Contec Americas will exhibit at Interop Institute 2026, taking place August 11-13, 2026, in College Station, Texas, USA.

Industrial systems do not fail gracefully. When a communication node goes down in a public safety network, when a GPS-denied UAV loses its processing backbone, or when an edge AI system cannot handle the thermal demands of a field deployment, the cost is not measured in downtime. It is measured in mission failure.

That is the problem Contec Americas is solving at Interop Institute 2026.

Date	August 11(Tue.) to 13(Thu.) , 2026
Location	Ford Hall of Champions, Kyle Field, College Station, TX Map
Products	Industrial computers Embedded computers Industrial motherboards
More Information	Official Site: https://cacn.tamus.edu/interop-institute/ Visitor Registration: https://cacn.tamus.edu/interop-institute/interop-2026-register/ Organizer: Texas A&M University Center for Applied Communications and Networks (CACN)

What You Will See at Our Booth

We are not bringing a catalog. We are bringing hardware that solves specific operational challenges for the audience at Interop: first responders, defense integrators, public safety agencies, and industrial automation engineers.

DUST Platform, Powered by Contec Hardware

The DUST platform is Syllego's field-proven edge intelligence architecture, now running on Contec's rugged industrial hardware. Deployed on-premises, DUST ingests raw sensor data, applies context-aware AI models locally, and automates critical responses, eliminating cloud latency, reducing bandwidth demands, and keeping sensitive operations secure behind your firewall.

GMB-IPLS00 — Dual M.2 2280 Embedded Platform

Designed for applications requiring simultaneous FPGA-based spectrum analysis, software-defined radio (SDR), and AI vision processing. The dual M.2 architecture supports AI engines from Hailo, Blaize, and EdgeCortix on a single compact board, making it the right platform for UAV computing, GPS-denied navigation, and RF-sensing applications in rugged mobile environments.

Fanless Embedded Computers for Harsh Environments

Engineered for wide operating temperatures, vibration resistance, and IP-rated enclosures. Built for edge deployments in oil and gas infrastructure, transportation systems, and DoD field applications where standard commercial hardware simply does not survive.

Why Engineers Specify Contec

• Extended lifecycle support

  Eliminate mid-program hardware obsolescence. If you are specifying hardware for a program that needs extended supply continuity, we can manage that lifecycle so you do not have to redesign mid-stream.

• Design ownership to BIOS level

  Full control over hardware and firmware roadmap, supporting validated and locked configurations across long-duration programs.

• ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified

  Quality management systems validated for industrial and medical-grade applications.

• 50 years of embedded computing expertise

  With manufacturing centers in Japan, the US, Taiwan, and China.

• Custom engineering services

  From concept to deployment, including DoD packaging, ruggedization, and system integration.

Whether you are building next-generation NG911 infrastructure, deploying autonomous ground vehicles, or integrating AI vision systems at the tactical edge, we want to hear your challenge and tell you whether we can solve it.