February 18, 2014 - The Siemens Industry Automation Division is launching a range of rack PCs on the market for the low-end price segment for industrial PCs. The Simatic IPC347D industrial PCs are particularly suitable for the production environment where greater robustness is required compared to office PCs. With this new product line, Siemens is primarily addressing the price-sensitive sectors and markets in machine and plant construction. The new Simatic IPC347D 19" rack PCs in a rugged metal enclosure are available from stock in four fixed configurations. These differ in terms of processor type, RAM configuration, optical drive and operating system.
Customers can select Intel Pentium Dual Core G2010 or Core I5-3340S processors of the third generation, 2 or 4 GB of RAM, DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive, as well as a pre-installed and activated Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit operating system. The Simatic IPC347D rack PCs are ideal for visualization tasks, data capture, management and storage, plus measurement and testing tasks, for example, in building and process automation, logistics and mail order, as well as medical technology. They are equipped with 500 GB HDD hard disks and a variety of interfaces – including six USB ports and Gigabit Ethernet ports. The units offer flexible expansion options thanks to seven free slots of various PCI formats.
Like all Simatic IPCs, the new rack PCs are designed for 24-hour continuous operation, even when exposed to tougher temperature, vibration, shock, and EMC conditions. They have pressurized ventilation and dust filters and operate continuously at ambient temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius without any loss of performance. The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the world's leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly automation and drive technology, industrial software and technology-based services. The Sector's comprehensive portfolio covers the entire industrial value chain, from product design, engineering and production to services. Siemens enhances its customers' productivity, efficiency, and flexibility in a wide variety of different industries.
With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the Divisions Industry Automation, Drive Technologies and Customer Services as well as the Business Unit Metals Technologies.
