As a result, post-COVID industry is set to look markedly different, with IPC sales increasing to fulfil the need for businesses to run more efficiently, by streamlining operations, modernising processes and infrastructure, and implementing state of the art
automation systems to facilitate a more efficient management of plant operations by managers and engineers.
Machine
Vision applications are by no means new to the
manufacturing and
automation industry. Used for efficient reporting of production-line defects, predictive maintenance, and visualisation of plant processes for ease of maintenance and diagnostics,
SCADA and
HMI systems bridge the gap between OT and IT, and continue to revolutionise
manufacturing facilities from large-scale, multi-national operations all the way down to local
food production
factories.
The demand for
Panel PCs and
Rack-mount PCs already accounts for nearly 50% of the
industrial computing market, with growth in the DIN-rail IPC sector expected to grow quickly over the coming months and years due to their compact form factor and flexibility in
I/O. DIN-rail
industrial computers are a key component in smart, connected
factories, owing to their ability to be customised to suit a multitude of applications.
As the UK emerges from the economic turbulence created by the COVID-19 pandemic, our industrial sector is likely to strengthen, modernise and become more efficient. If you require support with your modernisation project, or any
industrial computing or IoT requirements, Impulse can provide a 360 Assessment free of charge. Feel free to call us on 01782 337 800 or
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