1. A system that facilitates industrial control, comprising: an interface device that controls functions on a machine; at least one device element that represents an aspect of the interface device; and a configuration station that sends queries to the interface device, the queries at least one of add, remove, and alter the at least one device element, wherein the interface device is customizable with a template that is saved, transferred to another interface device, and switched with another existing template that is used by the interface device.