Product knowledge

I. What is an embedded Fanless industrial computer

An Embedded Industrial Computer is a rugged and enhanced industrial computer that can operate reliably as an industrial controller in an industrial environment. Embedded industrial control computers, in layman’s terms, are compact computers specifically designed for industrial sites.

Embedded industrial control computers are reliable in performance, fanless in structure, compact in size and low in price, and are increasingly widely used in industrial control computer applications. Especially in recent years, with the development of embedded technology, embedded industrial control computers have also developed rapidly and have been quickly applied to various fields, occupying an increasingly important position.

Ii. Main Features

The fully sealed fanless design uses aluminum or pure copper blocks as the direct contact surface for CPU heat dissipation. A layer of thermal conductive silicone sheet is attached to it, and the thermal conductive silicone sheet directly contacts the large-area aluminum profile fins, transferring the heat emitted by the CPU directly to the large-area aluminum profile fins, forming an efficient heat dissipation method.

The advantages provided by fanless design are undoubtedly noise reduction and dust resistance. As the usage time of traditional industrial control computers increases, a lot of dust will accumulate inside. At the same time, the fan bearings will experience problems such as displacement and damage after long-term operation. Therefore, industrial control computers that have been used for a long time without special attention to regular maintenance will produce considerable noise. The internal temperature is dissipated through the entire alloy case. The advantage of this approach is that it not only solves the computer’s heat dissipation problem, but also the closed case can achieve the effect of dust and moisture prevention. At the same time, it also well protects the components inside.

Iii. Core Advantages

The sealing property of the fanless design of the embedded industrial control computer, although not obvious, is crucial to the health of the embedded industrial control computer. Fanless industrial control computers mainly rely on a large heat dissipation area for effective heat dissipation. Of course, for fanless industrial control computers, the power consumption of the industrial control computer CPU is all low power consumption.

Low-power, fanless industrial control computers generally adopt low-power platforms. Advanced embedded systems, low-power motherboards, and various interfaces related to external hardware are all integrated on the motherboard. Therefore, abnormal problems caused by poor connections can be avoided, and loosening can also be prevented. Low-power fanless industrial control computers do not require additional cooling measures. Even if they work 7×24 hours a day, there is no need to worry about these components heating up.

Iv. Market Prospects

The rapid development of fanless industrial control computers has replaced traditional industrial computer equipment in many industry fields. However, embedded industrial control computers cannot completely replace traditional industrial computers. Traditional industrial computers still outperform fanless industrial computers in terms of performance and scalability However, the immeasurable market demand for intelligent equipment in the new round of the automotive industry, network communication, information and electrical equipment, medical care, national defense and military and other fields has driven the development trend of fanless industrial computers and their systems. The future market development trend is quite promising.