Cutting Cost With COTS: Leveraging Commercial Hardware

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Office technologies are taking hold, but not without changes. The ubiquitous PC architectures, Ethernet and wireless networking are transforming industrial applications, helping integrators reduce costs. The industrial world is continuing to move to commercial-off-the-shelf technologies used in offices, but that push will always be tempered by the need for far more ruggedization. Industrial consumers are adopting COTS products, but the hardware is often beefed up with sturdy housings,... Read More

Choosing the Right Path: Greenboard Controllers or COTS Controllers?

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Once upon a time OEMs only had one approach to planning and commissioning a build project and nowhere in that approach was there a multiple choice option for controller selection. You had to design and develop your own “green board” based on your technological requirements. To be sure, this approach has its advantages. For example: a proprietary, custom designed controller will be tightly focused on the project’s exact requirements. However, it has its disadvantages too... Read More