← All case studies
Product Advancement · Lab Instrument · HMI

Friability Tester HMI Upgrade

How we helped a client modernise a pharmaceutical friability tester — touchscreen HMI, modern connectivity and a database built to scale.

Touch
Modern HMI
2× USB
Plus Ethernet
Friability tester before and after the HMI upgrade
Friability tester before and after the HMI upgrade

Problem

The client's friability tester relied on traditional button modules and a basic character display. It had limited connectivity, no field-bus support and a user database that could not grow with the business.

Solution

We replaced the button modules with a modern, compact touchscreen interface, integrated dual USB and Ethernet for seamless data transfer, added RS485 communication and SD card storage for field-bus connectivity and local logging, and architected an optimised database that significantly increases user capacity.

Additional Benefits

Beyond the fix

  • ✓HMI evolution — buttons replaced by a touchscreen
  • ✓Enhanced connectivity — dual USB and Ethernet
  • ✓Industrial expansion — RS485 and SD card logging
  • ✓System scalability — optimised user database

Measured Outcomes

By the numbers

Touch
Modern HMI
2× USB
Plus Ethernet
RS485
Field-bus + SD logging