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Enhancing Train, Passenger and Cargo Safety In Australia's Far North

Rail operators in the farthest reaches of northern Australia are faced with a number of challenging conditions when it comes to safety and network efficiency.  Extremes of vibration caused by the diesel loco engines is compounded by excessive heat inside the cabins, with temperatures exceeding 45C- 50C in some cases.

As such, the computers that run critical safety and scheduling applications have to be exceptionally durable, in order to gaurantee safe and on-time operation. 

Since 1999, Opentec has been providing rugged computing solutions to some of the nation's most remote rail operators. And they continue to rely on Opentec, simply because no other vendor has ever been able to deliver products customised to meet their exactling needs, or that have survived as long or performed as reliably as ours.

Our RPT 8 Series Rugged (RPT 8-I) & Super Rugged (RPT 8-M)tablet PCs, now in their 5th design iteration, remain the benchmark for rugged mobile computing. With 8.4" daylight readable LCDs, and industry-leading MIL-STD-810F vibration and temperature resistance, this unassuming little computer series has stood the test of time and thrived where others have failed.