What are the differences between industrial IPC and ordinary computers?
Product knowledge 2025-11-07
Environmental adaptability and robustness: This is the most fundamental difference
Industrial all-in-one machines: Their “battlefields” are in workshops, outdoors, hospitals and other places. Problems such as dust, oil stains, liquid splashes, unstable voltage and large temperature differences between day and night may be encountered. Therefore, it must be as strong as “armor”. The IP65 protection rating means it can completely prevent dust from entering and can be rinsed with a low-pressure water jet.
Ordinary computers: Working in a clean and temperature-controlled office, any speck of dust or water stains can be a “fatal flaw”.
Reliability and continuous operation capability
Industrial all-in-one machine: Its components are all selected and designed in accordance with industrial standards, capable of withstanding long-term and high-load operation. Many critical tasks (such as production line control) cannot be shut down at will, and industrial all-in-one computers are designed for this purpose.
Ordinary computers: Although they may have strong performance, their design and components are not optimized for continuous operation. Long-term high-load operation is prone to system crashes or hardware damage.
The differences of touch screens
Industrial (resistive screen) : You may think it is not as sensitive as a mobile phone screen, but it can be operated with any hard object (gloves, stylus), and even work when the screen is stained or slightly damaged. This is of vital importance in the factory.
Ordinary (capacitive screen) : The experience is smooth, but it requires fingers (or a dedicated capacitive pen). It cannot be operated with ordinary gloves and is afraid of water and oil stains.
The targeted nature of the expansion interface
In industrial sites, many old-fashioned devices use serial ports (COM) for communication, or need to receive trigger signals, control relays, etc. through GPIO interfaces. Industrial all-in-one computers directly integrate these interfaces, while ordinary computers need to purchase additional converters, which is not only troublesome but also has poor stability.
