The Blue HMI user interface of Minebea Intec, a manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, has been presented with the Red Dot Award in the Interface and User Experience Design Category. The internationally recognised award honours outstanding product design that combines functionality, innovation, and aesthetics in a special way.
Developed for demanding industries such as Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Chemical, Blue HMI combines intuitive operation, ergonomic design and smart features into a user interface that efficiently supports processes today and in the future.
Dr. Thorsten Vollborn, Head of Product Management & Academy, Minebea Intec, said: “Winning the Red Dot Award confirms that our development team has successfully combined functionality and design while at the same time mastering the technical challenge of creating a solution for a wide variety of applications worldwide.”
Since its launch in May 2024, Blue HMI had established itself initially with checkweighers that are already in use worldwide. The user interface has since been extended to other solutions, and today it is claimed that almost all weighing and inspection systems are equipped with Blue HMI.
“With Blue HMI, we offer our customers a standardised, intuitive and future-proof user interface. This reduces training times, minimises operating errors and noticeably increases efficiency in day-to-day production,” Vollborn added.
The MiNexx series
Minebea Intec has also launched the MiNexx Weight indicators in August 2025, which are all equipped with Blue HMI. The MiNexx C, M and L models cover almost all industrial weighing applications, from simple scale integration to complex process automation.
They are said to offer precision, connectivity for integration into modern production and ERP/MES systems and a robust design that works reliably even under the toughest industrial conditions.
Optimises processes
Thanks to clearly structured menus, standardised workflows, full HD visualisations and responsive layouts, Blue HMI is said to minimise operating errors and makes daily work easier. Whether permanently installed units such as the MiNexx series of Weight indicators or portable displays in robust stainless-steel housings for checkweighers, the user interface ensures optimum ease of use and fulfils the highest hygiene standards.
“Blue HMI offers advanced analysis functions, including the overall equipment effectiveness display, which allows the productivity of a system to be analysed at a glance,” explained Lars-Henrik Bierwirth, Product Manager at Minebea Intec. “This allows companies to monitor availability, performance and quality transparently and derive targeted optimisation potential.”
Standardised interfaces such as OPC UA, Profinet or Ethernet/IP enable seamless integration into existing production lines and is also ideal for retrofitting. With the Browser Remote View function, the interface can be operated platform-independently from any browser-enabled device. The standardised logic also applies to combined systems such as the Flexus checkweigher with integrated Mitus metal detectors, in which weight control and foreign body detection interact perfectly.
