Twenty years of fieldwork.
Now a platform.

RE:LAB has spent two decades inside cockpits, medical devices, automotive dashboards, and control rooms, learning what makes an interface dangerous, confusing, or just hard to use. BANCONE is how RE:LAB transforms that knowledge into operational support—integrated directly into your design workflow—adding expertise where needed and amplifying your team’s existing capabilities.

20+ years

20+ years of applied research in HMI, UX, Human Factors and Ergonomics, translated into professional-grade tools that work on real design challenges.

Cross-industry

Multi-domain applied knowledge across automotive, aviation, off-highway, railways, motorcycles, industrial automation, household appliances, and cultural heritage.

The Lab behind
BANCONE.

Founded in 2004 in Reggio Emilia, the heart of Motor Valley, RE:LAB is an Italian Interaction Engineering company. With more than 140 employees across four offices in Italy, it works with clients across industries and international markets, bringing together expertise in design, human factors, ergonomics, and engineering.

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Every dimension
of the design process.

From concept to compliance, from usability to perceived quality. BANCONE automates repetitive tasks and refines design decisions with algorithmic precision, covering the full spectrum of interface and product design: usability, legibility, accessibility, localization, standards validation, and test case generation.

Four pillars
One integrated platform.

Each built for a specific type of work, BANCONE’s pillars are designed to operate independently or in combination.

AI Assistant

A secure conversational interface combining general-purpose LLM power with RE:LAB’s domain expertise. No external training, no internet exposure, no data leakage. Everything stays in BANCONE.

Agents

LLM-powered domain experts built for specific challenges. Each agent combines RE:LAB’s methodologies with your organizational knowledge, delivering structured reasoning and clear design recommendations on demand.

Tools

Precision instruments native to Figma. Real-time analysis and structured redesign recommendations, covering usability, legibility, ergonomics, and compliance, without leaving your design environment.

Knowledge Base

Your documents, guidelines, and specifications become active inputs. Combined with RE:LAB’s expertise, every output is precise, contextual, and tailored, in a closed, secure environment.

Built into Figma.
Active as you design.

The native Figma plugin of BANCONE checks legibility, ergonomics, and standards compliance in the same environment where design decisions are made — based on real user needs, on the principle that validation has to fit the process to avoid useless iterations.

Text & icon sizing
Text and icon sizes validated against industry standards, based on screen resolution and viewing distance

Interactive area validation
Touch target sizes and spacing verified against ergonomic requirements, with automatic conflict resolution

Interaction flow analysis & UI benchmarking
Task completion times estimated for specific UI flows using standardized HMI methodologies

Translation fitting & Multilingual localization
Content translated in more than 30 languages, generation and text fitting validation directly in Figma

Icon set consistency
Full icon system evaluated for visual coherence, cultural appropriateness, and legibility

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Flexible plans for every need.

BANCONE goes beyond teams and organizations, adapting to specific fields.
A dedicated license for education, configured around a different set of needs, methods, and goals.

BANCONE Small

For small work teams, it offers all the core BANCONE features: chatbot, knowledge base (allowing you to upload and query your own documents), storage, Figma plug-in, and basic agents.

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BANCONE Medium

For medium-sized teams, it maintains the same core features as the Small plan: chatbot, knowledge base, storage, Figma plug-in, and basic agents.

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BANCONE Advanced

For large teams, it maintains all the features of the previous plans: chatbot, knowledge base, storage, Figma plug-in, and basic agents.

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For Universities, Design Schools
& Academies.

Choose the plan that fits your workflow and team size, whether you’re managing a compact project team or coordinating multiple departments in a structured organization.

BANCONE

.EDU

Professional-grade tools for design education. BANCONE brings industry expertise into Universities, Design schools, Academies, and Training centres, enabling students to work on real use cases and turn theoretical knowledge into hands-on practice.

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Ready to bring BANCONE into your workflow?

BANCONE is available for design teams, product companies, and institutions. If you are evaluating it for an organization or academic program, get in touch to discuss licensing and onboarding.

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What does the BANCONE means?

