All the laptops and desktops that are found in homes and offices arecertainly not made to cope with a tough environment and their use in anindustrial environment. The best choice is to go for a specially designedindustrial computer that will be able to cope easily with tough conditions andcontinuous use in dirt and outdoors conditions. This not only mean that theshell of the computer will be able to deal with that tough environment, but italso means that what is inside the device like the motherboard and other partsof the device will be able to last for as long as possible in an industrial ormanufacturing environment. The same applies for screens. You can now easilyfind industrial touch screens or industrial LCD monitors that are perfectlyfitted for such a tough environment.
Industrial LCD monitors actually are panel mounted monitors and usuallyused with an industrial rack mount computer. These monitors are usuallyavailable at different size. It will usually be around ten, fifteen, andeighteen or even twenty inch size display. You could think that every piece ofthe industrial computer will be big and heavy but you are actually wrong. Moreand more industrial computer parts are slim and light. With screens as slim asonly three inches and a small weight of no more than three kilograms, theyquite easily fit in any industrial LCD monitor panel.
A rack mounted computer on the other hand, can be mounted as a separateelement in a nineteen inches rack or embedded in an industrial device, with thepossibility of having industrial touch screens mounted as well with it.
The common mice and keyboard used at home or in an office wouldcertainly not be able to cope with an environment as tough as the oneencountered in a plant for instance. They would not be able to deal with thedirt, liquids and other elements found in an industrial environment. That iswhy it will always be better to use a so called industrial mouse and anindustrial keyboard that is specially made to withstand harsh conditions foundin an industrial environment. Those mice would usually be made of stainlesssteel and heavy rubber that will be completely sealed to make sure no dirt orliquid can get in the device. Most industrial mice are actually now completelysubmersible and do not fear the contact with liquids of any sort.
