Keeping rubber on the road in Automotive Field Repair Services

Rising to the Challenge

Performing in-field diagnostics and servicing on vehicles used in agriculture, construction, and haulage introduces a range of situational and technological challenges. Panasonic has developed the TOUGHBOOK 40 to help repairs to be quickly identified, diagnosed, and fixed, in any environment. 

• Unforgiving environments: Unplanned vehicle servicing typically takes place in outdoor environments and often with unfavourable weather conditions from bright sunlight to snow blizzards. The TOUGHBOOK 40 is built for the outdoors, with IP66 water and dust resistance, MIL-STD-810H 180cm drop resistance, daylight viewable touch screens that can still operate effectively in the rain and in a wide temperature range of -29°C to +63°C.
• Diagnostics: Physical interfaces and connections vary from vehicle to vehicle, while multiple specialist diagnostic programmes are needed, each requiring high-processing power. 
• Connectivity: Vehicles requiring in-field servicing and maintenance are typically beyond the range of WiFi networks or hardwire Ethernet connections.
  The TOUGHBOOK 40 ensures that access to critical diagnostic information and schematics are still available wherever the vehicle is located thanks to built-in support for 4G, and 5G networks, including full private network support.
• Future-proof usability: With vehicle specifications rapidly changing and diagnostic applications developing quickly, engineers need a device that has the power to cope with the latest requirements, alongside usability. The TOUGHBOOK 40 comes with expansion areas to enable organisations to modify the device to meet future needs. A full keyboard and ecosystem of carry straps, docks and cradles and a battery life of up to 18 hours makes the device easy to use for long periods in any location.