Company history

Rugged since 1994.

We design and build the computers that run where a normal PC would not survive its first shift: hazardous areas, open decks, underground mines and washdown lines.

Technician repairing a panel PC on the Acura production floor
1994
The year we started building rugged computers
30+
Years designing for extreme environments
500+
Companies worldwide use our systems
3 years
Bumper-to-bumper warranty on every unit
RoughNeck board integration bay with a customer board installed
Our story

It started with a bold idea.

In 1994 we set out to change industrial automation, firefighting and emergency response with computers that could take real punishment and keep working.

Three decades later we design and manufacture complete rugged systems, from the enclosure and the cooling to the certification package. They run on rigs, in mines and on production lines for more than 500 companies around the world.

AirJet® cooling

The first solid-state active cooling in a fully sealed HazLoc-certified system, so high-performance processors can finally work on the rig floor.

RNK Bastion®

Class 1 Zone 1 certification at nearly half the weight of any other Zone 1 HMI.

How we work

Built for your site, not a catalogue.

Built for your site

We design each system from the ground up around the people who will use it. You get a cost-effective unit made for the job, not a compromise.

Certified internationally

Our systems carry international certifications, so you can send them wherever the work is.

Custom development

Need your own board, decoder or connector inside? We engineer it in and certify the result.

Personal support

Free product support from the people who built your unit. Every unit is serialized, so we know exactly what you have.

3-year warranty

A limited bumper-to-bumper warranty that covers component failures and accidental damage.

Try it risk free

Give a system a full test drive on your site before you commit to a purchase.

Industries

Where our systems work.

Places where a failed screen stops the job.

01

Oil and gas

Rig floors, drillers’ cabins and wellsites, from Division 2 all the way to Zone 1.

02

Mining

Dust, vibration, cold and long shifts, underground and in the open pit.

03

Industrial automation

Panel PCs and HMIs for plants, washdown lines and process control.

04

Emergency services

Where we started in 1994: computers for firefighting and emergency response.

Trusted across the energy and resource sector
Made in Canada
Made in Canada

Designed and built in Surrey, BC.

Sales, engineering and production work under one roof. Every unit is serialized and its bill of materials kept on file, so when you call we can see exactly what was built, when, and with which parts.

Tell us the area classification. We will tell you what to install.