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Portable PCs are tough enough for industry
With the launch of its ThorPac range of portable PCs, Captec reckons it has shattered the myth that the expandability of an in-field computing device has to be proportional to its portability.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 May 2006
Factory PCs work in unfriendly conditions
The Katana and Sabre ranges of factory PCs are claimed to bring a whole new level of efficiency to the factory floor.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 January 2006
Mason reaches for Apollo
Captec supplies B Mason and Sons with Apollo microbox and panel PCs for integration into its manufacturing controls systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 December 2005
Industrial PCs monitor offshore safety systems
Captec has been closely involved in developing new computer based safety technology designed to aid in the saving of lives in the North Sea oil and gas industries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 October 2005
Industrial PCs find security applications
Industrial computer manufacturer Captec is supplying some of its latest computer platforms to leading providers of high tech security, surveillance and traffic management systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 October 2005
Hold the front page: PCs oust PLCs in the press
Captec has supplied one of the UK's leading newspaper publishers with "shoebox" industrial PCs, replacing legacy PLC cards resulting in more efficient live monitoring and production reporting.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 October 2005
Industrial terminal PC tackles tough environments
The Katana 150 industrial terminal PC combines the three functional parts of a PC, computer, monitor and keyboard/mouse, into a robust, highly integrated and compact system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 February 2003
Small price tag for tough environment PC
Starting at just GBP 380, the Apollo series of highly optimised industrial Microbox PCs offers a highly cost effective platform to enable a wide variety of dedicated applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 February 2003
Measurement modules have their own web servers
A new series of intelligent web server measurement and control modules allows analogue and digital inputs and outputs to be measured or controlled instantly and transparently over the Internet.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 July 2002
Seminars cover serial to Ethernet connectivity
Captec is holding two training seminars aimed at serial communications users looking to raise their awareness and understanding of the latest technologies in serial to Ethernet connectivity.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2002
Instantly link RS232/422/485 to Ethernet
A compact, single-port serial device server will instantly convert data from RS232/422/485 interfaces to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet network running the TCP/IP protocol
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 October 2001
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