH company which was presented for the first time from October 17 to 21, 2017 on the "Fakuma - Fachmesse für industrielle Kunststoffverarbeitung" fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
The user-friendly interface was implemented with Web technology and initially realized for the single-cycle temperature control system. The new HMI will be adapted to further products in the next step and will ultimately be available for the complete range of products. The gwk is one of the leading providers in the fields of cooling technology, temperature control, water treatment and mold technology and is domiciled in Meinerzhagen, Germany.

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Our project KAMCOS 2.0 won Bronze in the category ›Digital Media‹ at the ›GUTE GESTALTUNG 17‹ competition of the Deutscher Designer Club. The award ceremony took place on Friday, September 25, 2016 at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main.

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KAMCOS 2.0 is being honored with the ›Special Mention‹ award in the ›Interactive UX‹ category at the German Design Award. The German Design Award honors innovative projects and their designers for pioneering work in the German and international design scene. The award ceremony will take place during the Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt.

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Our KAMCOS 2.0 project has received the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2016 in the Interface Design category. Designers and companies from a total of 46 nations participated in the world-renowned competition in this year. The winners were honored on November 4, 2016 in Berlin.

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The jury of usability experts has decided: Our project ›KAMCOS 2.0‹ has won one of the coveted UX Design Awards. The award ceremony took place on Friday, September 2, 2016 during the IFA in Berlin. All the award-winning as well as the nominated contributions will be on show on the fair stand of the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) until September 7, 2016.

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The projects ›KAMCOS 2.0‹ and ›Weber Power Control‹ are nominated for the UX Design Award 2016. From a great number of submissions the jury selected 50 projects as participants in the Award. All the nominated projects are exhibited during the IFA in Berlin from September 2 to 7. The jury session and the award ceremony will also take place there. The UX Design Award primarily evaluates the usability of the submissions. For us this represents a great confirmation of our conceptional work.

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The German Design Council has nominated our project KAMCOS 2.0 as a contestant in the German Design Award 2017 in the ›Excellent Communication Design‹ category. The strict nomination procedure ensures that only the best design projects and their designers can participate in the German Design Award.

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Our KAMCOS 2.0 project for the textile machine manufacturer Karl Mayer is mentioned briefly in the current issue of the ›Page‹ design trade journal. The report deals with operating concepts for multiple devices. In KAMCOS 2.0 a QR code can be scanned from the HMI of the machine via a smartphone in order to transfer important data to the Service division in case of an error.

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Our KAMCOS 2.0 project has received an iF DESIGN AWARD2016 in the discipline Communication - Apps / Software. The number of competitors was huge: the international high-pro le jury assessed more than 5,000 entries from 53 countries in order to determine who would receive this coveted seal of excellence. The award ceremony took place on February, 26 at the BMW Welt in München.

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Together with our partner basysKom we took part at the embedded world 2016 in Hall 4-400. The embedded world is the leading international fair for embedded systems in Nürnberg.

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Our project Hapa/Laetus NEW TECHNOLOGY took part in the competition in the category ›Interactive User Experience‹ and was awarded a ›Special Mention‹. The award ceremony took place on February 12 at the ambiente in Frankfurt.

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Our Hapa/Laetus NEW TECHNOLOGY project has won the Red Dot Award: Communication Design in the Interface Design category. With this award the international Red Dot jury has confirmed the high design quality of our work. 568 projects of the 7,451 entries from 53 nations received the coveted quality label. The award ceremony took place on November 06, 2015 at the Konzerthaus in Berlin.

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HMI Project is developing a new user interface design for Jumag Dampferzeuger GmbH. The owner-run company, which is based near Mannheim, has been developing oil and gas-fired steam boilers, electrical steam boilers and waste heat boilers for over 35 years.

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HMI Project supports Baumann in the development of a new user interface for robot cells. The owner-run company Baumann GmbH, with its headquarters in Amberg, Bavaria, has been working in the area of industrial automation for over 30 years and has 400 employees. Its core competences are robot technology for automation and the required process integration as well as special machine construction.

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HMI Project supports Kistler Instrumente AG in the development of software in the field of measurement technology. Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, the privately-owned Kistler Group operates throughout the world. It is a global market leader in dynamic measuring technology and comprises 30 companies at 52 different locations and around 1,400 employees worldwide.

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Markus Buberl spoke on the topic of ›User Interface Design in the Context of Industry 4.0‹ on the ›B&R Innovation Days 2015‹ event. A wide-ranging program dealing with current topics in mechanical and process engineering was presented to the visitors during the 2-day event of the automation technology manufacturer. The event took place from September 29-30, 2015 in Bad Homburg.

