PANASONIC CREATES GLOBAL DOCKING SOLUTIONS BUSINESS TO MEET MOBILE WORKFORCE NEEDS WORLDWIDE

First vehicle mount designed and produced by GDS for launch of the rugged Panasonic CF-20 detachable notebook Panasonic Computer Products Europe today announced the creation of its Global Docking Solutions business (GDS) to meet the needs of rugged Toughbook notebook and Toughpad customers who require specialised docking solutions for their mobile workforce

The GDS team, headquartered at Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd. in Cardiff, Wales has many years of experience in integrating Panasonic docking solutions into all types of vehicles. The team will design, develop and certify its specialised docking solutions in-house, thus ensuring all docking solutions are brought to the global market at the same time as their accompanying Toughbook or Toughpad product. In addition to the design and development of proprietary vehicle docks, the GDS team have access to the latest 3D scanning and rapid prototyping capabilities in-house, which enables them to quickly turn around any bespoke development projects that customers may require. The first docking solution designed by the new GDS team is a vehicle docking solution for the latest fully rugged Panasonic CF-20 detachable Toughbook notebook. The Toughbook CF-20 offers the best of all worlds for mobile workers – a fully rugged notebook with detachable tablet that can be used in 6 different modes to meet every business need. Target industries for the CF-20 and its vehicle dock include utilities and telecommunications, aerospace and defence, field service and the emergency services. Introduced alongside the Toughbook CF-20, the device’s purpose-built vehicle dock was also the first vehicle dock to be launched simultaneously with the product, offering customers an immediate solution for mounting the device in their vehicles