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CAN HELP ePC Transition to iPC - Continuous Improvement at Work May 2013
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Continuous Improvement “Making it better!”
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Without Continuous Improvement... Nothing Improves! Sometimes we hear the comment, “Sounds like you’re bashing the older products…” - If you don’t capitalize on “lessons learned,” then stay with the status quo and... “Nothing Improves”. If Chevrolet can talk about improvements to their 2014 Corvette 7 th Generation, then Nematron can surely explain the reasons for our improvements in an industrial computer. (Click here for video)Click here for video It is worth spending a few minutes to show why Nematron is here to stay and that we are committed to the future quality of our industrial computer products. The ePC-Series has been a great series, but we want better! - ePC-Series has shipped nearly 4,000 units in the last 5+ years - Launched in early 2008 - ePC-Series overall has demonstrated a less than 3% warranty failure rate - Fanless and SSD figured separately, less then 2%
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How we are going to improve! Number ONE issue in Industrial PCs... the Rotating Hard Drive. - Nematron eliminated this and decided to standardize on the Intel 40 GB Solid State Drives nearly 2 years ago - After shipping nearly 2,000 Solid State Drives, we can count total number of failures on one hand - We are NOT using the cheapest Taiwanese offering - Fully UL/cUL certified Solid State Drives are Faster, Cooler, & more Reliable! Solid State Rules!
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LCD Displays and Inverters changed to LED-backlit LCDs -LED backlights eliminate the high voltage CCFL Backlights and Inverters -Better EMI/RFI performance -Generally brighter: ePC1200 @ 400 NIT => iPC1200 @ 450 NIT ePC1500 @ 300 NIT => iPC1500 @ 400 NIT -Less connections and components resulting in higher reliability -Being transitioned into the M-Series & ePC-Plus, and WILL be included in all new products Brighter, More Reliable Backlighting ePC1200 with Inverter iPC1200 with NO Inverter LCD Inverter Boards
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More Reliable Power Supply Over 5+ years, Nematron experienced some failures with the 100 Watt AC power supply used in the ePC-Series –Occasionally burned components on bottom side (less than 1%) –Not good enough! –After several discussions with vendor with no resolution, we designed it out –Replaced with an Emerson (Aztec) 150 Watt power supply More margin and de-rating due to higher wattage capability Conformal coating on bottom side –Similar Emerson power supply utilized in M-Series without issue for many years Old 100 Watt Emerson 150 Watt
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Puckering and wrinkling Touchscreens in high humidity conditions - Larger the screen size the more apparent this became - Multiple attempts working with vendor to resolve - over 5 years - to no avail - Switched to a vendor with a more stable and “flat” solution - Switched controller to eGalax version To prevent issues, not allowed to use controller without the T/S -Much better overall performance and appearance Higher Temperature & Humidity Specifications Better Linearity & Accuracy - ePC-Lite and M2200W already use this solution, and all new products will utilize! Better Touchscreen Solution
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Secondary insulation on power cables to prevent nicking More robust Molded SATA and drive power connection The list goes on! Old SATA & Power Connector New Molded SATA & Power Connector No Insultation On Power Cables Secondary Insultation On Power Cables
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New better fan/sink with much more robust and consistent attachment Locking connectors to assure the new ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, Class I division 2 compliance The list goes on! Old Fan/Sink New Fan/Sink No Lock on old Connectors New Locking Connectors
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The list goes on! New I/O board that prevents flexing and intermittent connections - Improved during ePC-Series by adding a standoff Cosmetic enhancements Old I/O Board (2-layer construction) New I/O Board (4-layer construction, better EMI/RFI performance) New plating process producing nicer looking rear chassis New brighter chrome logo nameplates
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The list goes on! 64-bit Operating System support More DRAM Dual video options on rear - HDMI and Analog VGA ports, either can be use with internal LCD - nPC-Series now available with dual Video! VGA PortHDMI Port
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And Best of All... No price increase! $ (ePC1500T-T2500-2GB-40SS-XP) = $ (iPC1500T-i5-2GB-40SS-W7) And better yet a Huge Performance Increase : Note: Base level iPC-Series units with Intel Celeron P4500 actually outperform the upgraded ePC-Series units with T2500 for even less cost... and have nearly as high a performance as the upgraded T7500 in the ePC-Plus units
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