Suppliers enhance products to ensure performance reliability and stability in rugged environments.

TOP TRENDS

• Enhanced reliability & stability: Industrial panel PC makers in China underscore product reliability and stability to suit harsh environments. Units are resistant to corrosion, vibration, shock, dust and water. Many use aluminum alloy or stainless steel front panels compliant with NEMA 4 or IP65 guidelines. Fanless, and low-power and -noise designs are also stressed.
• Touchscreen: Touch technology is widely used, with resistive, capacitive, SAW and IR the main options. Resistive types lead output because of high accuracy and reliability at low cost. These come in 4, 5 and 8-wire versions. Variants run on Windows 2000, XP, 7 and Linux OS.
• Wider application: From factory and machine automation and process control systems, the line has expanded to the telecom, military, aerospace and industrial sectors. The medical, transportation, logistics, power and energy, and security fields are also pursued.
• Price & sales forecasts: Quotes will remain stable in 1H12 despite a higher yuan value and HDD costs. Makers expect about 10 percent higher revenue from key markets Europe, the US and Asia.

Product gallery Nodka Industrial Co. Ltd Model: ND-IPC104-Atom Description: 12.1in resistive touchscreen TFT LCD; Intel Atom 1.6GHz CPU; 160GB 2.5in HDD, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM

QYT Industry Co. Ltd Model: QY-15C1 Description: 15in resistive touchscreen LCD; Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU; 320GB HDD; 1GB DDR2 RAM

Shenzhen Norco Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd Model: PPC-6512 Description: 12.1in resistive touchscreen TFT LCD; Intel Atom D525 CPU

Shenzhen TFTBay Technology Co. Ltd Model: TB-IPPC-151AHB-D525 Description: 15in resistive TFT LCD; Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz dual-core CPU; 160GB HDD; 1 to 8GB DDR3 RAM

Shenzhen Yacoo Technology Co. Ltd Model: RPPC-1200 Description: 12.1in resistive touchscreen TFT LCD; Intel PM1.1 or CYM1.0 CPU; 1GB DDR RAM

Zhangzhou Lilliput Electronic Technology Co. Ltd Model: PC-765 Description: 7in resistive touchscreen TFT LCD; TI OMAP3525 CPU

Note: This article "Shock, vibration, water resistance underscored in industrial panel PCs" was originally published by Global Sources, a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with China manufacturers and India suppliers, providing essential sourcing information to volume buyers through our e-magazines, trade shows and industry research.

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