Kroenert

Ganzheitliche HMI-Entwicklung

Together with our customer KROENERT, we have developed the ProLine line operating system, which sets the bench­mark for coating and laminating line manu­facturers.

  • 20.000+

    person-days of experience in machine and systems engineering

  • 1

    consistent design language for 12 lines

  • 100 %

    Customer Satisfaction Score

  • 20.000+

    person-days of experience in machine and systems engineering

  • 1

    consistent design language for 12 lines

  • 100 %

    Customer Satisfaction Score

Collage of an interface screen and user interface elements removed from it.
Control panel with buttons, switches and screens.
Stand-alone solution for the system operating system.

From a technology benchmark to a UX benchmark

The coating machines from KROENERT are undisputedly regarded as the benchmark of the industry. Not long ago, however, the operation of the machines was thought to no longer do justice to the technological class of the systems. In other words, a modern HMI was needed to underline the company's role as market leader.

Team UXMA came into play to resolve this issue and the aim switched from contemporary to pioneering. Together with our customer, we have developed KROENERT ProLine, a line operating system that sets the benchmark itself and thus puts the overall product far ahead of the competition.

The panel: ergonomic workspace

  • Stand-alone solution of the panel (support arm connection or directly to the machine)

  • Can be combined and expanded with control panel

  • Scalable work and function area (easy adaptation of monitors, tablets or terminal boards)

  • Clear console work area with uniform arrangement of important buttons and switches

  • Movable and tiltable touch-panel holder

  • Configurable recording of data trends

  • Two width variants: 600 mm, 1,200 mm

User-centered trio

Whether control, maintenance or fault diagnosis – the machine operators of a KROENERT system must be able to act quickly and effectively in every situation. In an extensive needs analysis and ideation phase, we adopted this user perspective and rethought the interaction concept for the entire product family: ProLine opens up a maximum of user-oriented, intuitive operability, ergonomics, expandability and safety. Touch gestures enable users to quickly navigate through the image, rotary encoders are used to support image navigation and robust hardware push-buttons enable fast, direct intervention in the system control. The data- and model-driven concept for module-based project planning, which is hidden behind the user interface on the software side, enables an unimaginable degree of flexibility in the individual composition of the components and data streams to be displayed. This modular system combines a high degree of individualization through freely configurable dashboards, different navigation paths and different work views with a consistent operating philosophy and a uniform look & feel.

In the course of the project work, our UXMA team was able to call on the entire skillset in UX/UI design, industrial engineering and software development in the service of the user experience. This interdisciplinary trio makes KROENERT ProLine something very special. We were able to fully contribute our expertise from conception to implementation in the haptic as well as digital context. n this way, together with our client, we have achieved a result “as if it was made from one casting”. For the user, far ahead of the competition.

In the course of the project work, our UXMA team was able to call on the entire skillset in UX/UI design, industrial engineering and software development in the service of the user experience. This interdisciplinary trio makes KROENERT ProLine something very special. We were able to fully contribute our expertise from conception to implementation in the haptic as well as digital context. n this way, together with our client, we have achieved a result “as if it was made from one casting”. For the user, far ahead of the competition.

Collage of a separated user interface element and the stand-alone solution of the system operating system.

The ProLine project is a wonderful example of how a UX-focused approach can catapult you at least two years ahead of your competitors.

Christian Angermann Senior Industrial Design Engineer and UXMA project manager for the ProLine project

  • 20.000+

    person-days of experience in machine and systems engineering

  • 1

    consistent design language for 12 lines

  • 100 %

    Customer Satisfaction Score

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