Top 5 EN50155 Compliance Requirements for Railway Applications

Railway applications present some of the most unique and challenging industrial automation solutions because the impact of harsh environmental factors and movability on the equipment must always be considered. The EN50155 is an international standard used to monitor these elements, as well as the electronic equipment’s humidity levels, temperature, vibration, shock, and other specifications for…

10 Tips for Successful Industrial PC Configuration – Part II

In Part I of 10 Tips for Successful Industrial PC Configuration, I discussed PC Form Factor, Power Supply Options and ISA/PCI/PCIe Cards. Today, Part II will review Advantech’s Board Level I/O & Video, CPU/CPU Fan Selection and Memory Requirements. This is the “meat and potatoes” of a PC. There are many options to consider and…

5 Reasons IT Users Have Switched to Industrial PCs Part II

5 Reasons IT Users Have Switched to Industrial PCs – Part II In Part I of ‘5 Reasons IT Users have switched to Industrial PCs,’ I discussed Platform Standardization for Imaging, Delivery of Fully Assembled, Tested & Operational Units and Industrial Footprint for Longevity. Today, I will talk about Lead Time for Industrial PCs along…

10 Steps to Streamlined Factory Automation

I have worked with numerous factory automation customers over the last 10 years and the main goal of everyone has always been the same; “What can we do to streamline our process?” Although every customer and application differs from one to the other, I have put together a list of areas I recommend you consider…

6 Qualities to Consider when Selecting an Industrial Automation Systems Integrator, Part II

In Part I of the Six Qualities to Consider when selecting an Industrial Automation systems integrator, I discussed Product & Application Knowledge, Application Engineering & Development Experience, and Product Offering. Part II will address the final three of six qualities I consider vital to selecting the appropriate systems integrator. The Final Three Qualities all Systems…

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 4: The UTX-3115 IoT Gateway

I previously covered Part 1 (Content of the IoT), Part 2 (Intel’s Intelligent Systems Framework) and Part 3 (Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform) of Advantech product engineer Ken Chang’s enlightening PowerPoint presentation, UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications. Chang’s presentation is available in a 22-minute YouTube video. This post covers Part 4 of that…

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 3: Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform (IDP)

In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, I began to explore Advantech product engineer Ken Chang’s enlightening PowerPoint presentation entitled UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications. In this blog, I will discuss Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform. Bringing divergent hardware and software together is a critical function of Advantech’s UTX-3115 IoT gateway, which…

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 2: Intel Intelligent Systems Framework

In a previous post, I covered Part 1 (Content of the IoT) of Advantech product engineer Ken Chang’s enlightening PowerPoint presentation entitled UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications. Chang’s full presentation is available here. To address the challenges of IoT implementation outlined in Part 1, Intel introduced its Intelligent Systems Framework (ISF), the subject…

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 1: Content of the IoT

Advantech product engineer Ken Chang recently gave an enlightening presentation entitled UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications, available here. It details not only the design philosophy behind Advantech’s UTX-3115, but also how Advantech’s strategic alliance with Intel and Wind River made possible the delivery of a comprehensive IoT-gateway solution within the compact footprint of…