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Panel Express, the new and flexible HMI/SCADA from Advantech
September 2015 – The latest in the Advantech family is an application-ready solution that brings together a rugged hardware platform (a Panel PC or an embedded fanless PC), and a user-friendly HMI interface. Panel Express is the perfect one-stop solution for all customers that are looking for a unique supplier providing efficient, integrated solutions to support various demanding tasks in harsh and industrial environments, where ruggedness is the key feature.
Advantech is leading the market thanks to continuous research and innovation in the challenging Industrial Automation market, thus offering a platform that is:• Efficient: the perfect HMI solution combines a ready-to-go platform with powerful software to bring customers great cost efficiency and time saving – with Panel Express the costs of implementation are reduced by at least 40%;
• Robust: over 30 years’ experience in innovation, and many extensive test certificates for industrial environments, gives our customers the best quality and reliability;
• Integrated: engineering time is greatly reduced by integrating HMI runtime and designer software by featuring the much heralded iDoor technology to easily communicate with industrial machine equipment and IT management through RS232/422/485, Wi-Fi and 3G;
• Connected: Advantech’s HMI technology has another role in industrial 4.0, as it supports IoT data transfer between units and the management system by providing over 450 PLC and controller communication drivers.
This new SCADA is an application solution for all the sector and equipment industry applications, such as:
• Plastic and Rubber Production
• Energy Generation and Management
• Automotive Assembly and Accessory
• Food and Beverages Production
Advantech has recently launched new bundle configurations that provide more efficient solutions for optimized project time and effective cost control. Advantech now offers two different bundles: an all-in-one solution with a panel PC, or a solution composed of a fanless embedded PC and an industrial monitor. There are three levels of performance for the various needs in the industrial environments: compact, standard and premium; equipped with the latest generation fanless Core i3.