Today’s factory environment…..
Developments within a multitude of industries have created demand for newer automation technologies that are driving, what we knew as ‘traditional factories’ – into factories that are increasingly dependent on technology to drive and control their internal processes. The increasing need for machine vision and predictive maintenance solutions – and the new era of Industry 4.0, making our factories ‘smarter,’ only serves to drive the advancement of advanced robotics, Artificial Intelligence Solutions and data acquisition within today’s factory environment.
As a result of the above, factories are continually increasing their productivity; improving their production yields, lowering their attrition (improving overall efficiencies), improving product quality and lowering production costs in today’s manufacturing industries.
In today’s modern manufacturing environment many applications such as machine vision and robotics, require high levels of computing performance, security, efficient data transfer rates and wide ranging and flexible I/O. Conversely, factory automation solutions require low-power consumption, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
With a wide range of industrial-grade Industrial IPC solutions, BVM ensure the provision of long life time availabilities of products (with subsequent continuation programs after EOL), capable of working both in ambient and wide temperature ranges in harsh environment conditions. As you develop your business to take advantage of the technological advances being made within automated manufacturing, BVM are here to advise and help you along the way if and when you need us.
Industrial and Embedded System PCs
Where embedded systems are concerned, the latest Intel and AMD CPU’s are ideal processors for factory automated applications such as machine vision systems. They come with high image processing capability (for precise image capturing via high resolution camera’s) and multiple expansion slots for graphics or capture cards. Supporting a range of environments with active-cooling and fanless models, a good cross selection of application requirements can be met. Typically for machine vision applications, important features such PoE ports and high-speed USB (for cameras) serve applications well. As with our motherboard solutions, power inputs in the extended voltage range of 9-36V are supported.
With our complete industrial-grade embedded system PC’s, you as the customer can choose from a wide variety of outer case form factors,
I/O combinations and processor solutions to meet the demands of your product functionality.
Industrial and Embedded System PCs
Industrial and Embedded System PCs are ready deployable PC solutions coming configured with processor and I/O of choice, memory, storage, operating system – and a whole host of other features depending on application need. BVM have a range of fanless and fanned system choice available – to meet the demands of general Industrial Automation through to in-vehicle or certified rail applications.
BVM can tailor your System PC of choice to your exact specification including processor, memory, storage and operating system.
• What are the Advantages of an Industrial PC?
• What are the Advantages of a Rugged Computer?
• What are the Key Features of an Industrial Computer?
Industrial Panel PCs (All in One Computing) and HMIs
With a wide range of TFT panels inclusive of a touch screen interface types, the user can interrogate & control equipment parameters and monitor operational conditions for a diverse range of HMI requirements in manufacturing and process automation. Our Panel PCs are provided with either resistive touch or projected capacitive touch technologies, enabling the operator to touch control the PC via gloved input, whilst at the same time, simultaneously retaining mechanical robustness, resistance to water, corrosive liquids, dust, and moisture.
With our complete industrial-grade Panel PCs, you as the customer choose from a wide variety of TFT Screen sizes,
I/O combinations and processor solutions to meet the demands of your product functionality.
Industrial Panel PCs
BVM’s broad portfolio of industrial touchscreen Panel PCs facilitate applications from process monitoring and parameter control for industrial automation through to power generation and healthcare. An array of available processor formats, touchscreen types, fanless and fanned cooling ensuring minimum heat dissipation make them ideal solutions for demanding industrial environments. Our PoE Panels PC’s solutions have the ability to receive both power and data through for minimal cabling and cost.
• Industrial Touchscreen Panel PCs
• 2022 Industrial Panel PC Review
• APLEX AUHMI Series Panel PCs – HMI Solution for Smart Manufacturing
• IEI PPC2-C-EHL IP65 Heavy Industrial Panel PCs
• IEI PPC2-ADL Heavy Industrial Panel PC Series
IP66/IP69K Stainless Steel Panel PCs
Waterproof, Stainless Steel Panel PCs with an Anti-Corrosion design for use in Harsh and Aggressive Environments where water, dust and dirt are present. The main benefit of these Stainless Steel Waterproof Panel PCs is that their touch-screens are resistive and fully sealed to an IP66 rating, which make them highly suited for use in food preparation areas.
• Stainless Steel Panel PCs and HMIs
• Full IP66 IP69K Stainless Panel PC with Cable Gland Solution
• Stainless Steel Touchscreen Monitors: Rugged IP65/66 Design
• Waterproof IP66/IP69K Stainless Steel Panel PCs
IP66/IP69K Stainless Steel Monitors
Rugged touchscreen Stainless Steel monitors up to IP69K
- 8.4″ to 55″ Industrial Stainless Steel Monitors
- IP69K / IP67 / IP66 / IP65
- 100% Water / Dust Proof
- Projected Capacitive Multi-touch / Resistive Touch
- HDMI and VGA input.
