HMI Platform

A-Sphere HMI Platform – flexible, intuitive, and future-proof

The A-Sphere HMI platform (from 2025 known as RANA) by Alphagate offers a customizable solution for the machinery industry. With a Java-based core, WYSIWYG editor, and built-in HTML support, A-Sphere allows for easy project creation without programming skills. The software is PLC-independent and seamlessly integrates various systems, including PLCs, IoT, and ERP. It is designed to meet individual industrial requirements and simplifies the process of creating sophisticated human-machine interfaces.

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The A-Sphere platform offers a highly customizable and user-friendly interface for machine control, tailored to the company’s and machine’s design. It is adaptable for future technologies such as AI and AR, ensuring future-proof solutions for modern industrial applications. A-Sphere ensures seamless integration with existing systems and provides a unified, consistent user experience.

Why is the HMI Platform the right one for mechanical engineering?

PLC independence and integration of heterogeneous systems

Why it’s important: In the machinery industry, there are various control systems, from PLCs to IoT, ERP, and MES. A-Sphere operates independently from specific PLC systems and is capable of efficiently integrating various data sources.

Benefits: This flexibility reduces dependency on specific control systems and makes it easier to integrate new technologies or machines into existing production environments, saving both time and costs.

Custom UI tailored to the machine and company design

Why it’s important: The HMI serves as the “face” of the machine and plays a crucial role in user experience. A UI that aligns with the machine and company design ensures consistency and recognition, providing a more cohesive interaction for the user.

Benefits: A custom UI enhances user-friendliness, fosters operator identification with the machine, and ensures a professional look that strengthens the company's brand identity. By aligning the UI design with the machine and company aesthetics, it not only improves the overall experience but also builds consistency and recognition across different user touchpoints.

Easy project design through WYSIWYG editor

Why it’s important: Time is a crucial factor in developing HMI systems. The WYSIWYG editor allows users to intuitively design the user interface without requiring programming skills. This feature streamlines the design process, making it faster and more accessible, while ensuring the interface aligns with the desired functionality and user experience.

Benefits:The editor allows for rapid adjustments and prototype development, streamlining the development process. It also empowers users who may not be highly technical to create and modify UIs, increasing accessibility, and flexibility. This results in faster iterations and ensures that non-technical stakeholders can contribute to the design process.

Future-proofing and openness to new technologies

Why it’s important:span>In a dynamic market, it's crucial to be prepared for future technologies. A-Sphere already supports modern concepts such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR), ensuring that the platform remains adaptable and ready for emerging trends. This future-proof approach enables seamless integration with new technological advancements, ensuring long-term relevance and scalability of the system.

Benefits:The software platform remains future-proof, eliminating the need for costly system changes. Companies can easily integrate innovations like AI-driven maintenance or AR-supported training to gain competitive advantages. This adaptability ensures the long-term usability of the system without requiring major overhauls, keeping it aligned with emerging technologies.

Flexible module integration on the HMI platform.

The HMI platform supports the integration of various modules, such as different machine types, project-specific solutions, digital products, and third-party modules. This flexibility allows for tailored and scalable solutions, ensuring that the platform can adapt to a wide range of needs and technologies.

Independent development and stability

Changes to individual modules do not affect the backend or the main module. This enables independent and efficient development by different departments without compromising the stability of the main platform.

More flexibility and adaptability

Thanks to its modular structure, the HMI platform remains flexible and adaptable, enabling smooth and scalable integration.

Security

Safety requirements in industrial production and mechanical engineering

High security standards are essential in industrial production and mechanical engineering. Protecting sensitive operational and control data from unauthorized access is critical. Increasing requirements from industry regulations and market demands necessitate robust measures to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.

Spring Framework for Optimal Security

The Spring Framework offers robust security features, including secure communication, user and rights management, and reliable event handling, helping meet current industrial standards and machine regulations. It plays a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with security requirements in machine and industrial applications.

Stable and secure HMI solution

The Spring Framework provides a secure and stable HMI solution that meets the stringent requirements of industrial production and machinery engineering. It offers robust security features such as secure communication, user and rights management, and reliable event handling, ensuring compliance with industry standards and machine directives.

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Versatile PLC Communication with the RANA HMI Platform

The RANA HMI platform by Alphagate supports seamless communication with a wide range of PLC systems from various manufacturers, such as B&R, Beckhoff, and Siemens. This flexibility ensures that it can adapt to the specific architectures and requirements of different control systems, making it a versatile solution for industrial automation.

Native Integration and OPC UA

RANA supports both native integration and the manufacturer-independent OPC UA standard. This ensures direct and efficient communication between various SPS systems, allowing for secure and reliable data transfer. The OPC UA standard enhances flexibility and scalability, ensuring seamless integration across a wide range of industrial applications. This enables users to integrate different automation systems efficiently, offering a flexible and future-proof solution for industrial environments.

Seamless and efficient communication

RANA ensures seamless communication with SPS systems, irrespective of their specific requirements or architectures. It supports both native integrations and the OPC UA standard, ensuring efficient and secure data transfer across various industrial control systems. This flexibility allows for smooth integration and scalability in diverse industrial applications.