Oystar wins a 'red dot'

THE new HMI control panel from the Oystar Groupis one of the winners of this year's "red dot award: communication design"for the high-quality design of the recently developed user interface for Oystar machines.

The uniform operating concept and harmonised software design combines the requirements of the various technologies, machine types and monitor sizes. The ergonomically designed control unit has been equipped with  a modern multi-touch system. Similar to the iPhone, handling is carried out intuitively by finger-taps. The widescreen displays range from 10 to 21 inches in size; machine workflows and current messages are systematically displayed and recognised at a glance.

"In developing the new HMI panel, the user was placed front and centre,"  explains Markus Ehl, COO at Oystar. "The aim was to design the control unit   of a machine that was just as simple and clear as a smartphone or a tablet  PC. The red dot award demonstrates that we succeeded in doing so, and we are   certainly very pleased with this result."

This year, jurors evaluated 6,468 works submitted by candidates from 40 countries and awarded the quality seal "red dot" to the best 608 entries.