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| Types of Industrial PCs (Industrial Computers) |
According to IMS Research, the world market for IPCs (industrial PCs) in 2010 was estimated at $1.73 billion in 2010, with this set to increase to $2.1 billion by 2013.
With over 1 million units shipped every year, it is interesting to know who are buying industrial PC and for what applications?
Generally speaking, industrial PCs are computing platforms for non-personal use. Although there're many different sizes and form factors, the typical product categories include Rackmount IPCs, Desktop/Wallmount IPCs, and Embedded IPCs or Embedded Systems.
Industrial PCs are widely used in process control and automation in following industries:
Ÿ Manufacturing
Ÿ Oil & Gas
Ÿ Power & Energy
Ÿ Water & Waste Water
Ÿ Transportation
Ÿ Telecommunication
Ÿ Pharmaceutical
As it is still a PC, there’s still motherboard inside. To sustain harsh environments and fulfill 24/7 reliability, Industrial PCs don’t use commercial motherboards as the computing core. Inside of industrial PCs, we often see PICMG Single Board Computers, Industrial Motherboards, or Embedded Single Board Computers that are specially designed for flexible I/O capabilities, expendabilities, 5-7 years long term support and strict revision control.
Thanks for giving me some information about industrial computer. I found in your blog about the types of industrial PC which is not on my knowledge. There are 3 types of industrial PC, the rackmount systems, wallmount systems and the embedded systems. This device has increased the world market for almost 15% over a year according to IMS Research and I think this year the world market for industrial PC is still increasing because of the demand of the gadget. Many in the business industries are using industrial PC for making their business profitable and easily to manage the work process. This device has a low power functionality to reduce power consumption, good performance efficiency and longer product life cycle that the regular life span is estimated at approximately 5 to 7 years. This also has a customisable features and durability to sustain harsh environments and fulfill 24/7 reliability of the product.
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