VarTech System’s Hazardous Area Non-Purged C1D2 LCD 10.4 Inch Panel PC Computer Now Available With The Latest Intel I Series Core Processing Technology

VarTech Systems Inc. has announced that their ToughStation Hazardous Area, Non-Purged, C1D2,10.4 inch panel PC computer is now available with the latest, powerful Intel i3, i5 and i7 Core processing technology. VarTech’s hazardous area LCD workstations are engineered for Class 1 Division 2 environments such as oil rig drilling, underground and surface mining, chemical processing, pharmaceutical and food processing. These industries can now benefit from the latest in computing technology by incorporating the fastest and most powerful processors into their industrial and hazardous area applications.

VarTech’sToughStation VTPC100PS C1D2 certified, hazardous area, 10.4 inch  panel PC computer features class 1 division 2 hazardous area testing and certification by an independent agency. The bright active matrix TFT flat panel display boasts 400 nits high brightness illumination. It is equipped with a powerful Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor with optional Intel T4500 2.30 GHz 800MHz FSB Intel Dual Core Processors or the latest Intel i3, i5 or i7 core processing technologies. The VTPC100PS is constructed with a NEMA 4X (IP66), stainless steel front bezel helping to make the IPC resistive to corrosive liquids / materials and suitable for wash down applications. An impressively  wide operational temperature range, -10°C to +60°C (14°F to +140°F), is standard on the VTPC100PS.

VarTech’sToughStation Hazardous Area fully enclosed LCD workstations and panel PCcomputers are applicable as rig floor computers withstanding the harsh environments presented by oil drill rigs in situations such as hydraulic fracturing or fracking, directional drilling, hydrocarbon well logging or mud logging, catalytic cracking and crude oil / petroleum refinery. They are also designed for the extreme conditions of underground mining including but not limited to distribution mining, tunnel boring and production mining. These non-incendive LCD workstations and panel PCs ensure explosion proof protection in underground mining environments where coal dust and other combustible materials are present in an enclosed atmosphere. They are built to resist the rugged conditions and shock and vibrations inherent in strip mining, surface mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal applications. These units can also serve in both chemical engineering and processing industry areas involving vapor recovery, corrosive chemical solvents, plastic or polymer production and fixed bed reactors. They are certified for Class 1 Division 2 areas where gas, ignitable vapors or flammable dust may be present. The Non-incendive construction of this line of hazardous area LCD workstations makes them appropriate for use in food processing applications where grain dust is present and corrosive cleaning elements and wash-down computing is necessary.

VarTech Systems Inc. is an ISO 9001 registered company specializing in the manufacturing of military, marine and industrial grade displays and computer workstations. For more information on the class 1 division 2 certified toughStation Series, 10.4 inch, hazardous area, LCD, VTPC100PS panel PC computer or fully enclosed workstations including VarTech’s line of intrinsically safe keyboards, please visit our website.

VarTech Systems Announces The 2013 Photo Contest PowerCube Mobile Small Form Factor PC Computer Giveaway

VarTech Systems is ringing in the new year by coordinating a contest giveaway to promote their PowerCube Mobile small form factor computer. The contest is asking professionals across all industries to submit photos of their interesting and innovative industrial monitor and computer workstation setups in order to be qualified to win the giveaway. The prize will be awarded to whoever submits an image of the most creative use of an industrial touch screen monitor, all in one computer system or computer workstation. A panel of judges will confer on all submitted images and select a winner in July 2013. The prize will be a PowerCube Mobile small form factor pc computer.

The PowerCube Mobile is a revolutionary, small form factor pc computer designed and built by VarTech Systems. The SSF is powered by the powerful Intel i5 Core processor with 4 GB of system memory and a 500GB SATA fast access disk drive. The IPC has a unique feature in that it is engineered with a front access removable hard drive with a quick removal cover to provide critical data capture and removal of storage in a fast durable configuration. The system is constructed with a black-powder coated aluminum enclosure and can achieve an extremely wide operating temperature range of 0 to 60C. The PowerCube Mobile industrial pc computer can serve a number of demanding environments including Military use, Public Safety, Utility, Transportation, Mining, Telecommunications, Commercial, Scientific Research markets and mobile environments within cars, buses, trucks, trains and marine vessels.

Whether it be a food processing facility, mining applications, vehicle-mounted panel pcs, hazardous area environments, control rooms, etc., VarTech Systems wants to see how this technology is being implemented into these real world applications. The aim is to better help VarTech Systems to understand the needs of their customers and deliver products that are catered to client’s unique specifications.

VarTech Systems Inc. is an ISO 9001 registered company specializing in the manufacturing of military, marine and industrial grade displays and computer workstations. For more information on VarTech System’s 2013 photo contest PowerCube Mobile giveaway or to read the full contest rules, please visit the Contest Giveaway Page.

VarTech Systems Offers Cost-Efficient Rugged Monitors And Computers For Military Use To Help Offset Challenges Of U.S. Defense Budget Cuts

VarTech Systems is offering cost-efficient, rugged configurations for military use of their entire product line where similar, expensive products are used. The effort to offer this line of industrial display monitors and computers comes from a need to better serve our military and government. This is being done by insuring the accessibility and affordability of mission-critical equipment during a time of budgetary restraint with even more budget cuts being projected for the Pentagon in the near future. VarTech’s line of products geared to the military, marine and naval markets include panel pc touch screen computers,small form factor vehicle mount mobile computers and fully enclosedshock-resistant all in one LCD computers.    

Monitors in all mounting configurations are also being offered in these configurations including rack mount, panel mount, chassis mount, VESA 100mm mount and ruggedtable top displays. Several features can be added to make these products more suitable for military applications. All-in-one LCD computers and small formfactor PCs can be built with solid-state (SSD) hard drives, shock mounting provisions and various DC power configurations making them ideal for mobile applications where excessive shock and vibration conditions are present. All touch screens and displays can include VarTech System’s Armor Touch; a revolutionary, anti-glare, scratch resistant, 3mm thick touch screen technology that is optically bonded, impact resistant, highly accurate and water repellant. LCDs and touch screen computers are designed to accommodate external manual dimming knobs which provide quick display illumination dimming and brightening from 0 to 100%, when more or less display brightness is critical and immediately needed. Optional EMI windows are available to provide high visual optical transmissivity while reducing the conduction and susceptibility of harmful EMI/RFI, which can temporarily impair or irrevocably damage some electronic equipment.  

VarTech Systems also has an entire line of LCD displays already devoted to military operations such as the Phantom Series 17 and 19 inch rack mount displaymonitors and the DiamondVue Extreme series panel, wall and rack mount monitors ranging from 20.1 to 21.3 inch models. The All-Weather All-Terrain series is especially suited for military and harsh environment conditions boasting a fully-sealed IP67, fully submersible, water proof construction with a 1500 nitsunlight readable LED backlit flat panel display equipped with advanced deep dimming to black.

VarTech Systems Inc. is an ISO 9001 registered company specializing in the manufacturing of military, marine and industrial grade displays and computer workstations. For more information on VarTech System’s complete line of industrial monitors and computer products, please visit www.vartechsystems.com.