Toughpad FZ-G1 features in the voice of the mining industry

Respected Australian mining newspaper, the Mining Chronicle, featured our fully rugged Toughpad FZ-G1 in its latest issue and an interview with Panasonic Australia’s Toughbook Group Manager, Marc Amelung.

Able to endure hard knocks – Mining Chronicle

Panasonic Australia has released a new fully-rugged tablet device specifically designed to withstand the harsh environments encountered by workers in the resources industry.

Designed for use by mobile field workers, Panasonic’s FZ-G1 Toughpad is an ultra-thin (19mm) and lightweight (1.1kg), fully-rugged tablet with a 10.1-inch, 10-point multi-touch and digitiser screen display.

The device runs Windows 8 software and has been certified as suitable for use in hazardous Zone 2 industrial environments.

“The mining sector in Australia is increasingly using mobile devices for capturing and delivering field data and for integrating people, processes and technology,” Panasonic Australia Toughbook Group Manager Marc Amelung said.

“Given the difficult and hazardous working environment of the sector, mobile devices are exposed to some of the toughest operational conditions, such as extreme temperatures, heat, dust, vibration and rough handling.”

RELATED LINKS

Read FZ-G1 article at The Mining Chronicle (PDF – 177KB).
Read The Mining Chronicle full October 2014 edition (PDF – 6.8MB).
Visit Panasonic Toughoad FZ-G1 product page.
Toughpad FZ-G1, a fully rugged ATEX Zone 2 certified Windows 8 tablet.
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