Belts are tightening, budgets are being slashed and some companies are being forced to make redundancies but there are other measures that can be taken to save money. IT and computers is now one of industry and businesses’ biggest spends. Tens of billions each year is spent by industry and business on IT and computers […]

Automation of production lines is an effective method of increasing productivity, increasing efficiency, reducing cost and reducing waste; essential in the current financial climate. When it comes to computers, monitors, printers, touchscreens and the other types of sensitive electronics, then there are many areas in industrial processes that are not suitable. Dust, dirt, heavy impacts […]

Industrial computer enclosures are utilised by tens of thousands of businesses interested in protecting their IT investments in hostile areas. Whilst we are used to seeing computers in our offices and homes, the digital revolution has impacted the industrial and manufacturing sector as well. Computers, touch screen monitors and printers are now a prerequisite for […]

Dust is prevalent in many workplaces. It is not necessarily a lack of good housekeeping that can cause a build up of dust but processes in industrial applications in particular generate lots of dust. Dust has terrible consequences for people’s health but it can also have other hidden dangers as well as being highly damaging […]

Whilst police constables in most forces are now equipped with body armour, Avon and Somerset Police are using it to protect another type of PC – their computers. The force has installed Armagard’s Penc 300 compact computer enclosure in custody suites to protect their valuable new computer equipment and it has already withstood an attack. […]

Why indeed, after all, isn’t a computer enclosure just a metal box? Well that is what many of our competitors believe and mass produce clumsy steel cases and sell them as industrial computer enclosures. However, here at Armagard we pride ourselves on our engineering prowess, after all with over two decades of experience designing and […]

Computers are now as essential a part of production lines as they are in office environments. A computer running a production line will save money, increase efficiency and reduce waste. Unfortunately many production lines are unsuited for the delicate electronics of a computer. Not only can production lines be dirty and full of dust many […]

Computers are now an integral part of almost every aspect of business. No longer are computers the prerequisite of office environments as computers are now charged with controlling all types of processes in all types of areas. Production lines, goods-in, despatch and packing areas are all areas where computers are used as part of an […]

Computers have found their way into almost every part of our daily lives. They are no longer just found in our offices and homes but are also part and parcel of industry, manufacturing and production. Unfortunately the industrial environment is a lot different to the warm and cosy surrounds of the office of home. Industrial […]

An industrial computer is just the same as a conventional PC, only they are designed and built to withstand many of the harsh elements of industrial environments. Industrial areas contain many of things that computers and other sensitive electrical items struggle to cope with. Water is prevalent in many industrial areas particularly those that process […]