White Papers

Unifying the Manufacturing Edge: Centralized Management for Rugged Plant Deployments

Streamline plant operations by pairing rugged edge hardware with cloud-native orchestration by ZEDEDA.

Managing distributed computing across tough manufacturing environments presents unique operational challenges. Read our solution brief to see how combining OnLogic fanless, industrial-grade hardware with ZEDEDA centralized edge orchestration allows you to seamlessly deploy applications, enhance zero-trust security, and reduce costly downtime across all of your plant locations. 

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Easily Deploying Industrial Machine Learning with OnLogic and Edge Impulse

Drive Real-Time Decision-Making at the Edge

Discover how to overcome the technical complexities of edge AI deployment and seamlessly transform raw sensor data into real-time, actionable insights. Download our solution brief today to unlock a streamlined, scalable path for your industrial machine learning initiatives.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Secure Your Edge Devices and Stay CRA-Ready With OnLogic and Exein

Learn how to secure your edge devices, from silicon to userspace.

Securing the edge requires a unified approach that traditional IT tooling simply cannot provide. Don't leave your devices vulnerable or your business exposed to non-compliance penalties. Download the brief today to learn how OnLogic and Exein provide a turnkey, secure-by-design platform that protects your proprietary data, secures your hardware, and ensures your systems adhere to key regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act from day one.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Scaling Innovation: A Repeatable Edge Foundation for Global Machine Fleets

Learn how a unified edge foundation from Avassa and OnLogic simplifies the deployment and management of smarter, connected machines.

Scaling smart machines shouldn't mean scaling your support headaches. This solution brief outlines how Avassa and OnLogic provide a repeatable edge foundation, allowing you to manage the entire lifecycle of your global fleet with confidence.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Intelligence Without Interruption

Scaling Containerized Apps Across the Industrial Edge with Avassa and OnLogic

Stop struggling to scale your digital initiatives across fragmented manufacturing sites. Download this white paper to learn how Avassa and OnLogic deliver a standardized, production-ready full-stack edge platform to deploy and scale digital initiatives across all manufacturing plants.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Edge Orchestration at Scale

Centralized Control of Remote, Rugged Computing

Stop struggling to scale your digital initiatives across fragmented manufacturing sites. Download this white paper to learn how Avassa and OnLogic deliver a standardized, production-ready full-stack edge platform to deploy and scale digital initiatives across all manufacturing plants.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

From Pilot to Production: A Blueprint for Scaling Edge AI

How purpose-built hardware and autonomous orchestration from ZEDEDA bridge the gap between the lab and the field.

Turn edge AI ideas into real-world operational impact. Get the strategic blueprint on using purpose-built hardware and autonomous orchestration to scale your edge AI deployment.

Note: White Paper is in English only.

Unifying the Factory Floor: Centralized Management for Industrial Computing

Simplify Your Operations with Centralized Edge Visibility and Control

Download this Solution Brief to learn how combining ThinManager-Ready rugged industrial hardware from OnLogic with ThinManager software enables you to streamline your factory floor with centralized edge device management. Discover how this integrated solution increases operational efficiency, enhances security, and reduces costly downtime through simplified device replacement and configuration.

Note: Solution Brief is in English only.

Consolidating Virtual PLCs with OnLogic and CODESYS

Learn how to enable sub-millisecond cycle times without proprietary hardware.

Traditional industrial control often requires separate, costly hardware for PLC and safety logic. This Solution Brief explores how the OnLogic Helix 521 allows you to run CODESYS Virtual Control SL and Virtual Safe Control SL in Docker containers.

Note: Solution brief is in English only.

The Ultimate SCADA Playbook

A guide to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

Discover how to transform raw industrial data into actionable intelligence with The Ultimate SCADA Playbook. This guide provides a technical roadmap for navigating the shift from passive monitoring to mission-critical edge computing. Learn how to master the four pillars of modern architecture: performance, resilience, modularity, and scalability, to reduce downtime, bridge legacy gaps, and future-proof your operations for the next generation of AI.

The Edge AI Deployment Roadmap

Six Predictions for AI Implementation in 2026

Move beyond the cloud and stay ahead of the competition. Download and get an engineer's roadmap for deploying fast, ruggedized, and cost-effective AI at the edge.

