Fanless Industrial Computers

Estone Technology Industrial PC Manufacturer

Today, with power constraints, your company or household must look for ways to become more efficient to reduce your carbon footprint. Fanless Systems help keep power usage low and computing temperatures cool. With no fans to power, fanless systems typically use less power and are more cost-efficient.

Before, conventional computers needed fans to keep them cool. With some industrial systems running 24/7, there is a greater chance for failures when there are moving parts involved. A fan can have a mechanical failure, get seized up from dust accumulation, or become damaged from sudden movements and vibrations. This increases maintenance costs and in some instances production costs when a system is not working. When running fanless systems, there is no need to worry about moving part failures. The system passively dissipates heat from processors and other vital computer components.

In some industrial applications, computers are needed outside in the elements or in an area prone to dust or particle accumulation (e.g. production factories, outdoor surveillance systems). If using fanned systems, dust can get sucked up through holes and seize up fans, cover-up processors, and can sometimes catch fire when there is a dust build-up. Fanless systems can be fully enclosed, keeping dust and debris out of the system. With an enclosed system, there is no need to worry about fan seizures, overheating, or any malfunctions that may happen with a fanned system. Manufacturers must find the best solution to keep their fanless units dust-free, Estone Technology leads this process.

With no moving parts, a fanless computer is extremely quiet. This is ideal for situations such as a home theater pc system (HTPC), where you would not want to hear a fan while watching a film or tv show. HTPCs are ideal when you want one system to control a complete theater system.

Finally, with an industrial fanless pc, there is no need for much dead space in the system, meaning the system can be as compact as needed. It is no longer required to keep airflow through the system so the system components can fit tightly and neatly into a fanless, fully enclosed, small form factor chassis. This small form factor ability saves space and can be mounted directly onto a monitor. Industrial computer manufacturers are constantly looking for the next form factor and Estone Technology pushes the boundaries of these designs.