Evonik, one of the world's leading speciality chemicals companies, uses Boston Dynamics' mobile robot "Spot" for autonomous inspection of production facilities for the energy, chemical, oil and gas sectors. A key element of the setup is Getac's F110-EX tablet, which is used to train "Spot" for its inspection missions. Safety checks using the new robots generate a lot of data that has to be captured quickly and transferred in real time.
Getac's F110-EX serves as an interface between the robot, the control software and the human operator, thus meeting Evonik's requirements for efficiency, safety, sustainability and value creation based on state-of-the-art computer technology.
The F110-EX was chosen due to its consistent fail-safe performance quality in all tests, even in the most adverse environmental conditions. Evonik thus benefits from the ruggedness, stable connectivity and high reliability as well as strong performance of the F110-EX, and can now perform its inspection rounds by robot without delays.
"Not only did we immediately recognise that the F110-EX would fit our needs at Evonik. Getac also responded promptly to our enquiry, acted quickly and provided the right solution. The F110-EX is extremely reliable, fail-safe and works flawlessly to meet our high standards. We are extraordinarily pleased with this choice."
THORSTEN SCHIMPF
Process Expert at Evonik
The Getac F110-EX ATEX certified fully rugged tablet brings powerful computing capabilities to Zone 2/22 hazardous environments.
