ISA-101 High-Performance HMI Design

Solid logic deserves
screens to match.

Industriant delivers the ISA-101 operator layer—critical screens, standardized faceplates, reusable SVG graphics—so your controls team stays on logic and commissioning.

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UNIT 03 — DOSING OVERVIEW

AGG-01

72.3%

CEM-04

45.1%

WTR-02

88.6%

ADM-07

96.2%

ISA-101 abnormal emphasis — faults surface, normals recede

The gap

Robust control logic, wrapped in "good enough" screens.

Industrial projects deliver robust control strategies—then ship operator interfaces that slow reviews, confuse operators, and burn engineering hours.

Industriant closes that gap with HMI visual systems aligned to ISA-101 High-Performance principles: hierarchy, abnormal-state emphasis, consistent semantics, and a repeatable visual standard that scales across screens, sites, and projects.

ISA-101 as engineering standard

Not taste. Standard.

ISA-101 High-Performance gives engineers a defensible basis for visual choices—and gives reviews something to verify against.

01 — HIERARCHY

What must be noticed first

Visual priority mapped to operational criticality. Level 1–2 overviews for situational awareness; Level 3–4 detail for diagnosis and intervention.

02 — EMPHASIS

Normal vs. abnormal states

Normal conditions stay quiet. Abnormal states demand attention through deliberate contrast—not color overload.

03 — ALARM VISIBILITY

What cannot be missed

Alarms and deviations surface through hierarchy, not volume. Operators see faults first without hunting.

04 — SEMANTICS

Repeatable visual language

Symbols and patterns mean the same thing everywhere. This reduces training burden and prevents site-to-site drift.

Who we serve

Built for teams that ship control systems.

System Integrators & Automation Firms

You own the PLC/SCADA architecture. We deliver implementation-ready HMI assets—screens, faceplates, graphics standards—designed to drop into your workflow. Delivered as SVG + faceplate/screen specifications, tag-mapping conventions, and a QA checklist your team can implement in your existing SCADA/HMI stack.

Industrial Operators (Brownfield)

Legacy HMIs, mixed standards, site-by-site drift, and a growing training burden. We unify the operator experience without changing control strategy.

OEMs & Equipment Builders

You ship functional machinery. We deliver interfaces that reduce operator error and support calls.

Outcomes

Screens that survive reviews. Operators who see faults first.

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Consistent visual standard

Replaces subjective design debate with a verifiable standard. Fewer review cycles and faster approvals.

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Abnormal-state hierarchy

Faults, interlocks, and deviations surface without hunting.

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One visual language

Operators don't relearn screen to screen or site to site.

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Protected engineering capacity

Your controls team stays on logic, testing, and commissioning—not layout.

Deliverables

What you get.

Delivered as a complete ISA-101 operator-layer package: hierarchy map, HMI philosophy & visual standard, reusable faceplate patterns, SVG symbol library, and a verification checklist for implementation QA.

Screens

Critical Screen Set

Complete hierarchy from Level 1 site overviews to Level 3 process details. Standardized Level 4 faceplates for motors, valves, PID loops, and alarms. Includes screen list + hierarchy map.

Standard

ISA-101 Visual Standard

Normal vs. abnormal-state strategy. Hierarchy rules. Layout system. Symbol semantics. Applied pragmatically for real projects. Includes an HMI philosophy + style guide your team can enforce across projects.

Assets

Implementation Package (SVG + Spec)

In-house library: pumps, valves, tanks, conveyors, mixers, sensors, utilities. Lightweight vectors built for HMI performance with specs for tag mapping. Includes tag mapping rules + verification checklist.

↳ Boundary: We do not take on PLC logic or commissioning. We deliver the operator layer so your team integrates, tests, and ships.

Selected work

See the standard in practice.

Concrete Batching & Materials Handling

Deviation-First Dosing Visualization

Level 1 overview with split-panel layout: process mimic (left) shows material flow from bins through weigh hopper to mixer and loadout. Deviation panel (right) uses horizontal bar visualization so operators detect out-of-tolerance conditions instantly—without comparing dense numeric columns. Normal conditions recede; deviations are surfaced via hierarchy, bounded tolerance visualization, and abnormal emphasis. W/C ratio trend tracks batch-to-batch drift.

Pumping & Valves (Utility Process)

Reusable Pump Faceplate Standard

Standardized reusable faceplate with split layout: P&ID mimic (left) shows pump symbol with suction/discharge piping, isolation valves, check valve, and inline instrumentation (PT, FT). The pattern standardizes navigation, commands, permissives, and embedded trends to keep diagnosis on the faceplate without hunting.

Engagement

From P&IDs to implementation-ready assets.

Intake

P&IDs, tag exports, constraints, legacy docs.
Output: Requirements + constraints confirmed.

Architecture

Hierarchy, normal vs. abnormal, semantics.
Output: Hierarchy map + semantics + abnormal strategy.

Prototype

Level 1 overview establishes design language.
Output: Level 1 + sample faceplates.

Production

Screens, faceplates, library patterns.
Output: Screen set + library + standard applied.

Handoff

Implementation-ready assets + optional implementation QA (visual + semantics).
Output: SVG + spec + verification checklist + QA session.

Project history

Track record.

Designed to reduce review churn and improve abnormal situation visibility.

Multi-Site Concrete SCADA/HMI Standardization

Unified HMI approach across multiple batching facilities. Real-time monitoring, recipe management, alarm handling. Established a repeatable deployment pattern.

Steel Casting Monitoring Interface

Operator-facing monitoring for faster interpretation of process drift in sand casting operations.

⬡ US Patent 11,341,409 — monitoring interface methods

Leadership

Your HMI design partners.

Petri Tanninen

Principal Designer

With over 20 years of experience and patents in applied industrial monitoring interfaces, Petri specializes in translating complex control logic into defensible, high-performance HMI architectures. He holds an MDes from OCAD University.

Anna Dlubak

Industrial Designer

Anna combines a deep background in physical manufacturing processes with rigorous operator-experience design. She ensures that Industriant's digital HMI components are rooted in the physical realities and workflows of the plant floor.

Get started

Your logic is ready.
Let's build the screens.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario — serving system integrators, OEMs, and industrial operators globally.