Siemens is expanding its range of industrial PCs with the Simatic IPC327E Box PC and the Simatic IPC377E Panel PC. The new fanless devices in the Basic IPC series are optimized for industrial automation applications in the lower price segment. They are particularly suitable for HMI (Human Machine Interface) applications, assembly workstations, warehouses and logistics, for collecting data such as production or energy data as well as for production networking and simple image processing. The new IPCs are designed for maintenance-free 24-hour continuous operation in industrial environments. For fast delivery, they are available in eight pre-configured variants directly from stock: the Panel PC with 12-, 15- and 19-inch single-touch widescreen display, as well as the Box PC, each with or without pre-installed Windows 7 Ultimate operating system.