The Integrator's Guide to ITS Hardware Selection

A framework for reliability, lower TCO, and BABA-compliant edge computing

Download this eBook for guidance on designing solutions that stand up to harsh roadside environments, mastering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) conversation, and deploying transportation solutions ready for edge AI and V2X communication. (eBook is in English only.)

The State of Machine Vision in Supply Chain Report

Unlock the future of your supply chain.

This white paper offers a comprehensive, data-driven exploration of how machine vision is fundamentally reshaping global supply chain operations. Download to discover how machine vision is revolutionizing efficiency and quality while building resilience in supply chains.

SoftPLCs, Edge Computing, and Containers

Discover how SoftPLCs, edge computing, and containerization are transforming industrial automation.

Download our white paper to learn how to break free from rigid, proprietary systems and unlock new levels of automation and resiliency at the industrial edge.

Revolutionizing Robotics in Smart Warehouses

Learn how edge-powered robotics are enabling a new era of automation.

Download our white paper to discover how edge computing is revolutionizing robotics in smart warehouses and enabling a new era of automation for more capable and intelligent robotic systems.

The Ultimate Checklist for Choosing Industrial Computer Hardware

Beyond the specs: Unlock the secrets to ideal industrial hardware selection.

Navigate the complexities of industrial computer hardware selection with our ultimate checklist. Consider these key questions about application, environment, technical specs, and more to choose your ideal solution.

The Ultimate Edge Server Selection Checklist

Simplify your edge server decision

Get this essential checklist for selecting the edge server you need to streamline your edge computing deployment. We’ll walk you through the critical decision points, saving you time and ensuring you choose the perfect hardware for your needs.

2025 Industrial Certainty Report

Transform rapid change into opportunity

This essential report provides expert insights into the critical industry challenges causing uncertainty and explores how leading organizations are overcoming them with a 4-part framework and reliable, future-forward hardware. Download the report today and learn how to transform challenges into opportunities and future-proof your operations.

Resilient Edge Virtualization with NodeWeaver

Simplify edge deployments with a zero-management virtualization solution.

Discover how OnLogic and NodeWeaver are helping overcome the unique complexities of edge computing by virtualizing applications. See how NodeWeaver's integrated compute, storage, and networking platform, combined with OnLogic industrial computing hardware, enables resilient, scalable, and secure edge infrastructure.

Select The Best Computer With Our Ultimate Guide And Checklist

Learn how to select the best industrial computer for your needs by answering key questions about your requirements.

We’ve collected the most important information to consider before selecting the hardware platform for your project. In this guide you'll learn which variables, configuration options, software choices and more will inform the hardware you need to launch a successful project.

The CTO’s Guide to Hybrid Infrastructure: Cloud + Edge for Maximum ROI

Discover the power of cloud repatriation and reclaim control of your IT infrastructure and valuable on-site data.

This paper describes the technical details of building, training, and implementing AI-powered object detection, including data collection, model training, and testing infrastructure, as well as the potential benefits of this solution for manufacturing operations.

Using Synthetic Data to Fine-tune YOLOv10 for Order Accuracy Validation

A practical application of machine vision for quality assurance

This paper describes the technical details of building, training and implementing AI-powered object detection, including data collection, model training, and testing infrastructure, as well as the potential benefits of this solution for manufacturing operations.

Protecting your Edge devices with a Custom Secure Boot Policy

The benefits of Secure Boot and the ways to enable it

Enabling UEFI Secure Boot ensures that each element loaded during the boot process is digitally authenticated. This document breaks down how Secure Boot prevents the loading of unauthorized applications and provides details about how to customize the Secure Boot policy.

Enabling AI at the Edge with Intel® OpenVINO™

Overcoming the challenges of cloud-based AI

This brief explores how leveraging the Intel OpenVINO toolkit at the edge empowers organizations to unlock the true potential of AI applications. See how the combination of OpenVINO, Intel Edge AI Reference Kits, and reliable edge hardware can help you take full advantage of the invaluable data you're already creating.

OnLogic Edge AI Hardware Brochure

Explore our full line of edge AI computing solutions

An overview of our reliable computer hardware for edge AI applications, including machine learning and machine vision, for quality inspection, advanced robotics, worker safety and other AI-enabled automation applications.

