Custom Capabilities

Design / Manufacture of Custom Rugged Flat Panel Displays

CRI has many years of experience satisfying our customers with custom-designed, rugged flat panel displays. Our displays are manufactured using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) OEM products and are typically integrated with mission-specific embedded systems or computers. They are Mil-Spec hardened with special enclosures and carefully chosen component placement and mounting techniques to withstand severe shock, vibration, and thermal environments that are common in military and industrial applications.

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Design / Manufacture of Custom Rugged Computers

In accordance with ISO 9001:2008 & AS 9100 standards, CRI designs, manufactures, and integrates ruggedized or repackaged computers for demanding military, industrial, and commercial applications. Through our integrator / reseller partnerships with Silicon Graphics, Dell, HP, and SUN Microsystems, we provide high quality, rugged computing solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. We employ commercial off-the-shelf components and sub-components to create computing solutions that meet challenging environmental requirements. At our manufacturing facility near Austin, Texas, any commercial Intel-based system can be repackaged into a rugged workstation, and any commercial configuration of SUN, IBM, Compaq, HP, Dell, SGI, as well as Supermicro workstations can be repackaged into rugged models.

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Design / Manufacture of Custom Rugged Network Routers and KVM Switches

Our customized networking devices, including rugged routers and KVM switches, are suitable for use in severe operating environments, where conventional devices normally fail to perform. As a CISCO Advanced Technology Partner, we provide repackaged as well as rugged versions of CISCO 3200 Series Mobile Access Routers and 7100 series routers. Other custom packaged CISCO routers and KVM switches are available upon request.

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Design/Manufacture of Custom Rugged Storage Systems

Using our “Concept to Completion” business model, CRI application engineers work with customers to create a full set of specifications for custom, rugged storage systems that will operate in severe environmental conditions while accommodating unique spatial requirements. We can custom design or modify rugged storage systems for a variety of IT systems from single-board computers (SBC) to supercomputers and peripherals.

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Design / Manufacture of Custom Rugged Embedded Systems

CRI designs and manufactures rugged embedded systems utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components that are configured and assembled in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 & AS 9100 standards. Single board and other computer configurations can be modified and repackaged for use in ground vehicle, airborne, surface and subsurface military applications, and in commercial applications including oil-field service equipment and other heavy equipment vehicle systems. Our embedded systems can be packaged in custom-designed 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, or 6U rack-mount enclosures or in customer-specified form factors.

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Design/Manufacture of Custom Rugged Equipment Enclosures

CRI has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of custom rugged enclosures for computer chassis, commercial workstation components, CISCO MAR router cards, and SGI products deployed across a broad range of challenging environmental conditions. From the design and procurement of machined/sheet metal parts to integration of electronic components, we offer complete turnkey solutions. Designed with Solid Works-3D software to exact customer specifications, our custom enclosures can be precision-fit and mounted on all types of equipment.

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Custom Gaskets and Tapes

CRI fabricates custom gaskets, pressure sensitive tapes, EMI/RFI shielding products, O-rings, seals, and thermal pads used in rugged systems and electromechanical assemblies. Suitable for harsh military as well as industrial environments, our gaskets and tapes are developed with careful consideration of several factors, including temperature range and the extent of exposure to dust, moisture and fluids. In addition, we design and fabricate dies and maintain the tooling in a configuration-controlled inventory, permitting customers to order both new as well as identical parts, when required.

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