Site MapUser Experience for a Better World Since its inception, HFI has done extensive human factors work in almost every domain and technology, such as:
Factory automation has its own usability issues:
| Safety | Too much UI complexity can create a dangerous working environment. |
| Integration of equipment and software | Designers must consider how software will interface with present and future factory equipment. |
| Managing hostile environments | Interfaces must handle conditions not encountered in an office environment, such as heat, dust. |
| Computer experience | Typically, one must assume minimal computer experience. ![]() HFI President Eric Schaffer inspects a high-volume glass press at Corning Glassworks |
| Company | Service Provided | Type of Application |
|---|---|---|
| Allen-Bradley | Interface design, standards development, training | Graphical process control creation systems |
| Corning | UI design | High performance glass press |
| Mobil Solar | Usability evaluation | Shop floor control systems |
| Intel | Expert review | SPS++ and CMS project prototypes |
| Ford | UI design, expert review | Design tools |
| Beckman Coulter | High-level architecture, UI design, expert review, training | Medical lab equipment interface |
| Volkswagon Mexico | Usability training | Manufacturing |
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