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Published: 09-Jul-2025

Pepperl+Fuchs box thin clients now available as IGEL Ready certified

Pepperl+Fuchs has joined the IGEL Ready program, making its BTC22 and BTC24 the only ruggedized box thin clients certified by IGEL. With IGEL OS pre-installed, these industrial devices offer secure, intelligent access to virtual desktops and cloud applications—perfectly suited for harsh environments and modern process industry needs.

IGEL Ready-certified

The industrial box thin clients BTC22 and BTC24 are the only ruggedised thin clients available as IGEL Ready-certified products.

July 2025 – Now that Pepperl+Fuchs has joined the IGEL Ready program as a technology partner, the box thin clients from Pepperl+Fuchs are now IGEL Ready-certified. The industrial box thin clients BTC22 and BTC24 are the only ruggedised thin clients available as IGEL Ready-certified products. This means that the devices have been tested and qualified by IGEL and full support is provided by IGEL.

So that users of Linux-based systems can also benefit from the advantages of the Box thin clients and VisuNet series, Pepperl+Fuchs offers the hardware with pre-installed IGEL OS (the license for the operating system can be purchased directly from IGEL). The platform-independent operating system for thin clients enables simple, intelligent and secure access to virtual applications, desktops and cloud workspaces.

Besides the industrial box thin clients Pepperl+Fuchs offers users a variety of HMI systems and solutions for a wide range of requirements in the process industry with the VisuNet families. The portfolio of industrial human machine interfaces includes rugged industrial monitors as well as matching peripherals. With customised HMI solutions, Pepperl+Fuchs also implemented customers’ requirements exactly so that they get the perfect solution for their application.

The two product families VisuNet FLX and VisuNet GXP are offered as IGEL Ready, which means the IGEL OS is already implemented. Software support is provided by IGEL, while Pepperl+Fuchs is the contact for hardware support. 

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