New Internet Device From Rymic Predicts Failures in Vehicles and Industrial Equipment
15 December 2000
New Internet Device From Rymic Predicts Failures in Vehicles and Industrial Equipment
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 15 Rymic Systems, Inc., an
aggressive newcomer in the fast growing Internet Device market, today rolled
out rymicNET(TM), a stand-alone input/output (I/O) interface device that
allows maintenance personnel to predict catastrophic failures in vehicles and
industrial equipment via the Internet -- anywhere, anytime. Designed as an
in-vehicle or equipment-attached device, rymicNET monitors various performance
data such as pressure, temperature, voltages, volumes, etc. and makes it
available remotely via an Ethernet or serial connection to the Internet. A
wireless version is planned for the second quarter (supporting both BlueTooth
and 802.11b Wireless Ethernet).
"For organizations with fleets of vehicles and industrial equipment in
multiple, disparate locations, rymicNET enables them to centrally monitor the
performance and collect valuable data for predicting failures," said Steve
May, president of Rymic Systems. "When a vehicle comes back from the field
and rymicNET is connected to the Internet, the data is analyzed by remote
personnel and compared against known parameters so that the appropriate
maintenance can be performed before trouble occurs."
The first in a family of planned Internet devices, the rymicNET Model 2000
includes a NETSilicon Internet processor running Red Hat uClinux or a
selectable RTOS (including Thread-X or VxWorks). It comes with 8 MB of Flash
memory and 32 MB of SDRAM. I/O interfaces include six 12-bit analog input
channels, five single-ended analog inputs, eight channels of isolated digital
inputs, eight channels of high-power digital outputs and four analog outputs.
Communications capabilities include 10/100 Ethernet, RJ11 Internet connection,
RS-232, four IEEE 1284 parallel ports and it's USB 1.1 capable and PCI and PC
Card expandable.
With year 2002 forecasts for installed Internet appliances ranging from 37
million by Jupiter Communications to over 150 million by International Data
Corporation, the scope of this market is undeniable.
"We believe a key segment of the market for high-end embedded Internet
devices will be ground and air-based vehicles (including military, truck
fleets, and construction equipment at remote sites) as well as complex
industrial machinery," stated May. "Predictive failure analysis via the
Internet is something that can save organizations a considerable amount of
time and money by knowing when to repair the device before a catastrophic
failure occurs."
The rymicNET Model 2000 is available now and carries a list price ranging
from $2,200 to $6,875 -- depending on features.
About Rymic Systems
Rymic Systems, an employee owned company founded in 1997, designs,
manufactures and markets state-of-the-art, patented Internet devices for
industrial and military markets. Rymic's engineers have a long history of
designing real-time embedded systems for Industrial, military, flight
simulators, test and measurement, medical and various other real-world
interface boxes to aid the user in understanding complex systems. Rymic's
family of rymicNET products is designed to improve the operational performance
of vehicles and equipment by predicting failures, reducing downtime and
improving the efficiency of maintenance operations. Rymic Systems is located
at 102-A Wynn Dr., Huntsville, Ala. 35805. For more information, visit the
web site at http://www.rymic.com , email at info@rymic.com or call 256-885-2430.
Rymic Systems and the Rymic logo are registered trademarks of Rymic Systems,
Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of the
respective owners.
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For more information: Mark Wade of Rymic Systems, Inc.,
256-885-2430 x243, or fax, 256-704-0112, or mark.wade@rymic.com ,
or Bill Schlosser of Media Tech, 256-852-8525, or bschlosser@ispchannel.com