Advantech Launches the eAutomation eXpress Mobile Exhibition Vehicle
(Cincinnati, Ohio - 05/19/2006) - The eAutomation Group of Advantech introduces the eAutomation eXpress mobile vehicle. The eAutomation eXpress is an informational and educational vehicle that will travel across North America to provide hands-on interaction with Advantech's Industrial Automation products. The vehicle is a 24' van with active production demonstrations.
The eAutomation eXpress will have five product family demo panels featuring models from the eAutomation product line (Remote I/O Modules, Distributed I/O & Control Systems, Smart Web Ethernet I/O, Fanless PCs, Building Automation, and Serial Media Converters); Human Machine Interface product line (Flat Panel Monitors and Touch Panel Computers); Industrial Communication product line (Industrial Ethernet Switches and Media Converters, Serial to Ethernet Converters, and Serial Communication Cards); Industrial I/O product line (USB Data Acquisition & Control Modules, Data Acquisition Cards, Signal Conditioning Modules, and GPIB Cards); and Industrial PC product line (Single Board Computers, Passive Backplanes, and Industrial Motherboards).
There will also be four interactive demos showcasing Advantech eAutomation's solutions for PC-Based Machine Automation, PC-Based Process Automation, Data Acquisition Solutions, and Industrial Networking Automation. The Industrial Networking demo uses a train station marquee control featuring an IPC-9151G with Advantech Studio, ADAM-4571W, ADAM-4577, ADAM-6521, and the ADAM-6541. The Data Acquisition demo uses an environmental monitoring system featuring the UNO-2170 with XPe and Astudio, ADAM-4117 (Power Line and Humidity Monitoring), ADAM-6066 (Flow Measurement), USB-4718 (Temperature Monitoring), and a PCM-3725 (Pump Control). The PC-Based Process Automation demo uses a boiler control room featuring the ADAM-5510KW, ADAM-6066, ADAM-4572, ADAM-4019+, ADAM-6520, ADAM-4055, along with the TPC-1570H. The PC-Based Machine Automation demo uses a machine control system featuring the ACP-400 industrial PC with redundant power supply, dual hard drives with RAID 1, Windows XP, AStudio SCADA software, KW softlogic control engine, PCI-1716 (PID control), PCI-1756 (high-speed digital I/O control), PCI-1761 (light control), and ADAM-3011 (temperature monitoring).
The eAutomation eXpress is available to visit all types of businesses, manufacturing plants, and engineering firms. If you are interested in having the eAutomation eXpress visit your facility, please contact your Advantech representative or call Elise Birkmeier at 513-742-8895 ext 341.
Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group - Founded in 1983, Advantech is a global leading ePlatform service provider integrating web-based technology, computing platforms and customization services that empower the connected eWorld. Advantech cooperates closely with system integrators to enable them in providing complete solutions for a wide array of applications in various industries. Advantech delivers more than a thousand products and solutions under 3 main categories: Embedded & Applied Computing, Industrial and Network Computing, and eAutomation. With the combined talent of more than 2,000 people, Advantech operates an extensive support, sales and marketing network in 16 countries and 28 major cities to deliver fast time-to-market services to our worldwide customers. US operations for the Industrial Automation Group, 1320 Kemper Meadow Drive, Suite 500, Cincinnati, OH 45240. Website for Advantech customers in North America: eautomationpro.com/us Emal: info@advantech.com
