New Tablet and Panel PCs from Wonderware

Wonderware has recently released a new product line of Wonderware Industrial Tablets and Touch Panel Computers to provide users with a cost effective means to replace older and less functional proprietary terminals.  The new line of integrated hardware, software and services from Wonderware combines world-class hardware, powerful InTouch® 9.0 human-machine interface (HMI) software, extensive plant communications capabilities and award-winning support services. These new offerings enable a consistent plant intelligence software solution across a broad spectrum of industrial applications.

The Wonderware® Industrial Tablets and Touch Panel Computers are ready to function out of the box.  The open PC platforms are pre-integrated with InTouch and communications software, so no additional software installation is required.  The Wonderware Industrial Tablets and Touch Panel Computers enable customers to use Wonderware’s familiar, market-leading InTouch software with increased versatility and mobility, which can reduce considerable time and expense for operator training, IT software administration and management, and vendor costs.  This reduced cost of ownership combined with the ability to provide visualization and control in many automation scenarios previously serviced only by closed proprietary “dumb” terminals makes these new hardware offerings from Wonderware one of the most powerful combinations on the market.  Users can now replace proprietary, stand-alone hardware terminals with competitively priced networked PC-based HMI applications that are fully connected to supervisory control and plant intelligence operations. 

About Wonderware Industrial Tablets

The Wonderware Industrial Tablets, integrated with InTouch software, facilitate mobile information management. Engineers and operators are no longer tied to a single station or desk to perform their duties throughout the plant. Becoming mobile enables customers to increase their productivity and efficiency while performing normal daily tasks on the factory floor.  The InTouch software resident in Wonderware Industrial Tablets has been enhanced to integrate Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition operating system features such as inking and annotation. Inking enables customers to write values into data links in their own handwriting, which can save a tremendous amount of time for people who will use an Industrial Tablet computer as a mobile data collection station. Annotation enables users to mark up a graphical display with pens and highlighters.  By making notes directly on HMI displays, users can quickly and precisely communicate areas of concern or interest, allowing for quick resolution of production inefficiencies.

In addition, Wonderware Industrial Tablets come standard with wireless capabilities.  Users can communicate directly with the wireless-enabled supervisory control systems while traveling throughout the plant or to different locations.  Wireless access is achieved through a virtual private network designed to provide tight security for all communications and operations.  With several docking station options available, customers can use Industrial Tablets in a variety of conditions and environments.

About Wonderware Touch Panel Computers

Wonderware Touch Panel Computers provide users with the freedom and power to use a PC-based InTouch HMI without being limited to a closed proprietary terminal.  In addition, the extensive I/O and system-communication capabilities of the Wonderware software can unlock valuable real-time information from connected plant equipment.  The Touch Panel Computer’s display has been designed for use in harsh industrial environments and offers an open, modular design for flexibility and versatility.  The computers can be easily customized to meet a variety of requirements and quickly expanded through quick connections and disconnections of the display from the computer.   In addition, Wonderware Touch Panel Computers offer support for both Microsoft Windows XP Professional and XP Embedded operating systems.  Powerful and versatile hardware combined with the World’s most popular and flexible HMI package make the Wonderware Touch Panel Computer the most powerful of its kind in the market today.

Please contact your Q-mation Sales Engineer to learn more or to see a demonstration.

 

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