Hygienic IP65 Protected Panel PCs Designed to Meet Food & Beverage Manufacturing Challenges

HMI and Panel PCs have many standard features, however those in the food.

It is a vital industry because it produces goods for the local market and is also a net exporter of foodstuffs and beverages. When combined with the related sectors of agriculture, forestry, and fishing, then the figure balloons to almost $54 billion. All food processing businesses need plant and equipment that does the job and are reliable and designed to meet the environments in which they work. This includes various plants – from conveyors belts and packaging equipment to sorting and mixing machinery. Any hiccup can have catastrophic consequences. One slight mishap can cause the whole operation to close, deadlines to be missed, or food and beverage products to spoil. It’s money down the drain. What preventative plant and maintenance managers need to have are the tools to make sure this never happens.

Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Panel PCs are the brains and virtual eyes and ears of any food or beverage processing plant. A Panel PC is ‘smarter’ than an HMI, but both have a place in the manufacturing process depending on users’ needs. The number of devices needed depends on what needs monitoring, giving plant managers and workers feedback on how their machinery is performing. Is the production run on schedule? Are packaged products being filled to the correct capacity? Is critical machinery working at its optimum performance? HMI and Panel PCs have many standard features, however those in the food. The processing market needs a few more due to the type of environment they are placed.