BANCONE draws its name from the Italian word “BANCONE”, which refers to a counter, workbench. This name was strategically chosen to reflect our platform’s core function as a comprehensive workbench for HMI design and development.
In Italian, a “BANCONE” is where skilled professionals craft their work with precision and expertise—whether it’s a craftsman’s workshop or the counter where a barista creates the perfect espresso. Similarly, our BANCONE platform serves as the digital workbench where teams craft exceptional HMI experiences. Behind the BANCONE, RE:LAB’s long standing expertise and knowledge base is at work. 

What do we refer to with HMI and HMI assistant?

HMI (Human-Machine Interface) refers to the system that allows users to interact with a machine, device or software. In the context of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design, HMIs are commonly found in vehicles, industrial equipment and digital interfaces, providing users with controls, displays and feedback mechanisms to operate and monitor systems efficiently.  
An HMI Assistant is an intelligent tool designed to support designers, prototypers, researchers, and validators by automating key tasks related to HMI development and evaluation. It helps analyze interface designs, improve usability, ensure compliance with guidelines, and streamline testing processes. By leveraging AI, the HMI Assistant reduces manual workload, enhances decision-making, and accelerates the design and validation of user-friendly interfaces.

How does BANCONE compare to traditional HMI development tools?

BANCONE serves as an intelligent assistant throughout the entire design, development, and validation lifecycle, unlike traditional tools that segment these phases and focus on individual implementation activities. Its AI capabilities seamlessly automate routine tasks, provide real-time feedback, and enable predictive testing across all phases, resulting in faster development cycles and higher quality outputs.

What makes BANCONE different from general-purpose LLMs?

BANCONE builds on the capabilities of the most advanced LLMs, but it’s not a simple chatbot — it’s a complete work environment. The platform brings together AI-powered chat, specialized tools, Figma integration, and task-specific agents, all designed to support your actual workflow. What truly sets BANCONE apart is the control it gives you. You decide when to allow BANCONE to access your analyses’ results and work on it. You pick which agent to interact with, enabling its capabilities only when you need them. And you can shape BANCONE’s knowledge by uploading your own methodologies, guidelines, and datasets. In short, BANCONE turns LLMs into operational tools that integrate seamlessly into your work environment — while keeping you in full control.

Which applications does BANCONE integrate with?

BANCONE integrates with Figma through a dedicated plug-in that lets you work directly within your design environment. The plug-in is seamlessly connected to the BANCONE web app, so all analysis results generated inside Figma can be accessed and queried directly within BANCONE — leveraging its AI agents and your knowledge base. This means you can move fluidly from design to analysis without leaving your workflow.
Further integration with other tools will follow soon.

BANCONE • /baŋ’ko.ne/

The AI workbench
for design validation
and interface quality.

Twenty years of fieldwork.
Now a platform.

20+ years

Cross-industry

The Lab behind
BANCONE.

Every dimension
of the design process.

Four pillars
One integrated platform.

AI Assistant

Agents

Tools

Knowledge Base

Built into Figma.
Active as you design.

See BANCONE in action.

Flexible plans for every need.

BANCONE Small

BANCONE Medium

BANCONE Advanced

Specialized by design.

Why choose BANCONE.

For Universities, Design Schools
& Academies.

BANCONE

Ready to bring BANCONE into your workflow?

Got Questions?
I’ve Got Answers.

BANCONE • /baŋ’ko.ne/

The AI workbenchfor design validationand interface quality.

Twenty years of fieldwork.Now a platform.

20+ years

Cross-industry

The Lab behindBANCONE.

Every dimensionof the design process.

Four pillarsOne integrated platform.

AI Assistant

Agents

Tools

Knowledge Base

Built into Figma.Active as you design.

See BANCONE in action.

Flexible plans for every need.

BANCONE Small

BANCONE Medium

BANCONE Advanced

Specialized by design.

Why choose BANCONE.

For Universities, Design Schools& Academies.

BANCONE

Ready to bring BANCONE into your workflow?

Got Questions?I’ve Got Answers.

The AI workbench
for design validation
and interface quality.

Twenty years of fieldwork.
Now a platform.

The Lab behind
BANCONE.

Every dimension
of the design process.

Four pillars
One integrated platform.

Built into Figma.
Active as you design.

For Universities, Design Schools
& Academies.

Got Questions?
I’ve Got Answers.