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News Release from: Advantech (UK) | Subject: Vehicle Mounted Computer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 October 2004
Rugged computer for vehicle mounting
Advantech has launched the PPC-V106 for the industrial vehicle computing market.
The PPC-V106 is a rugged computer designed for applications in depots, warehouses, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing floors, docks, distribution centres, shipyards, and lumberyards, etc It can be mounted in trucks, forklifts, trailers, tractors or cranes, for material handling, real-time information transmission, and inventory management The PPC-V106 is shockproof for rotating drive applications
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the installation of a solid state disk, PPC-V106 can additionally offer more stable data storage for critical industrial applications.
A rugged aluminium enclosure makes the PPC-V106 more solid and helps dissipate heat effectively.
Using a special design without ventilation holes, the seal rating is IP65, which means PPC-V106 is dust tight and is protected against water spray, making PPC-V106 especially appropriate for harsh and outdoor environments, where dust and humidity are regarded as a constant.
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Advantech's Vehicle PC series is designed to be used in both wireless and wide area networks with expansion capabilities for 802.11b/g, GPS, GSM or GPRS.
In addition to the software available for Windows 98, 2000 and XP, PPC-V106 also supports embedded OS like WinCE.NET, WinXP Embedded or Linux, making the task of application integration easier.
Advantech's channel partner Cyber World Creations has already successfully introduced PPC-V106 in Hong Kong terminal docks, where it is mounted in a gantry crane to help manage container traffic.
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