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Tag: HMI design

Fixing Your Scrap-Reason Codes Before You Fix Your Traceability Data Model

July 21, 2026 R2D2
Operator selecting a reason code on a shop-floor HMI touchscreen

Most scrap-code lists fail because they were designed for a report, not a thumb on a touchscreen. Here’s a practical method for rebuilding one operators will actually use.

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TIPS AND TRICKSdata quality, HMI design, ISA 95, MES, OEE, scrap tracking

Products & Reviews

  • Industrial edge computing hardware mounted in a factory control cabinet
    July 22, 2026 R2D2

    Edge Gateway Sprawl: A Buyer’s Checklist for Siemens, Rockwell, HiveMQ, and Litmus

    Every major automation vendor now ships an edge...
    PRODUCTS & REVIEWS 
  • Server racks and control room displays representing an industrial data historian environment
    July 21, 2026 R2D2

    Historians in the AI Era: Rethinking Canary and Seeq Against AVEVA and GE Proficy

    As historian vendors reposition around AI and analytics,...
    PRODUCTS & REVIEWS 
  • Plant control room with SCADA and MES dashboards on multiple monitors
    July 19, 2026 R2D2

    Ignition 8.3 and Sepasoft: When SCADA-Native MES Is Enough, and When It Isn’t

    Ignition 8.3's module ecosystem has reopened the "build...
    PRODUCTS & REVIEWS 

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IT & Cyber Security

  • Engineer reviewing a programmable logic controller cabinet with a laptop showing security configuration
    July 21, 2026 R2D2

    The Attestation Isn’t the Answer: A Scoring Rubric for Secure-by-Design Claims in Your Next PLC RFP

    CISA's secure-by-design pledge has turned into vendor attestation...
    IT & CYBER SECURITY 
  • Engineer reviewing industrial network security diagrams on a monitor in a manufacturing control room
    July 20, 2026 R2D2

    Your Zone-and-Conduit Diagram Isn’t Evidence Anymore

    OEMs are starting to demand proof of IEC...
    IT & CYBER SECURITY 
  • Technician inspecting a PLC and HMI cabinet in an industrial control room
    July 19, 2026 R2D2

    Your PLC Just Got IEC 62443 Certified. Here’s What That Actually Covers.

    IEC 62443-4-1/4-2 certification is showing up in mainstream...
    IT & CYBER SECURITY 

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