We want industrial PC manufacturer
Foxconn
is considering buying up Ipox Technology which is an affiliate of IPC maker
Portwell. IPC stands for Industrial PC and these machines are very
populars in verious factories. We are talking about a normal PC but just made
for more robust conditions.
While
neither side is commenting on its plans, it is being seen as being part of a
trend for motherboard makers and PC
vendors to tap the IPC production. The answer on question why is rather
simply as the average selling price of IPC is significantly bigger than the
average selling price of a normal PC.
The
motherboard makers like the high margins of IPC and related application sales,
as well as by the falling margins in their own industry. The motherboard makers are still
cash rich and can afford to buy into the IPC companies which are still
developing. The margines in selling motherboard only are incredibly
low sometimes not more than one percent if not even less.
