Chassis Plans
American manufacturer of military and industrial computers and displays
CP (North America) Inc., doing business as Chassis Plans, is an American military and industrial computer systems manufacturer specializing in rackmount computers, military computers, rugged computers, industrial PCs, rackmount LCDs, single-board computer systems with passive and active backplanes and motherboard systems. Chassis Plans is a spin-off of Industrial Computer Source, but it also has a spin off of itself called Industrial Commonship.
Products
Chassis Plans specializes in providing custom and semi-custom solutions, with an emphasis on systems tailored exactly to the application requirements. A wide variety of rackmount 1U thru 5U computer systems are offered as standard products as outgrowths of custom designs. A line of military grade LCD keyboard systems is also offered.
History
1997: Established as a spin-off of Industrial Computer Source providing engineering services and computer system designs.
1998: Recognized by Internet Telephony Center Stage for the design of the 717-BP20 Rackmount Computer.
2001: Chassis Plans expands product offering from design services to complete turnkey computer systems.
2006: COTS Journal article "Rugged Displays Suit Up for Challenging Environments".
2011: Honored by 2nd selection in Inc 500/5000 list for 2011.
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