The Rough Duty Workstation (RWS), a.k.a. the "forklift" computer is our most rugged product. The full 15" display and industrial keyboard are mounted in a steel cabinet with absolute minimum of surrounding bezel. A heavy wedge body clamps the housing to the forklift roll bar. A special supply powers the computer from the truck, and a high gain wireless bridge seamlessly roams the network.

• top grade industrial touch LCD, clamped, not screwed into the housing.
• full 1024x768 resolution, no need to port application to non-standard screens.
• thin client computer powered from the truck, various brands available including "open source".
• accessory support, including serial or keyboard wedge scanner.
• filtered serpentine air path to limit risk of moisture and dirt intrusion.
• spring clamp mount design to firmly clamp the computer on the roll bar, yet flex to avoid fatigue and wear.
• available rectangular and "D" cross-section mounts for virtually all forklift roll bar styles.

See the option summary for the list of all available options for this product line. Use the Configurator to specify the product you require.

Some of the considerations are:

Cabinet: The standard cabinet includes the display and keyboard. An all-touch cabinet is under development.

LCD: The standard LCD is adequate for most applications. The premium LCD offers supperior resolution and viewing for commercial applications. The high bright LCD is appropriate in very brightly-lit areas. For viewing in direct sunlight, contact the factory for ultra-bright models.

Touch: Standard resistive touch is the most widely used, cost-effective touch sensor. Ultra touch uses a tempered glass outer surface, very desirable for chemical stability, durability and scratch resistant. Caution: the outer glass layer is considered unacceptable for most food industries (risk of glass fragments in the product).

For text-only applications such as mainframe terminal emulations, protective glass or lexan may be used instead of a touch face. Caution, for forklift applications, use of the touch feature is highly recommended.

Computer:

• For display operation only, simply choose "no computer required".
• To use this unit as a raw keyboard and touch display for your own remote computer, choose the KVM option.
• For a brand name thin client with vendor support, choose the BOS thin client.
• For the lowest cost, choose the Linux network boot thin client.
• For a full Windows computer with hard drive, choose one of the Windows options.
• If you want to install your own operating system, choose one of the "no O/S" options

All of the thin clients provide extensive terminal options including full support for Windows terminals, various mainframe terminals, Unix, Wyse, and X-terminals. The Linux thin client version has no on-board boot RAM or hard drive, and relies on a local server to provide its operating system. This option is appropriate for organizations that have Linux support in-house, and delivers a very stable, centrally-managed solution.

Wireless: All RWS computers have a built-in wireless bridge. The bridge may be independently set up for the network through a browser interface, so as far as the thin client is concerned, no drivers are required. The antenna mounts on the outside of the cabinet for best reception. A high gain antenna is an available option to deal with difficult reception areas.

Power: For all electric forklifts, the RWS requires a 24V regulator and on boards DC-DC power converter. For propane and similar forklifts, the RWS has a 12V power adapter that provides the necessary voltages and includes methods to regulate how much current is drawn in standby mode so that risk of premature battery discharge is reduced.

Mount: The special forklift mounting body uses a sophisticated arrangement of rods and clamps to eliminate the fatigue and vibration wear that destroy the more conventional mounting systems. The large body is housed behind the RWS, so the mounting system imposes no further loss of view for the driver.

Color or Finish: The powder coated steel is typically finished in dark gray powder coat. Other colours are available as special order.

Use the RWS products for

• forklifts in manufacturing and warehousing,
• "absolute piece location tracking" for theft control, assured JIT, absolute customer load tracking, instant invoicing,
• computers for moderate vibration machinery.,

Call the factory to discuss your application and develop your best solution.