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Good usability and good design in an industrial environment were topics of the specialist conferences ›Industrial Usability Day‹ on May 5, in the VCC, Würzburg. Together with Andreas Beu of Smart HMI, Markus Buberl talked about the future of networked machine operation and the significance of sound operating concepts as an added value for operators and machine manufacturers. As one participant said: ›A great event to observe trends and to engage in a dialog with experts.‹

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HMI Project is developing a new user interface design for the machines of KARL MAYER, a German manufacturer of textile machinery based in the Hessian city of Obertshausen. KARL MAYER is the world leader in warp knitters, Raschel and lace machines. Their product portfolio also includes machinery for technical textile applications and the field of warp-preparation units for knitting and weaving.

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Christian Rudolph explains in his lecture ›Simple intuitive.‹ from the perspective and experience of the user interface designer current developments and solutions for the successful design of intuitive operating concepts. The event – organized by the Bosch Rexroth AG and the SICK Vertriebs-GmbH – in Sailauf hosts numerous experts speaking on the topic ›From the intelligent machine for production system - What is the packaging machine of the future capable of?‹.

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HMI Project supports the Brückner Maschinenbau in the development of software tools in the area of plant monitoring and analysis. Brückner Maschinenbau is one of the world's leading providers of film production. The company, with headquarters in Siegesdorf, is family owned and employs over 500 people.

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Tools and boxes are finally stowed again and we moved into our new Würzburg office a few weeks ago: In a both charming and stylish location full of character. And with even more space for new ideas, projects and challenges. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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As the world's leading trade fair, it is the major inspiration for the packaging industry and all related process technologies. HMI Project is represented with various projects in the domains food, pharma and automation. Many projects have their first-time release here.

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Weber/Textor Power Control
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IWK Mobile App
Laetus/Hapa New Technology

We are delighted to let you know that – out of 3,249 entries – our project „Weber Power Control“ has won an iF product design award 2014 and will be recognized with the renowned iF label. Our project was entered in the product interfaces category. The awards ceremony – the iF design awards night 2014 – has taken place during Munich Creative Business Week, on 28 February 2014.

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In recognition of the excellent work ›Weber Power Control‹ HMI Project received the sought-after Red Dot in the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2013, one of the largest and most acclaimed international design competitions. The winners were celebrated at a festive award ceremony on 18 October 2013 in the Konzerthaus in Berlin.

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The new touch-based interface for the Weber Maschinenbau group is now complete. After 8 month of development the end result is exhibited for the first time at the trade fair IFFA in Frankfurt, which took place from the 4th to the 9th May 2013. The web-technology based HMI was positively apprehended by the expert audience. More information comming soon.

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HMI Project developes a unified user interface design for all Laetus brands - the world leading supplier of innovative quality & security inspection systems and complete Track & Trace solutions. These Products have become market standards in code reading, quality assurance and fill inspection. Laetus is a member of the privately owned Coesia group with 5.000 employees worldwide.

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For the Weber Maschinenbau group, HMI Project developes a new interface for their powerful slicing machines. The Weber group manufactures and distributes special applications for food industry at home and abroad. With their main product, the ›slicer‹ for cutting meat, ham, sausages and cheese, Weber is the world market leader. The owner-managed company is headquartered in Breidenbach in the Federal State of Hesse.

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The German Design Award is the German Design Council's international premium prize. The jury judging the 2013 German Design Award is made up of experts from different disciplines, from business, science and the design industry. They are all recognized doyens of their own fields. The announcement of the Winners will be in November 2012.

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In cooperation with basysKom, a Darmstadt engineering services provider, HMI Project developed multi-touch operation concepts for machine controls in industry. ›basysKom delivers high-quality services for embedded technology. We combine the strengths of the progressive innovations of open source with the reliable professionalism of managed software development.‹

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The jury: ›The touch-based HMI for packaging and processing machines is very complex. Here the operating concept and software design were extremely well thought out and implemented. Even though One HMI is defined by its complexity, all design elements are clearly and intuitively arranged on the screen. Complex processes were considered down to the details: remarkable.‹

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Prime Cube focuses on computers and touch displays adapted to the specific requirements of their customers in industry. HMI Project creates and designs a demo application with examples for how to use multi-touch for HMI-based machine controls. The operation is self-explanatory; it is suitable for presentation of the hardware and can be used on terminals at trade fairs.

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HMI Project supports Schneider Electric in the development of applications. A user interface design with optimized usability is created for new software components. Schneider Electric SA is a listed electrical engineering corporation focusing on electric energy distribution and industrial automation. Headquartered near Paris, the group has 125,000 employees in 190 countries.

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The jury agreed: In recognition of its outstanding design quality the ONE HMI Interface Design will receive the sought-after red dot in ›the red dot award: communication design‹, one of the largest and most internationally acclaimed design competitions. This testifies to the prize-winner’s very high level of design. 15 jury members, all of whom are design experts of international repute, assessed every single one of the total 6,468 entries in a process that lasted several days.

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After a year of development the end result of the One HMI project for the OYSTAR Group is exhibited for the first time at the annual trade fair, Interpack, in Düsseldorf, which took place from the 12th to the 18th May 2011.

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