PCs,Industry,Protecting,Your,H computer PCs in Industry - Protecting Your Hardware
----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc
Noteverybody is fortunate to work in an air-conditioned office, many of us have toendure warehouses and factory floors which can be dusty and grimy; often bakingin the summer and freezing during the winter and full of potential hazards.Of courseour employers are at liberty to keep us protected. Overalls are provided tokeep our clothes clean, jackets to keep us warm while hard hats and toeprotection is now a legal requirement in many workplaces.Obviouslyemployees are a companys greatest asset and only a fool or bad businessman wouldneglect the welfare of their staff. Yet with many more tasks and processesbeing automated, more and more computers are being utilized in these sorts ofenvironments.Of courseIT and technological systems can be a great asset, reducing production timesand increasing productivity, but computer hardware can also be a substantialinvestment especially if they have to keep being repaired or replaced due tothe nature of the environment they are situatedComputersare fragile pieces of technology, designed to work at optimum conditions andtemperatures the opposite of the conditions in most warehouse, factories andproduction plants.Dust canclog the keyboard and mouse making them unusable, whilst also blocking filtersand clogging up the PC and causing it to overheat and often short circuit.Whilst the cold can freeze circuits destroying processors and data stored ondrives while the heat can be even worse as it can actually melt the processorsand sensitive hard drive.Even ifyour warehouse has adequate heating and air-conditioning, knocks and bangs fromfork lifts and pallet trucks could easily wreck a machine whilst spilt fluidscan cause instant short circuits and even fires!Fortunately,there are plenty of solutions available. Specialist industrial PCs areavailable but can be very expensive, particularly if you regularly upgrade yourIT and have to replace them but cheaper alternatives in the form of dust coversand water and dustproof keyboards. However, byfar the best way of ensuring trouble free computing even in extreme conditionssuch as freezers and ovens, is to use specially designed industrial PC enclosures. These are often air sealed and completely water and dust proof and canoften contain heaters or air conditioners to assist in temperature control.They also have the benefit of being able to house conventional PCs so there is needto keep buying specialist equipment. Made fromdurable metals including food grade stainless steel, a decent enclosure shouldbe able to withstand even the most ineffectual forklift driver, some are evenbombproof! Many companies opt to store their IT in these enclosures even whenthe working environments are not particularly hostile.
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