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Toughbook® mobile computers are designed to meet and exceed a variety of standards for performance, durability and environmental impact. Assuring compliance with many standards requires substantial resources at Panasonic research and development, testing, and quality assurance facilities. This section explains some of the major standards that every Toughbook computer is expected to exceed.
MIL-STD Certifications
MIL-STD-810G
Fully-rugged Panasonic laptops and Toughbook U1 are the first computers to be MIL-STD-810G certified for a range of extreme conditions including 72" drops 1, shocks, vibration, humidity, altitude, rain-, dust- and sand-resistance, temperature extremes and thermal shock. Each of the twenty MIL-STD-810G tests conducted have been certified by independent lab testing. MIL-STD-810G, which was created in October 2008, supersedes MIL-STD-810F.
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MIL-STD-461F
Fully-rugged Toughbook models are also tested to the MIL-STD-461F standard methodology for electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in Panasonic's R&D facility in Japan and certified by a third party. The certification ensures that Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers are electromagnetically compatible with other nearby electronic equipment. Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers do not generate unwanted electromagnetic energy that could interfere with the operation of other equipment, nor are susceptible to the effects of unwanted electromagnetic energy from equipment in the same vicinity.
Panasonic has various certifications that meet federal requirements for rugged computers. Below are certifications for the Toughbook 19, 30 and U1 models. For certifications related to MIL-STD-461 (EMI) or UL1604, please contact 1-888-223-1012.
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Underwriters Laboratories (UL 1604)
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) tests products for public safety and has developed more than 1,000 "Standards for Safety".
UL 1604 certification allows products to be used in potentially explosive environments found in oil and gas, petrochemical, aviation and other industries. Fully-rugged and ultra-mobile-rugged Toughbook® mobile computers can be configured to provide safe, reliable mobile computing solutions for spark-free use. UL 1604-approved versions of fully-rugged Toughbook models are available for use in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D environments. These are defined as places where flammable gases, vapors and liquids are present during abnormal or accident conditions.
EPEAT Certification
EPEAT is an easy-to-use, online tool to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, laptops and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT also provides a clear and consistent set of performance criteria for the design of products, and provides an opportunity for manufacturers to secure market recognition for their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products.
EPEAT evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance — Bronze, Silver and Gold. There are 51 total environmental criteria: 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria. A Bronze-rated product meets all 23 required criteria. A Silver-rated product meets all 23 required criteria plus at least 50% of the optional criteria. A Gold-rated product meets all 23 required criteria and at least 75% of the optional criteria. Currently, the Toughbook 19 and U1 models are gold-rated. All other Toughbook models have received a Silver rating. The additional criteria to reach Gold status for the Silver-rated models are currently being reviewed.
Energy Star Certification
ENERGY STAR, a joint program between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, offers voluntary certification for products that are energy efficient. The ENERGY STAR program sets high standards designed to save energy, save money and help protect the environment for future generations. Panasonic is one of more than 7,000 organizations that have become ENERGY STAR partners, all working to improve the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses. Panasonic’s commitment to ENERGY STAR initiatives and other environmental programs have resulted in all Toughbook® computers receiving the ENERGY STAR 4.0 certification.
ENERGY STAR 4.0 for computers raises the efficiency bar dramatically. ENERGY STAR 4.0 establishes efficiency requirements for all modes of a computer's operation, which ensures energy savings when a computer is active and running basic applications, as well as in low power modes. Qualifying computers must also include an internal power supply that is at least 80 percent efficient. Only the most energy-efficient products, including all Toughbook computers have qualified for the new specification. ENERGY STAR estimates that these new requirements can save $1.8 billion in energy costs over the next five years and prevent greenhouse gas releases equal to the annual emissions of 2.7 million vehicles.
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