Intelligent Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

Hardware, Software, Industrial Workstations, PC-Based Logic Controllers

With CTC, you get the connectivity you want for your machine without the complexity and cost you don't want. And you get a factory-proven, PC-based platform that is easy to support in the field with solid-state Compact FLASH storage media.

Now your machine can take full advantage of Ethernet communications to factory devices and systems without the added cost and support requirements of SCADA software. Not only do all CTC PowerStations come with a standard Ethernet port, but also include INTERACT HMI software with Ethernet drivers for common PLCs, Compumotor 6K motion controllers and more.

CTC - Parker's Interact Modular HMI Software

Interact's modular HMI software design delivers a full range of solutions for ALL of your plant floor machine control needs. Interact lets you start with basic panel replacement and then allows you to expand with trending, recipes, reporting and networking.

Interact has a complete family of application modules. You buy only those modules you need for your current application, knowing that Interact can easily expand to meet your future needs as well.

Interact Has the Best Features of Windows and DOS

Interact is also truly unique because it gives you the best features of both Windows and DOS. You develop your application in Windows with Interact's powerful integrated development environment. For run-time, Interact uses a DOS multi-tasking kernel to keep response times fast and hardware platform costs low. Plus, Interact can run on any PC or on CTC's PowerStation line of flat-panel and CRT-based workstations. And Interact can work with all major brands of control equipment.

Interact Lets Information Flow throughout your Plant

Managing information flow is critical in today's manufacturing environment. Not only do you want to be able to network workstations on the factory floor but you also want to send this valuable data to other areas such as supervisory stations or MIS departments for analysis.

Interact is the best solution because it covers your need for high speed response times on the plant floor, plus its open architecture design lets you share plant floor data throughout your organization. It's a single solution that offers features to meet the needs of MIS, your Supervisor and SCADA stations, and the plant floor.
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