Utilities

Industry Overview


You have a tough job and so does your equipment. That’s why Panasonic makes the utility industry’s most versatile and reliable PCs, built to endure the most extreme conditions and meet every challenge of mobile workers. Whether you're dispatched for a trouble call, turn on/turn off, routine maintenance or service restoration. Toughbooks® lead the industry in reliability, which translates to reduced downtime, low repair costs and a significantly lower total cost of ownership.

Toughbook reliability plus industry-leading software applications equal powerful utility solutions.

Access blueprints, diagrams and maps. Customize your system to include specific overlays—indicating your utility’s hubs, substations, lines and poles.

Plan jobs, send work orders and manage resources to easily direct workflow. Access information instantly to improve efficiency, The result—faster customer service with increased productivity and revenue.

In addition to workforce management and mapping, Toughbooks also support a broad range of utility software including applications for instrument calibration, leak detection and remote diagnostics, reducing man-hours and increasing efficiency.


Applications


Toughbook 19
rugged, lightweight,
wireless, and convertible
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 Toughbook 30
powerful, rugged, and
wireless
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Featured Benefits


Real-Time Wireless Communications


By partnering with today’s leading global technology developers, carriers and manufacturers, Panasonic is at the forefront of the ever-changing wireless industry, and is able to provide end users with the most advanced integrated wireless mobile computing options available. Currently we offer a variety of integrated options that support all nationwide wireless networks including 1xRTT/CDMA and GSM/GPRS as well as next-generation technologies such as EDGE and EVDO.

Integrated GPS System


The Toughbook’s optional, integrated Global Positioning Satellite system enables you to quickly access maps, street locations, plant blueprints, cable numbers and substations without leaving your truck or relying on fragile, outdated microfiche. You can also track work crews via an Automatic Vehicle Locating (AVL) system. By knowing the location of crews with specific skills, you can accurately send the correct crew to handle specialized jobs, as well as monitor the safety of workers dispatched to desolate areas.

Exceptional Portability


The Toughbook 30 is easy to carry in the field. Considered the industry's most vesatile, full-sized, fully-rugged notebook PC, it has a built-in handle for convenient portability. No matter where your job takes you, the Toughbook 30 is always as mobile as you are.