Industrial control refers to the automation control of industrial production, primarily utilizing a combination of electrical, mechanical, and software technologies to achieve control over industrial production and manufacturing processes. This makes industrial production more automated, efficient, precise, and controllable and provides visibility into these processes.
The term "industry" covers a very broad range of sectors. Manufacturing in factories is industrial; agricultural machinery operations in fields belong to industry; offshore operations are industrial; and industrial inspection is also part of industry. In short, industry is closely related to our daily lives, and we can see its influence everywhere.
During industrial production and operations, various production equipment and measurement instruments require different methods of information input to achieve human-machine interaction. We can input our requirements to machines and equipment using methods like button-press input, voice input, touch input, and gesture control, allowing them to perform related commands. The user interface is the medium for this input and a key component of industrial control. These interfaces can be seen on various production equipment, machinery, instruments, controllers, and more. Due to the different methods of information input, the user interface products presented to us come in various forms too.
Membrane switches/membrane keypads
Silicone rubber keypads
Rubber keypad switches
Touch screens/capacitive switches
LCD screens
Touch display modules
Complete user interface modules