- 02.06.2025
- HMI / Schalter
Four aces in the hand
how machine and plant manufacturers are winning the game for the future
Technologies are changing, customer requirements are increasing and the market is getting tougher. If you not only want to keep up, but also stay ahead, you need four aces up your sleeve: modernization, individualization, standardization and efficiency. These topics are not only useful, but mandatory in order to stand out and be successful in the long term - cleverer, faster, more impressive.
So: cards on the table - here come the aces.
Modernization:
when design and function merge
First ace: modernization. A modern device not only impresses with its look - but also with the experience it creates. The choice of a new actuator, for example in 30 mm format, opens up completely new design and haptic possibilities without major design changes. Whether pushbuttons, selector switches, key switches, encoders, potentiometers, USB feed-throughs or signalization - we bring a breath of fresh air to your user interfaces.

Sibalco Command

DDM Display Encoder

RAFI E-BOX XL

GETT Backline
Coupled with a powerful industrial PC (IPC), a modern stainless steel front panel, tactile feedback and pluggable M12 connections, solutions are created that already look like the future. For our customers, this means Modernization becomes a lever for innovation - and turns good technology into a top product that makes all the difference.
Individualization:
Enable easy integration and uniqueness
But modernization alone is not enough - now comes the second ace: individualization. Our customers don't want "off-the-peg" products, but cost-effective solutions that fit perfectly into their systems and processes. Modular platforms with individual designs, flexible interfaces, customer-specific laser inscriptions, fascinating lighting designs - these are the elements for successful integration.
Examples of individualization:
- Labeling (laser engraving, printing)
- Housing shapes & colors
- Individual actuators
- Configuration
- Individual connectors
- Individual wiring
- etc.

Customer logo

Laser engraving metal & plastic

Housing shapes

Product information

Encoder, potentiometer

Individual shapes and cable outlets
Standardization:
high diversity, deep complexity
And now the third ace: standardization. Sounds boring? Not at all! Used correctly, it is a productivity turbo. Solutions such as RAFI RAMO, Sibalco Command Smartline or Frontline are based on standardized platforms and offer an impressive range of designs. The appearance is uniform, the designs individual - this creates clarity, shortens development times and simplifies logistics.
Example: identical components in different installation variants
Economic efficiency:
fast turnaround times, reduced effort, optimal deployment of specialists, lower overall costs
And the fourth ace? Profitability. If you calculate cleverly, you can significantly reduce costs along the entire value chain - our implemented projects demonstrate this impressively.
Examples: Components with pluggable M12 connections, modular assemblies or smart displays with integrated logic not only save development and assembly time, but also reduce the complexity of procurement and warehousing and avoid errors as well as expensive reworking and service costs.
The result? Lower overall costs, less effort, faster implementation and greater efficiency in the organization. Choosing the right architecture at the development stage means not only building technically strong products, but also economically brilliant ones. Economic efficiency is the art of optimizing total costs and remaining competitive.
Total costs - discrete structure
Procurement and storage of individual components,
Cabling, assembly and testing by the customer
discrete structure = 100% costs

Total costs - integrated solution
Procurement of only 1 item
Pre-assembled and tested
Savings potential of up to 45% - SIBALCO Command

Fancy more?
We look forward to hearing from you!
In return, we offer you not only the four aces, but a whole playing field full of experience and opportunities. For developers, product managers, purchasers and management, this means: innovation you can touch, technology with impact and partnership with heart.
Come and talk to us - and experience how we work together to turn ideas into a head start. Fresh - bold - and guaranteed future-proof.
For further product information, please contact us by e-mail.
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Contact person
Reto Gantner
Area Sales Manager D-A-CH