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Hope Industrial
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Hope Industrial manufactures and markets industrial flat panel monitors, touch screens, and related products that have superior quality and up-to-date features that are relevant to industrial applications.
“There are several advantages to using Adder’s products. In addition to the signal extension of up to 1,000 feet, which is two times the length that competitors offered, Adder’s extender provides a rugged metal industrial enclosure.” said John McGraw, Director of Operations, Hope Industrial Systems.
Challenge
Hope Industrial required a KVM solution that would allow non-industrial computers to be placed as far away as possible from the industrial monitors in a secure, climate-controlled environment, leaving only the rugged industrial flat panel monitors exposed to factory conditions. Furthermore, Hope Industrial required a KVM solution that could deliver a perfect picture at these lengths.
“The KVM extender also allows for skew adjustment so our customers can fine tune the picture up to 1,000 feet away. And, it’s a good, sharp picture that is better than other products we have tested – and one that can withstand factory interference, which is important.” John McGraw, Director of Operations, Hope Industrial Systems
John McGraw, Director of Operations, Hope Industrial Systems
Solution
Adder’s KVM extender range was selected, allowing the placement of an industrial monitor, keyboard, mouse and serial touchscreen up to 1,000 feet away from the computer or server using a single CATx cable. A dual version also allows computer access both locally and remotely.
Result
Hope Industrial designs many of its products, including the encased ADDERLink™ extender to meet standards developed by the National Electrical Manufacturer Association (NEMA). NEMA ratings are useful in defining the types of environments in which an electrical enclosure can be used. Hope Industrial’s black powder coated steel enclosed products have a NEMA 4 rating, which deems them acceptable for providing protection against dirt, rain, sleet, snow, ice, windblown dust, splashing water, and hose-directed water. The company’s stainless steel enclosed products have a NEMA 4X rating, which also includes corrosion protection. According to the Plant Technical Manager of General Mills, “The extenders are quite efficient and they allow us to put the computers in a dry area and just the touchscreens in the wet areas.” Hope Industrial has been working with Adder for several years and has plans to possibly integrate a USB extender from Adder into their products as well in the near future.
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