• Touch Screen Integration and Display Enhancement Services
• Industrial TFT Displays and Touchscreen Monitors
• Industrial TFT Display Modules
• Industrial LCD Touchscreen Monitors
AI-based Industry 4.0 Solutions
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by the industrial automation industry to improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase productivity. AI-powered technologies such as predictive maintenance, process optimization, robotics and automation and vision systems are being developed and implemented to predict equipment failures, optimize production processes, improve performance and flexibility of robots and automation systems, enable robots to perform tasks that were previously not possible, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of the production process. AI is expected to revolutionize industrial automation and bring significant changes in how companies in these industries operate.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Automation
Here are a few examples of how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in industrial automation:
- Predictive maintenance: AI can be used to analyse data from sensors and other sources to predict when equipment is likely to fail, allowing maintenance to be scheduled before a failure occurs. This can help improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
- Quality control: AI can be used to analyse data from sensors and other sources to detect defects or deviations from specified tolerances in real time, allowing for rapid identification and correction of problems.
- Process optimisation: AI can be used to analyse data from sensors and other sources to identify patterns and trends that can be used to optimize processes and improve efficiency.
- Supply chain management: AI can be used to analyse data from sensors and other sources to optimise the flow of materials through a supply chain, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
- Predictive analytics: AI can be used to analyse data from sensors and other sources to predict future demand or market trends, allowing companies to adjust their production and inventory levels accordingly.
- Robotic process automation: AI can be used to automate tasks that are typically performed by humans, such as data entry and document processing. This can help improve efficiency and reduce the risk of errors.
- Machine learning: AI can be used to improve the performance of machines by allowing them to learn and adapt over time. This can help improve efficiency and reduce the need for manual intervention.
AI-ready Solutions
The hardware required to support artificial intelligence (AI) can vary depending on the specific application and the type of AI being used. Some AI algorithms are computationally intensive and require powerful hardware to run effectively.
Deep learning algorithms, which are used for tasks such as image and speech recognition, typically require specialised hardware such as graphics processing units (GPUs) to run efficiently. GPUs are designed to perform the complex matrix calculations that are required for deep learning – and they can be much faster than traditional central processing units (CPUs) at these types of tasks.
Other types of AI, such as rule-based systems, may not require as much computational power and can be run on standard CPUs.
BVM Design and Manufacturing Services
The manufacturer behind the solutions you know
When a standard embedded design won’t suffice for what you need, you can always turn to BVM for help and use our custom design and manufacturing services. Our custom designs are implemented against an ISO 9001-2015 quality management system. Important aspects to the design’s potential – such as power delivery, thermal management, vibration & shock and EMC (for the application of any necessary certifications) are all accounted for at the early stages of a product’s design.
And pivotal to everything we design is the products ability to be efficiently manufactured on a repeatable basis.
Case Study: IoT Gateway Device
BVM Ltd were approached by a global OEM, responsible for producing monitoring & control devices to produce analytics via telemetry. The client tasked BVM with designing and manufacturing a small IoT (Gateway) device for the purpose of monitoring systems for remote installations.
Case Study: Environmental Monitoring for Networked Heating Control
Human Machine Interface (HMI) for building heating and ventilation control systems (HVAC).
Design | Develop | Test | Manufacture
Here’s a selection of our design, manufacturing & associated services: –
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Design to Order: OEM/ODM Embedded Product Design Services
For customers designing a brand-new product from scratch
or working with an existing prototype.
- Prototyping – Custom PC Design
- Custom Panel PC
- Custom Racks
- Custom Peli Case PC
- Prototyping pre checks
- Hardware compatibility
- Thermal testing
- Software compatibility
- Custom PCB / Carrier Board Design
- COM Express, Qseven, SMARC
- Jetson, Raspberry Pi
- Custom Chassis Design
- Custom Cables
- Custom Back Panels and Faceplates
- Custom Cooling
- Custom Metal Work (internal brackets, mounting brackets)
- Touchscreen Integration and Display Enhancements
- Custom LCD Displays
- Integration of touch technologies
- Optical Bonding
- Anti-reflective and anti-glare coatings
- Software – Custom OS Image
- All products are Designed for Manufacture
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Build to Order: System Integration and Customisation Services
Take an existing system and we can:
- Custom specification (CPU, RAM, I/O, Industrial-Grade Storage, RAID)
- Chassis customisation and branding
- Custom BIOS
- Long Term Availability
- Software – Custom OS Image
- Custom Packaging and branding
- Integrating newly designed or existing hardware into a larger system
Build to order Racks and Towers, Peli Case PCs and Mini-ITX PCs
Embedded Software Services
Porting, Integration & Deployment
- Windows image capture from customers HDD
- Linux image capture from customers HDD
- Android image capture from customers HDD
- Windows / Linux / Android Deployment from customers image
- Custom Windows images, create and deploy
- Custom Linux and Android images
- Update management
- Custom BIOS
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Our supporting team have all worked in industrial and embedded environments for a number of years, consequently providing knowledge, experience and good advice around all BVM’s products & services when and where you need it. We don’t profess to know everything you need at the time – but we’ll always help in the first instance and get back to you when a little more information is required.
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