Ann Arbor MI, July 21, 2003 — Nematron Corporation (Amex: NMN), a leading developer of open automation solutions for the plant floor announces the release of the new 15” Delta Industrial PC with programmable keypads. The Delta 15” keypad IPC is a compact, high performance, all-in-one computer designed for factory floor and process applications. The Delta Industrial PC line is available in a 1-slot PC/104 chassis, 3-slot PCI, or 3-slot mixed (2 PCI/1 ISA) chassis configuration.
The Delta 15” Keypad IPC compliments the existing line of Delta IPCs, which are available in 10.4”, 12.1” and 15” display sizes. With a choice of Celeron or Pentium III processors, and up to 512MB of memory, the Delta IPCs have become the choice of many demanding users due to its rugged design and high quality. All Delta IPCs meet rugged industrial standards for shock & vibration as well as agency certification (FCC Class A, UL, cUL, CE).
Delta IPCs are available in NEMA 4X stainless steel front bezel and Haz-Loc (Class 1, Div. 2) configurations.The 27-key membrane keypad is integrated into the NEMA 4X front panel design and provides users with one shift key and 26 function keys that are re-programmable. The keypad version is available with or without an integrated touchscreen. The Delta Family of IPCs supports Microsoft Windows® Operating Systems such as Windows NT, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows eNT or eXP (embedded), as well as DOS.
Delta IPCs can be ordered without an Operating System, supporting customer installed alternative operating systems such as Linux. Nematron’s Open Automation Software Suite can be bundled with the Delta IPC. Key components of Nematron’s Open Automation Suite are OpenView HMI/SCADA software and OpenControl PC-based Control software. OpenView is a set of powerful tools that allow advanced HMI (Human Machine Interface), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and Web Server applications to be built. Key features of OpenView include alarming, reports, recipes, trending, data logging, web publishing and OPC Client/Server.
OpenView conforms to industry standards including Microsoft DNA, OPC, DDE, ODBC, HTML, XML, SOAP and ActiveX. OpenControl provides advanced PC-based Control using Nematron’s patented flowchart based programming software as well as more traditional ladder logic programming. Combined with a rugged IPC from Nematron’s Lynx, Delta or ICC product families, PC-based Control software allows flexible, powerful and scalable yet cost effective control systems architectures to be built that enable enterprise wide data integration from the plant floor to the front office. Nematron has thousands of PC-based Control installations worldwide. Nematron Corporation is a leading developer of industrial automation solutions for the plant floor.
For the past 20 years, Nematron has been at the forefront of innovation, introducing the industry’s first operator panels, Industrial PCs and PC-based control software with flow-chart programming. Today, Nematron delivers a wide range of hardware and software solutions into virtually every segment of the industrial automation market. Current product offerings include Industrial PCs, HMIs, Operator Panels, Ethernet I/O, Embedded Controllers, HMI/SCADA and PC-based Control software. AOK Controls, a subsidiary of Nematron, offers project management, design, installation and support services. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nematron has employees and representatives around the world.
Additional information on Nematron can be found at www.nematron.com .