Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has equipped its new industrial PC, the Simatic Rack PC 847B from the robust 19-inch series, with the latest Intel generation of Core2 Duo processors, chip-set technology and memory. Due to its high computing power and PCI Express, the PC is especially suitable for complex automation tasks such as rapid processing of large amounts of data in measuring systems, test bays or industrial image processing.