Industrial PC
Visit us at the ECS 2013 Graduate Recruitment Fair
You wouldn’t buy a car without a Test Drive! So wouldn’t you like the chance to test drive your potential future employer? We are keen to hear from all...
Microsoft Embedded EVOLVE 2012 Overview
I doubt whether anyone in the computing or technology business has not heard of the arrival of Microsoft Windows 8. Not surprising, given Microsoft’s marketing muscle and the tsunami...
SSD Technology (SLC vs MLC) in Industrial Computers
Industrial computer systems were late adopters of SSD storage. The specification of unproven new technology proving to be a risk too far for most Application Engineers. I’m pleased to...
Thermal Testing and How it’s Done
Thermal testing is one of the core capabilities of Captec labs. It is an invaluable resource when testing new industrial computer. Captec is fortunate to have an on sight...
Why use a PICMG 1.3 Industrial Computer?
When I started my own career in industrial computers some 13 years ago, computers designed using a PICMG backplane and single board computer made almost every system build. The...
Secure Communications Require Reliable Computing
TETRA is an international open standard for digital mobile radio communications. It provides; resilient, robust and reliable communication for sophisticated mobile communications, including two-way radio, mobile telephony, messaging and...
Remotely Managing Captec Industrial Computers
In my last blog I looked at the need to remotely manage an industrial computer to expedite maintenance. I also mentioned Captec’s industrial computers feature built in technology in...
Being the new Compliance and Certification Engineer at Captec
Well my first two months at Captec have been a very interesting introduction to the varied client projects that Captec are often involved with and my specific role within...
Where IT meets the Food Industry
It wasn’t so long ago that our mothers and grandmothers would make all household meals from scratch. Times have changed. We lead such busy lives and are all so...
Trends in Medical Computers at Medica 2011
November marks the largest pilgrimage of the world’s medical and analytical equipment manufacturers to Dusseldorf for the Medica and Compamed Exhibitions. I was last there in 2009 and in...