More and more plants and distribution centers are turning to panel PCs that have Android operating systems for monitoring and controlling low-temp processing and material handling operations.

Measuring 82 x 82 x 40 mm, the Beckhoff Automation multi-core C6015 Industrial PC facilitates the implementation of automation, visualization and system-wide communication in small and mid-sized applications.

Remember the early days of data acquisition/collection systems?

Powered by an Intel Celeron Quad Core J1900 2.0GHz SoC, the Advantech ARK-6322 fanless, embedded box PC supports full I/O ports including 6 serial ports, 8 USB ports, dual LANs, a VGA and a display port.

IP69K-protected IND780-controlled scales communicate with the company’s ERP system without using a PC.  

Incorporating a quad-core Cortex A7 CPU and PowerVR XT GPU, the Arbor Gladius 8 Android tablet features a 7.85-in. LCD display with a multi-touch projected-capacitive touchscreen and integrated WWAN, WLAN and Bluetooth connections.

Beckhoff CX5100 embedded PCs include multi-core processors with Intel Atom CPU 22-Nm multi-core technology.

The noax C12 Industrial PC features numerous standard interfaces; in specific cases, it can be expanded by means of 2 PCI or PCIe slots.

Supporting the new IEEE 802.11n WLAN standard, noax Industry PCs provide data transfer rates up to 450 MBit/s and a net bit rate of approximately 180 MBit/s; to optimize speed, users can employ either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz channel.