Hayes Control Systems, the exclusive UK supplier of Beckhoff automation products, has opened its first overseas office for building automation and is

The mobile MPC 6 is billed as an ideal touch-screen PC for indoor and outdoor vehicles, including forklifts and construction machinery.The sophisticated features and rugged construction of DLoG's fanless, mobile MPC 6 make it an ideal touch-screen PC for indoor and outdoor vehicles, including forklifts and construction machinery, in warehouses and other logistics operations. The MPC 6 includes an up-to 1GHz Intel CPU processor with 1Gbyte RAM and CompactFlash memory allowing complex applications to be handled with ease. The processor comes with Intel 915 chipsets and is shipped with either Windows XP Professional, XP Embedded or a Linux operating system.

The optional 3M Near Field Imaging (NFI) MicroTouch 10in touch-screen provides high visibility even in bright environments.

The optional heating capability allows the MPC 5/110 to operate in temperatures as low as -30C.

An internal UPS storage battery is available for backup during power failures and transportation from one vehicle to another.

An optional automatic switch-off feature gracefully powers down the computer when the vehicle's ignition is turned off.

DLoG's flexible MPC 6 is available in 10 and 12in models.

DLoG's compact MPC 6 is housed in a coated aluminium frame with external dimensions of only 352 x 294 x 124mm and a weight of 4.8kg.

Shock and vibration resistance is rated Class 7M3 according to EN60721-3 (1995).

The full-featured mobile PC comes with high-quality standard components for long-term reliability and availability.

Wireless connectivity is provided through Wi-Fi (802.11b /g).

Numerous interfaces, including a PCI port and two USB interfaces, are provided on the bottom of the housing for addons or extra peripherals.