March 4, 2024

In Part 1 of this series, we defined inclusive design and acknowledged its ever-growing impact, including on industrial automation. We then described inclusive design challenges in industrial automation and previewed how we solve them. Now, in Part 2, we’ll delve more deeply into a few of these design solutions, focusing on the following efforts:

considering diverse human factors in designing hardware

evolving our terminology to be more inclusive

weaving accessibility into our common design system

We now plan to extend this series to three parts. In Part 3, we’ll cover some additional activities and solutions that merit their own column.

Considering Diverse Human Factors in Designing Hardware

What makes industrial automation unique is the prevalence of industrialized equipment that must withstand rigorous use in what are often unpredictable, rugged environments.…