Like most restaurants, That Bar-B-Q Place has a wide variety of systems worth automating, from refrigeration to fire alarms to security to TV menus—even to the barbecue smokers nicknamed "Jake" and "Elwood," shown at right.
But this restaurant also has an advantage: owner Dave Brosseau is an experienced systems integrator.
So when Brosseau wanted to give his staff the ability to monitor and control systems from inside the restaurant or in some cases remotely, he took a look at groov.
Topics: Case studies, Food & beverage, groov
Automation World magazine's David Greenfield takes a look at the future of industrial HMIs in a recent video podcast. Joining him are Benson Hougland and Ben Orchard from Opto 22.
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With groov, it's easy to build operator interfaces for PCs and mobile—at the same time—so you can securely monitor and control your automation system from anywhere you need to.
Gavin Gray knew from experience about the problems you can run into when you're trying to set up remote monitoring from a mobile interface.
When a water treatment client asked for mobile capability, he wasn't at all sure he wanted to spend the time. A busy integrator and machine builder, Gray had plenty of other work to do.
Topics: Case studies, Process control, groov, Remote monitoring, Water & wastewater
At Schipper Eggs in Holland, Michigan, automated feed mills used to run without supervision. But sometimes problems went unnoticed.
Now operators can remotely check status, control mills, and even change the mix of grains for the feed, using their smartphones.
Topics: Case studies, Food & beverage, groov, Remote monitoring
Machinery such as pumps can be in places where you don't want to go—like the bottom of a stone quarry.
But monitoring and controlling them is still essential.
For Pennsylvania-based New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. (NES&L), the answer to remote management for their pump control system was simple: groov.
Topics: Case studies, groov, Aggregates & concrete, Remote monitoring
We're hearing about all kinds of ways you're using groov HMIs.
Topics: Case studies, Process control, groov, Remote monitoring
The latest updates for groov are ready for download. Get them now!
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The great thing about groov is that you can view your operator interface on pretty much anything—computer, mobile device, HDTV, whatever—with just a web browser, right? Right!
But sometimes you'd rather have your operators more focused on the HMI, especially on a mobile device. You'd like to slow down the constant distractions of a browser, like game scores or Facebook.
And if you're a machine builder or OEM, maybe you even want to use a tablet as an interface to your equipment and make sure operators can't look at anything but the HMI.
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