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Think Outside (and Inside) the Box

At First Glance, It Sounds Easy Enough....

"Design and build an Industrial Workstation for my (fill in the blank) application"

BUT - upon further review, look at just a few the elements that need to be considered:

Form Factor
Temperature
Display
Input Devices
UPS
Purge System
Networking
Printers/ Scanners
Gasketing
Materials of Construction
NEMA/ UL Rating
ETC.

Let OP/Station use our experience and expertise to develop a workstation solution for your application - so that you can spend your valuable time where your experience and expertise are needed.

If you are an OEM: OP/Station can design an HMI or Information station that you need to provide along with your equipment. This relieves your team of this burden and allows you to focus on your application expertise. We will deliver a fully-integrated, tested workstation - we can even deliver it with your nameplate and documentation. Ask us about our OEM Hardware Integration program - today! For more information Click Here.

If you are an End-User: OP/Station will review your application requirements. We can usually provide a solution from our array of form factors and designs. However, if you have a unique challenge, OP/Station specializes in "semi-custom" workstation design - check out just a few of the specialty workstations we have provided HERE.

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Where do I put my computer?

Since IBM popularized the Personal Computer, manufacturing companies have struggled with the best way to deploy a PC on the plant floor. OP/Station offers numerous solutions to this problem:

1. Put the PC in an enclosure - local to the application. The computer can be either an Industrial Grade PC or a Standard Desktop machine. For a configuration of this type, consider the microOP/PC.

2. Locate your PCs in a controlled environment (perhaps in a rack) and use KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) technology to connect to your operator interface. This configuration offers the advantage of easy access to your PCs for maintenance, upgrades, etc. A simple CATx cable is run from the KVM end at the rack to the KVM end in the workstation. Quite often our customers choose a microOP Viewstation for this operator interface.

OP/Station also offers a rugged rack-style enclosure and can assist with specifying, mounting, and cabling of your PCs into one of our 700-series cabinets.

3. An increasingly requested option is the use of thin client computing which incorporates a server running Microsoft Terminal Services connected to a number of "rugged bricks" located in the field. These rugged units contain no moving parts and can be placed in virtually in any style OP/Station enclosure. They are often found in the popular microOP/ATM.

At OP/Station we are experts in helping you design and choose the best architecture for your application!

Call us at 732-922-6611, x210 with your requirements and questions, email us at info@opstation.com or request a quote from our website at www.opstation.com/quote.php

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Tax Season Quotes

In a meager attempt to cheer you up - now that April 15th has come and gone - here are a few of our favorite Tax Season quotations:

"It's fitting that April 14 is National Pecan Day because today, we recognize nuts. And tomorrow, on April 15, we pay our taxes to support them."
-- Craig Ferguson

"Regis Philbin's back in primetime, hosting 11 new episodes of 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.' But because of Obama's tax plan, it's been re-titled 'Who Wants To Win Just Under $250,000.'"
-- Jimmy Fallon

"I want to find out who this FICA guy is and how come he's taking so much of my money."
-- Professional Hockey Player

"The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect."
-- Sam Ewing

"I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes."
-- Mick Jagger

"I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes . . ."
-- Mark Twain

"Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what's called a red flag. That's something the IRS always looks for. For example, say you have some money left in your bank account after paying taxes. That's a red flag"
-- Jay Leno

"The term 'tax humor' is no doubt an oxymoron to many people; to the more cynical, it is an apt description of the entire tax code."
-- John F. Lekel