What are the differences between touch screen HMI at home and abroad?
The development of touch screen HMI has not only become an indispensable part of the field of automation, but its application industry has also extended from traditional industry to logistics, medical and other fields. With more and more domestic automation industry manufacturers investing in the research and development of touch screen HMI, the rapid growth of China's touch screen HMI market has also accelerated the continuous progress of domestic touch screen HMI product technology, which has kept the market share of local brands steadily increasing in recent years.
But when it comes to touch screen HMI products, many people still think of foreign established automation industry giants such as Siemens and Mitsubishi for the first time. However, they do not have a deep understanding of domestic touch screen HMI suppliers, or are they familiar with the functions and functions of local brands. Stability is distrustful.
The following will briefly analyze the differences between the touch screen HMI at home and abroad in terms of brand positioning and reliability.
Brand positioning
Many foreign HMI supplier giants such as SIEMENS and MITSUBISHI, after years of product and technology accumulation, combined with rich industry application experience, their own products far exceed local brands in function and performance. Although these European, American, and Japanese brands have more functions and more technical features, most of them are positioned in the mid-to-high-end market, which is beyond the reach of most domestic small and medium-sized enterprises on the HMI.
The low-end market is mainly dominated by local and Taiwanese brands, and it occupies half of the domestic touch screen HMI market with low prices and relatively good market reputation. Nowadays, the path of "small profits but quick turnover" is getting narrower and narrower. Therefore, many local brands are increasing their research and development of new touch screen HMI products and upgrading of original products, or creating product differentiation to enhance their comprehensive competitiveness. However, local brands such as Kinco, which has taken the lead in upgrading their own products, have consistently maintained a leading position in the market share of domestic HMI suppliers for touch screens in recent years due to their excellent cost performance.
2. Reliability
The touch screen HMI is the medium for interaction and information exchange between the system and the user. It is required for all fields of human-machine information exchange. It is not only used in medical equipment, light production lines and other places with good environment, but also needs to be operated for a long time. In harsh industrial environments, these environments include extreme temperatures, dust, humidity or strong vibrations. In order to ensure normal production, the reliability of the HMI is particularly important.
In terms of touch screen HMI shell protection, the advantages of foreign brands far exceed domestic ones. For example, Sweden ’s BEIJER Electronics Group, which specializes in the production of touch-screen HMIs, uses some aluminum-magnesium alloy shells for some industrial touch-screen HMIs. Compared with most domestic engineering plastics for touch-screen HMIs, aluminum-magnesium alloy shells have better heat dissipation and anti-interference performance. Also stronger. At the same time, BEIJER has a few touch screen HMI front panel protection grades up to IP66, and currently there are few domestic touch screen HMIs that can achieve the same protection grade.
In addition, foreign industrial touch screen HMIs have high reliability, not only because of years of product and technology accumulation, but also because many people have the artisan spirit, especially Germany and Japan. Most manufacturers in these two countries have long uphold the spirit of craftsmanship and work style, and have created a good reputation in the world. There are also domestic brands that incorporate craftsmanship and innovative ideas into every product. For example, Buco has led the popularization of domestic touch screen HMIs since 2002. There are currently millions of Buco touch screen HMIs widely used in various industries , Has been highly recognized in the field of automation and various upstream and downstream industries.
Write at the end
Although there is still a gap between the touch screen HMI technology of local brands and foreign brands, it is not insurmountable. With the continuous advancement of Made in China 2025, it is bound to lead the domestic touch screen HMI technology to a higher level.