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The Importance of OEM Computer Assembly
For a computer system to perform reliably and efficiently, quality assembly is essential. Even with the latest components, improper handling during assembly can shorten system lifespan and increase the risk of failure in the field. At New Era Electronics, we specialize in OEM computer assembly designed to meet exacting technical requirements and help customers reduce […]
Everything You Need To Know About Burn-In Computer Testing
Burn-in testing is a crucial process used to evaluate the reliability and stability of a computer system before deployment. In other words, it seeks to determine how effectively the computer is working. It involves subjecting a system to normal and accelerated operational and environmental conditions to identify potential failures. This process helps to ensure that […]
Bedside Manner: The Industrial Panel PC in the Medical Sector
Touch-based interfaces, once limited to industrial and high-end enterprise applications, have gradually become more mainstream. Today, touchscreens are ubiquitous. Notably, the medical sector has effectively integrated panel PCs into daily operations. Industrial panel PCs serve multiple roles in healthcare from clinical applications to patient entertainment. While they share similarities with traditional computers, these devices are […]
Technical Guide: How to Choose M.2 Storage
Overview Selecting the correct M.2 storage can be challenging due to the variety of types, sizes, and versions available. This guide explains the key characteristics of M.2 storage and provides a step-by-step process to ensure you choose the right one for your application. Understanding M.2 Storage M.2 is not just additional storage; it’s an expansion […]
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Technical Guide: How to Choose M.2 Storage
Overview Selecting the correct M.2 storage can be challenging due to the variety of types, sizes, and versions available. This guide explains the key characteristics of M.2 storage and provides a step-by-step process to ensure you choose the right one for your application. Understanding M.2 Storage M.2 is not just additional storage; it’s an expansion […]
Maximizing Factory Operations: Key Design Essentials for Industrial Computers
Robotics and automated systems are revolutionizing factory operations by driving precision, speed, and efficiency improvements. Industrial computers serve as the backbone of these systems. Industrial computers serve several key functions in factory automation, including: Process and Control Monitoring Data Acquisition and Analysis Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Systems Automation and […]
How Industrial PCs Are Different From Regular PCs
Industrial computers are categorized differently from regular PCs because they are specially developed to withstand harsh industrial environments. As well, they are designed to have a longer life-span compared to regular computers. Industrial computers do contain most of the basic components that regular PCs have. Such as CPUs, hard drives, graphic cards and memory. The […]
An introduction to Fanless PC Cooling
Are you wondering if it is possible to keep your PC cool without a fan? Well, thanks to developments in technology and a clever application of physics, it is. Fans used to be an essential component for a computer to function properly, but they can fail at crucial times, forcing you to lose data and […]
Windows 11 IOT Enterprise LTSC vs Windows 11 Pro
A Quick Summary of Windows 11 Versions To fully understand how Windows 11 IOT LTSC differs from other versions, lets take a quick look at the different versions of Windows 11. Windows 11 was the next major operating system released to replace Windows 10. It was released at the tail end of 2021 in 2 […]
WHAT ARE AI COMPUTERS?
The field of artificial intelligence is one that has been around for a while, though most are acquainted with it through Sci Fi. It is typically described as some sort of robot or machine given human-like sentience and the stories center around all the repercussions of such a scenario. While that may be a possibility […]
Cincoze DS-1002 Improves Automated Process for Asparagus Sorting
Introduction The European food processing machine manufacturer is one of the market leaders in design and manufacture of sorting and packing machinery for fruits and vegetables. The company’s mission is to assist its customers to improve operational efficiency and productivity via innovative technologies. A project was initiated for an asparagus producer to use its specialized […]
Electronics Manufacturer Optimizes Production by Monitoring Equipment with DE-1000 PC-based Log Recorder
Introduction Electronics manufacturing today is increasingly complex. It requires abundant labor forces and high standard production and test verification. Inefficient production processes result in waste of labor, time, materials and machine costs. A consumer electronics manufacturer in Southeast Asia needed to upgrade its production line to collect data from production equipment for data visualization and […]
The Role Of Rugged Computers In Industrial Automation
Industrial automation is the use of control systems like robots and rugged computers to handle different processes and machinery with minimal human assistance. A rugged computer is a PC designed to function under harsh conditions and environments, e.g., extreme temperatures, vibrations, dusty and wet conditions. These two have led to the automation of monitoring, design, […]
Requirements That Rugged Industrial Computers Have To Meet
A rugged industrial computer is designed to operate reliably and efficiently in harsh conditions and environments. For instance, strong vibrations, dusty or wet conditions, and extreme temperatures. Rugged Embedded Computers are made to withstand rough conditions in their external housing, cooling arrangements, and internal components. All rugged industrial computers have to meet specific requirements to […]
Why should your business use Industrial Computers?
Industrial computers are utilized in many different factories and industrial workforce tasks. One of the main advantages of using them is their ability to operate in the harshest environments with little to no effects on performance or productivity. There are some key reasons why many businesses prefer industrial PCs over standard retail computers and we’ll […]
4 Reasons Your Business Should Use Industrial Computers
An industrial computer is one that is designed for use in industry, which is to say the production of goods, manufacture of machinery, or processing of raw materials. As such, they have many unique benefits over the average consumer desktop. When designing for these applications, it is important to build the computers to be able […]
Tablets or Panel PCs for Industrial Use?
