HMI Template Library for WinCC in TIA Portal
HMI projects are often developed by different teams, resulting in inconsistent layouts and operating concepts.
The template library provides a harmonised design approach to ensure a uniform look and feel across all HMI applications.
This improves usability, recognition value, and engineering efficiency for industrial visualisation systems.
Application Objective
The template aims to:
- Standardize visualization structure and navigation
- Provide an attractive and consistent user interface
- Reduce engineering effort when building new HMI projects
- Enable reuse of predefined design and functionality modules
The template aims to:
- Standardize visualization structure and navigation
- Provide an attractive and consistent user interface
- Reduce engineering effort when building new HMI projects
- Enable reuse of predefined design and functionality modules
Supported Platforms
The library supports multiple WinCC environments, including:
This allows implementation across both panel-based and PC-based visualisation systems.
Library Structure
The template groups ready-made configurations for different display sizes and resolutions, covering commonly used industrial HMI formats such as:
- 800×480 px
- 1280×800 px
- 1920×1080 px HMI Template Library LTemplateK…
This ensures compatibility with a wide range of operator panels and runtime environments.
Visualization Concept
The template includes predefined UI elements such as:
- Title bar and status bar
- Slide-in navigation menu
- Application overview screens
- Diagnostic and message pages
- Settings and support sections
These components create a structured navigation model for operating machines and systems efficiently.
Engineering Workflow
To create a new HMI project, engineers can copy a device template from the library into TIA Portal and adapt navigation, texts, and screens to the specific application.
The template also provides ready-made screen layouts and styles that can be reused to accelerate development.
Design Standardization
Predefined styles define fonts, buttons, colours, and layout rules to maintain a consistent user interface across projects.
This structured styling improves maintainability and ensures uniform visualisation across machines.
Key Benefits
✔ Faster HMI development using reusable templates
✔ Consistent operator experience across systems
✔ Reduced engineering and configuration time
✔ Scalable structure for small or large visualization projects
✔ Supports industrial UI standardization strategies
Typical Use Cases
This solution is ideal for:
- Companies implementing digitalization and usability improvements
- Machine builders developing standardized HMIs
- Production lines requiring uniform operator interfaces
- OEMs delivering repeatable automation solutions
- Large plants with multiple visualization systems