The Product Builder's Ultimate Guide to Choosing an Industrial Computer

Our Complete Guide and Checklist

Armed with answers to these questions, you’ll be able to choose the ideal computing solution for your product. This guide will help you assess the key variables that will influence the type, size, and capabilities you need in a computing solution.

The Ultimate Panel PC Buyer's Guide

Our Complete Guide and Checklist

We’ve collected the most important information to consider before selecting the panel PC for your project. Armed with answers to some, or all of these questions, you’ll be in the best position to choose your perfect HMI solution. In this guide you'll learn which variables, configuration options, software choices and more will inform the hardware you need to launch a successful project.

Solutions for Factory Automation

Reliable computer hardware to help power machine learning, machine vision, quality inspection, advanced robotics, and AI-enabled automation.

Modern factory automation demands reliable technology solutions that can be customized to your unique requirements. Here at OnLogic we've helped some of the most innovative manufacturers in the world move forward on their automation journey. Download our Factory Automation Solutions Brief to see how we can help you do the same.

A Crash Course in AI

Everything You Wanted To Know About AI But Were Afraid to Ask ChatGPT

Our AI Crash Course includes the elements and capabilities that make it so powerful and potentially transformative. We also touch on the benefits and opportunities of AI and what you need to do now to prepare to implement AI solutions, including a step-by-step guide. Finally, we’ve included a glossary of AI terms to help you navigate the AI landscape.

Leverage Real-time Insights From the Edge

Making Buildings Smart

This eBook will give you a solid foundation to understand smart buildings and how you can gain actionable insights from edge data. It will cover smart building examples, what to look for in edge hardware, and how to get started collecting data for a smart building solution of your own.

Activating insights at the far edge with Red Hat

How to bring resilient, stable, and flexible computing to harsh edge environments

This eBook will help you understand the value of collecting, controlling, and acting upon data on edge devices, and illuminate some of the specific infrastructure needs to optimize far edge deployments.

The Benefits Of Fanless Computing

Learn How You Can Reduce System Downtime

We asked IT professionals about the hardware problems that frustrate them the most, and discovered that they all had a single culprit: the fan. Here are five of the key benefits to going fanless.

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an Industrial Computer

Our Complete Guide and Configuration Checklist

We’ve collected the most important information to consider before selecting the hardware platform for your project. In this guide you'll learn which variables, configuration options, software choices and more will inform the hardware you need to launch a successful project.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Quick Reference Guide

Comparing Hardware TPM, Intel PTT and AMD fTPM

Hardware TPM, sometimes called discrete or dTPM, has become the go-to solution for securing computer hardware. But recently, Intel and AMD have developed their own technologies for securing systems to TPM 2.0 standards using onboard system components without the need for a dedicated cryptoprocessor. Learn more about the similarities and differences between these solutions in our quick reference guide.

Fanless Computer Installation Guide

Key Dos and Don'ts to Ensure Success

Careful thought and consideration has gone into selecting and configuring the perfect fanless computer for your industrial IoT, Industry 4.0 or edge computing project. Don't let the last step in the process undo all that hard work. Download our Fanless Computer Installation Guide and learn all the dos and don'ts to ensure your project is a success.

Four Solutions For Dealing With Dust

Protect Your Computer From Particulate Rich Environments

Got dust? Most production environments do. If it isn’t dust, it’s grease, corrosives, or other particulate that harms electronic components and makes IT challenging in the manufacturing space. Airborne hazards break down computer fans and coat motherboards. The end result is system breakdown and production line downtime.

Understanding MTBF

Enhancing Hardware Reliability by Engineering Dependability

In the world of computer hardware and other electronics, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) attempts to quantify the dependability of components and systems. But in evaluating the potential total cost of ownership of IPC devices there are a number of other important factors to consider. Learn what MTBF ignores.

The Ultimate Guide to RAID

Find out which RAID storage solution is best for you

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a technology used to stitch multiple storage drives together into a single volume for a variety of purposes, such as improved read/write speeds and data protection through redundancy. Download our Ultimate Guide to RAID to learn how you can improve your business processes and protect your mission critical data.