Are you looking to modernize an outdated control room? Do you need to improve the layout and lighting, reduce ambient noise? Add adjustments to your consoles if they were previously missing? Do you need to ensure your operators work without signs of fatigue? Do you need to minimize the workspace, making it as comfortable as possible, thereby reducing operator turnover? Do you need to maximize your company's efficiency? Do you want to build a completely new control room but don't know where to start? Do you need to consolidate several smaller control rooms into a single, cooperative control room? Trust us, and we will prove to you that with our help, you will achieve the best layout based on the most important human factors for 24/7 dispatch work. We have all the tools to become your reliable partner, providing comprehensive control room solutions for the digital age. From spatial planning and high-performance furniture to auxiliary equipment and after-sales support. As your trusted experts, we specialize in delivering the control room of the future today and offer you our new MULTIX series of high-tech furniture. We're here to help you increase your revenue and efficiency.
Today, operators must monitor multiple processes simultaneously, from process data to surveillance cameras, while simultaneously analyzing other indicators. This can be complicated, as different information is typically displayed on separate systems using dedicated monitors, keyboards, and procedures. To gain a complete overview of these separate systems, the operator must navigate between different displays. This shouldn't be necessary. Control panels can become an active part of the process, implementing the latest human factors standards to reduce fatigue, increase alertness, and improve operator health and well-being. The evolution of industrial automation is entering a new phase, driven by intelligent systems, artificial intelligence-powered machines, and networked processes, which place very specific demands on alertness in daily work. A fixed, sedentary workstation negatively impacts operators' health and emotional well-being, altering their natural biological clocks. Furthermore, each operator is unique, and it's important to have a highly flexible platform that is both future-proof and appealing to young people. The following cutting-edge solutions demonstrate how control desks can help operators manage increasingly complex operational challenges in these 24/7, 365-day-a-year environments. Caring for employees is becoming a trend in the new era of control room operations.
"Creating an effective information overview." Operators typically don't fully utilize the benefits of a large-screen monitor. It's considered an advantage for control room visitors, while the operator performs most tasks on smaller personal monitors. For the first time, DISSOL allows operators to interact with overview information on a large screen. The MULTIX workstation comes with a rear base unit that accommodates two to three large 55-inch industrial LCD panels, and a control panel where the operator works, accommodating four to six 24-27-inch desktop monitors. This set of monitors and panels can display information and images from multiple simultaneous sources, such as control systems, data archives, document management, diagnostics, video surveillance, and other inputs. Each display uses the same aspect ratio (16:9) and the same resolution. Information windows can be rearranged across all displays to suit the operator's preferences.
"Control all functions from a single keyboard." When an emergency process event requires an operator's undivided attention, it's essential to quickly access critical information about what's happening. This can be a daunting task in a room full of systems with multiple monitors, each with its own keyboard. DISSOL, in collaboration with WEYTEC, created a work environment in which operators don't need to switch between keyboards simply to work on different systems and tasks simultaneously, without losing efficiency. The multifunctional keyboard can interact between monitors, automatically transferring mouse functions. The system is designed for a single operator working alone in normal situations, and additional keyboards and mice can be added when support is needed in critical situations.
Personalizing Workspaces for Individual Users and Situations. This feature allows you to change the position of monitors and desks during shifts to provide variety for operators and increase their alertness. Large screens are height-adjustable. Desk monitors can be moved in the same direction or positioned at different angles. Everything can be customized using three convenient touchpads. Using the preset option, the operator can save up to four positions for changing throughout the day. A dimmable LED lighting system with both upward and downward illumination provides the operator with excellent lighting conditions in any situation. The color temperature is adjustable from warm to cool, creating the perfect, meaningful, flicker-free light for each individual operator and situation – always centered above the work desk, without creating reflections on the high-resolution LED screens.
"Improve collaboration with optimal audio management and integrated video." Telecommunications systems are an integral part of modern control rooms. But sound is often broadcast everywhere, sometimes loud and alarming, sometimes too low to be heard properly, and sometimes ignored by stressed operators. Instead of a conventional setup, MULTIX workstations utilize sound "showers" that direct sound discreetly. A dedicated sound unit is located directly above the operator's workstation. This increases operator alertness and awareness in both routine and stressful emergency situations. The targeted sound remains within the workstation area and does not disturb other operators at other stations, who can perform their own important tasks. The platform is also equipped with a high-resolution camera for visual communication. This face-to-face interaction can be carried out during process monitoring and is invaluable, providing the opportunity to speak with subject matter experts when dealing with emergency situations.
With the DISSOL MULTIX platform, you can save up to 33% of control room space compared to traditional video wall layouts.
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