In industrial scenarios, although industrial monitors have reached industrial-grade level with dustproof and waterproof performance, displays and monitor panels are not as hard as steel, and sometimes, inadvertent collisions may lead to damage to the display or panel. We know that the durability and long-term stability of the display directly affect productivity and return on equipment investment. Therefore, the emergence of replaceable panel technology provides a new direction to solve the problem of industrial display life cycle management.
What are the technical challenges of display replaceable panels?
The first is, compatibility design. Industrial monitors need to adapt to complex environments, such as high temperature, vibration, dust, humidity, outdoors, etc., the panel and the main body of the equipment between the mechanical structure, electrical interfaces must be highly standardized, if the interface sealing is not enough or the size of the tolerance is too large, may lead to loss of waterproof and dust-proof ability of the equipment, thus making the equipment failure. In addition is the cost balance. Modular design requires additional R&D resources and may increase initial hardware costs. However, some industrial display panels allow for the replacement of core components, such as the backlight or touch layer. Finally, there is the issue of supply chain management. Because industrial display equipment is generally industrial grade with a long service life, it is necessary to ensure a long-term stable supply of matching panel models, and need to establish in-depth cooperation with upstream suppliers.
What are the advantages of display replaceable panels?
1. Extend the life cycle of the equipment
Not only can it reduce maintenance costs, such as traditional industrial monitors, which usually need to be returned to repair or replacement of the entire machine. More can replace the panel, allowing rapid on-site repair, to avoid the loss of man-hours brought about by the dismantling of the entire machine.
2. Adapt to technology iteration
The rapid development of technology in modern society, that updates is also very frequent. Display technology, such as the transition from LCD to OLED or communication protocols, such as the addition of 5G modules, etc., when upgrading, without replacing the main body of the device. For example, when you need to replace the panel that supports high brightness HDR, you can replace the panel with a newer version, which directly improves outdoor visibility and saves 80% of the hardware update costs.
3. Sustainability
The realization of replacement panel technology can reduce e-waste. The main reason for the end of industrial equipment is often a single component aging, such as backlight attenuation or glass breakage, replaceable panels so that the main body of the equipment’s life from 5 years to more than 15 years, in line with the environmental requirements, can achieve the goal of sustainable development.
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