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5 minutes instead of 4 hours: How openthinclient simplifies IT in RONAL production
Initial situation and challenges
The RONAL GROUP's production facilities were running numerous industrial-grade terminals that primarily required a single application: IBM i emulation or an internal web application.
Despite the limited range of functions, a fully-fledged Windows operating system was installed on each terminal (XP to 10). This brought:
- unnecessary functions (e.g. games such as Solitaire)
- long provisioning times: Image installation & final configuration took ≈ 4 hours per device
- High maintenance and security effort (group policies, USB restrictions, start menu customizations)
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️ Implementation with openthinclient
The first step was to examine various thin client concepts and providers. The choice fell on openthinclient, as this solution fulfilled several key requirements:
- PXE boot, automatic app launches, quick swap (< 5 min.)
- Central control in kiosk mode
- Continued use of robust Hematec terminals (-20 °C to +60 °C)
Technical requirements
All technical requirements placed on an industrial IT system could be implemented.
- Fast deployment: network boot via PXE, central config management
- High security: locked USB interfaces, read-only OS
- Minimal maintenance: no local updates necessary, replacement within minutes.
- Scalability: DE, MX, CZ, PL, other plants possible
Conclusion and feedback
Its use is so convincing that openthinclient has now been defined as the company-wide standard for production environments.
- Production availability increases significantly; failure and downtime costs are reduced.
- Administration effort reduced to a minimum: central console instead of manual client maintenance
- Improved IT security: no superfluous programs, no data extractions via USB.
- Employee focus on core activities - no more „passing the time“ at the terminal.
- solution has proven its worth and has been established as the Group-wide standard.
„Suppose a terminal breaks down in production today. Then I go to the warehouse, get a new one... make an IP reservation on the DHCP and create it in the openthinclient manager. All this takes about 5 minutes with booting and walking, then the colleague can continue his work. With our previous Windows solution, installing the image alone took around four hours.“
Fabian Burkhart - Administrator
RONAL GROUP
The RONAL GROUP, headquartered in Härkingen, Switzerland, employs around 7,000 people worldwide in two different business divisions. The company was founded in Germany in 1969. Production facilities of both divisions are located in twelve countries worldwide.
The RONAL Wheels division is one of the most important manufacturers of light alloy wheels for cars and commercial vehicles. RONAL Bathrooms manufactures high-quality products for the bathroom and wellness sector.