From the first industrial computer released by IBM in 1984 to today, the Panel PC has been one of the most important iterations of the computing movement. With a wide range of customizable options, a Panel PCs can meet and exceed your expectations and needs for industrial computing. But, is a Panel PC a good […]
5 Ways Cloud Computing is Improving Industrial Business
With the emergence of new players in most industrial sectors of the market, many companies need to find ways to remain competitive. One of the logical ways to maintain an edge over the competition is to harness new technology. The cloud is seen as a cost effective way to manage data and run workflows that […]
2017 New Trends in Industrial Computing
The predicted 2017 trends in industrial computing will see the emergence of amazing technology designed to improve efficiency across many market sectors. Get on board with this wave now. Cloud Computing Taking Off in New Ways Cloud computing is set to have a greater influence on how data is managed and distributed in 2017. There […]
What’s in the Future for Facial Recognition in Industrial Computing?
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a cellphone was hard to grasp; and then it wasn’t. The notion of video conferencing seemed like something out of Star Trek, and then it became how many of us operate our business and personal life. So what about facial recognition? Well, it’s already here and […]
Top Five Uses for IoT Gateways in Industrial Computing
Application of the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly throughout industry and interacting with aspects of our daily lives. Gartner, one of the world’s leading IT research and advisory companies, predicts that the IoT will include 26 billion connected units by 2020. The spread of IoT technology has been made possible by cloud computing. […]
Dell to Boost Its Status in Industrial Computing With New Embedded PCs
Dell has launched the Embedded Box PC 3000 and 5000 Series of industrial computers. There is no question this will enhance Dell’s position as a leading player and partner in the embedded PC market. As a bonus, Dell is offering these computers as unbranded PCs, allowing you to apply your own label. What’s the Big […]
Seven Reasons Why Your Industrial Computers Need to Be Fanless
If you work in heavy industry, mining, manufacturing, the military, transportation, even healthcare, you know that conventional computers are not robust enough to withstand harsh industrial environments and can sometimes spread debris and contaminants. Conventional computers have fans to cool parts and components. These fans bothdraw in hot and dusty air and blow air out […]
The Future of Flash Memory Storage in Industrial Computing
The future of flash memory storage looks phenomenal. So get the image of a flash thumb drive out of your mind because it’s gone way beyond that. Flash memory storage, in industrial computing as well as in the corporate world and the IoT, will be adopted by more and more enterprises.In the consumer market, currently […]
The Role of IoT in Industrial Computing
Great strides have been made in integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) into industrial automation over recent years. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is also referred to as Industry 4.0 because application of these technologies is seen as the fourth revolution in industry. The Fourth Industrial Revolution The three previous industrial revolutions were about […]
5 Industry Uses for a Mini-PC
The mini-PC continues to surge in popularity. Just watch and see the many mini-PC industry uses that will come about, as well as the ones already happening. Better Than Hard Disk Drives Whereas most traditional PCs use a hard disk drive (HDD), modern mini-PCs almost always use a solid state drive (SSD), MSATA or M.2 […]
Is There a Market for Wearable Technology in Industry?
The consumer market is where wearable technology has had the most exposure so far. By now most of us have heard about the wearable technology available for personal use. Sports enthusiasts and fitness fanatics are using strap-on devices to measure blood pressure, heart rate, the number of steps taken and lap times, all while syncing […]
The Importance of Having the Right Industrial Chassis
One Hous(ing) Many Solutions: The Industrial Chassis A major component of a solution required in an industrial environment is the Industrial Chassis. Companies with Industrial environments rely on unique solutions to be more competitive in their local and global environments and it is the incorporation of electronic systems into the business that drives this competitive […]
A Push toward the Future with Panel PCs for Industry
There’s a continuing push in the field of technology for smaller and more specialized computing. The personal computer has remained a constant platform for a few decades and will be around for some time to come, but users have started to understand that for particular use cases a more specialized type of machine should be […]
Connections: Network Attached Storage and Industrial Computing Needs
Storage is an interesting quandary within the computing community. There are two different ideas on the matter, which match up to the different use cases within the industrial field. There is always demand for a machine/PC with a single or multiple large hard drives that allow for lots of storage and quick access, depending on […]
The Metallic Hand: Industrial Robotics and Embedded System Hardware
Industry has always pushed in two seemingly opposite, yet connected directions. The first is embracing the creative and logical side of the human element. A good worker, trained in his or her craft and knowledgeable about a product or process, will produce the best outcome and push a design further than it specifications. The other […]
PCIe Mini Card for Industrial Applications
Getting an embedded system that is perfect for your specific application can be tough. You can have an industrial motherboard or system that perfectly suits every need for your specific application… except for one. Whatever that missing piece is, it may either be something that would be convenient to have for your application or, in […]
Rugged Tablet PC for the Warehouse
Taking inventory, updating logs, receiving orders, shipping and receiving: the warehouse is a very busy place. Add onto this load moving forklifts and all of the necessary filing that takes place and you can see why efficiency is key in this type of environment. But at a certain point, you can only get so efficient […]
Going to Be the Future Soon: End of Life Services for Industrial OEM Systems
The technological world always tends to face toward the future. New components, systems and software are released yearly, and there is always a skunkworks team working on the “next big thing.” Much like the automotive industry, support for consumer electronics seems to last just long enough for the newest model to come out. The manufactures’ […]
The Battle Inside the War: ATX vs. Micro ATX in the Industrial Sector
The “golden egg” for most of technology runs along a very particular line of thought: make your device smaller without sacrificing its ability to process and render the necessary information for the user. The consumer side of technology grasped this mantra and ran with it. The processes that needed a standard sized computer five years […]
