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- MANCHESTER, N.H., March 11,1992 -- Facit, Inc. today entered the industrial
- personal computer market with a ruggedized portable PC for factory floor
- applications. The Facit N1200 PC is an important new product for
- industrial customers because it gives them a hardened and sealed
- alternative to the vulnerable portable PCs commonly used today on the
- factory floor and other harsh environments.
-
- The N1200 is an IBM-compatible 286 PC in a rugged, lightweight and compact
- package. It is completely self contained, including a built-in CGA
- display, keyboard, 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, optional hard drive, and
- multiple interfaces to NC machines, printers and other peripherals.
-
- SyntegraTech, Bow, N.H., is using the N1200 PC for local area network data
- collection on the factory floor. "We mount them on a wall, put a local
- networking card inside and share the data in real time with many other
- kinds of systems. This enables us to have command and control on the plant
- floor," said Mark Read, president, SyntegraTech, a turnkey systems
- integrator for shop floor and distribution center data collection. "It's
- good because it's very compact, extremely rugged and is totally
- self-contained. We have a protective case that we put an industrially
- strong PC and monitor in, but it's not as industrial as the Facit. The
- Facit PC is a totally sealed unit with an integrated CRT. It has a
- splash-proof keyboard and has no damaging entry points."
-
- The N1200 can be used for a range of industrial applications, either as a
- standalone PC or connected to a network. The addition of an
- industry-standard LAN card via the 16-bit I/O slot provides easy
- connection to a variety of networks. Built-in communications capabilities
- make the unit particularly well suited for computer-integrated
- manufacturing (CIM) systems, such as a distributed numerical control (DNC)
- interface between the network and machine tools for down- or up-loading
- parts programs. The PC can also be used for machine and shopfloor data
- collection, logistics, inventory control, statistics and editing numerical
- control (NC) programs on the factory floor with Facit NC software.
-
- Built For Industrial Environments
-
- The Facit N1200 includes all the features of a standard 286-based PC. But
- unlike standard PCs, all components are housed in a sealed steel cabinet
- with industrial interfaces, a fully protected keyboard, disk drive lid and
- shock absorbed electronics. The unit is impervious to elements found in
- harsh industrial environments; it resists water, dust, oil mist and rough
- treatment with no reduction in reliability.
-
- The PC's five industrial interfaces provide easy connections to NC
- equipment, printers, plotters, modems and bar code readers, as well as an
- external keyboard and high resolution monitor. The backlit 640 x 200
- display is adjustable for an easy-to-read angle and also has a
- screen-saving function to extend screen life.
-
- The N1200 comes with 512K memory expandable to 4.0 MB and DR-DOS 5.0
- installed in read-only memory. A 40-Mbyte Slimline hard disk is optional.
-
- Pricing and Availability
-
- The Facit N1200 is available immediately with a list price of $3,489
- without hard drive and 512K memory, and $4,189 with a 40-Mbyte hard drive,
- 2.5 Mbyte memory and NC/DNC editing software.
-
- Facit, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Facit AB, Sweden, is located in
- Manchester, NH. The privately held company manufactures industrial grade
- printers, including laser, dot matrix, thermal and bar code models, as
- well as tape punch equipment and other program storage devices for the
- NC/DNC industry.
-
- Facit Inc
- At University Center, 400 Commercial St, PO box 9540
- Manchester, NH 03108-9540
- 603-647-2700
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