The construction industry has come a long way since paper-based processes to collect, manage and organize project plans, shop drawings, RFIs and punch lists. In improving efficiencies, the industry has adopted BIM software, which facilitates coordination between the players, and records structural, mechanical and architectural elements ahead of potential delay-causing conflicts.
Mobile or rolling “plan boxes” outfitted with internet-connected PCs and flat screen monitors have become the center of discussions surrounding coordination and requests for information.
About Those PCs
Often overlooked are the capabilities of the computing devices in the plan boxes. Dusty, dirty construction environments require indestructible hardware.
LiquidCool Solutions (https://www.liquidcoolsolutions.com), built their LCS-RT specifically for harsh environments. It features a rugged all-metal enclosure with waterproof I/O connectors. The electronics are protected from humidity, dust, oxidation, and corrosive gasses, and its fan-free design means the system is highly reliable.
LiquidCool demonstrates its RT by burying one in sand and they dunked another in an aquarium with fish swimming around it, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JubNoeW4PsA
LiquidCool Solutions is a technology development firm with patents surrounding cooling electronics by total immersion in a dielectric fluid.
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