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Industrial Computers Portal
Industrial Computers Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for Industrial Computers with valuable information for controls and automation engineers. Open architecture industrial computers have become a prime component in automation systems from blind PC nodes, to multiprocessor systems. Industrial computer options can be used to provide high reliability with features including redundant mirrored hard drives, long-life power supplies and high grade cooling fans.
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Articles
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Industrial Computers, Part 2. Data Processing Escapes the Enclosure
- 01/11/12 Control, January 2012 By Jim Montague Whether it happens on a cloud-based service, virtualized server or plain old wireless, internet or Ethernet, it's clear that industrial computing for process control has moved beyond its old laptops and desktops. |
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Industrial Computers, Part 1 PID on Your Smartphone? Maybe
- 01/11/12 Control, January 2012 By Walt Boyes Everywhere you look, the embedded controller is with us. It lives in your washing machine, in PLCs, PACs and in the controllers that are part of your DCS. Everyone's iPhone will soon have an 'app' for PID control or ladder logic. |
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How to use Linux in industrial automation
- 12/18/11 What’s New in Process Technology, December 2011 By CrispTech Today there are many automation controllers or embedded systems that use Linux to provide services. Linux offers a customisable, reliable and efficient OS solution for automation controllers and embedded systems. |
White Papers
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PC vs. PLC: key factors in comparing control options
- 11/03/11 Automation.com, November 2011 By Bosch Rexroth When deciding whether to choose a PLC or PC, analyze and compare characteristics that could differentiate the two technologies such as operation, robustness, serviceability, hardware integration, security, safety, programming and cost. |
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Maintaining Uninterruptible Power Systems: the True Cost of UPS Ownership
- 09/28/11 Automation.com, October 2011 By Michael. A Stout, Falcon Electric UPS selection is so large that consumers are often misled into buying a UPS on price alone, without fully understanding what they are buying or available options. For industrial applications, users face a costly learning experience if they buy a UPS on cost alone. Here’s what you need to know about buying a UPS. |
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Build Versus Buy
- 08/16/11 By National Instruments National Instruments presents information and data regarding some of the cost differences between building a custom solution versus using NI off-the-shelf tools. NI's Graphical System Design ‘Build vs. Buy’ Calculator shows the financial differences. |
Application Stories
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A thin client solution at Richards Bay Coal Terminal
- 01/29/12 South Africa Instrumentation & Control, January 2012 Reliability problems with standard PCs as well as the difficulties presented by backups and upgrades prompted the terminal to look for a more centralised solution based on thin client technology. |
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Thermal Mainstay Learns New Tricks
- 01/15/12 Control Design, January 2012 By Aaron Hand Despatch Industries builds metallization firing furnaces for the solar panel industry. They upgraded control systems to Beckhoff IPCs, which run Despatch-developed software to manage the heater and conveyor controls, I/O, data logging, alarms, and interfaces to MES systems. |
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A Handle on Better Packaging
- 12/29/11 Control Design, December 2011 By Jim Montague PakTech's MPA60 Multi-Purpose Applicator uses Beckhoff's PC-based controls and a Fanuc robot arm to apply TwinPak handles to packs of juice bottles at a line speed of about 60 cases per minute. |
Resources & Literature
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Advantech product selection guides, solution or product catalogs, case studies
Advantech offers a number of solution guides, product selection guides, catalogs and case studies - many are available in PDF format. The eAutomation Solutions Catalog introduces a full range of products, focusing on the following vertical sectors: Machine Automation, Power & Energy, Building Automation, Environment Monitoring Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Facility Management Systems. |
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NEMA Surge Protection Institute updates Website
- 12/13/11 Website informs users about surge characteristics, how surge protective devices (SPDs) work, and how to specify and apply surge protection. |
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Stealth Computer Announces Customization Services
- 08/23/11 Stealth will custom build computers for DC input power, multiple expansion slots, RAID, redundancy, NEMA/IP environmental protection, and high shock, temperature, vibration protection. |
Training News
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Mouser’s Training Sites exceeds 1,000
- 06/28/11 Mouser.com features Product Knowledge training sites designed to educate electronic design engineers on the features, benefits, and applications of the newest technologies. |
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Windows Embedded Compact 7 technical training
- 01/06/11 Adeneo Embedded provides 3-day and 4-day Windows Embedded Compact 7 training based on Microsoft official training curriculum. Classes are held February through April. |
Training & Seminars
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Featured Products
Product Announcements
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HABEY introduces BIS-6630 compact fanless embedded PC
- 01/30/12
BIS-6630 has 6 USBs, 6 COM ports, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, and support for Windows 7 Embedded, Windows 7, Meego, and Linux systems. |
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WAGO announces TeleControl PLC and PCs
- 01/23/12
TeleControl PLC supports IEC 60870-5-101 (serial transmission), IEC 60870-5-104 (TCP/IP-based communication) and IEC 61850 (substation protection/control). |
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IBASE introduces iPPC-1500 15-inch panel PC
- 01/19/12
iPPC-1500 provides a digital I/O interface, and four USB, audio, two LAN port, CRT and RS-232/422/485 serial ports. |
Company & Organization News
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WinSystems celebrates its 30th anniversary
- 01/18/12 Started in 1982 by Jerry Winfield, WinSystems manufactures industry-standard PC/104, EPIC, EBX, SUMIT-ISM and STD Bus computer boards, I/O modules, and enclosures. |
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How China is Stealing Our Secrets
- 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism. |
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Secomea signs Coast Automation as distributor
- 01/11/12 Coast Automation will distribute Secomea Remote Device Management solution in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in the US. |
Project News
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Marathon Technologies to supply EverRun software to HardwarePT
- 12/06/11 EverRun is a fault tolerant, high availability and disaster recovery software suite that creates a highly resilient application environment for Windows products. |
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Sealevel to supply carrier boards to GE
- 10/18/11 Sealevel will supply high performance custom carrier boards and industrial computers for GE Intelligent Platforms COM Express modules. |
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Advantech to supply computers to Industrial Video and Control
- 08/03/11 IVC provides IP-based video solutions by combining high-quality cameras, enclosures, and software for industrial, commercial, and military applications. |
Event News
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
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UK 2012 is largest manufacturing event in the UK
- 07/21/11 UK 2012, 18-19 April 2012, will be the largest manufacturing event in the UK with over 1,000 exhibiting companies, covering 37,000 square metres of exhibition space. |
Events
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