Operation desks,Operationpanels, Operation boxes are for realizing the function of controlcommand input, information display and communication between operator and theequipment or plant line to be controlled .

Operationdesks  general placed in the operatingroom or station in production lines operating side, equiped with optionalmachine interface HMI systems. Operation panel and operation box is generallyplaced beside to a individual  machine orunit group device  for local operation .

Its size, shapeand quantity depends on the application, vary widely.