CP (North America) Inc.,[1] 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.

CP (North America) Inc.
Chassis Plans
IndustryMilitary and Industrial Computer Systems and LCD Displays
FoundedOctober 20, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-20)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsRackmount Computers
Military Computers
Rugged Computers
Industrial PCs
Rackmount LCDs
Single Board Computer Systems with Passive and Active Backplanes
Motherboard Systems
Personal Supercomputers
Distributed Cloud Computing Systems
Websitecpnorthamerica.com

Products edit

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 edit

  • 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.[2]
  • 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".[3]
  • 2011: Honored by 2nd selection in Inc 500/5000 list for 2011.[4]
  • 2012: Honored by 3rd selection in Inc 500/5000 list for 2012.[5]
  • 2013: Honored by 4th selection in Inc 500/5000 list for 2013. #39 of Top 100 Computer Hardware Companies.[5]
  • 2014: Funds 'Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship'.[6]
  • 2014: Intelligent Aerospace Magazine Article - "Enhancing displays used in unmanned aircraft systems ground control stations" [7]
  • 2014: COTS Journal Magazine article - "Ruggedized Servers Revamp Data-Centric Military Environments"[8]
  • 2014: Awards Leadership in Engineering Scholarship.
  • 2014: Named for fifth time to Inc 500/5000 list.[5]
  • 2014: Secures trademarks for "Industrial Computer Source-Book" and "Military Computer Source-Book".[9][10]
  • 2015: Mil Embedded Systems magazine awards the TFX1-19 rackmount LCD an Editor's Choice Award[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Business Entity Records | Alabama Secretary of State". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ "Internet Telephony Center Stage". www.tmcnet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  3. ^ "Rugged Displays Suit Up for Challenging Environments - COTS Journal". www.cotsjournalonline.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06.
  4. ^ "The Inc. 5000 2011, America's fastest-growing companies". Inc.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Chassis Plans: Number 4800 on the 2014 Inc. 5000". Inc.com.
  6. ^ "Announcements and News - Scholarships". engineering.asu.edu.
  7. ^ "Enhancing displays used in unmanned aircraft systems ground control stations". Intelligent Aerospace. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  8. ^ "Ruggedized Servers Revamp Data-Centric Military Environments - COTS Journal". www.cotsjournalonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  9. ^ "INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE-BOOK Trademark of Chassis Plans, LLC Serial Number: 86209223 :: Trademarkia Trademarks". trademark.trademarkia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  10. ^ "MILITARY COMPUTER SOURCE-BOOK Trademark of Chassis Plans, LLC - Registration Number 4512932 - Serial Number 86078825 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com.
  11. ^ "Rugged military display features three LCD panels". Military Embedded Systems. Retrieved 2016-02-01.