Rockwell Automation is an industrial automation company that has announced a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India. The Rockwell Automation product line referenced in the facts available to us is the ASEM 6300 range of industrial monitors, which sit alongside the open architecture industrial PCs and thin clients Rockwell offers. Thinvent's industrial PC lines, IPC1, IPC3 and IPC5, are a practical alternative for automation and control users who need rugged, fanless-style compute with a choice of Intel and AMD processors, up to 64 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of SSD storage.
The specifications for the Rockwell Automation product were not provided in the facts available to us, so the table below marks those values as "Not stated."
Rockwell Automation ASEM 6300 vs Thinvent Industrial PC Options
| Feature | Rockwell Automation ASEM 6300 | Thinvent IPC1 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U) | Thinvent IPC3 (Intel Core i3-1315U) | Thinvent IPC5 (Intel Core i5-1335U) |
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| Product type | Industrial monitor | Industrial PC | Industrial PC | Industrial PC |
| Processor | Not stated | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i3-1315U | Intel Core i5-1335U |
| Cores/Threads | Not stated | 6 cores | 6 cores | 10 cores |
| RAM | Not stated | Up to 64 GB | Up to 64 GB | Up to 64 GB |
| Storage | Not stated | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD |
| Wireless | Not stated | Dual band Wi-Fi or no Wi-Fi | Dual band Wi-Fi or no Wi-Fi | Dual band Wi-Fi or no Wi-Fi |
Key differences
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Thinvent IPC1, IPC3 and IPC5 each support RAM up to 64 GB and SSD storage up to 2 TB, giving a wide range of configurations for automation workloads.
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Thinvent offers a choice of AMD and Intel processors across the industrial PC range, from Intel Core i3 up to Intel Core i5 and AMD Ryzen 5.
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Thinvent IPC5 provides 10 cores with the Intel Core i5-1335U processor, while the IPC1 and IPC3 options provide 6 cores.
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Thinvent systems are available with or without dual band Wi-Fi, so buyers can match connectivity to their network setup.
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The Rockwell Automation ASEM 6300 is an industrial monitor, while the Thinvent options are computing platforms. Buyers needing a display should check monitor compatibility with the Thinvent unit.
Which one should you choose?
If you need an industrial monitor for a Rockwell Automation control system, the ASEM 6300 is designed for that role. If you need a compute platform that runs your automation software and supports a wide range of RAM and storage options, a Thinvent industrial PC such as the IPC5 with Intel Core i5-1335U or the IPC1 with AMD Ryzen 5 7530U is a strong fit.
