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Our Military grade products don''t  just serve in back office applications or away from the action.

When Australian Ground and Naval and other critical force elements need ultra-durable, mission-critical hardware, you'll find Opentecs there!

In fact, we've been helping defend the nation since 1999.


Defence & Heavy Industrial ruggedisation:
What does 'Military/Super Rugged' mean?

With many vendors claiming MIL-STD 810F compliance for their products, it's little wonder that customers often feel that a brand name alone is an assurance of a product's suitability to a particular role. So why is it that Opentec continues to deliver products into environments where other vendor's apparently equivalent products have been tried and have repeatedly failed?Why is what one vendor claims to be "military standards compliant' simply isn't even up to an Industrial application (when the implication is it's designed to meet military standards, hence military applications)?

The reality is that Opentec delivers the most durable battlefield proven portable computers on the Australian market. With experience dating back to the early 1990s, it's a capability borne of years of trial, error, refinement, ingenuity and engineering excellence. And with new products being added to our range that have similarly passed not only the most stringent tests, but have been proven in the harshest land, sea and airborne applications, it's little wonder we dominate the military portable computer market in this country.

Note that 'EW' (or Electronic Warfare) requirements relate to emissions, not physical durability. These are addressed under the MIL-STD 461 test regimes, with varying levels from 'Navy' (similar to standard comemrcial EMC requirements - not suitable for EW applications) to 'Ground Army', being the most stringent and the level suitable for EW (secret, top secret, etc) applications.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

MILITARY RUGGED

Ground Rugged

Vehicle Rugged

Required to operate in extremes of dust, vibration, heat, cold & humidity with high levels of up-time to support mission critical applications; suited to outdoor general operations or use aboard closed cockpit boats or in closed cabin aircraft, in military support or battlefield roles

Required to operate in extremes of dust, vibration, heat, cold & humidity with high levels of up-time to support mission critical applications; suited to aboard open boats or in ground vehicles (offroad), in military support or battlefield roles

Impact Resistance (read more)

26 drops from 1.1m (42"); 
1 unit to pass; unit operating

26 drops from 1.2m (48");
1 unit to pass; unit not operating

Vibration Resistance - Operating (read more)

MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Procedure I, Cat. 20, Fig 514.5C-1 (operating)

ASTM 4169-99 Truck Assurance Level II Schedule E 11.5.2

MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Procedure I, Cat. 20, Fig 514.5C-1 (operating)

ASTM 4169-99 Truck Assurance Level II Schedule E 11.5.2

Vibration Resistance - Non-operating (read more)

MIL-STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Cat. 24, Fig 514.5C-17 & Fig 514.5C-18

MIL-STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Cat. 24, Fig 514.5C-17 & Fig 514.5C-18

Dust Resistance - Operating (read more)

IP5x to IP6x

MIL-STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II (operating)

IP5x to IP 6x

MIL-STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II (operating)

Moisture Resistance (read more)

IPx4 to IP x7

MIL-STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II,
4 hrs total; unit is operating

IPx4 to IP x7

MIL-STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II,
4 hrs total; unit is operating

Temperature Resistance (read more)

 -20C to +50C (up to 60C) 

 -20C to +50C (up to 60C)

EMC Performance (read more)

MIL-STD 461E 'Navy' up to 'Ground Army'
(general ops up to EW ratings)

MIL-STD 461E 'Navy' up to 'Ground Army'
(general ops up to EW ratings)

 Hinge Durability

36,000 cycles

36,000 cycles

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ABOUT OPENTEC:

About Us
Why Rugged?
Our Experience
Innovators or Immitators
Applied Design: Keeping You Ahead
Understanding The Environment
Standards and Accreditations
Supporting Legacy
PRODUCTS:

Rugged Notebook PCs
Rugged Tablet PCs
Rugged Ultra-Mobile PCs
Rugged PDAs
Rugged Portable LANs
Industrial & Commercial Products
Defence & Homeland Security Products
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS:

Rugged Multi-Modal Biometrics
Rugged Robotics Control Systems

PERIPHERALS AND ACCESSORIES

Accessories and Carry Cases
BRANDS:

Opentec Range
General Dynamics Itronix Range

RESOURCES:

Datasheets & User Manuals

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