Category Archives: industrial peripherals

Using LCD’s in Hostile Environments

TVs have come along way over the last decade or so. The old cathode ray tubes that have sat in our living rooms since the 50’s are now virtually obsolete, with the flat screen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and plasma screen becoming ubiquitous in our homes. But our front rooms are not the only places […]

Using LCD Screens and Displays in Industrial Locations

LCD devices have revolutionised the TV and display world. Flat panel screens are no longer just a device found in living rooms and TV parlours but is used for computer displays, digital signage and even on the shopfloor in factories and industrial locations. The reason for the success and widespread use of LCDs is two-fold; […]

PC Enclosures – Suitable for any Environment

The working environment for the computer has changed dramatically over the last few decades. Thanks to the exponential rate computers advance and the increasing reliance on networked technology computers are now sited in almost any location. From factory floors, wet rooms, on ships and even outdoor locations are now areas where computers are being used. […]

A Guide to Industrial Computing – Protecting the Processor

The industrial computer, industrial PC, panel PC or rugged PC are all names for computers designed to work in conditions not really suitable for sensitive electronics such as factories, warehouses and production plants. All industrial computer systems have to be tough to resist many of the hostile elements that persist in such environments. Industrial PC’s […]

LCD Enclosures and the Uses of Outdoor Digital Signage

LCD enclosures have helped in the expansion of DOOH (digital out of home) advertising outdoors with all-weather protection that has increased the number of applications that outdoor digital signage has been used for. Whilst still a new media, digital signage has traditionally been an indoor method of advertising and information, however, thanks to LCD enclosures […]

Planning to Use Digital Signage Outdoors?

It seems that digital signage has infiltrated every aspect of our lives with LCD and plasma screens now being used for signage purposes in almost every location. One area of growing interest is the use of outdoor digital signage with more and more companies opting to make use of this technology in outdoor locations where […]

3 Reasons Why You Do Not Need an Industrial Computer

We all know how important computers are. No office can be without one and even in industry it is rare for processes to still be manually controlled. Computers reduce waste, increase efficiency and boost productivity. Industrial computers have been around as long as the office PC and are an essential tool in driving down costs. […]

Stainless Steel – Sheffield’s Gift to the World

Sheffield is a name famous throughout the world and synonymous with the manufacture of steel throughout the 19th century. And while the locals may suggest there is far more to Sheffield than just steel production, it is steel that not only put the English town on the map but also changed the shape of the […]

Protecting Computers from Airborne Debris

Most computer administrators are aware of the problems dust can cause to computers and other electrical equipment. Even in the relatively dust-free environments of our offices and homes dust will permeate a computer enclosure and congregate inside forming so called ‘dust bunnies.’ In most environments a (very) careful vacuum of the inside of a computer […]

Industrial Computers – Working with Industrial Computer Enclosures

Computing in industry can be a difficult concept for many network administrators. Often industrial areas contain many elements that prohibit the use of a conventional PC: dust, dirt, water, extreme temperatures and risk of heavy impact. The most obvious solution if a piece of IT is required in an industrial area is to buy an […]