Dear Reader:As personal computers become more powerful, so do their cousins in the industrial world. Whether rack mount, stand-alone or panel, industrial PCs have been getting processor makeovers that boost their performance, improve their thermal management or both. Consider industrial panel PCs, for example. Suppliers continue to create new models around Intel mobile processors like the Pentium M or Celeron M. Though originally intended for laptop computers, processors from these families often run cool enough to allow compact, fanless enclosure designs — something machine builders increasingly want. The next big step for industrial panel PCs will be the adoption of dual-core processors that allow these compact computers to handle far more than the HMI tasks. Our lead story today takes a closer look at where panel PC capabilities stand today and where they're headed.Joe Ogando Senior Editor, Motion Control & Automation
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Panel Computers Get Powerful Industrial Panel PCs based on Pentium M processors continue to emerge, but models sporting dual-core processors are coming soon.&NOBR>Full Story&/NOBR>
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