Real World ThinManager | Part 3

Cheese Manufacturing


PROBLEM:
• Humid environment causing frequent PC failures.

SOLUTION:
• Replaced PCs with thin clients
• Thin clients are more reliable and less sensitive to harsh environments than PCs.
• Small form factor allows thin clients to be placed in a protective panel to combat humidity.


Part of the cheese making process requires a saltwater rinse to cure newly made cheese as it passes through an extruder. The mist from the process coats the entire room with a thick condensation. Because of the requirements of the food manufacturing process every surface is hosed down each day with strong cleansers to maintain sterility. Even though bags of silica gel were stacked in the panels to try to protect the PCs from the moisture, the elements were still affecting the PCs as fans circulated air through them for cooling.

The new ThinManager Ready thin clients do not have cooling fans or moving parts which makes them less sensitive to the humid environment, and the small size of the thin clients leaves room for additional absorptive material in each panel.

For more information on how ThinManager can help you, please visit www.thinmanager.com.