Solutions For Demanding Applications
Volume 3
Issue 5
August 2004

… In This Issue …
Trade Shows: FPMA and I/ITSEC
Featured Product : The NEW 8.4" High Bright LCD
Technical Info: What does "U" Mean
Just For Fun
VarTech Company Information
Greetings from VarTech Vision, a monthly newsletter from
VarTech Systems Inc. Our goal is to keep you up-to-date on new product releases, industry trends, important technical data, and other interesting topics about
industrial LCD flat panels and ruggedized CRT displays.


TRADE SHOW UPDATES:
This fall, VarTech will be exhibiting at the following tradeshows: FPMA and I/ITSEC.

FPMA
The FPMA (Food Processing Machinery Association) EXPO will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois November 7th through November 11th of 2004. This EXPO will be focusing on the latest developments in processing technology to meet the challenges faced by the industry's food and beverage manufacturers. FPMA EXPO exhibitors will be on hand to demonstrate state-of-the-art equipment in the fruit and vegetable, beverage, canning/freezing, environmental, instrumentation, prepared foods, can-making, meat, dairy and snack food industries. VarTech Systems Inc. will be at booth #8215 to showcase their vast product line.

In addition to the FPMA EXPO, the PACK EXPO International 2004 will be co-located within the halls of McCormick Place. PACK EXPO International will be the showcase for packaging, materials and containers. Companies that represent every sector of the industry - packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages, and containers, controls, software, components, fabrication, robotics and design systems - will exhibit their latest innovations.

A Complimentary On-line Preregistration is available from VarTech Systems until 10/8/2004. Please contact info@vartechsystems.com for more information how on how to register for free.

Advance Registration after 10/8/2004 = $25.00
On-Site Registration = $50.00
Fees include admittance to both Food Processing Machinery EXPO and PACK EXPO International 2004.
Click here to register.


Don't Forget to Visit VarTech Systems Inc. at Booth #8215


I/ITSEC
VarTech Systems will be at booth 1349 for the 25th Anniversary of the I/ITSEC (Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) Monday, December 1 through Thursday, December 4, 2003. VarTech will be showcasing several of their industrial and militarized flat panel displays and ruggedized CRT monitors. Vice President: Keith Henderson, and Sales Manager: Michael Belmore, will be on hand to answer questions and distribute marketing material. You will be able to explore VarTech's website to get a more in-depth feel for their vast product line.


The 2004 theme is "Simulation and Training: Transforming 21st Century Operations".
The I/ITSEC was instituted to promote cooperation among the various Armed Services, Industry, Academia and numerous Government agencies. The goal of the I/ITSEC is to improve training and education programs, identify common training issues and develop multiservice programs.

Conference Info:
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
December 6- December 9, 2004

There is no charge to visit the Exhibit Hall.
Please contact info@vartechsystems.com to request an invitation or for more information.
Registration for I/ITSEC 2004 will open in early Fall 2004

Don't forget to visit VarTech Systems at Booth #1349


FEATURED PRODUCT:
8.4" High Bright LCD Display

Standard features of the 8.4" High Bright include:

  • VGA/SVGA (800 x 600) Resolution
  • Anti-Reflective Protective Faceplate
  • Left/Right Viewing Angle 60/60º
  • .213mm Pixel Pitch
  • 350:1 Contrast Ratio
  • 1400 cd/m² White Brightness
  • HD15(F) and NTSC/PAL Video Inputs

Optional Features of the 8.4" High Bright include:

  • 3M Capacitive Touch Screen
  • +24VDC
  • +9 to 18VDC
  • 115/220VAC (Supplied by External Brick)

Click here for more information


LCD TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
What Does the "U" Mean

If you have ever shopped for Rack Mount Monitors, then you are sure to have come across a wonderful little technical term called the "U". The "U" stands for Units High, which is equal to 1.75" or 44.45mm. These specifications were set by the EIA (Electronic Industries
Alliance) in order to standardize the rack mount dimensions therefore ensuring mechanical interchangeability.
This is called the EIA-310-D-1992 standard.

VarTech meets the EIA-310-D-1992 standard on all its rack mount monitors. Below is a chart of the of the 1U through 10U sizes.

"U" Inches Millimeters
1U

1.75"

44.45mm
2U

3.5"

88.9mm
3U

5.25"

133.35mm
4U 7.0" 189.35mm
5U 8.75" 233.8mm
6U 10.5" 278.25mm
7U 12.25" 322.7mm
8U 14.0" 367.15mm
9U 15.75" 411.6mm
10U 17.5" 456.05mm

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Just For Fun

Did You Know...

Over half of the bones in your body are located in your hands and feet?

About 2/3 of the body is water?

You lose about 1/2 liter of water a day through breathing?

Capillaries are so small that red blood cells can only travel through them in single file?

the human heart beats about 40 million times a year?

The only jointless bone in the human body is the hyoid bone in the throat?

During a lifetime, your kidneys clean over 1 million gallons of blood?

The liver is the largest gland and the second largest organ in the human body?

There are about 2 million sweat glands in the human body?

A study from the Indiana University School of Medicine indicates that men and women process language differently? Men listen with the left side of the brain, while women use both sides.

There are about 9,000 taste buds on your tongue?

In a healthy adult, more than a gallon of water containing over an ounce of salt is absorbed from the intestine every 24 hours?

The human body contains about 26 feet of intestine? The small intestine is about 21 feet long and the large intestine is about 5 feet.

Now You Know


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Solutions for Demanding Applications
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