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“Rackmount” is used to describe a specific type of PC computer, monitor, server, console, or cabinet often used in industrial applications. Rackmount servers, also known as rackmount or rack-mount, are computers designed to be used as servers installed inside the framework of a standard 19" rack or rack cabinet. The rack console itself is known as a sub-rack, chassis, shelf...

Industrial computers are built to withstand extreme external factors in order to meet the needs of a wide range of applications. Military, marine, aerospace, and other outdoor industrial applications, along with manufacturing industries, medical industries, and more, are associated with harsh environmental factors. Machines within the medical industry, for instance, must be anti-bacterial and water-resistant. Machines within the marine industry...

Rackmount storage servers are often a necessity in industrial computing, as they provide remarkably high storage density, a highly efficient power supply, can be workload-specific, and improve computer performance and bandwidth usage. These storage servers are an important aspect of industrial computing for many industrial and corporate organizations, pairing perfectly with rackmount monitors and rackmount cabinets. Rackmount storage servers are...

As an industry-leading provider of industrial computers, industrial monitors, rackmount consoles, embedded computers, and more, Acnodes is on the cutting edge of technology needed to properly outfit any business or organization in need of industrial computing applications. Industrial computers are different and more complex than everyday PCs because of the environmental characteristics required of industrial computing systems. The industrial sector...

Many industries require the use of touch screen computers to complete daily tasks, and often, these touch screens need to withstand harsh and rugged working environments. Acnodes has a variety of industrial resistive-type touch screens available for the industrial market, including hospitals, factories, restaurants and more. A resistive touch screen is defined as a touch-sensitive computer display made of flexible...

Liquid Crystal Displays, commonly referred to as “LCD,” were discovered in the late 19th century and introduced to the world of technology in 1971. Liquid crystals were first discovered by Austrian botanist Friedrich Reinitzer, but the term was coined by German physicist Otto Lehmann. Liquid crystals exhibit the properties of both solid and liquid matter, acting like a solid by...

Industrial computers vary from regular computers in many ways, mainly in their environmental characteristics. An industrial computer is designed to withstand harsh working environments with a wide range of working temperatures, dust and water resistance, shock absorption, and more. And in many instances, industrial PCs aren’t able to be freestanding – perhaps space doesn’t allow for that or the environment...

Modern technology is continuing to evolve at such a fast pace that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with. Engineers and inventors turned the computer – which started as the modular computer measuring approximately 8 feet by 3 feet by 100 feet – and turned it into the thin LCD screens and laptops of today. Then, mega-minds transformed that technology...

HMI (Human Machine Interface) Panel PCs are the ideal solution for point-of-sale applications, industrial applications, medical applications, and more. According to popular tech source PCMag.com, a Human Machine Interface is the user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. “It provides a graphics-based visualization of industrial control and monitoring system. Previously called an "MMI" (man-machine interface), an HMI typically...

Basic characteristics of LCD monitor: Brightness:When looking for a good LCD, make sure brightness is above 200 NITS. The higher the brightness levels the higher the picture quality.  These units are also measured in luminance (cd/m2), or candelas per square meter. For High brightness, the LCD monitor should have at least 800 NITS or above. Contrast Ratio:This is defined by...