# Custom Operator Consoles & HMI Enclosures

https://kdisplay.com/products/electrical-enclosures/operator-consoles

K-Display in Chicago makes sloped HMI faces cut for the device and pushbuttons, formed and welded bodies, access panels, and floor pedestals in steel, stainless steel, or aluminum from your drawings, delivered bare, powder coated, or assembled with legends applied.

## Overview
Sloped HMI faces laser cut for the device and the pushbuttons beside it, in a body cut and formed from carbon steel, galvannealed steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, with side or rear access panels and a floor pedestal that has a cable passage. A console leaves the dock bare, powder coated, or assembled with the panels fitted and the legends silk-screened or labeled. The devices wire back to control panel enclosures we make, and the field wiring lands in junction boxes we make.

## Process
- Cut the face: We laser cut the HMI aperture and pushbutton holes, then form the sloped face and body around them.
- Join to the pedestal: We weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum bodies to the pedestal, then install the studs, clinch nuts, and fasteners for the devices and access panels.
- Coat, mark, and fit: We powder coat the console, apply the legends and labels, and fit the panels to the pedestal for an assembled console.

## Typical parts
- Console and HMI bodies: Sloped formed or welded housings with the face angle, depth, and cable openings for your device.
- Faceplates and bezels: Apertures for the HMI clamp and pushbutton holes in the face.
- Access panels: Side and rear panels for removing the devices.
- Pedestals: Floor pedestals with a cable passage and anchor pattern, welded to the console body.

## Design considerations
- Device cutout and clamp: An HMI mounts through one cutout size, and its clamps grip only within a range of panel thickness. A face gauge outside that range leaves the device loose or unable to clamp.
- Space behind the face: Rear connectors, cable bend, and clamp bodies fill the space behind the aperture. A shallow housing pushes the cables against the walls.
- Pedestal passage: Cables leave the console through the pedestal, so the passage has to clear the largest connector on the run. A passage sized for the cable alone stops the connector at the joint.
- Service side: Devices are replaced with the console installed. An access panel on the wall side or the machine side cannot open without moving the console.

## FAQ
**Does K-Display fabricate operator consoles?**
Yes. K-Display builds to customer drawings and reviews the complete manufacturing route around the approved requirements.

**What should the RFQ include?**
Send the current files, revision, material, quantities, interfaces, finish, hardware, assembly, inspection, packaging, and delivery requirements.

**Who owns design and certification?**
K-Display manufactures to the approved package. Product design, engineering, safety, ratings, testing, listing, and certification remain with the explicitly responsible party.

## Related pages
- [Laser Cutting](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/cutting-forming/laser-cutting)
- [Sheet Metal Forming & Bending](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/cutting-forming/forming)
- [Hardware Installation](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/hardware-installation)
- [Powder Coating](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/powder-coating)
- [Panels & Covers](https://kdisplay.com/products/panels-covers)
- [Chassis & Cabinets](https://kdisplay.com/products/chassis-cabinets)