Industrial vs. Commercial PC - What is the right thing for you?
Often there is a question of wanting to buy a PC for a new production line. How to choose PC and Industrial PC is different with commercial PCs in the market? Today we come to understand the use of your PC. And in this article I will give you some details on what is the difference between Industrial PC and Commercial PC. Why do we have to use an industrial PC at a higher price than a commercial PC? What will we get for the value of the product we have paid?
The difference between Industrial PC and Commercial PC is that there are three main areas: durability. Durability, flexibility and expandability, and ultimately, the cost of ownership. Industrial PCs are specially designed to withstand heavy operating environments such as high temperatures, dust, etc. If you have to install your PC in a working environment Heavy Mounted on CNC machines, where vibration and shock may occur. This is because of the lack of power supply in the PC. These things are the cause of the business down time, which is significantly damaged business. Investing with an Industrial PC is a better option. That's why. Heavy-duty industrial PCs are designed for devices that do not require accessories. The non-fanless design of the Fanless Industrial PC allows the user to install PCs on factory premises equipped with machines at risk of leakage. Of oil, installation in limited areas. The weather is not good, so why is it that we should use the Industrial PC.
Second, the use of industrial PCs will focus on the design of more flexible deployment and expansion systems than commercial PCs. Configuration System features are very easy. Users can quickly delete, create, and change property values to suit their needs. If the user wants to install. Or change the application software used, it can be managed immediately as desired. In addition, the screw design of the device makes it easy to install. And the move is very easy, making Industrial PCs last longer than commercial PCs.
If we consider the total cost of ownership: the TCO, we find the fact that in the Purchasing Cost, the Industrial PC is usually more expensive than the commercial PC. But if we consider the real cost over time. We will find that Industrial PC will not need maintenance fees as much as Commercial PC in terms of repair. And maintenance Because the device is designed to be highly effective. To make the production system stable. Reduce the chance of down time business as a real damage to industrial production. Unfortunately, from the experience of many authors, factories or agencies may not yet have the information on how to make the Total Cost of Ownership: TCO effective. It makes the system. Or the system administrator can not obtain the correct information for use in planning the investment system effectively. At the end of this article, I hope that this article will help you choose the right PC / Computer Server for each industry, Medical & Healthcare, Power & Energy.
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** This article refer to Advantech technical article blog posted by Kari Grosser on Feb 19