What is an industrial PC? Part 5: Long-term availability

11.12.2019

Ever wondered what would happen if a large project could no longer be supplied with the required PC systems after a short time? Exactly. Wouldn’t be so great. In the final part of our blog series on industrial PCs, we reveal why long-term availability is the icing on the cake.

Long-term availability of industrial PCs

Once you have decided on an industrial PC, it probably means that everything fits The performance of the PC, the price, the software compatibility, the dimensions, the cooling system . But what if there is still a need for the same industrial PC years after the purchase, for example because the project is to be expanded further or because a replacement system is required? For this reason, the hardware manufacturers guarantee long-term availability. To avoid costly and time-consuming recertification or recertification procedures, Intel guarantees the long-term availability of its embedded CPUs for a maximum of 15 years.

Identical successors: Industrial PCs from msi IPC and spo-comm

The following scenario: You are using a certain Mini PC. But after countless years of reliable use, it is now time to move with the times and rely on the latest technology. A successor model is needed. However, your product solution only provides a certain amount of space for a Mini PC. Despite the latest technology, it must under no circumstances be larger than the previous system. Better still: a successor model that is identical in construction to its predecessor. Sounds like a pipe dream? It is not. Because msi IPC shows with a product development similar to a picture book how to establish identical successors on the market.

A prime example of identical successor models are the industrial PCs from the WINDBOX series . Thanks to the very flat design of the passively cooled embedded PCs, the systems blend seamlessly into their surroundings. Thanks to the close cooperation and continuous further development of the Mini-PCs from msi IPC and spo-comm have been ensuring that this remains the case since 2008. The industrial PCs from the WINDBOX family can easily be replaced by newer models without having to worry about running out of space. New models in the WINDBOX series always have exactly the same dimensions as their predecessors, while the inner workings/hardware and connections have been brought up to date.

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