Mike Hake was watching the trends. He saw smartphones multiplying and his spare time at work shrinking—and he thought about how a phone interface to his equipment could save time.

Hake found his smartphone solution on OptoForums, where he read that operator interfaces built in groov run in a modern web browser on almost any smartphone.

Now he securely manages compressors, lighting, air conditioning units, pumps, and ovens by phone. He can even see the manufacturing facility's electrical usage data, supplied by OptoEMU Sensor energy monitoring units.

Read about his experience making essential information and important controls immediately available, while keeping his existing PAC Display HMI for detailed information, analysis, and diagnostics.