EAO – Your Expert Partner for Human Machine Interfaces Industrial Machinery HMI Systems and Components

HMI Design and Manufacture Industrial Machinery and Process Control Equipment Since inventing the first illuminated pushbutton in 1958 EAO has become a worldleading partner for human machine interfaces (HMI). It now supplies the broadest range of high-reliability HMI components and develops custom-made HMI systems for machinery and industrial automation equipment among other industries. EAO has the proven experience to build HMI systems for basic and more advanced industrial machinery that assure accurate and safe operation for users on a factory or machine shop floor. These systems must meet...

Component Manufacturing Expertise Industrial Design and Ergonomics Proven Industrial Experience With decades of components manufacturing experience, EAO offers customers unparalleled expertise for prototyping, tooling, moulding, plating, electrical design, automation, and precision-parts assembly. EAO works closely with each customer to design innovative HMI Systems that can be seamlessly integrated into their application. EAO’s components and custom HMI systems are specified by the world’s leading equipment manufacturers and used in: Our design team has a thorough understanding of best design...

HMI Technology Improving HMI Design Through Mixed Technology EAO offers a mixed technology approach for developing HMI systems for industrial machinery. This typically uses a base set of electro-mechanical components or a more complex integration of keyboard, display, touchscreen and industrial PC, depending on the required functional sophistication and level of visualisation. The flexible approach to using technology offers customers a real competitive edge. Typical interfaces designed by EAO include: ■■ Primary control panels using discrete switches for system start-up and shutdown, including...

Rapid Prototyping Comprehensive range of standard and specialised components. See page 7. Fully-featured touchscreens / industrial PCs integrated into within sealed, rugged enclosures. Rapid solid modelling facilities using 3D printing and stereolithography. In-house facilities enable fast turnaround times. Illumination & Legends Fail-safe emergency-stop and stop switches with or without illumination. Compact version for handheld controls. CAN-Bus, CANopen, CAN-J1939, ProfiBus, InterBus, DeviceNet; USB, Ethernet, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485; Laser engraving, metal inserts and membranes. Custom lighting...

Application Engineering Providing Efficient, Safe Control Over Complex Processes Industrial machinery may need to operate in densely concentrated, contaminated environments where air-bourne dust and moisture, noise, heat and poor light are common hazards. Given these conditions, it’s critical to make the interaction between operator and machine safe, intuitive and error free. EAO achieves this by: ■■ Considering the equipment life-cycle and operating environment including any requirements for IP, NEMA, IEC, ADA, ANSI and OSHA compliant interfaces; protection against corrosive gas, acids and other...

The EAO Configurable HMI Panel allows customers to quickly, easily, and inexpensively bring industrial PC control to their equipment. It incorporates durable membrane buttons, an integrated LCD display, a resistive touchscreen, and a variety of discrete pushbutton and electromechanical controls. The layout can be fully customised. View the datasheet 'EAO Configurable HMI Panel' at eao.com/download For more information on these products and many more, consult the EAO catalogue or contact your local sales office (see overleaf).

EAO – Your Expert Partner for Human Machine Interfaces ■ Headquarters: EAO AG Tannwaldstrasse 88 4601 Olten, Switzerland www.eao.com Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax Phone Fax EAO reserves the right to alter specifications without further notice.