The industrial monitor is a kind of computer monitor which is used in the industrial field. Plenty of applications need to use such monitors with touch screens. In our daily, there are lots of products or equipment that need to work in complex environments. The common monitors will break down soon in those situations. The industrial monitors are specially designed for such situations. For why can not use the common computer display monitor to replace such a monitor, please read the next chapter.

The industrial monitor is made of an LCD panel with an LED backlight. The technology of LCD panels is very mature. There are many types of industrial LCD panels for selection. So, you don’t need to worry that there are no appropriate monitors for your applications. Although the OLED monitor is a new technology, it’s not available to be used to make such monitors at present.

Industrial monitors contain a lot of types. Different applications use different types. For example, if you want to use the monitor outdoors, then you need to choose the outdoor type. If you have the enclosure, then you need to select the open frame type. If the sunlight can reach the industrial monitor, you need to use the sunlight-readable type with high screen brightness. If there is a lot of water in the environment, then what you need is the waterproof type.

The industrial monitor has many custom parameters, but please don’t worry, you will know all of them from this article. Please pay attention to the parameters, it’s much helpful for you before buying some such display monitors.

Plenty of industrial monitors are always used with touch screens. For industrial monitors, the most commonly used touch screens are resistive touch screens and capacitive touch screens. The infrared touch screen is a kind of very excellent touch screen, but it’s not very suitable for the such monitor.

The IR touchscreen has a frame. It will affect the appearance of the industrial monitor. The resistive touch screen and capacitive touch screen are transparent, frameless, and very thin. The quality is very stable. That’s why they are popular.

The enclosure is an essential part of an industrial monitor. It’s mainly made of stainless steel and other materials. There are several commonly used styles of enclosures and the following is the list.

Open framed: The enclosure is just some simple bracket with some holes for screws. The LCD panel, control board, and other parts are locked on the bracket. The open-frame industrial monitor is usually used as the parts of machines. The clients buy such monitors and install them on their machines.

Panel mounted: The panel-mounted enclosure of the industrial monitor is similar to the open-framed enclosure. It will be installed on the customers’ machine. The LCD panel and other parts are also locked on the bracket. The biggest difference between them is the front surface of the panel-mounted enclosure looks like a finished monitor.

You can not see the holes for screws from the front surface of panel mounted enclosure. The appearance of the front surface is very beautiful. The monitor with such an enclosure is also called a panel mount monitor.

Framed: The enclosure with an industrial monitor is the finished product. You can connect it to your computer directly via the HDMI, VGA, or DVI interface. The color of such enclosure is custom and the most commonly used is white or black. It’s also available to print your LOGO on the enclosure.