ISA-101 High-Performance HMI Design

Solid logic deserves
screens to match.

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

ISA-101
Standard compliance
US 11,341,409
Patent-backed R&D
Multi-site
Proven deployment
0 PLC scope
Pure operator layer
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 routinely deliver strong control strategies behind operator interfaces that slow reviews, confuse operators, and burn engineering hours on layout instead of commissioning.

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

ISA-101 as engineering standard

Not opinion. 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 overviews for situational awareness, detail screens for 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. Operators don't relearn screen to screen, site to site.

Who we serve

Built for teams that ship control systems.

01

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.

02

Industrial Operators (Brownfield)

Legacy HMIs, mixed standards, training burden. We unify the operator experience without changing control strategy.

03

OEMs & Equipment Builders

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

Outcomes

Screens that survive reviews. Operators who see faults first.

Consistent visual standard

Reduces "opinions about design" across teams and reviews.

Abnormal-state hierarchy

Faults, interlocks, and deviations surface without hunting.

One visual language

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

Protected engineering capacity

Your controls team stays on commissioning, not layout.

Deliverables

What you get.

Screens

Critical Screen Set

Level 1 overview for situational awareness. Key unit and process screens. Standardized faceplates for motors, valves, PID loops, and alarms.

Standard

ISA-101 Visual Standard

Normal vs. abnormal-state strategy. Hierarchy rules. Layout system. Symbol semantics. Applied pragmatically—not academically.

Assets

SVG & Implementation Assets

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

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

See the standard in practice.

! BATCH PLANT — DOSING OVERVIEW BATCH: 2847 14:23:07 AGG-01 72% CEM-04 45% WTR-02x 89% ADM-07 31% WEIGH HOPPER 1847 kg MIX-01 RUNNING LOADOUT DOSING DEVIATION MATERIAL SETPOINT ACTUAL DEV % DEVIATION BAR AGG-01 Coarse Aggregate 1200 kg 1196 kg -0.3% AGG-02 Fine Aggregate 800 kg 803 kg +0.4% CEM-04 Portland Cement 350 kg 348 kg -0.6% WTR-02 Process Water 180 L 194 L +7.8% ADM-07 Air Entrainer 2.4 L 2.4 L 0.0% TOLERANCE BAND WITHIN TOL W/C RATIO TREND — LAST 10 BATCHES 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 SP 0.43 0.47 2838 2841 2844 2847 ! BATCH PLANT DOSING OVERVIEW BATCH: 2847 14:23:07 AGG-01 72% CEM-04 45% WTR-02 89% ADM-07 31% WEIGH HOPPER 1847 kg MIX-01 RUNNING LOADOUT DOSING DEVIATION MAT ACTUAL DEV % TOLERANCE BAR AGG-01 1196 -0.3% AGG-02 803 +0.4% CEM-04 348 -0.6% WTR-02 194 +7.8% ADM-07 2.4 0.0% TOLERANCE WITHIN TOL W/C RATIO TREND 0.50 0.45 0.40 SP 0.43 0.47 2838 2841 2844 2847
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. Water overdose (WTR-02 at +7.8%) surfaces through ISA-101 abnormal emphasis while five normal dosing lines recede. W/C ratio trend tracks batch-to-batch drift.

1 P-201A — COOLING WATER SUPPLY PUMP — FACEPLATE BATCH: 2847 14:23:07 IN ALARM EQUIPMENT STATUS P-201A XV-201A OPEN XV-201B OPEN 2.1 PT-201A 5.4 PT-201B MODE & COMMAND AUTO MANUAL LOCAL CMD SPEED 78% START STOP RESET PERMISSIVES Suction pressure adequate PT-201A > 1.5 Suction valve open XV-201A = OPEN Discharge valve open XV-201B = OPEN Motor overload OK I < 95% FLA PROCESS VALUES FLOW — FT-201 85.2 m³/h SP: 85.0 DISCH PRESS — PT-201B 5.4 bar HH: 7.0 CURRENT — IT-201 42.7 A FLA: 52.0 VIBRATION — VT-201 7.4 mm/s HI: 7.1 FLOW TREND — 1 HR 100 90 80 70 60 SP 85.0 13:23 13:33 13:43 13:53 14:03 DISCHARGE PRESSURE TREND — 1 HR 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 13:23 13:33 13:43 13:53 14:03 INTERLOCKS & ALARMS Low Suction Trip: CLEAR High Vibration Alarm: ACTIVE Motor Overload Trip: CLEAR 1 COOLING WATER PUMP P-201A FACEPLATE BATCH: 2847 14:23:07 IN ALARM EQUIPMENT STATUS P-201A XV-201A OPEN XV-201B OPEN 2.1 PT-201A 5.4 PT-201B PROCESS VALUES FLOW — FT-201 85.2 m³/h SP: 85.0 DISCH PRESS — PT-201B 5.4 bar HH: 7.0 CURRENT — IT-201 42.7 A FLA: 52.0 VIBRATION — VT-201 7.4 mm/s HI: 7.1 MODE & COMMAND AUTO MANUAL LOCAL CMD SPEED 78% START STOP RESET FLOW TREND — 1 HR 100 90 80 70 60 SP 85.0 13:23 13:33 13:43 13:53 14:03 INTERLOCKS & ALARMS Low Suction Trip: CLEAR High Vibration Alarm: ACTIVE Motor Overload Trip: CLEAR
Pumping & Valves (Utility Process)

Super Pump Faceplate Pattern

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). Includes mode selector (Auto/Manual/Local), start/stop/reset commands, and full permissive checklist. Right panel provides live process values with embedded 1-hour trends for flow and discharge pressure—placing decisions where the data lives, not behind pop-ups.

Engagement

From P&IDs to implementation-ready assets.

01

Intake

P&IDs, tag exports, constraints, legacy docs.

02

Architecture

Hierarchy, normal vs. abnormal, semantics.

03

Prototype

Level 1 overview establishes design language.

04

Production

Screens, faceplates, library patterns.

05

Handoff

Implementation-ready assets + optional visual QA.

Project history

Track record.

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
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